Tour of Qatar (2.HC) 8/2 - 13/2

[indianfanboy]

Boonen wins the 2nd intermediate sprint

 

[indianfanboy]

Demare dropped

 

[grizzlee]

Any word on whether Sam Bennet made the split?

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Qatar never disappoints.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Wow didn't really follow it this morning, but it looks like it's a massacre today

Hopefully there will be live broadcasting though

 

[indianfanboy]

Rojas is dropped 15-20 riders remaining

 

[Roude Leiw]

shame that there are no live pics, twitter feed shows a lively race

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Rojas in the leaders jersey is dropped.

 

[Jagartrott]

Why can't we see this? Echelons are among the most exciting things in cycling.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Why can't we see this? Echelons are among the most exciting things in cycling.

The weather, is the excuse.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Any word on whether Sam Bennet made the split?

He didn't. Interestingly, Guardini did make the split.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Terpstra, Boonen, Arndt, SAGAN, Bodnar, Stuyven, Burghardt, GVA, Kristoff, Guardini, Stannard, Keukeleire, Haussler

all in the front group, all Flandriens basically

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

First group is Terpstra, Boonen, Maes, Arndt, Sagan, Bodnar, Stuyven, Burghardt, Van Avermaet, Kristoff, Guardini, Tleubajev, Rowe, Stannard, Delage, Offredo, Blythe, Keukeleire, Haussler, Kluge, Schorn.

 

[Flamin]

So we are pretty much missing the best race of the year here.

 

[indianfanboy]

#TourofQatar
Leaders: Terpstra, Boonen, Maes, Arndt, Sagan, Bodnar, Stuyven,
Burghardt, Van Avermaet, Kristoff, Guardini, Tleubayev,Rowe, Stannard, Delage, Offredo, Blythe, Keukeleire, Haussler, Kluge Schorn

 

[Arredondo]

Strong Stuyven, that guy is a heck of a rider.

 

[Wallenquist]

First group is Terpstra, Boonen, Maes, Sagan, Bodnar, Stuyven, Burghardt, Van Avermaet, Kristoff, Guardini, Tleubajev, Rowe, Stannard, Blythe, Haussler.

Updated. 15 riders.

 

[indianfanboy]

15 riders remaining

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Arndt, Delage, Keukeleire (puncture), Kluge, Schorn and Offredo lose contact with the first group.
15 riders in the lead.
#TourofQatar

 

[indianfanboy]

Strong Stuyven, that guy is a heck of a rider.

I remember Cancellara praising him in Paris Roubaix 2014

 

[LosBrolin]

Guardini ftw if the group can hold on. How much is left?

 

[JRanton]

So we are pretty much missing the best race of the year here.

Pretty much standard stuff for us long suffering cycling fans.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

From BMC twitter:
#TourofQatar Stage 2: We are told live TV coverage has been disrupted by sandstorm conditions and faster-than-expected racing.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Why isn't there any live coverage? ^^ ok that explains why. Still why the heck are they surprised by sandstorms?

 

[indianfanboy]

Boonen has two teammates and Sagan has Bodnar..