Tour de Slovenie 2012: June 14-17

[Wilba60]

Orica-GreenEDGE Backstage Pass - Tour of Slovenia Stage 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8hID5bsPA

Orica-GreenEDGE Backstage Pass - Tour of Slovenia Stage 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8skpmEh6w

Two excellent video's portraying life in a professional cycling team. It was good of GreenEdge to add in a Geography and travelogue lesson on Slovenia, looks like a great place. Well done to Darryl Impey on his win, he is having a great season. Gossy will be disappointed no doubt with getting a stomach bug but you have to admit his call for toilet paper while on the bike was painful but interesting (Stage 2 backstage pass).

 

[Wilba60]

Thanks also for the great photo updates, they help tell part of the story of the stage. Well done!

 

[jens_attacks]

so by how much did il killer win today?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Sounds like a good stage today. A leading group of 24 riders, including Brajkovic, Di Luca, Koren, Pozzovivo & Ulissi are on the final climb of the day.

http://www.siol.net/sportal/kolesar..._etapa_ivancna_gorica_skofja_loka_219_km.aspx

 

[jens_attacks]

no doubt that pricc ulissi will somehow beat the mighty killer...arghhh

 

[will10]

Jani surely has overall sown up.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Hopefully Pozzovivo will let them suffer! but with the amount of km they have to do after the climb there will be no way he will win today I guess .

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Looks like some attacks are happening. Pozzovivo & Brajkovic have an advatage of 24 seconds ahead of Tomažem Nosetom & Juretom Golčerjem.

 

[jens_attacks]

pozzovivo and jani have 24 seconds.

pozzovivo to finally win a sprint?

 

[Ruudz0r]

pozzovivo and jani have 24 seconds.

pozzovivo to finally win a sprint?

no way thats like Tony Martin winning the tour.

 

[MajorTom]

Pozzovivo and Brajkovič are 1.25 in front of group with 11 riders - Liquigas are chasing. 23km until the finish.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Pozzovivo and Brajkovič are 1.25 in front of group with 11 riders - Liquigas are chasing. 23km until the finish.

Dont think there will be to many Liquigas riders at that group of 11.

 

[MajorTom]

Dont think there will be to many Liquigas riders at that group of 11.

Probably 3

You can watch finish in 10 minutes here. Just one steady camera at the finish lol
http://www.siol.net/sportal/kolesar..._etapa_ivancna_gorica_skofja_loka_219_km.aspx

I think there is possibility Brajkovič won't contest the sprint and just take the overall, but he is racing in homeland so he should try to win today

 

[Ruudz0r]

Was throwing something into google translate

16.17 - Še vedno prednost Brajkoviča in Pozzovivo še vedno držita prednost več kot minute. V skupini 11 zasledovalcev tudi naša kolesarji Koren in Golčer, morda tudi Tomaž nose. Do cilja še manj kot 10 km.

16:17 - There is still an advantage Brajkovič Pozzovivo and still hold an advantage over a minute. In the group of 11 riders zasledovalcev our root and Golčer, perhaps Thomas pregnancy. To finish in less than 10 miles.

Tomaz Nose = Thomas Pregnancy ?

 

[will10]

here they come...

 

[will10]

1 Pozzovivo
2 Brajkovic

Brajkovic didn't contest.

 

[mb2612]

Brajkovic gives him the stage

 

[MajorTom]

Pozzovivo won it, Brajkovič didn't contest it

 

[Ruudz0r]

wow didnt expect Brajko would let Pozzo win :O

Thanks for the notice for the camera MajorTom

 

[jens_attacks]

1 Domenico POZZOVIVO COG 5:46:21
2 Janez BRAJKOVIC AST 0
3 Kristijan KOREN LIQ +1:47
4 Daniele RATTO LIQ +1:47
5 Danilo DI LUCA ASA +1:47
6 Francesco FAILLI FAR +1:47
7 Tomaz NOSE ADR +1:47
8 Matteo RABOTTINI FAR +1:47
9 Winner ANACONA GOMEZ LAM +1:47
10 Kevin SEELDRAEYERS AST +1:47

anacona,another talent who will murder the peloton in few time...
il killer looking ready to receive the national jersey from the hands of the hypocrite di rocco

 

[CraZyCaLL]

61 Diego ULISSI LAM +16:05

 

[LaFlorecita]

61 Diego ULISSI LAM +16:05

*facepalm*

 

[TheOkram]

A few photos from today's stage by Your's Truly

We were positioned at the final 10% slope of the third climb of the day, about 1 km from the summit. We had very little info about what was going on in the race. Then suddenly, the first two riders appear below... they both wear blue jerseys... "Jaaaniiii!!!!" we roared as we realized Brajko is leading..! So, for the record: Jani pulled up like crazy and Pozzovivo barely managed to follow.

The first chasing group followed about 30 secs later. Tomaž Nose (Adria Mobil), Jure Golčer (Tirol) - both are Slovenian climbing specialists, Gomez Ancona (Lampre), Bruno Pires (Saxo Bank).

Another 30 secs later came the Liquigas train - their Slovene Kristijan Koren who eventually won 3rd place today in the sprint of the pursuing group, is seen at the back of the group here.

 

[TheOkram]

Today was perhaps the most beautiful day in Slovenia in several years (and I mean weatherwise, not because Brajko was riding so well ). Cloudless sky, fantastic visibility. Temperature reached 30 degrees and more in the valleys, so conditions were hard for the riders. This is the first Cat 1 climb of the day to Soriška planina from the south (the 3rd climb then returned from the northern side). A break of eight riders is currently leading for 4 minutes, but the main group here is still coherent, just starting to tackle the 12% slope 4 kms from the summit.

 

[Discreet Brajkovic]

Great pictures...thanks TheOkram