TOC stage 2: Davis - Santa Rosa, 176.2 km

[Dr. Maserati]

Actually - this is really smart by the ToC organisers.

After yesterdays stage - cancel the feed - so we have to imagine that its a good exciting race...........

Pity we don't see the 7 zillion people standing at the side of the road.

 

[sportzchick]

phil and paul are desperately trying to sell the "it doesnt normally rain in cali" line arent they

gotta try somthing i guess

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Group Cavendish only a few seconds behind? Gasp.

Any news on Bartali?

 

[Anonymous]

this is possibly the most exciting finish of the... erm...





hour?

 

[goggalor]

This is actually kinda exciting... waiting to see who is first to appear around the final corner.

 

[Moondance]

BMC is leading the 2nd group chase....

The break is safe

 

[Cobblestones]

WE HAVE PICTURES

of erm.. people with umbrellas

But it looks crisp in HD.

 

[Jamsque]

This is going to be a wierd finish, we are going to see them for about 20 seconds before the finish,

 

[Dr. Maserati]

 

[Jamsque]

Was that Haussler?

 

[Cobblestones]

Aaaaaand .... it's over.

 

[maltiv]

Nooo? Even more australia? What are they feeding them

 

[Anonymous]

another 2 hours of my life almost wasted.. nice talking to you lovely people though..

erm.. who are CHerveyo

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1. Lancaster
2. Sagan
3. Boom

 

[sportzchick]

YES!

Well done Brett

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! O1! O1! O1!!!!

 

[Jamsque]

More than a minute to the second group on the road, GC winner almost certain to come from today's lead group now.

 

[The Sheep]

Didn't even get to see that

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What are those Aussies taking?

 

[Moondance]

Nice.... Best 30 seconds of my life.

Either way... GC is still very open. That front group was chock full of TTers.

 

[Anonymous]

More than a minute to the second group on the road, GC winner almost certain to come from today's lead group now.

race radio and the official feed was glaringly INNACURATE then :S

 

[santacruz]

Watching motorbikes come under that overpass sure is fun.

actually that's the food court at the santa rosa mall, lol

 

[Boeing]

TOC is nothing but a bike industry meet and greet tossfest for the bike industry and sponsors and group training ride for guys to test fitness. Ahh the US bike industry...Inter Bike, Sea Otter then ToC



Jelly Belly (bobbing and weaving like a boxer in training) pulling Tempo at the front of a down hill stage and Phil and Paul act like they are working for Merckx in July. its to the point I want them to bring back Al Troutwig

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Good result for Lars Boom, thought he was here for nothing, now he can ride a nice GC...

 

[maltiv]

Can't have been particularly high speed over those climbs, Lancaster isn't exactly the best climber around...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Still enough to drop nearly every sprinter Maltiv.
And there were reports about falls in the downhill, which might have added to the slaughter.