Tour Méditerranéen 2.1 (6th-10th February)

[cineteq]

If this is correct - http://www.letourmed.fr/5-parcours-2013-bandol-grasse-prefecture.pdf, there is only one lap and the finish is flat.

-1.5 Km "A gauche vers boulevard du Jeu de ballons, très sinueux."

 

[theyoungest]

-1.5 Km "A gauche vers boulevard du Jeu de ballons, très sinueux."

Check somewhere upthread, there's a video of the finish. It's uphill, not very 'sinueux' though.

 

[Wallenquist]

If this is correct - http://www.letourmed.fr/5-parcours-2013-bandol-grasse-prefecture.pdf, there is only one lap and the finish is flat.

According to the video posted on youtube the finish is uphill. Ad there is a non categorized climb like in the profile posted above. It's quite easy but long, could be a factor for a guys like Boom who might get dropped on longer climb.

 

[cineteq]

Check somewhere upthread, there's a video of the finish. It's uphill, not very 'sinueux' though.

Found this 'downthread'.

Final 35k after Tanneron:

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

The video and itinerary don't match up, so one of them must be wrong.

 

[theyoungest]

The video and itinerary don't match up, so one of them must be wrong.

Actually they do, if you look at the roads on Google maps.

 

[jens_attacks]

one minute to the second peloton
ag2r and europcar going hard, probably a big one for gc missed the split

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Two minutes now, wonder who's in that 2nd peloton

 

[jens_attacks]

probably boom is there like in good old rabo times

 

[theyoungest]

probably boom is there like in good old rabo times

Boom isn't one to get surprised. If he's there, he probably just wasn't good enough.

 

[Wallenquist]

Looks like there is a lot of action going on. First peleton splitted into several groups, 17 riders in the lead. Echelons ?

 

[jens_attacks]

man i'd wish to see this live
17 riders now at the front

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Man, they're really going crazy, all the time you get updates about new groups, first peloton falling apart, attacking, more attacking, europcar europcar europcar, second peloton 3 minutes behind etc.

I wish this was on TV

 

[Lexman]

again problems with licenses in the Tour de Med today.

Verhoeven reported there is uncertainty if the stage will go through now

seems the wanted to copy that spanish race from last year, which was it again more comedy capers than racing...

 

[Lexman]

this morning 8 non starters :
Yoann Bagot (Cofidis), Steve Morabito (BMC), Oliver Zaugg (Saxo Tinkoff), Moreno Hofland (Blanco), Lukasz Owsian (CCC Polsat), Antoine Lavieu, Yoann Paillot (La Pomme Marseille), Guillaume Faucon (BigMat Auber 93)

Anthony Roux abandoned during the stage

 

[Ferminal]

Kern is alive?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Anthony Roux abandoned during the stage

darnit

Roy, Pinot and Izaguirre the highest placed guys in the first group

Les trois coureurs les mieux placés dans l'échappée sont : Roy, Pinot (FDJ) et Izaguirre (Euskatel).

 

[theyoungest]

seems the wanted to copy that spanish race from last year, which was it again more comedy capers than racing...

Catalunya? The Tour Med was a joke last year as well.

 

[Wallenquist]

Leaders:
Jérôme, Kern (Europcar), Kadri (AG2R La Mondiale), Roy, Pinot (FDJ), Zingle (Cofidis), Wyss (BMC), Jungels (Radioshack Leopard), Greipel (Lotto), Petrov (Saxo Tinkoff), Izaguirre (Euskatel), Keizer (Vacansoleil), Marino (Sojasun), Perichon (Bretagne Séché), Vimpère (BigMat Auber 93), Sella, Facchini (Androni)

First peleton at 2'

Second peleton at 4:10

 

[gruppeto993]

Where are monfort.boom. and roche??

 

[Der Effe]

Where are monfort.boom. and roche??

Le leader Maxime Monfort (Radioshack Leopard) est bien dans le premier peloton.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Where are Löfkvist and Peraud

 

[Wallenquist]

Where are monfort.boom. and roche??

Monfort is in the first peleton and they have an advantage of 2 minutes on econd peleton. The advantage between those groups persists so i guess some teams are trying to bridge the gap, maybe Boom is in the 2nd peleton ?

EDIT
The peleton is back together.

 

[Christian]

Regardless of Monfort's team being a running joke I think you would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't like this guy ... since he joined LEOPARD TREK I have seen and read a lot of interviews with him, he is just a classy guy ... well-spoken, soft-spoken, friendly, laid-back ... that's why I like him (besides some great performances on the bike) so I hope he can defend his lead. Although the cards are stacked against him.

Yesterday he said: "I was on my limit during the whole climb. Finally, I was able to hang on to the leader's group (sic). In real time, the first one of the group certainly crossed the line 3 seconds ahead of me. This is without a doubt what has permitted me to take the jersey. Those are the rules of cycling."

http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/24284-tour-mediterraneen-et-4-les-reactions.html

I hope his season continues in this trajectory, his first big goal seems to be Paris-Nice

 

[gruppeto993]

How many km to the finish?? Can someone please post the link for the ticker?