Tour Mediterranen

[FF'Wilco]

Wow! Big surprise, Brits doing great this season.

 

[Grzdylu]

2nd Navarro
3rd Garzelli

 

[theyoungest]

This Tiernan-Locke guy seems to be the real deal... I know Sky have set themselves the goal of developing Colombian climbers, but maybe there's a spot for him next year.

 

[roundabout]

2nd Navarro
3rd Garzelli

Looks like something did happen after all.

 

[trevim]

2nd Navarro
3rd Garzelli

Good to see someone from Saxo Bank up there. This race give some sort of WT points or just the WT calendar races gives them?

 

[Gloin22]

Good to see someone from Saxo Bank up there. This race give some sort of WT points or just the WT calendar races gives them?

Just WT races give WT points

 

[trevim]

This Tiernan-Locke guy seems to be the real deal... I know Sky have set themselves the goal of developing Colombian climbers, but maybe there's a spot for him next year.

Come on, it's certainly impressive but this was hardly a big race. Short stages, lack of big riders. Excellent results but we have to be aware of the competition.

 

[theyoungest]

Come on, it's certainly impressive but this was hardly a big race. Short stages, lack of big riders. Excellent results but we have to be aware of the competition.

Lack of big riders, yes, but still there's some pretty decent climbers he seems to have just ridden off his wheel twice in this race.

 

[trevim]

Just WT races give WT points

I don't know how the ranking works so let me get this right:

All the 1.1,1.HC,2.HC races don't count for the ranking of the teams?! Things like Tre Vale Varesine, Emillia, Kuurne don't give points?

 

[pmcg76]

Come on, it's certainly impressive but this was hardly a big race. Short stages, lack of big riders. Excellent results but we have to be aware of the competition.

Yeah but this guy is a British domestic pro, imagine one of the domestic Portugese guys from Carmin or some other team winning Tour of the Med, I think it would be considered very impressive.

 

[trevim]

Lack of big riders, yes, but still there's some pretty decent climbers he seems to have just ridden off his wheel twice in this race.

I agree with that. I just noticed that this wasn't a very usual race.

 

[Sum_of_Marc]

This Tiernan-Locke guy seems to be the real deal... I know Sky have set themselves the goal of developing Colombian climbers, but maybe there's a spot for him next year.

I wanted Sky to sign him after the Tour of Britain. Was great that he at least went to Endura with their ever-expanding European schedule - and already he has delivered a brilliant result. Strong field or not, a win is a win.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Anybody know more stage results?

 

[trevim]

Yeah but this guy is a British domestic pro, imagine one of the domestic Portugese guys from Carmin or some other team winning Tour of the Med, I think it would be considered very impressive.

I used the same word to describe his win I think it was impressive but there were some unusual factors in this years race.

 

[The Hitch]

lol watch Riis transform Navarro and Hernandez into Rodriguez and Moreno

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Too bad the stage was cut down, but I'm happy for this Tiernan-Locke fella. To be honest I'd never heard of him before this race.

 

[Kvinto]

It's great that Garzelli shows some sort of early form to contend for Tirreno once again (too bad it contains TTT )

 

[Grzdylu]

4 Ángel Madrazo

El Fares in top 10.

 

[hrotha]

lol watch Riis transform Navarro and Hernandez into Rodriguez and Moreno

Navarro isn't surprising. Wait until you see Noval on the Tour top-10.

 

[roundabout]

Nah, Noval is going to win Paris-Roubaix.

 

[trevim]

Nah, Noval is going to win Paris-Roubaix.

After beating Tosatto in the sprint on the velodrome under the eyes of the 3rd place finisher Jesus Hernandez.

 

[jens_attacks]

so who is this tiernan-locke guy?we're heading straight into an anglo-saxon age of cycling
i expected garzelli to take this with an iron fist but it's good he has the form,tirreno will be nice(if it doesn't snow on abruzzo of course)

 

[Andy99]

Brilliant result for Tiernan-Locke and Endura.

Hopefully Marc Madiot will eat his words now after he tried his hardest to ensure Endura didn't get a ride in the first place. HA!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

so who is this tiernan-locke guy?we're heading straight into an anglo-saxon age of cycling
i expected garzelli to take this with an iron fist but it's good he has the form,tirreno will be nice(if it doesn't snow on abruzzo of course)

27yo, decent Continental-level climber. Has been a bit lost in the British scene given that there's pretty much nothing in the way of races that suit climbers. He was 2nd in the Vuelta a León last year, winning the queen stage, and 6th (+KOM) in the Tour of Britain. However, Rapha don't really have the international program that Endura do, so he's getting a few better chances to show what he can do this year.

So he's not an especially young guy, nor a super-exciting prospect, but he is a pretty good climber who can do a decent job in the right races and hasn't really had the opportunities he's deserved yet.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This Tiernan-Locke guy seems to be the real deal... I know Sky have set themselves the goal of developing Colombian climbers, but maybe there's a spot for him next year.

Vuelta a Leon never lies! (his stage win there was more impressive to me as his whole Tour of Britiain riding)