Tour du Romandie: 27 April - 2 May 2010

[Ferminal]

Basso way off.

 

[Barrus]

Basso way off.

Yeah, if he wants to win the Giro he'll need to improve in the coming week

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Basso should be racing at the Tour of the Gila.

 

[Publicus]

Basso should be racing at the Tour of the Gila.

I think the field might be a bit too challenging for him. And I'm being serious.

 

[Ferminal]

oh @janez went first?

(at the first check)

 

[Publicus]

JB just clipped Porte's best intermediate time by 6"

 

[Ferminal]

Future GT winner goes 3rd.

 

[Ferminal]

MENCHOVVVVVVV!

Beat Janez' intermediate time by 15s.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Ho ho Menchov.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ok Menchov pretty much crushes the others at point 1, but there are still some interesting names to come

 

[python]

menchov just set the best intermediate

edit: (sorry a repeat of others)

 

[Ferminal]

Karpets quicker still... Now we're racing.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ok Menchov pretty much crushes the others at point 1, but there are still some interesting names to come

Like I said, Karpets now faster

 

[aarnold517]

has karpets been injured this year? it looks like he's only done a couple races, the mallorca races and catalunya

 

[theyoungest]

Richie Porte has been amazingly fast in the second part of the race, so Menchov and Karpets have their work cut out for them.

 

[TRDean]

Karpets can really mash the gears!

 

[Ferminal]

Richie Porte has been amazingly fast in the second part of the race, so Menchov and Karpets have their work cut out for them.

As shown by Brajkovic coming in 36s down.

 

[theyoungest]

I'm starting to think that Porte's time has to be 1 minute slower... this doesn't make any sense.

 

[Ferminal]

Uhh... Piti just went ahead of Karpets at the check by 0.61s

 

[python]

Karpets can really mash the gears!

that's right plus he's 15 kg heavier than broj for example

 

[Barrus]

I'm starting to think that Porte's time has to be 1 minute slower... this doesn't make any sense.

Commentators are already questioning if he didn't cut some corners somewhere

But a great ride by him, wonder at what place he'll finish

Menchov half a minute slower

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Porte, what the f.cl

 

[Barrus]

Karpets slower as well, again almost half a minute.

I think the youngest might have been correct

 

[Publicus]

Porte must have had a crazy ride after the intermediate checkpoint, because no one is getting close....

 

[Highlander]

Karpets just finished 27 seconds behind Porte. Can he actually win this thing? I freely admit that I never even heard of him before today, so I'm rooting for him.