Tour de Luxembourg June 2nd - 6th

[theyoungest]

I'm surprised anyone made the time-cut in that case. these race organisers should be stoned to death

Or maybe you shouldn't follow cycling if it makes you want to kill people.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Now, now, no violence, please.

Hakan Nison, Tom Van Den Haute, Freddy Bichot, Angel Viscioso and Aitor Hernandez have a 2:45 lead on the field.


susan

 

[theswordsman]

Hakan Nison, Ton Van Den Haute, Freddy Bichot, Angel Viscoso and Aitor Hernandez have a 2:45 lead on the field.


susan

How do we know you didn't just make those names up?

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

I must admit, several of them were new to me, too. And I misspelled two of them, let me correct them and see if that helps.

Susan

 

[craig1985]

Ángel Vicioso, along with Rubén Plaza are on my HTF have they not been banned yet list.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

The gap shrinks and grows, is now at 3:45.

Susan

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Ángel Vicioso has a team history that reads like a who's who of corruption in cycling.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Gap down to three minutes. Vicioso takes over the mountain jersey. They are slow today, about 10 minutes slower than the slowest time planned for.

Susan

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Once again, Susan you and your crew are ..

doing a sterling job, keep it up cheers.

 

[mightymac12]

Couldn't you guys just follow this race for your selves?

http://www.aotdl.com/live-ticker/

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

You trying to put me out of work?

Susan

 

[mightymac12]

Put you out of work? Naa I thought I would save you the trouble of doing MORE work on a Saturday.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

What a radical idea! I love it!

But I have to follow the race anyway so I can write the race report when it is over......

Susan

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Bichot pulled awy from the group as they entered the first of three laps of the closing circuit. He has 1:15 on them going into the second 10km lap.

Susan

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Bichot caught on second lap, peloton togheter going into final lap.

Susan

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Isn't a Bichot a breed of dog?

Susan

 

[Califootman]

Isn't a Bichot a breed of dog?

Susn

I think Bichon is the canine version... don't think they'd make good cyclists.

 

[santacruz]

why yes it is!

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Tony Gallopin (COF) wins the sprint before Visconti (ISD) and Geniez (SKS)

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

why yes it is!

what a cute fuzzball!


Susan

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Tony Gallopin is the son of RAdioShack DS Alain Gallopin.

Susan

 

[Mrs John Murphy]

Well it could have been worse I suppose. His father could have been an armed robber.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Sorry, nephew, not son.

Susan

 

[Zaschrona]

Tony Gallopin is the son of RAdioShack DS Alain Gallopin.

Susan

Tony is nephew from Alain Gallopin

 

[Christian]

Weird stage - it was supposed to be the queen stage and was indeed the hardest on paper, yet it didn't bring any decision (contrary to the years before). I think this is mostly due to the fact that some teams couldn't make the race hard (like Saxo Bank with only 4 guys) and some teams didn't want to make it hard, for whatever reason (Radioshack, Sky, Katusha).

I'm a little surprised by the lack of initiative by Katusha for example - this course would have been good for Ivanov, he was only 30 seconds down on GC, they have a strong team - why didn't they do anything? Kolobnev and Kirchen aren't in top form, but still. Same counts for Sky with Lovkvist and Flecha, Radioshack with Klöden, Rast and Armstrong ... it almost seems like no one really wanted to win except F. Schleck and Carrara.

But maybe most of the riders I mentioned are just focusing on the TdF and want to avoid an early form.

I think Carrara is going to win it now. He has a strong team and has been able to follow Schleck twice. Tomorrow's stage will be less hard than the last two so he should be able to do it again.