Tour de Suisse: Stage 6, Meiringen - La Punt (213.3km)

[DamonAlbarn]

He'll be a huge asset in Le Tour

Voigt pulled back 1 minute and 30 seconds in 5 km

Jens Voigt (a couple of years ago at the tour): "Yesterday I asked Bjarne Riis, Bjarne! I want to go! Go! Go! But he said 'No'! Today I asked him, Bjarne I want to go, go, go! But he said 'No!' Later I asked him, can I go tomorrow I want to go, Bjarne I want to go! And he said 'Maybe'. I take that as a yes"

(or something to that effect)
complete nutter, jens Voigt

 

[ak-zaaf]

Finally some action and they skip to commercials =/

 

[zapata]

devolder in the group with andy schleck, kreuziger and gesink.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Martin doesn't care I guess, he'll crush them in the time trial. Except Kreuziger, who is far behind on GC.

 

[Nicoper]

Marco Marcato is not human. Where does he find his strength.

 

[python]

a schleck's grouppo is not closing up terribly fast.

 

[Publicus]

So, um, where is Radio Shack?

 

[Sophistic]

and there goes the older Schleck

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Three Radioshack riders in the main group @Publicus Probably Armstrong, Klöden and Leipheimer.

Monfort is about to be dropped, Martin is isolated.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Would it kill them to show us a TV shot of the guys' faces, so we could see who looks comfortable, who's suffering, etc.

The scenery is beautiful, but enough with the pulled-back helicopter shots right when something is happening.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

And Martin is dropped. So I guess he can't climb this season.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Klöden and Löfkvist dropped. Armstrong actually looks good.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Frank Schleck group is up to the Andy Schleck group

 

[Beech Mtn]

Kloeden is back with the rest of the group now.

 

[Publicus]

All coming back together I see. Thanks for the updates/responses.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Powerful attack by Schleck the younger.

 

[Publicus]

I see I am behind your feed.

 

[zapata]

txurruka and garate catch feillu! really hope for a win for txurruka

edit: but schleck and gesink already there, that was fast.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Hares and Tortoises.
Hares: A Schleck, R Gesink.
Tortoises: L Armstrong, L Leipheimer.

 

[Publicus]

Hares and Tortoises.
Hares: A Schleck, R Gesink.
Tortoises: L Armstrong, L Leipheimer.

It looks that way.

EDIT: Is this climb not that hard (relatively speaking)?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

WTF are RadioShack doing? Sitting in?

Japanese stream is very nice.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink and A.Schleck

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Gesink dropping Schleck?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink solo

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Gesink looks really strong...