The 2016 Tour of Britain (2.HC) 04/09-11/09/2016

[Andy262]

Just caught up. Epic peloton fail.

 

[MartinGT]

I have been slightly dissapointed with the ToB this year I must admit. I hope today springs some excitement over the day.

 

[MartinGT]

Hugh Porter and Brian Smith have spent this morning basically w@nking over Cummings.

really hope Gallopin wins today to shut them up.

 

[HelloDolly]

Re:

Hugh Porter and Brian Smith have spent this morning basically w@nking over Cummings.

really hope Gallopin wins today to shut them up.

Why ...not Steve Cummings fault...Cummings doesn't have to win today (he won't) just has to stay up there and he can win tomorrow...looks a good bet he will win GC now

 

[King Boonen]

Re:

Hugh Porter and Brian Smith have spent this morning basically w@nking over Cummings.

really hope Gallopin wins today to shut them up.

I think a lot of people turned up to ride and not to race.

 

[MartinGT]

Re: Re:

Hugh Porter and Brian Smith have spent this morning basically w@nking over Cummings.

really hope Gallopin wins today to shut them up.

I think a lot of people turned up to ride and not to race.

Aye and this is after the last two years of the organisers saying the ToB is a great warmup race before the Worlds.

 

[HelloDolly]

I don't agree .... nothing but moaning on thsi thread

SKY are racing, EQS are racing. BMC are racing...Movistar have been n the break alot though missed stage 2

You underestimate how hard the race has been... Monday and Wednesday stages had more climbing than a Vuelta stage and nearly as long as an Ardennes race

Plus with only 6 man teams...I keep pointing out what that does to a hard stage race ....

 

[King Boonen]

Re: Re:

Hugh Porter and Brian Smith have spent this morning basically w@nking over Cummings.

really hope Gallopin wins today to shut them up.

I think a lot of people turned up to ride and not to race.

Aye and this is after the last two years of the organisers saying the ToB is a great warmup race before the Worlds.

It just encourages people to come and use it to ride into form, rather than come and compete.

 

[MartinGT]

Re:

I don't agree .... nothing but moaning on thsi thread

SKY are racing, EQS are racing. BMC are racing...Movistar have been n the break alot though missed stage 2

You underestimate how hard the race has been... Monday and Wednesday stages had more climbing than a Vuelta stage and nearly as long as an Ardennes race

Plus with only 6 man teams...I keep pointing out what that does to a hard stage race ....

2300m for Monday and 2800m Wednesday. The WT guys should eat this for Breakfast.

I agree the 6 man teams dont help, but some of it has been dull as dishwater. The finish yesterday was mint like, apart from that boring. Maybe saving their powder for today like.

I thought OnePro would have been more active like last year but not much.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Re: Re:

Hugh Porter and Brian Smith have spent this morning basically w@nking over Cummings.

really hope Gallopin wins today to shut them up.

I think a lot of people turned up to ride and not to race.

Aye and this is after the last two years of the organisers saying the ToB is a great warmup race before the Worlds.

It just encourages people to come and use it to ride into form, rather than come and compete.

I think the worlds being a lot later this year means several riders have a quieter build-up. Over the past few years many riders have arrived at this race in decent form as there have only been 2 weeks from the final stage to the Worlds.

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

I don't agree .... nothing but moaning on thsi thread

SKY are racing, EQS are racing. BMC are racing...Movistar have been n the break alot though missed stage 2

You underestimate how hard the race has been... Monday and Wednesday stages had more climbing than a Vuelta stage and nearly as long as an Ardennes race

Plus with only 6 man teams...I keep pointing out what that does to a hard stage race ....

2300m for Monday and 2800m Wednesday. The WT guys should eat this for Breakfast.

I agree the 6 man teams dont help, but some of it has been dull as dishwater. The finish yesterday was mint like, apart from that boring. Maybe saving their powder for today like.

I thought OnePro would have been more active like last year but not much.

C'mon stage 2 was pretty good ...esp the Struggle
I think alot of the non World Tour riders are findign it pretty hard

 

[MartinGT]

I've been impressed with Meurisse I must say.

 

[MartinGT]

Re: Re:

I don't agree .... nothing but moaning on thsi thread

SKY are racing, EQS are racing. BMC are racing...Movistar have been n the break alot though missed stage 2

You underestimate how hard the race has been... Monday and Wednesday stages had more climbing than a Vuelta stage and nearly as long as an Ardennes race

Plus with only 6 man teams...I keep pointing out what that does to a hard stage race ....

2300m for Monday and 2800m Wednesday. The WT guys should eat this for Breakfast.

I agree the 6 man teams dont help, but some of it has been dull as dishwater. The finish yesterday was mint like, apart from that boring. Maybe saving their powder for today like.

I thought OnePro would have been more active like last year but not much.

C'mon stage 2 was pretty good ...esp the Struggle
I think alot of the non World Tour riders are findign it pretty hard

I agree, yes, maybe I was being harsh. I was watching that one live so missed the highlights on it apart from last few kms. Watched it on a big screen in Keswick and the Struggle onwards was v exciting.

/edit. Last season OnePro, Madisson & JLT gave great accounts of themselves and Raleigh were poor and didnt. This season I think like you say they have found it very tough.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Dennis goes off the front. Dumoulin and Poels trying to follow

 

[MartinGT]

Now this is more like it

 

[Pricey_sky]

Vermote dropped. Tony riding hard for Dan Martin.

Cummings going across to the leaders with Gallopin. Dennis goes again

 

[DBotero]

Good racing.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cummings easy bridge

 

[Pricey_sky]

This is very good, riders all over the place.

Poels attacks

Etixx fail

 

[MartinGT]

Like as scene out of Platoon!

 

[deValtos]

Stream link anyone? Thx

Nvm found !

 

[Pricey_sky]

Cummings riding really well.

Poels hits the steep final

 

[MartinGT]

Hugh Porter is such an @rse

Great win and great final few KMs

 

[Pricey_sky]

Poels, great win.

Good ride from Dennis and Dumoulin. Cummings holds on for the race lead.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Etixx