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

[Bala Verde]

2 sprints to go. Are there bonis at those sprints? Perhaps Schleck can pick up some extra s, if so.

 

[JibberJim]

Frank does appear to be on the tops the whole time... an unusual descending style...

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Levi sits at the back the whole time.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I wish they'd show us some time gaps

 

[Ferminal]

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

Handing out contracts for next year?

It's the commissaire, Europcar sponsored.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

2 sprints to go. Are there bonis at those sprints? Perhaps Schleck can pick up some extra s, if so.

too many guys in front

 

[jens_attacks]

lol levi...........

 

[burning]

Nieve is mad at Bottle for leeching

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

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.

It's a terrible course indeed. What I hope is that wiggo will try to follow a Schleck move (when he should ride in his own limits) and snap

 

[Bala Verde]

Nieve calling bottle out for being such a windbag.

 

[Ferminal]

2 sprints to go. Are there bonis at those sprints? Perhaps schleck can pick up some extra s, if so.

3", 2", 1" but he will not catch the front three before then?

 

[GazelleFormula]

Nieve is mad at Bottle for leeching

lol, and rightly so.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

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

Plus there is a lot of false flat which doesn't bode well for frank imo

 

[Bala Verde]

too many guys in front

cheers. [......]

 

[Broth3r]

Blah blah blah blah RRRRRRRRRui Daa Costaaa blah blah blah

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Fränk only has 30 seconds left if I understood correctly

 

[spalco]

Why can't the Schlecks ride the way Frank does here all the time? They would have a lot more fans if they did.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

F Schleck
Danielson +25s
Group Costa +47s

 

[Bala Verde]

Danielson and Gesink/Rui group getting closer to Schleck. Rui is at around 40-45s it seems.

 

[Pharazon]

was that bottle on the front? f**k me

no, it wasn't.... must have been temporary insanity

 

[burning]

I'd laugh my *** off so hard if Bottle somehow manages to win overall

 

[jens_attacks]

rui costa 45 seconds back now

 

[Parrulo]

frank hasn't lost much time on the descent.

will he be able to hang on the flat now on his own?

 

[roundabout]

I predict that there will be plenty of similarly "smart" riding in the Tour

 

[Afrank]

F Schleck
Danielson +25s
Group Costa +47s

How long until the next climb?