Tour de Pologne 2.WT 31/07 - 06/08

[auscyclefan94]

Any intermediate time bonuses?

If there is it will make it hard for Garmin although they pulled it off for meyer against the odds in Australia.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Any intermediate time bonuses?

If there is it will make it hard for Garmin although they pulled it off for meyer against the odds in Australia.

This prospect is discussed a couple of pages back......

Tomorrow is a short stage. 128 km, with a sprint at 97 kms. Bonus seconds at the sprint are 3s, 2s & 1s and bonus seconds at the finishing line are 10s, 6s & 4s so it's all to play for.

All Garmin has to do it keep Sagan out of the break = easy.
All Liquigas has to do is stop a break forming for most of the stage = hard.

Sagan will contest the final sprint only.

 

[The Hitch]

What a joke of a World Tour race...

Yes. Lets just have another race in France, prefferably somewhere around Paris. There just arent enough what with Paris Roubaix, Paris Nice, Tour de France (ends in Paris) Paris Tours being the ONLY WT races in that region.

Forget going outside France Italy or Spain for a WT race, visiting another area, bringing cycling to another region. That sucks.

 

[will10]

Is Paris Tours still WT?

 

[roundabout]

No it's not.

 

[The Barb]

Liquigas should focus on the intermediate. Much easier to win the intermediate (with only Garmin challenging) than finish top 3 in the finish (with all the top sprinters contesting it).

 

[Tuarts]

It made way for Beijing.

 

[Tank Engine]

Liquigas should focus on the intermediate. Much easier to win the intermediate (with only Garmin challenging) than finish top 3 in the finish (with all the top sprinters contesting it).

Although obviously fewer riders will be contesting the intermediate, I'm sure Marcato will be interested. It's always better to give yourself two rolls of the die, but a) any break will have to be brought back before the intermediate (not an easy job) and if it does some of the guys in the bottom half of the top 10 may well be looking to slip away, so it won't be that easy to control.

 

[Oreknan]

top 3 is a realistic result for sagan, he usually makes much better than 6th, 11th and 11th in mass sprints, but better have 2 chances than only one

 

[movingtarget]

I have enjoyed this race. First time I have watched every stage. Much more entertaining than the ENECO Tour yawnfest but I suppose I will tune in and watch this year's version of that as well.

 

[wirral]

I could see this getting real messy with Sky and Skil Shimano inadvertently helping one of the 2 (or 3) main protagonists to the victory.

For example, Sky may try launching Kennaugh and/or Cummings into a last 10km attack, which will be doomed for sure. The true sprinters team will be forced to chase for the stage victory. Sagan and Liquigas are able to catch a free ride to the line where he pops out, grabs third place, bags the 4 seconds and the overall victory.

Eurosport Asia must have thought it would have been all over by stage 6 as today's stage is shown 10 hours in arrears. Grrrr. I pray the live streams work. They often break up in the last few kms when everyone tunes in.

 

[The Hitch]

It made way for Beijing.

What? How?

 

[Tuarts]

What? How?

Maybe not literally but this year Paris-Tours isn't World Tour, whereas Beijing is. Both in the latter half of year too..

 

[Lanark]

Maybe not literally but this year Paris-Tours isn't World Tour, whereas Beijing is. Both in the latter half of year too..

Paris-Tours hasn't been World Tour for a couple of years now. They wanted to invite smaller teams.

 

[Tuarts]

Ah yes you're right, since 2009. Misread wiki.

 

[WinterRider]

Does anyone know when the live feeds start? Or are there any running yet?

 

[roundabout]

The stage itself only starts in about 45 minutes.

 

[WinterRider]

Aha, thanks. I assumed it would be a normal sized stage today. I blame my lack of coffee and my one year old who got me up rediculously early today. I've been waiting for some cycling to make the early rise worthwhile.

 

[wirral]

Both the Polish and English feeds come on at 17:30 CET. The riders should be at around 72 km. The intermediate sprint is at 97 km and the finish is at 128 km.

 

[royalpig180]

Both the Polish and English feeds come on at 17:30 CET. The riders should be at around 72 km. The intermediate sprint is at 97 km and the finish is at 128 km.

Somebody wanna help me figure out what that means for US time (pick any time zone you like)

 

[L'arriviste]

Somebody wanna help me figure out what that means for US time (pick any time zone you like)

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

 

[hatcher]

Somebody wanna help me figure out what that means for US time (pick any time zone you like)

I pick EST. 11:30 am EST.

So in 90 minutes.

I think.

 

[royalpig180]

I pick EST. 11:30 am EST.

So in 90 minutes.

I think.

Hehe thanks.

 

[wirral]

I pick EST. 11:30 am EST.

So in 90 minutes.

I think.

I reckon you'd be right there.

 

[wirral]

The breaks have begun already and Garmin have stuck someone in it to drive it along.