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

[Wallenquist]

Ruffoni FTW pleaase.

Maybe tommorow it's windy there, can be a similar stage to stage 2 or at least to stage 1.

 

[Murungaru]

Maciej Bodnar (2nd overall) is the only rider from top 10 missing in the front group.

Go sky! for Stannard (3 GC).

 

[veji11]

gee, that's going to be a tiring day for everybody : going full gas from the start with echelons...

 

[peloton]

MTN also missed the split, they are chasing with Tinkoff in the second group, gap 38'

EQS pushing the pace in the front group

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Are you talking about MSR only or classics in general? Fabian ain't the type to "usually" wait for a sprint. That isn't were he is strongest and he knows that.

I agree that's not where he's strongest, but the last couple of years that strategy has unfortunately been a favorite of his.

Anyway, no more derailing, looks like we have a real race going on.

 

[peloton]

Front group getting smaller, second group closing the gap

edit. Cance, Bodnar group has made it back to the front group

 

[Netserk]

Contact after 63 km.

 

[Poursuivant]

Any news on Kittel? Has he been spat out the back again?

 

[Wallenquist]

Any news on Kittel? Has he been spat out the back again?

Nothing official but since it's windy he's probably far back. There was some info that he still recovering from illness.

 

[Poursuivant]

Nothing official but since it's windy he's probably far back. There was some info that he still recovering from illness.

Thank you...

 

[wirral]

Hayman's presence has doomed the break.

 

[Netserk]

Terpstra missing the split!


@tourofqatar_

The peloton is splitting again with Katusha pulling. Terpstra is not in the front. Luke Row needs to change his rear wheel. #TourofQatar

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Apparently Theo Bos is not out of the race

 

[LosBrolin]

Kittel was unable to train after TDU because of cold, so maybe that explains why for example yesterday he told team to sprint for Arndt, who btw sprinted almost whole straight by sitting on a saddle

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Seems we have a stream
http://cyclinghub.tv/livestream.php
showing Highlights still though

 

[Wallenquist]

Kittel working as a waterboy, never seen that before

 

[TourOfTexas]

Thanks!

Though my connection is too slow. Need at least 250 kB/s.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Good stream for once. Now we just need English commentators

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gruppo compatto, yawn

 

[bassplayer88]

thanks for the stream! im really enjoing the arabic commentary, nice and restful tone to his voice and much better than kirby giving himself a coranary over nothing

 

[Poursuivant]

Kittel working as a waterboy, never seen that before

So Arndt is going for win instead it seems.

 

[kompik3]

Attack with 5km to go.
Saxo, Quickstep and Astana.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sky left behind again.

 

[LosBrolin]

Kristoff again?

 

[BeagRigh]

Kristoff again?

Sagan I thought?

EDIT: looks like I thought wrong