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

[yaco]

OBE is going well for WT points - It's more a case of toughening up Ewan to ride classics in the future - Degenkolb and Matthews are both transitioning out of their teams so are riding more one day races - The two Canadian races are wide open.

 

[luckyboy]

Oh yeah Jungels I had as possible too. Matthews and Degenkolb I thought maybe for Worlds prep seeing how the race has positioned itself the past few years.

 

[Pricey_sky]

So the 4 main contenders for GC seem to be Poels, D Martin, Dumoulin and Dennis.

Behind them riders like Cummings and Gallopin would have a chance depending on how its raced.

Van Baarle has a win and a top 10 here, whilst I'm not sure whether Movistar will ride for Izagirre or Moreno.

British riders Geoghegan-Hart and Doull could feature too, the latter depending on how he's recovered from his efforts in Rio. Adrien Costa is another youngster to look out for.

 

[LosBrolin]

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So the 4 main contenders for GC seem to be Poels, D Martin, Dumoulin and Dennis.

Behind them riders like Cummings and Gallopin would have a chance depending on how its raced.

Van Baarle has a win and a top 10 here, whilst I'm not sure whether Movistar will ride for Izagirre or Moreno.

British riders Geoghegan-Hart and Doull could feature too, the latter depending on how he's recovered from his efforts in Rio. Adrien Costa is another youngster to look out for.

Doull said that he's here for help his teammates this time.

“It’s into the unknown a bit, I feel OK but racing is different. I will try to get into it as much as I can, I’m looking forward to helping other guys who have helped me in the past, guys like Jon Dibben. I’m looking forward to being on bottle duty as that’s what I’ll be doing at Sky.

Maybe Dibben could get a few top 10 at the sprints.

 

[TMP402]

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“It’s into the unknown a bit, I feel OK but racing is different. I will try to get into it as much as I can, I’m looking forward to helping other guys who have helped me in the past, guys like Jon Dibben. I’m looking forward to being on bottle duty as that’s what I’ll be doing at Sky.

Owain "Anastasia Steele" Doull.

 

[King Boonen]

Lovely weather here for the start.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/live/stage1.php

5 Man break 2'45"
Bovenhuis (SKT) Wastyn (SKT) Williams (ONE) Moses (JLT) McEvoy (NPC)
First Yodel Sprint

1) Bovenhuis (An Post)
2) Williams (ONE Pro)
3) Moses (JLT Condor)

 

[willbick]

Hugh Porter on comm duties.....

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A Feed http://live.shwidget.com/static/freeplayer/39899307869710.html

 

[King Boonen]

Sprint finish incoming...

 

[Samamba]

Kittel wins, Greipel follows. The battle for being the leader in Doha.

 

[King Boonen]

Gorilla over Ewan.

 

[Samamba]

Was there a crash in the last corner?

EDIT: Cav, Groenewegen, Wippert & Viviani (?) crashed.

 

[King Boonen]

Yep, Cav, Lobato, Van Poppel all involved I think, thinned the finish a bit. All look ok, was a slow corner and by the look of the pie someone's wheel slipped and took a few down.

 

[Brullnux]

The Gorilla has won a GT stage in every GT he's entered since 2008. Impressive. Now he continues in the Tour of Britain, I think he probably deserves the leadership.

 

[Samamba]

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The Gorilla has won a GT stage in every GT he's entered since 2008. Impressive. Now he continues in the Tour of Britain, I think he probably deserves the leadership.

He wins in almost every stage race he starts.

 

[Zoophonic]

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Kittel wins, Greipel follows. The battle for being the leader in Doha.

Kittel????

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Its going top be an interesting selection for the worlds for the Germans. Anyway congrats to Gorilla.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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Kittel wins, Greipel follows. The battle for being the leader in Doha.

Kittel????

Kittel won in Fourmies.

 

[Mayo from Mayo]

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Yep, Cav, Lobato, Van Poppel all involved I think, thinned the finish a bit. All look ok, was a slow corner and by the look of the pie someone's wheel slipped and took a few down.

Let's blame Bouhanni.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Yep, Cav, Lobato, Van Poppel all involved I think, thinned the finish a bit. All look ok, was a slow corner and by the look of the pie someone's wheel slipped and took a few down.

Let's blame Bouhanni.

I think we should blame Sky or power meters.

 

[Anderis]

Wippert really has no luck recently.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Yep, Cav, Lobato, Van Poppel all involved I think, thinned the finish a bit. All look ok, was a slow corner and by the look of the pie someone's wheel slipped and took a few down.

Let's blame Bouhanni.

I think we should blame Sky or power meters.

Nah let's blame Cav, he took everyone out on purpose again

What a c**t

 

[willbick]

That was the most boring stage ever. Let's hope tomorrow is a bit more entertaining

 

[HelloDolly]

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That was the most boring stage ever. Let's hope tomorrow is a bit more entertaining

Tomorrow can be good if riders are prepared to go for it like at Tour of Yorkshire