Simulation thread. Only for crazy people.

[Jason_Mercier]

Pinot passes the top of the hill AND HE HAS 10" with the group incoming, composed by Henao, Dombrowski, Quintana, Ulissi, Chaves and Gallopin.
They are passing the summit too...
Behind them the yellow jersey group with Van Garderen, Talansky, Kelderman, Astana leaders and Cannondale.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Rolland is in the last five kilometres..... It seems he will win the stage. Dan martin is far from him.... The three men chasing group is entering the cote de saint nicolas.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

ROMAIN BARDET IS ATTACKING IN THE CHASING GROUP!!!

AND HE GOES ALONE!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

PINOT HAS BEEN CATCHED BY THE SKY GROUP... THEY ARE IN SAN NICOLAS.
THE YELLOW JERSEY PACK IS 30" BEHIND.

¡¡PIERRE ROLLAND IS IN THE LAST METERS!! ¡¡¡¡HES THE WINNER!!! WHAT AN EXHIBITION. HE HAS 260 KMS ON BREAK IN HIS LEGS. MOST OF THEM ALONE.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

THIS IS DAN MARTIN CROSSING THE FINISH LINE.... NOW VELITS....


¡¡AND IS BARDET ARRIVING...!!! 2'50" from stage winner....

BETANCUR AND SLAGTER SPRINT.... + 3'10"


BRAVO FOR THEM.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The favourites group..... Ulissi wins the sprint. Gallopin, pinot, dombrowski, henao, quintana and chaves. + 3'25"


the yellow jersey pack... Van garderen is trying to limit the loss....... Sagan, moser, vg, talansky, kelderman, aru, nibali, elissonde +3'50"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Peter sagan saves the yellow jersey in a caothic stage.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

S.Classification:

1) Pierre Rolland (Europcar)
2) Daniel Martin (Garmin Sharp) + 25"
3) Peter Velits (OPQS) ST
4) Romain Bardet (AG2R) + 2'50"
5) Carlos Betancur (AG2R) + 3'10"
6) Tom J. Slagter (Blanco) ST
7) Diego Ulissi (Lampre) 3'25"
8) Tony Gallopin (Radioshack) ST
9) Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) ST
10) Joseph Dombrowski (SKY) ST

 

[Jason_Mercier]

G. Classification:

1) Peter Sagan (Cannondale) 19h2'20"
2) Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) +01'59"
3) Bob Jungels (Radioshack) +02'13"
4) Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) +03'38"
5) Joseph Dombrowski (SKY) +04'02"
6) Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) +04:24"
7) Romain Bardet (AG2R) +04:40"
8) Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) +05'05"
9) Rohan Dennis (Orica Green Edge) +05'10"
10) Fabio Aru (Astana) +05'39"
....................................
11) Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) +05'45"
¿? Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +09'37
¿? Johan Chaves (Colombia) +10'17"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Interview with Romain Bardet, Ag2r team leader and one of the main characters of yesterday stage.

Hi Romain, first congratulations for the great stage you've done yesterday winning one minute on Van Garderen and other favourites. Now u are the 7th of the GC. How do you feel?

RB:"This was a great stage for us. I thought of try to enter the breakway of the day but i stayed in the peloton for finally attack in La Redoute with Betancur. The important thing is that i have taken advantage of my terrain, which is a key aspect if u want to make a good GC."

That's something i want to know. Which would be a good result for Romain Bardet?

RB:"My goals are the podium and a stage win. This is the only valid result for me."

Wow. Ambitious. Is Carlos Betancur going to help you in the mountain stages or he'll have a free role?

RB:"Betancur wil be a key piece in my movements. At the moment i am the best classified. The team have two cards to play."

Who do you think are your big rivals in the fight for the podium?

RB:"Its too early yet for bet for something. But i would say i have seen Tom Slagter very strong. Also the Astana pair will be hard opponents. Instead of be far in the GC i see the colombians too. It will be complicated to follow them in the mountains... And of course Van Garderen and Talansky. They have a great advantage."

A podium?

RB:"1° Pinot 2° Van Garderen 3° Bardet."

That's all Romain. Thanks and good luck.

RB:"Au revoir"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Today is a rest day. The riders are leaving Belgium and travelling to France for tomorrow dispute the fifth stage, a TTT of 52 kms between Lanester and Lorient.


