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

[Moondance]

Seems like 'the Softie' is gonna do it.

Biggest win of his career and he'll obviously have a good shot at the overall.

 

[jaylew]

Uran in yellow if they catch Gesink.

 

[Delicato]

I wonder if this stage will spawn a "What's wrong with Andy Schleck?" thread.

Yep, I am sure someone will start a thread in the Clinic.

 

[Moondance]

I still can't get that 'squirrel on waterskis' image out of my head...

One of Isso's better comments for sure.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Uran in yellow if they catch Gesink.

not gonna happen.

 

[Ninety5rpm]

"Andy Schleck isn't with the Armstrong group. Looks like he was dropped at the top of the climb."

WTF?

 

[jaylew]

not gonna happen.

No, it's not.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

gesink woot

 

[ruamruam]

Gesink didn't crash!!!

 

[Ninety5rpm]

Who will win the sprint for 2nd?

 

[Bala Verde]

What a magnificent ride... he dropped each and every one of them...


good on him, to get another victory!

 

[Moondance]

Nice one Bobby.

Hope you can keep growing to the Tour.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Guess who is going to win the GC, without having done anything other than survive?

 

[jaylew]

Nice win for Gesink. Uran going for bonus seconds. Another non-Evans podium for BMC??

 

[Ninety5rpm]

Probably over by now, but according to CN live, this is the group behind Gesink:


Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil), Rigoberto Uran (Caisse d'Epargne), Oliver Zaugg (Liquigas), Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas), Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), Lance Armstrong (Radioshack), Andy Schleck and Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank), Steve Morabito (BMC), and Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) at 1:02

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's in the bag
And against 10 men he didn't lose that much downhill

 

[Kwibus]

nr.2 finished 39secs behind Gesink?

 

[TRDean]

Jakob Fuglsang riding very well too!!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

wonder if he can hold the lead.

 

[The Sheep]

Why did I have to miss this

 

[Not Riding Enough]

has Cancellara finished yet?

 

[Ninety5rpm]

Big shakeup in GC. Top 30 from yesterday:

1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 18:57:47
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:01
3 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:09
4 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:10
5 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:11
6 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
7 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:13
8 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:14
9 Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:15
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:17
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:18
12 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 0:00:19
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
14 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:21
15 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:24
16 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
17 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:26
18 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:27
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:28
20 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:29
21 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack 0:00:30
22 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:33
23 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:36
24 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia
25 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:37
26 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:38
27 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto 0:00:42
28 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
29 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 0:00:45
30 Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:49

Unofficial:


Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil), Rigoberto Uran (Caisse d'Epargne), Oliver Zaugg (Liquigas), Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas), Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), Lance Armstrong (Radioshack), Andy Schleck and Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank), Steve Morabito (BMC), and Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) at 1:02

Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R) at 2:45

 

[jaylew]

Have to say, Armstrong is looking better and better. He could be in the mix at the Tour after all. Not out of the realm of possibility that he wins the GC here, either. We might have a stream of new posters by Sunday.

 

[Bala Verde]

From the live report:

1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha
4 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
7 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
8 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
9 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo
10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank

General classification after stage 6

1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne
3 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
4 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
5 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack
8 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank
10 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team

 

[TRDean]

Big shakeup in GC. Top 30 from yesterday:

1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 18:57:47
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:01
3 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:09
4 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:10
5 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:11
6 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
7 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:13
8 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:14
9 Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:15
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:17
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:18
12 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 0:00:19
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
14 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:21
15 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:24
16 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
17 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:26
18 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:27
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:28
20 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:29
21 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack 0:00:30
22 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:33
23 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:36
24 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia
25 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:37
26 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:38
27 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto 0:00:42
28 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini
29 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 0:00:45
30 Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:49

Unofficial:


Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil), Rigoberto Uran (Caisse d'Epargne), Oliver Zaugg (Liquigas), Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas), Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), Lance Armstrong (Radioshack), Andy Schleck and Jakob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank), Steve Morabito (BMC), and Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) at 1:02

Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R) at 2:45

Was Lofkvist up there at all??