Saturday, june 16th - Tour de Suisse, stage 8: Bischofszell - Arosa 148km

[jens_attacks]

very hard tempo,frank and gesink will attack big time today

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is he (pre) selected for the TDF? Thanks for the info on VDB2 ITT yesterday in the other thread.

No, Dekker will ride Poland + Vuelta if everything goes well..

 

[Swingtop]

the road went up

Funny. I heard them talk of a sturz by Dekker....

 

[classicomano]

TGBM saving energy.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Serious pace by TJ Slagter

 

[Parrulo]

wow the group is already completely shattered.

Costa sitting on gesink's wheel, looking good so far

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dekker already passed by the peloton, parking big time

 

[Bala Verde]

No, Dekker will ride Poland + Vuelta if everything goes well..

cheers. I remember hearing something before about him participating in the TDF after the Giro didn't work out. Given his form now, the Vuelta and Poland are probably much better for him.

 

[Trofinios]

This will be interesting, higher pace and tougher finish than i thought.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Klöden gone already?

 

[Parrulo]

kloden and mollema already dropped

and gadret!!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

TEAM Gadret is also gone

 

[fluffkitten]

They've done some serious damage here. Fun.

 

[GazelleFormula]

oh god, they are looking for every single Swiss rider again.....

 

[classicomano]

Serious Rabo carnage, love it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Costa is sitting back!!!

 

[Parrulo]

now ten dam

Costa sitting a bit too far back

how many k till this climb is done?

 

[webvan]

Ten Dam back in "porn movie" mode, ehww

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Costa a little further back . Will flatten out for a long time before a tough finish tho.

 

[Bala Verde]

I hope they can keep it up for a while, because it's still 25K until the finish.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Did someone mention Klödi as leader in the Tour...?

 

[Unkown]

Klöden gone already?

Way back from the main group, had 2 guys from RSNT with him though so obviously they want him to do well.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Gesink will kill Costa on the second steep bit near the end of the stage.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I hope they can keep it up for a while, because it's still 25K until the finish.

If they wait till the 3km steepness at the end it will be a too soft stage.
They HAVE to ride early. Also the break is still 3:43 ahead

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I hope they can keep it up for a while, because it's still 25K until the finish.

Typical Rabo will have gesink isolated with 20km left