1st Stage: Gante - Gante (Prologue) 10 kms. Luke Durbridge
2nd Stage: Brusells - Brugge - Brusells. (Plain) 210 kms. Mark Cavendish
3rd Stage: Wanze - Arenberg. 220 kms. Bob Jungels
4th Stage: Liège - Bastogne - Liège. 257 kms. Pierre Rolland
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5th Stage: Lanester - Lorient (TTT) 52 kms.
6th Stage: Lorient - Mur de Bretâgne. 175 kms.
7th Stage: Jonzac - Futuroscope. (Plain) 190 kms.
8th Stage: Futuroscope - Futuroscope. (ITT) 55 kms.
9th Stage: Aigurande - Super Besse. (Medium mountain) 189 kms.
10th Stage: Limoges - Puy de Dome. (High mountain) 188 kms.
* Mountain passes: Puy de Dome (HC)*
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11th Stage: Carpentras - Mont Ventoux. (MT ITT) 40 kms.
*Mountain passes: Mont Ventoux (HC)
12th Stage: Saint André de la Roche - Pra Loup. (High mountain) 211 kms.
*Mountain passes: Col St Martin (HC) Col Couillole (HC) Col Champs (1°) Col D'Allos (HC)*
13th Stage: Sestrieres - Granon (High Mountain) 202 kms.
*Mountain passes: Mont Cenis (1°) Telegraphe (1°) Galibier (HC) Granon (HC)
14th Stage: Gap - Pinerolo (Medium mountain) 179 kms.
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15th Stage: Bourdeaux - Pau (Plain) 205 kms.
16th Stage: Pau - Toulouse (Plain) 197 kms.
17th Stage: Toulouse - Pamiers (ITT) 69 kms.
18th Stage: Bagnéres de Luchon - Arcalís (High mountain) 244 kms.*
*Mountain passes: Col Ares (3°) Col de Port (2°) Envalira (1°) Ordino (2°) Arcalís (HC)
19th Stage: Orthez - Gourette Col D'Aubisque (High mountain) 218 kms.
*Mountain passes: Larrau (HC) Pierre St Martin (1°) Marie Blanque (1°)*
Col D'Aubisque (HC)*
20th Stage: Saint Girons - Loudenvielle (High mountain) 190 kms.
* Mountain passes: Col de Latrape (2°) Col de Core (1°) Portet de Aspet (2°) Col Menté (1°) Col de Portillón (1°) Col de Peyresourde (1°)*
21th Stage: París - Champs Élysées. 120 kms.*

 

[Cyivel]

Rest day, aww man

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The first week is being very hard for the riders. Stages of more than 200 kms. Many differences in the stages and the GC... The old times are arriving again. Classic cycling. Real cycling. And the best is still for come.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

rest day, aww man

:d



.........

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Let'see the riders which have abandon and how are the team rosters.

AG2R: Betancur, Bardet, Apollonio, Belletti, J.Kern, Bouet, Houle, Chainel.
Astana: Aru, Nibali, Fuglsang, Lutsenko, Seeldraeyers, Grivko, Huffman, Guardini.
Blanco: Kelderman, Slagter, Kruivswijk, Boom, VanMarcke, Bobridge, Van Winden.
BMC: Van Garderen, Phinney, M. Frank, Eijssen, Nerz, Burghardt, Bookwalter.
Cannondale: Sagan, Moser, Viviani, Ratto, Boivin, Krizek.
Cofidis: Taaramäe, Coppel, Edet, Hardy, Zingle, Ghyselinck, Petit.

Colombia: Chaves, Atapuma, Pantano, Suárez, Ávila.
Euskaltel: Landa, I. Izaguirre, G. Izaguirre, Bravo, Bilbao, Mínguez.
FDJ: Pinot, Elissonde, Jeannesson, Geniez, Vichot, Offredo, Bouhanni, Demare.
Garmin Sharp: Talansky, D. Martin, Morton, Stetina, Haas, Bauer, Navardauskas, Rathe.
IAM: Haussler, Brändle, Denifl, Schelling, Goddaert, Pliuschin, Pelucchi.
Lampre: Ulissi, Anacona, Stortoni, Malori, Palini, Wackermann, Favilli.

