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

[airstream]

he's going for the win.

The main pack will gather together. Is anyone between Frank and the break?

 

[Unkown]

I wish they would give up time gaps, Schleck with over 30 seconds by now probably?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The main pack will gather together. Is anyone between Frank and the break?

not any radioshacker. Only brent bookwalter

 

[jens_attacks]

here a flattish part,they should take some time back but they look very tired

 

[Bala Verde]

would be *fun* to see that Valverde and Rui drop Gesink in the descent...

 

[Broth3r]

Good sportsmanship by Lotto, giving the Movi riders bottles.

 

[Publicus]

Costa and Piti are going to need to go for it on the descent. No, Fränk Schleck is not good downhill in the slightest, but they're not going to get much help from Nieve, Gesink or Leipheimer on a downhill, are they!

Very true. Maybe René will climb off his bike at the summit and declare victory.

 

[airstream]

Bookwalter, stand still and wait!

 

[screaming fist]

schleck has 45 sec

 

[Parrulo]

so around 5 more minute so climbing before we hit the descent.

if it's technical and piti goes all out for it pacing rui they could regain over 1 minute on frank imo.

 

[Bala Verde]

around 25-30s to Danielson and certainly over a minute to Gesink/Rui

 

[gilbertador]

Danielson has 26 on Costa group

 

[airstream]

Pffff, explain to me pls what is gesink doing?? The group should let Movi work!

 

[Bala Verde]

anyone timing from the top?

Ah the swiss are.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Pffff, explain to me pls what is gesink doing?? The group should let Movi work!

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

 

[DominicDecoco]

Is this Frank?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pffff, explain to me pls what is gesink doing?? The group should let Movi work!

Gesink is just testing himself for the Tour.

 

[Unkown]

Frank is 3:30 behind the breakaway.

 

[Trofinios]

Well, at least Fränk tried, RSNT put pressure on Costa but he didn't crack. Still Fränk is clearly the strongest so even if they catch him he could create something on the last climb. Go Fränk!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

F Schleck
Danielson +27s
Costa/Gesink/Leipheimer/Valverde/Roche/Nieve +52s

 

[Potomac]

No shortage of guys willing to work hard for Costa.

 

[jens_attacks]

50 sec is not a big gap at all

chapeau to frank but go movistar!

 

[Arnout]

Now, Gesink vs Schleck downhill.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Go go Rui!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

51" at the summit according to commentators, 53" according to Movistar's twitter (Fränk at 3'32", Valverde at 4'25")