Sunday, June 17 - Tour de Suisse, Stage 9: Näfels[LinthArena] - Sörenberg, 215.8km

[Broth3r]

52 seconds is more than recoverable.

 

[Bala Verde]

Good Valverde needs to sacrifice himself. and Gesink would be smart to stay in between Valverde and Rui in the descent, so they don't double team you and ride away from you.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Accident waiting to happen...

 

[gilbertador]

Frank has 52 Danielson 26, not enough for frank descending over Valverde + Costa

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Come on Franckie descend descend descend

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kruijswijk returns?

 

[roundabout]

Gesink is just testing himself for the Tour.

Yes, Wiggins is looking forward to having an extra "teammate" in the Tour

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Why is there a Europcar car following the Costa/Gesink group?

Handing out contracts for next year?

 

[Parrulo]

Rui pass gesink and get onto' piti's wheel. no need to risk your career riding there

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Frank has 52 Danielson 26, not enough for frank descending over Valverde + Costa

Depends. Over Valverde if he was the leader, then no, but we don't know how deep Costa had to go to stay that close on the climb.

 

[LaFlorecita]

How long is this descent?

 

[Fidolix]

OMG somebody please hand gesink a brain, the poor man is lost.

Pulling leicheimer, costa and valverde in his wheel looool, brilliant, just brilliant.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Franks lost about 20 seconds already.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rui pass gesink and get onto' piti's wheel. no need to risk your career riding there

Gesink doesn't fall in descends. He's actually quite decent nowadays

 

[Bala Verde]

Oh well this is decent form building anyway with the tour in mind.

Actually, climbers will have to surprise attack 2k before a summit and then take time in the descent to be able to get enough of a gap with the more notorious TTers.

I can't see them take enough time on the 2 ascents they have with 90-100k of ITT.

I think Evans in the Dauphine was testing himself and wiggins in the descent, to see if he could take time there.

 

[jens_attacks]

not too technical,frank is not losing anything

 

[Broth3r]

Doesn't seem technical at all, and they're pedalling 24/7.

 

[Kwibus]

OMG somebody please hand gesink a brain, the poor man is lost.

Pulling leicheimer, costa and valverde in his wheel looool, brilliant, just brilliant.

He should stop working this often indeed.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gesink doesn't fall in descends. He's actually quite decent nowadays

Successful Rabo day, though. Pulling for Costa, Bobby G managed to drop Kruijswijk.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So far, Fränk's descending is looking up to the task.

 

[airstream]

Lots of straight sectors that Alex rides faster which is even worse. The final hill isn't suited for attacks at all if he decided to go away so early?

 

[spalco]

That's a gorgeous descent I have to say, I'm really jealous of the riders today. Too bad you always have to climb up a mountain first before being able to go down.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Eurosport commentators are such noobs. That is kruijswijk

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

not too technical,frank is not losing anything

It looks pretty technical to me... And Fränk makes a lot of small mistakes. We'll see

 

[jens_attacks]

pay some money to rabobank unzue please