Tour de l'Avenir (2.NCup) 23.08 - 30.08

[Ruudz0r]

Didn't follow the stage, what happened? Oomen and Davidenok from the break and Lopez destroyed the field from the main group?

Guys like Svendsen, Eiking and Herklotz not too good.....

Svendsen had a hard crash early in the stage (with Godoy), dont know the consequences of that crash though but that could have played a role in his performance.

 

[trevim]

he's half a sprinter., he's more a puncher than anything

I thought of him as more of a climber but just because I don't know many results about him and he won a (short) MTF on the Volta do Futuro. That was a puncheur like stage so maybe you're right.
Anyway, hopefully one of these guys (Ferreira, Guerreiro or Silva) can take a top10 on GC, that should give them some visibility.

 

[Popchu]

Louis Vervaeke
‏@LouisVervaeke
20sec penalty for taking plastic water bottle and put it over my head and trow it away on last climb? With 30degree? Happens al the time!!

I would accept a penalty but not like 20sec... It make a different between a shared 5th place and 10th place in GC #unreal #angry

I will handle the situation like is tomorrow. Hope the uci will do what's right. If not I will do everything to take 50sec back! #notover

 

[gmedina]

where can i see the highlights?

 

[Ruudz0r]

where can i see the highlights?

No there are no videos .



Can someone translate the headlines of what Lopez is saying again (L)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f3RYDyjsHc&feature=youtu.be

 

[Kotar_Rhakoz]

Verbaeke should stay off twitter with matters like that one.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Verbaeke should stay off twitter with matters like that one.

Why? He is quite factual and (understandably) angry but does not insult anybody. 20 sec penalty for catching a bottle seems harsh. What happened to fines?

 

[Kwibus]

Verbaeke should stay off twitter with matters like that one.

Because? I understand his anger and he didn't insult or curse as well. Good tweet tbh, becuase it's a ridiculous penalty.

 

[Kotar_Rhakoz]

He should be respecting the decision of the race organizers not throwing a tantrum on twitter.

 

[Jagartrott]

He should be respecting the decision of the race organizers not throwing a tantrum on twitter.

If it happened like he tweeted, it was ridiculous. Happens all the time in pro-tour races.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

still no liveticker at directvelo? when do they start?

 

[kanari]

still no liveticker at directvelo? when do they start?

ticker here:

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-c...avenir-etape-5-coupe-des-nations-espoirs.html

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

wow first hour more than 46 km/h and everyone attacking. colombians are controlling everything though. no big group to get away

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

colombians are hammering the peloton now on the final climb with 3 guys

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lopez with 3 teammates!! and less than 20 riders in group

 

[DNP-Old]

Teuns won the stage, Kueng takes 2nd.

 

[Nuno98]

I thought of him as more of a climber but just because I don't know many results about him and he won a (short) MTF on the Volta do Futuro. That was a puncheur like stage so maybe you're right.
Anyway, hopefully one of these guys (Ferreira, Guerreiro or Silva) can take a top10 on GC, that should give them some visibility.

Guerreiro is a climber no doubt about that. I know what im talking about. He just sprint well in Portugal because in european race he dont do top-20. Ferreira is a punchy guy and Joaquim is a climber but is very explosive.
From the three, GUerreiro has the most potential and the guy o trained Rui Costa trained Ruben Guerreiro the past two season and he knows and he sais that Ruben can be one of the best riders from Portugal in the future specialy climbing.

 

[DNP-Old]

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_l_Avenir_2014_Stage_5_Les_Carroz_d_Arraches

Foliforov took 2nd, not Kueng.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

if the colombians are truly in form and no escapee's make it they can finish with 3 or 4 in top 10 easily. similar to hopw they dominated baby giro few years back. I hope lopez feel good

I'm still waiting for those "3 or 4" Colombians in the top 10.

 

[Kotar_Rhakoz]

Oomen lost 6 seconds on Lopez so is now 12 seconds back.

This looked to be the easiest of the 4 MTF. Perhaps we will see larger gaps over the next two days.

 

[Arredondo]

Oomen lost 6 seconds on Lopez so is now 12 seconds back.

This looked to be the easiest of the 4 MTF. Perhaps we will see larger gaps over the next two days.

Lopez will destroy his rivals in the next two mountain stages. Don't be surprised if he wins this GC with 2 minutes advantage.

 

[Bushman]

I'm still waiting for those "3 or 4" Colombians in the top 10.

Same could be said about the Belgians. Still waiting to see Vervaeke the overwhelming favourite destroy the other contenders.

 

[roundabout]

Lopez will destroy his rivals in the next two mountain stages. Don't be surprised if he wins this GC with 2 minutes advantage.

Rosiere and Toussuire are easier climbs than Solaison, but if you say so.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm still waiting for those "3 or 4" Colombians in the top 10.

that's what the ticker said

 

[Ruudz0r]

lopez with 3 teammates!! and less than 20 riders in group

You were reading different updates then the rest of us I think , there were 3 Colombians (or 4 if you include Lopez, not sure) in the group not much after the group was 80 riders big, and Lopez had 1 teammate just after when the group was 40 riders big.

16h24
Il reste environ 80 coureurs dans le peloton.
16h27
Il reste 3 Colombiens dont le maillot jaune.
16h28
Ils ne sont plus qu'une 40aine dans le peloton.
16h30
Il reste un seul colombien aux côtés du Maillot Jaune.

The Colombians of course did some work early on but they had a lot of help, on the final climb the Australians did most of the pacing.