Tour de Langkawi

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 5 picture.

Almost with the same atmosphere as in Tour of Qatar.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

cycling is only popular in europe...

 

[Netserk]

Theo Bos will DNS

Something with the stomach apparently.

 

[Ferminal]

Van Hoff, Tleubayev, Sulzberger, Bol, Leezer, Fenn, Monsalve, Murphy, Arashiro, Bertazzo, Tewelde, Craven are the 12 riders in the lead @ 53"

I think this one could go all the way, the chase will be down to Nippo.

 

[Ferminal]

It's now Champion System at the head of the peloton. They have missed the breakaway.

Gap is 1'15" with 120km to go, wet and 100% humidity at the finish.

 

[the asian]

It's now Champion System at the head of the peloton. They have missed the breakaway.

Gap is 1'15" with 120km to go, wet and 100% humidity at the finish.

Hoping the break can stay away.

 

[Ferminal]

Just Arashiro ahead now, think the peloton might switch off and leave him there for 80km

 

[Ferminal]

@myltdl The average speed after three hours of racing is 48.4km/h

I think if it's not a breakaway it will be a pretty hard "sprinter" who wins, maybe someone like Haas.

 

[Tigerion]

@myltdl The average speed after three hours of racing is 48.4km/h

I think if it's not a breakaway it will be a pretty hard "sprinter" who wins, maybe someone like Haas.

Von Hoff in the break away so if that stays away he will be a really good chance. If they get caught maybe they will go with Haas, try to move him up the GC a place or two

But some more teams are going to have to help out at the back if they plan to catch them. Don't what Haas to lose any placings and he only has 50 seconds buffer on rolland/Serge but Von Hoff is in a great position for a stage win so don't see Garmin helping out.

 

[theyoungest]

@myltdl The average speed after three hours of racing is 48.4km/h

I think if it's not a breakaway it will be a pretty hard "sprinter" who wins, maybe someone like Haas.

Someone like Chicchi?

 

[Ferminal]

Someone like Chicchi?

Will not win.

 

[theyoungest]

Will not win.

Vini Fantini are chasing. Although they might have left it a little too late. 45 secs with 5 km to go.

 

[Tigerion]

Tom Leezer (Blanco) takes it

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tom Leezer (Blanco) takes it

how about that, Blanco continues the domination. Brown next?

 

[theyoungest]

Tom Leezer (Blanco) takes it

Lol. Bos out sick, then it's up to his leadout to win.

 

[Pentacycle]

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice solo win on a hard-ish day.
For once the rain probably feels good.

 

[theyoungest]

Nice solo win on a hard-ish day.
For once the rain probably feels good.

Leezer is a Flandrien, he probably liked this better than the heat. He's also had a career beset by bad luck, including a bad crash late last year, so this is a well deserved first pro win.

 

[Kwibus]

Leezer is a Flandrien, he probably liked this better than the heat. He's also had a career beset by bad luck, including a bad crash late last year, so this is a well deserved first pro win.

Definately great news! Really happy for the guy which had his fair share of bad luck and most of all did a lot of work for the team and now gets his win.

Blanco keeps on winning, allthough I allready know they will not likely win the real big races. Aslong as they are near the top for those races and not completely invisilble it's ok. Afterall they miss an absolute top rider in every department.
Sprint, just behind the top. (Bos, Renshaw)
Climbing, just behind the top. (Gesink, Mollema)
Cobbles, just behind the top. (Boom, Vanmarcke)
Hilly, just behind the top. (Mollema, Slagter)
etc.

So I guess it's good they win a lot of 'smaller' races, because let's be realistic it's unlikely they will win a lot of big races.

 

[Kwibus]

19-9-2013 in the last km of Omloop het Houtland Leezer crashed hard with several broken bones and deep cuts.
Can't find which bones he broke though, but it was pretty messy.

Nice comeback.

 

[GP Blanco]

19-9-2013 in the last km of Omloop het Houtland Leezer crashed hard with several broken bones and deep cuts.
Can't find which bones he broke though, but it was pretty messy.

Nice comeback.

According to this article he broke among others his shoulder blade, 2 ribs and he had a heavy concussion. Indeed a nice comeback, hope he will reach his 2009-10 shape again.

http://www.wos.nl/nieuws/item/20121030-tom-leezer-op-de-weg-terug/

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

hilarious, so Bos is out sick and Leezer wins all of a sudden.
Ok, it's just Langkawi in an otherwise very poor field, but still

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 6:
NED 1 LEEZER, Thomas (BLANCO) 4:33:42
KOR 2 JUNG, Ji Min (KSPO) + 27
POL 3 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 35
VEN 4 RODRIGUEZ, Jackson (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI)
AUS 5 MEYER, Travis (ORICA GREENEDGE)
ITA 6 GUARDINI, Andrea (ASTANA) + 40
AUS 7 DAVIS, Allan (ORICA GREENEDGE)
USA 8 KEOUGH, Jacobe (UNITEDHEALTHCARE)
MAS 9 SALEH, Mohd Zamri (TERENGGANU)
MAS 10 MANAN, Anuar (SYNERGY BAKU CYCLING PROJECT)

GC:
COL 1 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (NIPPO - DE ROSA) 22:17:48
NED 2 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 1:16
ESP 3 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA) + 2:10
USA 4 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) + 2:32
CHN 5 MEIYIN, Wang (HENGXIANG) + 2:40
AUS 6 HAAS, Nathan (GARMIN SHARP) + 2:48
ITA 7 BALIANI, Fortunato (NIPPO - DE ROSA) + 2:55
DEN 8 EBSEN, John Bohn (SYNERGY BAKU CYCLING PROJECT)
ETH 9 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (MTN - QHUBEKA) + 2:58
IRI 10 KOLAHDOZHAGH, Amir (TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL)

A couple of changes in the top 10.

Edit: there are some conflicting reports about the GC standing. The above could be wrong.

Edit again: GC above is confirmed.

 

[Mad Elephant Man]

So the two youngsters lost time on a stage where they should not have done so.

 

[Kokoso]

Stetina is a bit dissapointement for me, I expected him to do next step. Arredondo was great. I don't understand how Weening could finish second in stage 5...was it such a poor field or what?
Rolland...one of the most overhyped guys around.