Tour Down Under - Stage 5: McLaren Vale - Wilunga, 131km

[auscyclefan94]

peleton with greipel and davis is 30 seconds behind.

 

[Ferminal]

Bobridge goes down, there goes Garmin's chance.

 

[Bailey]

Crash! Bobridge and Lopez down.

 

[ingsve]

so a load of the sprinters have succesfully dropped the peloton over the hill

Is Swifty still in it?

 

[craig1985]

Is Swifty still in it?

Yes he is (apparently).

 

[Anonymous]

Is Swifty still in it?

Yes. but contrary to what phil and paul say im pretty sure its gerrans is the man today for sky. Swift it it ends in a sprint.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Meyer should attack...

WTF are sky and rabobank doing????

 

[ingsve]

Hayden ROULSTON (NZL) - HTC-HIGHROAD,
Matt GOSS (AUS) - HTC-HIGHROAD,
Michael ROGERS (AUS) - SKY PRO CYCLING,
Jack BOBRIDGE (AUS) - GARMIN-CERVELO,
Francisco VENTOSO (ESP) - MOVISTAR TEAM,
Richie PORTE (AUS) - SAXO BANK - SUNGARD,
Ben HERMANS (BEL) - TEAM RADIOSHACK,
Michael MATTHEWS (AUS) - RABOBANK,
Alessandro BALLAN (ITA) - BMC RACING TEAM,
Robbie HUNTER (RSA) - TEAM RADIOSHACK,
Ben SWIFT (GBR) - SKY PRO CYCLING,
Jose Joaquin ROJAS (ESP) - MOVISTAR TEAM,
Blel KADRI (FRA) - AG2R,
Sergey LAGUTIN (UZB) - VACANSOLEIL DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM,
Cameron MEYER (AUS) - GARMIN-CERVELO,
Simon GERRANS (AUS) - SKY PRO CYCLING,
David LOPEZ (ESP) - MOVISTAR TEAM,
Luke ROBERTS (SA) - UNI SA-AUSTRALIA,
Gorka IZAGIRRE (ESP) - EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI,
Laurens ten DAM (NED) - RABOBANK.

CRASH Jack BOBRIDGE (AUS) - GARMIN-CERVELO crashes on the final corner. as does David LOPEZ (ESP) - MOVISTAR TEAM

 

[Anonymous]

lead group

roulston
goss
rogers
ventoso
porte
hermans
matthews
ballan
hunter
swift
rojas
and a load of others who sbs didnt think were important enough to have their names put on screen.

Skys to lose with gerrans and rogers leading out swift.

 

[simonk]

Go Rojas!! Lets get that big win Such a good rider imo.

 

[craig1985]

The 2nd group is coming...

 

[auscyclefan94]

Small group does not have a big lead. Front group does not have a big lead...

 

[ingsve]

Is the finish uphill or not?

 

[Anonymous]

Is the finish uphill or not?

the race profile says flat, which invariably means it isnt judging by the last four days profiles.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Rojas!!!!!!!!

 

[craig1985]

Ventoso gets the win!

 

[Ferminal]

Rojas-Matthews-Goss?

 

[Ferminal]

Oh it was Ventoso, great to see!

 

[hoolaparara]

So did Armstrongs fee mean they couldn't afford to do timing graphics?

 

[Anonymous]

was it just me ,or did the finish come from nowhere. wtf.

 

[Highlander]

Movistar is getting results on all continents so far this season.

 

[craig1985]

Not much in it, Matthews nearly got the win.

 

[auscyclefan94]

****ing Ballan didn't attack.

Meyer should of attacked. He won't win overall...

 

[Bailey]

Ventoso, Matthews, Goss.

 

[Anonymous]

right. im going to bed as they are talking about armstrongs amazing breakaway attempt again. night folks.