Tour de Suisse 2012: Stage 5;Trimbach/Olten → Gansingen 193 km

[roundabout]

The lowermost graph has a gap in seconds

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Oss in the breakaway, no chase from Liqui

 

[dlwssonic]

Oss in the breakaway, no chase from Liqui

Finally.....
Those other teams would be idiots to chase again and set up sagan for another sprint win

 

[roundabout]

Good composition of the break. KAT, LIQ, SKY present.

With Haussler out, only Astana seems to be the obious team to chase.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Lodewyck (BMC), Puccio (SKY), Isaychev (KAT), Minard (ALM), Kroon (SAX), Oss (LIQ) and Pérez (EUS)

 

[dlwssonic]

I don't suspect the break would make it, other teams would love to chase.

 

[ansimi]

Finally.....
Those other teams would be idiots to chase again and set up sagan for another sprint win

And if they don't chase then Oss can take the sprint win

Good composition of the break. KAT, LIQ, SKY present.

With Haussler out, only Astana seems to be the obious team to chase.

Lampre and Greenedge. And doesn't Garmin still have Tyler?

 

[roundabout]

And if they don't chase then Oss can take the sprint win



Lampre and Greenedge. And doesn't Garmin still have Tyler?

Yeah, forgot about them.

But I am not certain that Farrar can get over the hills.

 

[The Barb]

Farrar's form looks awful. Garmin would be wasting energy to chase for him.

 

[wirral]

Break = Oss wins = Liquigas

Break pulled back = Sagan wins = Liquigas

 

[trevim]

Break = Oss wins = Liquigas

Break pulled back = Sagan wins = Liquigas

I don't think it's fair to put it like that. At least the first sentence

 

[ansimi]

Yeah, forgot about them.

But I am not certain that Farrar can get over the hills.

He's actually been pretty good at getting over hills lately but he doesn't seem to be able to sprint anymore!

Ticker says Frank Schleck is getting some sort of penalty for not meeting race obligations? Probably missed sign in to talk to his brother.

 

[DominicDecoco]

I don't think it's fair to put it like that. At least the first sentence

It's close to the truuush, though.

 

[BillytheKid]

I've wondered about this stage...if RSNT will try any GC moves using Cancellara, but probably not with the ITT looming. Sagan most likely. I can see Olympic gold in his future.

 

[Froome19]

I've wondered about this stage...if RSNT will try any GC moves using Cancellara, but probably not with the ITT looming. Sagan most likely. I can see Olympic gold in his future.

I dont get what you mean with Canc; he is 12 minutes or so on GC...

 

[dlwssonic]

Their some strong climbers and flat riders in the group.
But in a sprint oss is the best

 

[BillytheKid]

I dont get what you mean with Canc; he is 12 minutes or so on GC...

Stage 3 here in 2010: he set up Frank for a win on an unrated finishing climb, the field just splinted, but the parcours may not be the same, but I remember Fabs set it up.

 

[dlwssonic]

6.20 the gap. The break has a chance. but astana might chase to get a 5th place

 

[tomorrow]

Stage 3 here in 2010: he set up Frank for a win on an unrated finishing climb, the field just splinted, but the parcours may not be the same, but I remember Fabs set it up.

well those years are past us, fortunately for me, unfortunately for those who are bored with sagan winning, unless cancellara TT whole stage he will not get rid of sagan in the of the stage in 3rd category climb, an there is !!!-100% !!! possibility that he would do him in the finishing unrated climb

 

[ansimi]

I've wondered about this stage...if RSNT will try any GC moves using Cancellara, but probably not with the ITT looming. Sagan most likely. I can see Olympic gold in his future.

Sagan gets no teammates this Olympics which is very unfortunate because the course would be great for him.

 

[BillytheKid]

Anyone have a profile of the final Ks. It's uphill. There are some steep digs here sometimes.

 

[BillytheKid]

Sagan gets no teammates this Olympics which is very unfortunate because the course would be great for him.

That's too bad as that does lessen his chances. Still, I wouldn't put it completely past him.

 

[The Barb]

Oss is far from a certainty if the break holds. Karsten Kroon for me.

 

[dlwssonic]

Sagan gets no teammates this Olympics which is very unfortunate because the course would be great for him.

If he had a team he would have made sure cav wouldn't be there in the final sprint.

 

[kanari]

If he had a team he would have made sure cav wouldn't be there in the final sprint.

But plenty of other teams will work hard to dry to drop Cav, so Sagan is still a big favourite for the Olympics even without a team IMO. Also, won't he have the Velits' there..?