Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 Sunday, June 10 Verbania - Verbier 218 km

[Libertine Seguros]

seriously, when did rui start to climb like this?

that was mighty impressive!!!

8km at 7%. So it's only really still a middling climb. Better than we've seen from him, but not too much more spectacular than his climbing in his Tour stage win. Bodes well for his future for races like Lombardia though!

 

[webvan]

Costa...quite the climber, eh!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Damn, some random Movistar rider didn't let win. It had to be as a piece of cake. Well, not bad. That was about 1/3 Andy's Planche des Belles Filles power. Be afraid, haters.

Random Movistar rider *facepalm*

This is Rui Costa we're talking about.

 

[burning]

Damn, some random Movistar rider didn't let win. It had to be as a piece of cake. Well, not bad. That was about 1/3 Andy's Planche des Belles Filles power. Be afraid, haters.

Can you talk about anything but Andy please? For example you can talk about Frank

 

[Cancellator]

Is the Eurosport "live" stream delayed by like 10 min?

 

[AntonioRossi]

gesink dropped but got back

 

[trevim]

Damn, some random Movistar rider didn't let win. It had to be as a piece of cake. Well, not bad. That was about 1/3 Andy's Planche des Belles Filles power. Be afraid, haters.

He's not that random anymore Gilbert knows him well from last year (sorry for this piece of patriotic pride)

 

[SafeBet]

Good ride by the youngsters.
Thibaut Pinot was in the top5 (and possibly better in the GC).
Moser paced himself very well and finished within a minute, just behind the Condor.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Good stage actually. In fact Suisse was pretty good last year also

 

[DominicDecoco]

Is the Eurosport "live" stream delayed by like 10 min?

It is, yes.

 

[airstream]

Random Movistar rider *facepalm*

This is Rui Costa we're talking about.

I was saying so purposefully to underline his significance for the sport compared to Frankie.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

gesink dropped but got back

RaboFail today here

 

[Cancellator]

Did Frank get KOM then?

 

[LaFlorecita]

I was saying so purposefully to underline his significance for the sport compared to Frankie.

What the...

Ah, whatever makes you happy.

 

[superconfex]

Roche and team Gadret should team up...could do something in this tour

 

[UlleGigo]

Gesink man. It seems I must always miss his good performances because everytime I see him he's getting dropped.

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Did Frank get KOM then?

He took the prize today, yeah.

Were there points yesterday?

 

[DominicDecoco]

You really do get a different outcome when everyone just let go and no trains just set a steady pace for several kilometres.

 

[Bala Verde]

Courtesy biciclismo

1. Rui Costa (Movistar Team) 6:21:14
2. Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) a 2
3. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) a 12
4. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) a 13
5. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) m.t.
6. Nicolas Roche (Ag2R) a 16
7. Chris Sorensen (Saxo Bank)
8. John Gadret (Ag2r)
9. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team)

 

[Wigwan]

Roche and team Gadret should team up...could do something in this tour

Unless Roche puncuture..

But I don't think Gadret wants to do the Tour since it ruined his season last year.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Gesink man. It seems I must always miss his good performances because everytime I see him he's getting dropped.

To be honest I expected as much today.
He never looked good on that final climb.

Not sure if it is an indication of bad form tho, he just got back from altitude training so the racing adjustment is difficult. But we'll see I guess.

Anyway forget Machado man

 

[SafeBet]

Courtesy biciclismo

Strange.
Somebody said Valverde was dropped.

 

[DominicDecoco]

CAS on his way for a decent Tour form.

 

[Trofinios]

Lofkvist looked quiet good on the climb but as always he droppes when the pace goes up towards the end. Still a decent preformance. 6th on GC.

 

[Bala Verde]

Top 40 of today's stage

Etape 2 : Verbania - Verbier 218.300 KM.
Général Individuel Points Grimpeur Sprint Equipes Maillots
Etape Individuel Points Grimpeur Equipes
Classement de l'étape Individuel au Temps
Classement provisoire comportant l'ensemble des coureurs
1 122 Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA Movistar Team 06:21:13
2 98 Frank SCHLECK RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:04
3 114 Mikel NIEVE Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:12
4 12 Giampaolo CARUSO Katusha Team 00:00:13
5 165 Thibaut PINOT FDJ-BigMat 00:00:13
6 158 Nicolas ROCHE AG2R La mondiale 00:00:16
7 177 Chris SÖRENSEN Team Saxo bank 00:00:16
8 154 John GADRET AG2R La mondiale 00:00:16
9 121 Alejandro VALVERDE Movistar Team 00:00:18
10 48 Roman KREUZIGER Astana Pro Team 00:00:22
11 47 Robert KISERLOVSKI Astana Pro Team 00:00:22
12 51 Tom DANIELSON Garmin-Barracuda 00:00:22
13 1 Levi LEIPHEIMER Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:22
14 33 Thomas LÖVKVIST Sky Procycling 00:00:25
15 133 Steven KRUIJSWIJK Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:33
16 92 Jakob FUGLSANG RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:37
17 13 Vladimir GUSEV Katusha Team 00:00:43
18 71 Damiano CUNEGO Lampre - ISD 00:00:47
19 131 Robert GESINK Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01:04
20 172 Volodymir GUSTOV Team Saxo bank 00:01:08
21 26 Moreno MOSER Liquigas-Cannondale 00:01:20
22 3 Dario CATALDO Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:01:23
23 81 Mathias FRANK BMC Racing Team 00:01:28
24 191 Raymond KUNZLI Spidertech Powered by C10 00:01:40
25 108 Rafael VALLS FERRI Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:01:40
26 113 Gorka IZAGIRRE Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:01:40
27 112 Mikel ASTARLOZA Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:01:40
28 77 Morris POSSONI Lampre - ISD 00:01:40
29 43 Tanel KANGERT Astana Pro Team 00:01:40
30 181 Rubens BERTOGLIATI Team Type 1 - Sanofi 00:01:40
31 107 Wouter POELS Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:01:46
32 46 Fredrik KESSIAKOFF Astana Pro Team 00:01:50
33 143 Bart DE CLERCQ Lotto-Belisol Team 00:01:50
34 93 Linus GERDEMANN RadioShack-Nissan 00:02:01
35 87 Stephen CUMMINGS BMC Racing Team 00:02:01
36 45 Dmitriy MURAVYEV Astana Pro Team 00:02:05
37 136 Tom Jelte SLAGTER Rabobank Cycling Team 00:02:05
38 127 Marzio BRUSEGHIN Movistar Team 00:02:05
39 8 Peter VELITS Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:02:14
40 125 Vladimir KARPETS Movistar Team 00:02:14