Tour of California Stage 4: Livermore - San Jose/Sierra Rd, 131.6 KM

[roundabout]

Horner should try peaking for the Tour next year.

 

[El Pistolero]

They don't test. I mean, it's the "AMGEN" Tour of California.

Yeah, but Wouter's funeral was today. Now I know why I only saw Frank Schleck though.

Anyway, didn't see the race, but I hope the Cali hate will stop here now. Was getting a bit silly

 

[craig1985]

Henderson just crosses the line.

 

[craig1985]

Yellow jersey just finished, 15 minutes+ back. Easy race for the Europeans!

Somehow I don't think Greg Henderson is European

 

[theyoungest]

Horner should try peaking for the Tour next year.

He'll be f&*king old then. I mean, he's old now, but really...

 

[BYOP88]

Horner should try peaking for the Tour next year.

No he's waiting for 2014 then he'll do all 3 plus the 5 monuments and will defend them for the next decade.

 

[Astana1]

That was a total stomping. Horner probably just won the whole race. Glad to see Levi back on bottle duty again.

 

[thehog]

Let's kill him!

No seriously, what's Andy even doing at Cali.

They are told to hold back. The Euros that is. Andy power in the last 500m showed what he could have done.

 

[jobiwan]

Levi to make up a minute in the TT, only to have Horner gain 3 minutes on Baldy.
Great ride today, great stage.

 

[roundabout]

Levi to make up a minute in the TT, only to have Horner gain 3 minutes on Baldy.
Great ride today, great stage.

The only way Levi can gain a minute on this Horner in the TT is team orders.

 

[Boeing]

"500 watts for 500 meters" Horner

I'd say that is a fine beat down

 

[UpTheRoad]

They are told to hold back. The Euros that is. Andy power in the last 500m showed what he could have done.

What power did he show? He could gap Leipheimer by three bike lengths for about 20 seconds?

 

[ferryman]

They are told to hold back. The Euros that is. Andy power in the last 500m showed what he could have done.

I think you just made up the Euros bit to get a reaction but I agree about Andy looking pretty comfortable today.

 

[jobiwan]

Jerseys:

Yellow: Horner
KOM: McCarty (SpiderTech)
Sprint: Sagan
Young: Talansky
Most Aggressive: Hesjedal

 

[Christian]

Talansky should be best young rider

 

[jobiwan]

Talansky should be best young rider

I was actually just about to change that! Impressive ride by Talansky, TVG just used too much energy.

 

[Archibald]

what bike was Hesjedal on? no cervelo markings on it...


*dunno if discussed earlier in thread, but not going to trawl through to find out...

 

[Boeing]

what bike was Hesjedal on? no cervelo markings on it...


*dunno if discussed earlier in thread, but not going to trawl through to find out...

interesting, did the head tube look smaller than his cervelo in prior stages? I want to see that

 

[The Hitch]

Let's kill him!

No seriously, what's Andy even doing at Cali.

I would say that he is there to "have fun" but accusing people i dont know of drinking would go horribly with my last post.

 

[Izzy eviel]

Good race, really enjoyed it. The race is on for 2nd.

 

[hoolaparara]

I don't know what is most annoying about P&P's commentary. Is it repeatedly stating the bleeding obvious, repeatedly missing the bleeding obvious or repeatedly stating the bleeding obviously wrong?

How about that finish today huh, countless times talking about how small and cramped it was and it was a bloody highway.. if the giro had finished there they would have only used half the road and let traffic continue normally!

Sheesh

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

That was a total stomping. Horner probably just won the whole race. Glad to see Levi back on bottle duty again.

Exactly. Levi should focus on making sure Horner has a mint on his pillow tonight.

 

[Parrulo]

andy climbing in may?

I CALL SHENANIGANS

p.s. amazing ride by horner he just rode every1 off his wheel

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Horner was superb. He didn't really attack, just rode Levi and Ryder off his wheel. He's definitely experiencing a career renaissance, though he's always been a great rider.

 

[meandmygitane]

The only way Levi can gain a minute on this Horner in the TT is team orders.

Horner was +1:14 in the 52km time-trial and +24s in the prologue to Levi in TdF2010, but then again he beat Valverde in Pais Vasco 2010 profile here and results here.

Is the TT hilly enough, the climb is only a third in vertical gain of that in Pais Vasco

Oh yeah, Solvang profile here