Tour of California Stage 3: Auburn - Modesto, 196.2 km

[jobiwan]

Stage for Swifty and the sprinters again.
Possibility for crosswinds, always good for a flat stage.

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[mewmewmew13]

Gee, looks like most of the action will be last k's ...I haven't looked at the weather for tomorrow so don't know if that is a factor at all.
I guess it depends on how tricky the finish is...can't imagine it's too bad.

I will predict someone different, maybe a pro-conti or conti for excitement. It doesn't look like Thor will roar.

 

[jobiwan]

Tomorrow's forecast for Modesto at 3:00 PM (approx. arrival time):

67 degrees Fahrenheit
Rain

One of these days, it'll be sunny.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Right about now the ATOC looks like about the best drought relief going.

 

[craig1985]

Michael Matthews FTW.

 

[jobiwan]

Michael Matthews FTW.

Hopefully they let him go for it and don't make him help Friere.

 

[Jamsque]

I expect it will be a Sky vs HTC battle of the trains.

 

[Astana1]

Sagan
Swift
Haedo

Zabriskie is already 15 seconds down.

 

[Astana1]

On bike cameras for tonights stage. Camera's will be considered part of the bike.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...of-california-tech-proteam-pov-cameras_173622

 

[greenedge]

1. Hushovd
2. Matthews
3. Sagan
4. Goss

 

[Jamsque]

On bike cameras for tonights stage. Camera's will be considered part of the bike.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...of-california-tech-proteam-pov-cameras_173622

Sweet. I bet there will be some cool shots of the sprint.

 

[Astana1]

Sweet. I bet there will be some cool shots of the sprint.

I hope they work. I would love to see some footage of a mountain descent later in the race.

 

[greenedge]

Zabriskie, Efmikin and some other Gc dude down on time.

 

[auscyclefan94]

GC for overall contenders

Horner
Leipheimer
Van Garderen
Hesjedal
Morabito +11s
Zabriske +15s
Schleck
Martin

The leaders jersey looks really bad for this race!

 

[Astana1]

Zabriskie, Efmikin and some other Gc dude down on time.

Garmin needs to throw their support at Ryder. The addition of Mt. Baldy probably precludes Zabriskie from winning this. He has climbed well in California but keeping up on the Baldy ascent might be beyond him.

He's already down 15 seconds on Levi.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

wind???

??

 

[mainframe]

Today 11:33
Ryo Hazuki wind???

??

Poor lad, I'd stay off the baked beans.

 

[Cal_Joe]

wind???

??

NWS forecast this morning calls for about a half an inch of rain for the area today, with winds from the south at 10 - 15 mph.

 

[El Oso]

The leaders jersey looks really bad for this race!

+1. It looks like mud on the yellow jersey. They need to go back to just gold. I think they tried to go yellow since that's the color of the leader's jersey in the only race that matters.

 

[jobiwan]

Underway now and a 7 man break with 1:30 on the bunch.

C. Meier (UHC), J. Barta (NET), A. Gottfried (NET), A. Jacques-Maynes (BIS), W. Dickeson (Jelly Belly), P. Gaimon (Kenda), and J. Driscoll (Jamis).

Driscoll is wearing the Most Courageous jersey.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Underway now and a 7 man break with 1:30 on the bunch.

C. Meier (UHC), J. Barta (NET), A. Gottfried (NET), A. Jacques-Maynes (BIS), W. Dickeson (Jelly Belly), P. Gaimon (Kenda), and J. Driscoll (Jamis).

Driscoll is wearing the Most Courageous jersey.

Driscoll is back in the break again? Man, he's giving Hoogerland a run for his money.

 

[jobiwan]

Also Mike Creed (KBS) in the break

3 minutes to peleton.

EDIT: Gottfried apparently is NOT in the break, just Barta for NetApp.

 

[Boeing]

Speaking of Gaps: The disparity of talent in this race is shocking

 

[Tuarts]

Break-away:
Jaques-maynes (BPC)
Meier (UHC)
Dickeson (JBC)
Barta (APP)
Creed (KBS)

Gottfried (APP) +1'02"
Driscoll (JSH) +3'06"

Peloton+5'13"

 

[Tuarts]

Speaking of Gaps: The disparity of talent in this race is shocking

Do you even follow the NRC to make such a judgement?