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

[maltiv]

blame euskatel!

Euskaltel didn't have a favorite for the overall GC so the other teams should've taken the responsibility.

 

[Jamsque]

Some fairly tame attacks at the front of the pack, they can't even shed Wiggo!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Everyone is mucking around now.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

blame euskatel!

why? they had no candidate GC winner

it's the gc teams that failed

 

[Jamsque]

2500m left for Brutt.

 

[Campionissimo]

Still 2:50. Is Brutt going to win the Tour de Romandie?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

a race without colombians, boredom galore

 

[auscyclefan94]

why? they had no candidate GC winner

it's the gc teams that failed

well they do have the gc leader. it is their responsiblity to chase/keep the time gap in check.

 

[auscyclefan94]

morabito!!!!!

 

[Jamsque]

a race without colombians, boredom galore

I can't decide which is more irritating, your constant cheer-leading and ridiculous predictions in races with Colombians in them, or your constant moaning in races without them.


The pack hasn't even caught the remnants of the break yet.

 

[auscyclefan94]

i think gap is closer than tv's time gap.

 

[dlwssonic]

morabito!!!!!

the peloton didnt have the brains to chase the break

 

[Contre la montre]

a race without colombians, boredom galore

Then why stick around?

 

[Ferminal]

Would have been a tough finish.

 

[jobiwan]

Brutt is going to be happy this is over, his legs look dead. Congrats to him.

 

[Jamsque]

Brutt looks like he has given absolutely everything today. Full credit to him, a bold ride.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Katusha in "win race" shocker

 

[Moondance]

Pavel Brutt wins the 2011 Tour de Romandie

 

[Mellow Velo]

Harmon: Brutt's biggest ever win?
Best of luck catching him in the GC, boys.

 

[Sasquatch]

5 BMC's on the frontt and teaching Euskatel how to chase.

#epicfaileuskatel

Hardly.

Euskaltel have no GC rider.

More like #epicfailBMC

Why?

Because BMC were doing a lot of work chasing and didn't make any progress. Did the break come back? No. Then BMC failed because they showed their hand and it didn't work out for them!

 

[superconfex]

Would have been a tough finish.

yeah abit of a Brutt

 

[Jukebox]

Good ride by Bobridge, keeping the gap that close.

Congrats to Pavel.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 Brutt
2 Kvachuk +55s
3 Samoilau +1m15?
4 Bobridge +1m22
5 Cunego +2m
6 Intxausti
7 Evans
8 Froome
9 Lopez
10 Spilak
11 Vinokourov

 

[Jamsque]

Brutt

Kvachuk +0'56"
Samoilau +1'14"
Bobridge +1'22"

Spilak +1'58"
Then the rest a few seconds back in a big messy mess

Cunego instead of Spilak? Could be. I am going by the french.

 

[Moondance]

Bobridge ended up doing quite well.

1'23 behind. He might even come close in a 20+ km TT.