Lotto: Van Asbroeck, Van Staeyen, Vandousselaere, Roelandts, Bille, Wellens, De Clercq.
Movistar: Quintana, Rui Costa, Herrada, Intxausti, Amador, Madrazo, Castroviejo, Dowsett.
OPQS: T. Martin, Brambilla, P. Velits, Meersman, Trentin, Vermote, Fenn, Cavendish.
OGE: Dennis, Meyer, Durbridge, Matthews, Keukeleire, Langeveld, Howard, Goss.
Radioshack: Jungels, Bennet, Kiserlovski, Gallopin, Hermans, Sergent, Nizzolo.
SKY: Dombrowski, Henao, Porte, Locke, Hagen, Kennaugh, G. Thomas, Swift.

Argos Shimano: Degenkolb, Kittel, T. Dumoulin, Preidler, Ludvigsson, Veelers, Van Resburg, Arndt.
Europcar: Rolland, Lecuisinier, Gautier, Malacarne, Cousin, Turgot, Gaudin, Coquard.
TSBT: Majka, CA. Sorensen, Bongiorno, Mccarthy, Kump, Breschel, Morkov.
Vacansoleil: Rujano, Valls, Novikov, Ruijgh, W. Kreder, Marcato, Barry.


Important abandons: De Gendt, Kreuziger, Monfort, D. Van Poppel, Löfkvist, Mollema and Hoogerland

 

[Cyivel]

Any chance of the full G.C?

 

[Jason_Mercier]

LOL haha. This is too much. But maybe in mountain stages a top30. And a Top30 too in the final GC.

 

[Ruudz0r]

You mentioned G Thomas earlier in one of your race reports but he is not on the startlist!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Thanks Ruudz0r. This was only a bug in the list. Let's edit.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Hello from FRANCE, guys, Welcome to the fifth stage of the TDF.
A Team Time Trial between the cities of Lanester and Lorient. 55 plain kilometres with risk curves and some soft hills. Ideal profile for specialists and powerful teams.

This is the start line order:

21:00 - Colombia.
- Vacansoleil.
- Euskaltel Euskadi.
- Team Saxo Bank.
- Cofidis.
- Team Europcar.
- Lampre.
- Movistar Team.
- IAM Cycling.
- Omega Pharma Quick Step.
- Lotto.
- Argos Shimano.
- AG2R.
- FDJ
- Blanco Pro Cycling.
- Radioshack.
- OGE.
- Garmin Sharp.
- Astana.
- SKY.
- Cannondale.
- BMC Racing Team.

 

[Afrank]

OGE looks very strong, I thing they could take the TTT. BMC, OPQS, and Radioshack also look good. Movistar to place well, they are good in TTT's.

You know what would be really awesome though...if Euskaltel won.
Or even better...Colombia winning...with only 5 riders!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Connecting..... 3,2,1. Let's Go.
Hello guys from the streets of Lanester. Fifth stage, a similar TT to the 2002 one, won by Santiago Botero. But in this time a Team Time Trial which benefits powerful teams and strong Time triallers.
The race is now alive, 6 teams have already finished the TT and the best time is for Cofidis with 1h.12'50"

Good TT of their leaders, Jêrome Coppel and Rein Taaramäe.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Movistar is arriving to the finish line... The team is making a GREAT TT.
¡¡DOWSETT AND CASTROVIEJO RELAYING IN THE FINAL PART!! QUINTANA well placed.... Is finishing all the team The eight riders.......

"POP" ¡¡1h8'20"!! WOWWWWW

 

[Jason_Mercier]

ONE OF TODAY FAVOUITES ORICA GREEN EDGE IS IN THE START RAMP.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...... ¡¡ GO!!

Mathew Goss and Leigh Howard for the first kilometers... Then Matthews, Meyer, Durbridge and Dennis to enter the action AMAZING TEAM.


IAM CYCLING IS ARRIVING. ¡1h13'10"! In their level.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡ATTENTION!!! OMEGA PHARMA IS ALREADY IN THE LAST KILOMETRES.

TONY MARTIN IS LEADING THE TEAM IN THIS KILOMETER, THE NEXT IS MATTEO TRENTIN, PETER VELITS, THEN JULIEN VERMOTE, AND... ¡¡LOL!! WHICH SUPOSSED TO BE THEIR GC GUY GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA IS SUFFERING A LOT IN LAST POSITION!!! HE IS DROPPING OF THE GROUP!!! And is the number five. They are forced to wait him.