Tour Méditerranéen Cycliste Professionnel 2014 (2.1), Feb 13 - 16

[Bakhjulet]

There are almost no flat parts in this ITT.

4 km uphill (Côte de St. Rémy de Provence)
3,3 km downhill/flat
4 km uphill (Sommet des Baux de Provence)
2,6 km downhill (very small, windy road)
3,4 km flat

The climb to Les Baux was classified as Cat. 2 in 2012 apparently

That's a total of 17.3k. Profile says 18.2k. And the bolded sections are not in accordance with the profile above. So either your info is wrong or the profile is wrong.

 

[Christian]

That's a total of 17.3k. Profile says 18.2k. And the bolded sections are not in accordance with the profile above. So either your info is wrong or the profile is wrong.

Mine is just an approximation based on what I found on this sheet:

http://letourmed.fr/4-st-remy-st-remy-de-provence-2014-1er-coureur.pdf

I just took de difference between "Pied de l'ascension" (Foot of the climb) and "Sommet" (Summit).

So not at all a scientific approach

 

[Dazed and Confused]

From stage 2:

Perfect race conditions.

 

[manafana]

so degenkolb is doing so well in these sprints great investment been rewarded for giant bikes.

But who is going take out the overall here some interesting past winners.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so degenkolb is doing so well in these sprints great investment been rewarded for giant bikes.

But who is going take out the overall here some interesting past winners.

Lulu, Chava or Peraud for me.
But I'm rooting a bit for Jungels.

 

[Christian]

But I'm rooting a bit for Jungels.

First time he is (co-)leader for GC... let's see what he can do

 

[Afrank]

Jungels was 13th on today's stage, so maybe a good sign. I hope he can do well, I'll be cheering for him.

Think it will probably be Phinney if he can handle the hills well, otherwise Lulu or Chava.

Out of curiosity, how do people think Pirazzi will do?

 

[Roude Leiw]

It would be interesting to see what betancur can do in the tt, with the climbs and being rather good in itt considering the pocket climber he is.

Peraud/Chava/Jungels could perform very well here, i don't believe in phinney here, the uphill parts are too hard for him, even if he seems in good shape after Dubai

 

[RedheadDane]

Just out of curiosity; what does el and ab stand for?

I suppose ab stands for abbandon (during the stage), so... does el stand for... whatever word meaning the rider quit before the stage?

 

[Roude Leiw]

i would mean el stands for "éliminé" which means outside of the time limit

 

[RedheadDane]

Oh! Yeah; makes sense.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Gotta love when a stage starts with a hill.

Situation:

Courteille (FDJ) Pantano (Colombia) Le Boulch (BigMat Auber 93) et Dufrasne (Wallonie Bruxelles), Chérel (AG2R La Mondiale)
à 50"
Premier peloton
à 1'20"
2e peloton
à 1'40"
3e peloton

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I think it's because of the wind though, just like in the first stage. At least, directvelo is talking about a strong wind.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

An industrial track race. Giant-Shimano ruling the "show".

Less then 10km to go.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Degenkolb ruling this

 

[Dazed and Confused]

1. Degenkolb
2. Thor
3. Colbrelli

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Right, we got the computer game sprint out of the way.

The TT stage starts 14:00 (CET) and finishes around 17:00.

 

[manafana]

excellent stuff from degenkolb again wonder will he put in any sort of decent time trial to at least hold on till the climb tommorow

 

[De Snelle Duif]

I don't think he has gained enough time already to keep the lead, unless he finishes first he's gonna lose it. There are 55 riders still in the same time as him. I don't think he's going to do all that bad though, he showed us earlier this year that he's capable of doing shorter TT's (although this one is a lot more hilly I think).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

TT on now.

Best so far:

1 VOROBYEV Anton RUS Team KATUSHA 00:25:59
2 HUPOND Thierry FRA GIANT - SHIMANO 00:26:53
3 LE MÉVEL Christophe FRA COFIDIS 00:27:24
4 PETERSON Thomas USA GIANT - SHIMANO 00:27:40
5 KNEISKY Morgan FRA Team RALEIGH 00:28:26

Ticker here: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1864/tour-mediterraneen-etape-4-.html

Cummings will surprise.

 

[jens_attacks]

VOROBYEV Anton RUS Team KATUSHA 00:25:59
KERN Christophe FRA Team EUROPCAR 00:26:29

maybe this year he will bounce back

 

[Dazed and Confused]

VOROBYEV Anton RUS Team KATUSHA 00:25:59
KERN Christophe FRA Team EUROPCAR 00:26:29

maybe this year he will bounce back

For sure, hell I think Gautier can win on Faron Tomorrow.

 

[will10]

Lol, Pirazzi goes fastest.

 

[roundabout]

2nd at the TT nationals.

 

[Netserk]

Lol, Pirazzi goes fastest.

To be fair to him, it is a hilly ITT.