Tour du Romandie: 27 April - 2 May 2010

[TomasC]

Kreuziger had a good Amstel and a decent Fleche wallone, but he was terrible in Liège.

Either holding back for Romandie, or past his peak

He was talking about cramps after LBL. Cramped he didn't want to overstrain before Romandie.
So I gues both your options are valid

 

[TomasC]

He did Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Paris-Roubaix, and I believe Kuurne as well. Did you see him? No. And he would have been invisible in the Ardennes as well.
The classics are still too tough for this kid. As they should be.

In Paris-Roubaix a problem with the back wheel after a collision stopped him when he was in the leading group 60km from the finish. Didn't know about the other races.
You are probably right but pity he didn't race anyway

 

[Anonymous]

expecting coverage tuesday from 4pm gmt, and 2pm on all the other days, before anyone asks

stagemaps

 

[KazakhNeRider]

Astana for Tour de Romandie

the list of riders to be present for the TOUR DE ROMANDIE:
Allan DAVIS (AUS)
Valeriy DMITRIYEV (KAZ)
Alexandr DYACHENKO (KAZ)
Maxim GOUROV (KAZ)
Maxim IGLINSKY (KAZ)
Valentin IGLINSKY (KAZ)
Sergey RENEV (KAZ)
Andrey ZEITS (KAZ)

But we have nonconfirmed info that Dmitriyev won't ride

 

[jaylew]

Gotta give Michael Rogers a shot as well. He's had a really good year so far and with no mtn top finishes, that TT will loom large.

 

[BeachBum]

I think he (Vande Velde) started Liege, don't know where he finished.

9 minutes and change behind Vino. As much as I like CVV, his form isn't that great right now.

 

[Moondance]

The stage 3 TT is 23kms long... A bit of climbing for the first 7k or so but after that its mainly flat or descending.

I hav to think that the best TTer who can avoid a colapse in the mountains will win... Kreuziger, Peraud, Menchov, Rogers/Rabon (whichever the team decides to support).... In that order I'll guess. Valverde could win if he hoovers up all the bonifications, or TTs very well (which is always possible).

 

[menlo_guy]

... I hav to think that the best TTer who can avoid a colapse in the mountains will win... Kreuziger, Peraud, Menchov, Rogers/Rabon (whichever the team decides to support).

Don't forget Jani Brajkovic. I'm definitely rooting for him.
He finished 2nd to Contador in the ITT at the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon.
He can climb too. Go Jani.

 

[Ferminal]

Valverde if he can get the bonuses, otherwise Rogers (if he's held his form).

 

[python]

this is a traditional event for a time trialist who can defend in the mountains.

my money would be on rodgers or pinotti. both are showing good climbing legs this season particularly rogers. watch out for menchov too. i'd be interested in basso's form as he really did not perform in trentino but made a big deal out of his tt training pre-season

 

[BroDeal]

Why isn't Horner riding this? His current form is good, and he might have a chance of beating Valverde again.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Live On "One HD" TV in Oz?

 

[Sasquatch]

OneHD have it delayed. Highlights the next day for about an hour.

 

[KazakhNeRider]

Why isn't Horner riding this? His current form is good, and he might have a chance of beating Valverde again.

I'm afraid he is a part of the dream-team of ToC
And it's even more pity for Kloedi, he is winner-2008 and 2nd in 2009, this race really suits him. Bruyneel could give him one of the last chances to win something

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The stage 3 TT is 23kms long... A bit of climbing for the first 7k or so but after that its mainly flat or descending.

I hav to think that the best TTer who can avoid a colapse in the mountains will win... Kreuziger, Peraud, Menchov, Rogers/Rabon (whichever the team decides to support).... In that order I'll guess. Valverde could win if he hoovers up all the bonifications, or TTs very well (which is always possible).

Pinotti will figure i think

 

[auscyclefan94]

Pinotti will figure i think

+1 (in the longer tt)

Some guys who i think will figure in Prologue are:
rabon, valverde, henderson, ciolek, eisel, gilbert and steegmans. It is short enough for sprinters to do well in.

 

[jaylew]

Some guys who i think will figure in Prologue are:
rabon, valverde, henderson, ciolek, eisel, gilbert and steegmans. It is short enough for sprinters to do well in.

Don't forget Ignatiev. Cav actually rides a nice prologue when he's fit. Not sure if he is, though.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Don't forget Ignatiev. Cav actually rides a nice prologue when he's fit. Not sure if he is, though.

My mistake!

 

[Moondance]

Does Cav make a move to 'revive' his season here, or does he wait for California?

Given his his form (specifically the lack thereof) in April I don't think he'll be doing anything here.... Stages seem a bit too undulating for him to succeed.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Results from the short tt of last years romandie

1 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad 3.44 (49.821 km/h)
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des jeux 0.02
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.03
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.04
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
6 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
7 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des jeux
8 Jeróme Coppel (Fra) Française des jeux 0.05
9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
10 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
11 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
12 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad
13 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence - Lotto
15 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne 0.06
16 Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
17 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto
18 Alexander Serov (Rus) Team Katusha 0.07
19 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Quick Step
20 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
21 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
22 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R - La mondiale 0.08
23 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeam
24 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
25 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram
26 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
27 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana
28 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 0.09
29 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad
30 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam
31 Nicolay Trussov (Rus) Team Katusha
32 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step
33 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto

 

[search]

there is a short cobbled section of ~200m part of the prologue today. not much, but could make the differance - I think "heavier" drivers like Sagan and Benatti will have an advantage today over guys like Valverde, Brajkovic or Casar.

 

[The Sheep]

Wonder if we'll see anything of Mollema's form.

 

[python]

i got a chuckle seeing the romandie's official logo - peloton on tt bikes with the lead guy checking out the pink guy on his wheel

 

[Moondance]

Results from the short tt of last years romandie

I see why you went all the way to 33...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Wonder if we'll see anything of Mollema's form.

I suspect he'll stay low here. Maybe test his form in a stage, but I don't see him going all out.