Simulation thread. Only for crazy people.

[Eric8-A]

Good stuff

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Conversation with Garmin Sharp Team Leader Andrew Talansky.

Hi Andrew. Nice to meet you. I want to make u some questions, so it will take a couple of minutes.

AT: "No problem"

First of all. Why are you called "The Pitbull"?

AT: "Haha. I am a very temperamental guy. That's what people say."

How are you feeling in this first week of the Tour de France?

AT: "I feel very good. I worked really hard in the set up for the race. I was playing altitude training for three weeks. Also i recognized the MT stages and TT's of the race. I think i couldnt have done more. Now my legs are responding well to the efforts."

Talansky is seventh in the overall. Dont you think u are a bit far in the GC?

AT: "I thought at this point i'd be better classified. But we did a bad TTT among other things. Too much time lost in the cobble stage too. I am 7°. As you say maybe a bit far from Van Garderen but this only have just started."

Your first part of the season was really impressive winning some stage races. What do you expect in this TDF?

AT: "I want my first GT. IMO i am prepared. Is going to be complicated. Van Garderen is superlative. Dombrowski too. The climbers Quintana and Pinot arent too far. We'll see but at the moment i aspire to everything."

Many voices have said you have lost some weight. Is it true? Do you expect a big improvement in the mountains?

AT: "It's true. Probably. I hope this."

Thanks for your time.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Hello people, we are entering the second week of this TDF. Today 7th stage from Jonzac in direction to Futuroscope. 190 plain kilometres and the last opportunity for sprinters before arrive to the Massif Central.


Today favourites for DirectVelo:

***** Mark Cavendish
**** John Degenkolb, Marcel Kittel, Matthew Goss
*** Arnaud Demare, Andrea Guardini, Peter Sagan.

Other riders which could be there too: Davide Apollonio, Markus Barry, Giacomo Nizzolo, Nacer Bouhanni, Bryan Coquard, Ben Swift or Matteo Pelucchi.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

"Today's my second stage win. See you in the podium."

"I am powerful, i am rich, i am sexy... and today i am unbeatable"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

"I think i have something to say in this stage."

"Nobody can stop me now with 1000 kms in the legs. This will be a great battle"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

55 kms to the finish line... Michael Van Staeyen (Lotto) Adriano Malori (Lampre) and Michael Morkov (TSB) relay in the breakway.

They have a good gap of 7'20"

In the peloton Argos Shimano is now beginning to work together with OPQS.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The race is in calm. This is a good moment for make a pause. See you in a minutes.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

This was a big big advertisement break

¡20 kilometres left! The peloton is riding really fast with OPQS at the head... Tony Martin is doing a great work for his teammate Mark Cavendish.

The breakway have 2'30"!! ¡so maybe this will be a heart stopping finish!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Last 15... Argos is advancing in the right side.... Three riders left for Cavendish: Tony Martin, Matteo Trentin and Andrew Fenn. Orica Green Edge is very well placed with Cameron Meyer, Rohan Dennis, Leigh Howard and of course Matthew Goss.

1'50"!! If i had to bet i would bet for the breakway. Malori, Van Staeyen and Morkov are very good rouleurs, specially Malori which is also a good TT'er, and they are realying without contemplations...

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡Ten to go! Cruising speed in the pack... Now is Orica Green Edge trying to reduce the distance with the breakway. Durbridge, Meyer, Dennis, Howard and Goss.
Nothing guaranteed yet... ¡¡1'10"!! ¡¡The breakway is facing up a peloton of 120 riders!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡¡4 kms to the finish line!!! 25 seconds for them!!! Mamma mia. They can see the head group...

¡¡¡ADRIANO MALORI IS TRIYNG A SOLO!!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡MALORI has a good gap!!

Morkov and Van Staeyen are absolutely struck. Nice work.

¡¡2Kms. 14"!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

WHAT AN EFFORT FACE OF LUKE DURBRIDGE!!! CAMERON MEYER takes the relay!!

MALORI is giving it everything!!!

LAST KILOMETER.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

NACER BOUHANNI ACELERATING!!!
With him KITTEL and GOSS!!

Last 400!!! MALORI is 10 meters ahead!!! He cant look back.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Bouhanni has some metres...

 

[Jason_Mercier]

IS GOSS LAUNCHING THE SPRINT!!!

Last 200.... ¡¡Bouhanni is at Malori's wheel!!

MATTHEW GOSS... GOSS...

BEHIND THEM CAVENDISH TRIES TO REACT!!!


KITTEL IS PASSING GOSS!!!


MARCEL KITTEL WITH BOUHANNI....

 

[Jason_Mercier]

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡¡¡KITTEL GETS IT!!!! AMAZING FINISH.

MALORI so strong, so close... NICE STAGE of the Italian

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Stage classification:

1) Marcel Kittel (Argos Shimano) 5h15"30"
2) Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) ST
3) Matthew Goss (Orica Green Edge) ST
4) Sven Vandousselaere (Lotto) ST
5) Davide Apollonio (SKY) ST
6) Mark Cavendish (OPQS) ST
7) Peter Sagan (Cannondale) ST
8) Arnaud Demare (FDJ) ST
9) Andrea Guardini (Astana) ST
10) Bryan Coquard (Europcar) ST

 

[Jason_Mercier]

No doubt this have been a caothic sprint.

 

[Eric8-A]

Marcel Kittel

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The GC havent suffered changes.

1) Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 25h29'11"
2) Bob Jungels (Radioshack) +02'23"
3) Joseph Dombrowski (SKY) +02'32"
4) Rohan Dennis (Orica Green Edge) +03'03"
5) Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) +03'17"
6) Peter Sagan (Cannondale) +03'45"
7) Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) +03'58"
8) Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) +04:30"
9) Tom J. Slagter (Blanco) +05'23"
10) Fabio Aru (Astana) +05'38"
----------------
¿? Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +08'57"
¿? Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) +10'18"
¿? Johan Chaves (Colombia) +21'08"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

marcel kittel

nice.:d





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[Vino attacks everyone]

Is it possible that Kash can win something in your simulation world?

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Is it possible that Kash can win something in your simulation world?

We are in 2016. Kash is retired. Maybe in another race...
Here you got Lutsenko, which is doing it pretty well.