Tour de Romandie, Stage 1: Martigny - Leysin, 172.6km

[Bavarianrider]

or maybe he just got dropped horribly

Nah he was in front on top of the last summit and at the end of the downhill he wasn't anywhere anymore. There must have happened something

 

[Moondance]

Quick CQ scan shows Brutt has never performed well in an ITT. Losing 1'23 to Bobridge isn't outside the realm of possibility.

Bobridge will have to fight hard to hang onto the bunch tomorrow though.

 

[movingtarget]

Is Brutt much of a time triallist ? Bobridge looks well placed. I think Samoilau is an ok time triallist.

 

[roundabout]

In a way i was expecting Euskaltel to make at least some effort and not let the gap get to 13 minutes in 20km.

But ok, what's done is done.

 

[la.margna]

How can they let these 4 guys go away by 12 minutes?
No problem in a flat stage, but here today... I mean, no more flat terrain, just climbs (ok, mostly not very hard), but Samoilau (MOV) and Brutt (KAT) have tended to be decent climbers...

can I get a job as a DS now? with Garmin-Cervélo for example?

 

[Rocksteady]

Brutt terrain tomorrow, too.
When is Taylor Phinney due to finish?

Brutt tomorrow will really depend on how well he recovers tonight. A big effort like that could cost him.

But at the same time, great ride today and a well deserved win.

 

[Jamsque]

The GC big guns are only 2 minutes back and Brutt used a lot of energy today, if they are smart they will make it hard for him on the long climb tomorrow and then try to snatch 20/30 seconds in the final km.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The GC big guns are only 2 minutes back and Brutt used a lot of energy today, if they are smart they will make it hard for him on the long climb tomorrow and then try to snatch 20/30 seconds in the final km.

But are they?

 

[theyoungest]

Is Brutt much of a time triallist ? Bobridge looks well placed. I think Samoilau is an ok time triallist.

I guess BMC and Astana will work tomorrow to get rid of some more competition before the time trial. And Bobridge is the most likely to crack.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Nah he was in front on top of the last summit and at the end of the downhill he wasn't anywhere anymore. There must have happened something

It was a white jersey that went off on that corner, went half way up the hill, then rolled back onto the road.
Probably out, in that case.

But are they?

I think we all know the answer to that.
Expect them to start, then stop and stare at each other.

 

[Moondance]

Romand podium girls seriously -1

 

[movingtarget]

Bobridge also spent a lot of energy today. I don't think it's over yet.

 

[Ferminal]

Bobridge will not be able to stay with the bunch on all of the remaining stages.

There are probably a couple of climbs in there they could even drop Brutt on if they powered it.

Will make for an interesting dynamic, if the teams really want to push it.

 

[movingtarget]

Evans would not be too disappointed with that effort after a spell off the bike. Too bad other teams were not that interested.

 

[Sasquatch]

The onus is on them to keep the time gap in check. They actually did reduce the time gap a fair bit. Watch the race troll!

Why would Euskatel want to relinquish the lead like that?

I did watch the race.

If Euskaltel thought they had the manpower to control the race, they wouldn't have let the break go out beyond 11 minutes. They knew they didn't. So they bluffed to try and make other teams do the work in chasing. They had a stage win, the yellow jersey and know it's a tough week to win the overall, so they can take a victory already.

Not all teams come into the race thinking they can win the overall. They will be happy with a stage win, the yellow jersey for a day etc and that's exactly what Euskaltel would have been hoping for. The fact that Castro was feeling under the pump proved he didn't have the legs and they weren't going to waste their energy to chase when they could get another stage win later on in the race.

It's not a trolling. Instead of telling me to watch the race, maybe you should learn a thing or two about race tactics and what teams goals could be.

