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

[Bala Verde]

Why oh why didn't they just finish on the Glaubenberg

14.4km at 7.6%
Thats a climb

Perhaps because there's not enough space to organize a proper finish? Or no one was willing to sponsor a finish too far outside a town?

 

[Magnus]

Didier has the Luxembourgian fall disease

Looks more like the basque fall disease to me. There was neither a Tony Martin in front of him or a sudden wind.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Wooo RSNT and Rabo are making this stage good, by setting a good pace on the epnultimate climb. Hope this is a practice for trying to beat the TTers in the TDF

 

[Bala Verde]

Mollema improving?

Nieve too far back?

 

[Kwibus]

Mollema near the front now. Allthough he looks to be struggling, but I guess he always looks like that.
I hope he can reach good form for the TdF.

 

[jens_attacks]

klodi on the back door

they already go at high speed

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Costa again pretty far

 

[Kwibus]

Perhaps because there's not enough space to organize a proper finish? Or no one was willing to sponsor a finish too far outside a town?

Most likely the reason of all other crappy finishes as well, but nevertheless it sucks

 

[Afrank]

Lots of guys getting spit out the back.

 

[Parrulo]

how long till the end of this climb?

 

[Kwibus]

Bunch allready reduced to about 30 riders.

 

[jens_attacks]

rojas dropped too,no surprise there

now let's see how is rui

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

how long till the end of this climb?

The top is at 40km to go.
The peloton are still at 52/53km to go. Lead group is at 49km to go so 9km from the top

 

[Bala Verde]

Mollema near the front now. Allthough he looks to be struggling, but I guess he always looks like that.
I hope he can reach good form for the TdF.

I think 'wrestling with your bike' is his climbing style.

 

[Parrulo]

The top is at 40km to go.
The peloton are still at 52/53km to go. Lead group is at 49km to go so 9km from the top

not looking good for rui then

 

[Unkown]

Gerdemann setting a very hard pace, RSNT still have Monfort, Fuglsang and somebody at the back of the group for Frank.

 

[jens_attacks]

9 kms to gor for the top for the breakaway
lots of suffering for the movistar duo to come

 

[Bala Verde]

If they shift into another gear, Rui's lights might go out soon.

 

[Dedelou]

Gerdemann setting a very hard pace, RSNT still have Monfort, Fuglsang and somebody at the back of the group for Frank.

looks like they are already frying Costa

 

[Unkown]

Will the break make it, they have already lost over 2 minutes on this climb.

 

[Marcus135]

Anyone have an English stream? I cant find one

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

They are now at the first flat bit, around 51km to go for the peloton, so they are 3km behind the leaders

 

[Mellow Velo]

Anyone have an English stream? I cant find one

There isn't one.
Break about to hit the wall on the climb.

 

[Unkown]

Klodi back at the front, looking good for the TDF finally.

 

[Bala Verde]

Good to see RS is making the race hard at the moment.