Tour of Britain 2014 - 07/09 - 14/09 (2.HC)

[Ryo Hazuki]

I just can't believe having a job so boring you would want to do anything else then that

 

[grizzlee]

@RYO your always on here, maybe you should try getting a job and contribute to society a bit instead of talking shi*e in here all day

 

[Bushman]

@RYO your always on here, maybe you should try getting a job and contribute to society a bit instead of talking shi*e in here all day

Thats the way to deal with it. Good job.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

@RYO your always on here, maybe you should try getting a job and contribute to society a bit instead of talking shi*e in here all day

I've done my share while teaching which I loved(the teaching part) and I sure as hell wasn't doing anything else other than teaching. now I'm a professional sports better for quite some time

 

[luckyboy]

yess Zardini

 

[BeagRigh]

Come'on Zardini!

 

[BeagRigh]

Wiggo going backwards...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Go Zardini ffs.....

 

[happytramp]

Roche cycling like it's 1936

 

[BeagRigh]

Yesss! Zardini!

Should have pedaled to the line mind.

 

[luckyboy]

woo, nice win. Really thought Chavanel would be better today though

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Nice win by Zardini

Roche killed himself with the ridiculous gear.

Kwiatkowski vs. Wiggo for the GC win I guess?
Wiggo wasn't too far off, but Kwiatkowski is the favourite I think.

 

[Bushman]

What a spectacular blow up by Roche.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yesss! Zardini!

Should have pedaled to the line mind.

why? he's completley without chance with that itt

 

[luckyboy]

Konig said he has been ill since Colorado. Shame

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Zardini not thinking too much about GC I guess.
The Italian attacked with 4-5km to go and won.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very nice top 10 (GC):

1(41) ZARDINI EdoardoBardiani - CSF 1011:30:21
2(17) KWIATKOWSKI MichalOmega Pharma - Quick-Step 0:13
3(49) ROCHE NicolasTinkoff-Saxo 0:17
4(34) TEUNS DylanBMC Racing Team 0:21
5(36) WIGGINS BradleyTeam Sky 0:24
6(52) LOPEZ GARCIA DavidTeam Sky ,,
7(25) IZAGIRRE IonMovistar Team 0:26
8(38) KÖNIG LeopoldTeam NetApp – Endura ,,
9(47) REICHENBACH SebastienIAM Cycling ,,
10(64) VISCONTI GiovanniMovistar Team 0:37
11(26) CHAVANEL SylvainIAM Cycling 0:42

Game on.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I like the fast results this year. A big improvement on previous editions.

Roche cycling like it's 1936

Apparently he forgot to flip his wheel at the bottom of the climb.

 

[barmaher]

I had a lot of money on Roche for the overall in this race. It was all going to plan until 1.5km out.

What a massive gear he turned. I think if he sat tight until the last kilometre, he would have finished closer to Zardini.

Looks to be between Wiggo and Kwiatkowski for the overall.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Impossible to see beyond Kwiatkowski now. He should take further time bonuses between now and the end of the race and he is perfectly capable of beating Wiggins in a time trial of that length in any case.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Last 8km in HD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcsEABAfuMw

 

[barmaher]

I think Wiggins will beat him in the time trial, but acknowledge that the Pole is more likely to take time bonuses.

 

[Flamin]

Great performance by Teuns.

 

[Akuryo]

I think Wiggins will beat him in the time trial, but acknowledge that the Pole is more likely to take time bonuses.

Not sure, Kwiatkowski always was amongst the best on short(er) TT's, when he was in form. It were the longer ones where he seemed to struggle a bit. And even that is an understatement considering a couple of top 10 results.
And since Wiggo often rides a negative split, he will have a hard time making up a lot of ground on the Pole. I too think Wiggins will take the TT, but not gain enough time to win the GC. Of course this is wishful thinking on my part, but still not impossible to happen.

 

[jens_attacks]

wow congrats zardini!