If they wanted the overall win, they wouldn't have let it gone out so much. Fact is they will be leaving this race with great satisfaction and for the main contenders going for the win, it's their fault for potentially missing the win by not asserting authority on the peloton.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Meh, maybe I expected too much from euskatel as hrotha is right in a sense that euskies didn't have a gc rider but I thought they wouldn't of let the gap go out so far.

why would euskaltel care for a breakaway group?? it's your team that failed miserably (again)

 

[movingtarget]

I did watch the race.

If Euskaltel thought they had the manpower to control the race, they wouldn't have let the break go out beyond 11 minutes. They knew they didn't. So they bluffed to try and make other teams do the work in chasing. They had a stage win, the yellow jersey and know it's a tough week to win the overall, so they can take a victory already.

Not all teams come into the race thinking they can win the overall. They will be happy with a stage win, the yellow jersey for a day etc and that's exactly what Euskaltel would have been hoping for. The fact that Castro was feeling under the pump proved he didn't have the legs and they weren't going to waste their energy to chase when they could get another stage win later on in the race.

It's not a trolling. Instead of telling me to watch the race, maybe you should learn a thing or two about race tactics and what teams goals could be.

If they wanted the overall win, they wouldn't have let it gone out so much. Fact is they will be leaving this race with great satisfaction and for the main contenders going for the win, it's their fault for potentially missing the win by not asserting authority on the peloton.

Yes, Euskatel were never going to control the race and some of the other teams had no reason to chase which is normal with riders in the break.

 

[Bavarianrider]

It was a white jersey that went off on that corner, went half way up the hill, then rolled back onto the road.
Probably out, in that case.


I think we all know the answer to that.
Expect them to start, then stop and stare at each other.

Holly ****, hopefully he 's not seriously hurt

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Quick CQ scan shows Brutt has never performed well in an ITT. Losing 1'23 to Bobridge isn't outside the realm of possibility.

Bobridge will have to fight hard to hang onto the bunch tomorrow though.

1 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank 17.58
2 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.05
3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.11
4 Juan Jose Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropusa 0.16
5 Nikolai Trousov (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.19
6 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank
7 Pedro Romero (Spa) Spiuk 0.21
8 Tomas Aurelio Gil (Ven) Andalucia-Paul Versan 0.24
9 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank
10 Dimitri Champion (Fra) French National Team
11 Fernando Herrero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropusa 0.25
12 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.28
13 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 0.32
14 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 0.37
15 Mathieu Perget (Fra) French National Team

flat itt of 15 km circuito montanes

never bother to look at cqrankings that site is totally incomplete

 

[hrotha]

The problem is people are so used to conventions like "the leader's team chases" that they don't know how to react quickly enough when an unexpected situation develops. Serves them right.

 

[movingtarget]

Wearing the leader's jersey will motivate Brutt but he cannot afford to lose time before the time trial which is no certainty. I still think the race is open.

 

[hrotha]

flat itt of 15 km circuito montanes

The Circuito Montañés is practically an amateur race though.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The Circuito Montañés is practically an amateur race though.

instead of staring yourself blind on the status of a race, look at the guy who finished 3 places behind Brutt there. Stef Clement, good enough for 3rd at the World ITT few years ago (and now eternally ****ed because of injuries)

 

[Bavarianrider]

The Circuito Montañés is practically an amateur race though.

Brutt lost 4 minutes in the Nice time trial.

 

[theyoungest]

1 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank 17.58
2 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.05
3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.11
4 Juan Jose Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropusa 0.16
5 Nikolai Trousov (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.19
6 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank
7 Pedro Romero (Spa) Spiuk 0.21
8 Tomas Aurelio Gil (Ven) Andalucia-Paul Versan 0.24
9 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank
10 Dimitri Champion (Fra) French National Team
11 Fernando Herrero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropusa 0.25
12 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv 0.28
13 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 0.32
14 Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 0.37
15 Mathieu Perget (Fra) French National Team

flat itt of 15 km circuito montanes

never bother to look at cqrankings that site is totally incomplete

Wow, he rode a good TT as an espoir.