Tour of Qatar - Stage 3: Al Wakra - Mesaieed 150.5km

[Barrus]

Does anyone know who is in the front group? Front peloton I mean

 

[ingsve]

Does anyone know who is in the front group? Front peloton I mean

If you mean the 24 man group then no. In the top 9 are Downing, Vynants, Vigano at least.

 

[Barrus]

If you mean the 24 man group then no. In the top 9 are Downing, Vynants, Vigano at least.

It is one group now

 

[sublimit]

the 2 lead groups have merged, about 40 riders?

Not surte where Boonen is yet, chasing from behind I think.

 

[ingsve]

Looks like the front 9 got caught.

 

[Jamsque]

The break is about to be caught by the front half of the peloton.

Wind is just crazy, riders are practically in a straight line across the road.

Wiggo in the Boonen group, which is within sight of the front group.

 

[ingsve]

There should be something like 33 riders in the front. Haussler is there.

 

[Barrus]

the 2 lead groups have merged, about 40 riders?

Not surte where Boonen is yet, chasing from behind I think.

Booenen is 40 seconds about behind the front peloton

 

[Jamsque]

The gap is 45 seconds from the front group to Boonen

 

[Pharazon]

The gap is 45 seconds from the front group to Boonen

with the size of that lead group Boonen will be lucky to get it back

 

[Barrus]

BOOM BOOM is in the front group, as is Steegmans

 

[ingsve]

Flecha, Hunt, Rasch, Bennati, Haussler, Van Summeren, Renshaw Steegmans, Hammond at least there from the riders that were in the top 18 the other day.

 

[Barrus]

is it just me or is the Boonen group getting more riders? ALmost a minute now. Boonen was out of the first group due to a flat tire

 

[palmerq]

i guess htc will go for the win with renshaw today, so he will get the leaders jersey.. maybe not though

 

[Barrus]

They're trying to break the echelon

 

[sublimit]

Its more like 30 or so riders in front, and plenty of Garmin firepower there.

 

[jens_attacks]

is bos in the front group?

 

[Spare Tyre]

I think Renshaw, Eisel and Hondo were going for intermediate sprint points.

 

[Damiano]

is bos in the front group?

I'm almost sure that I saw him with Boonen.

 

[Barrus]

is bos in the front group?

I don't think so, probably just 3 Rabo riders, BOOM BOOM, tankink and Wijnants

 

[ingsve]

Maes is also there from the 18 man break.

It looks like some riders have dropped back from the front group. It only counted something like 27 riders there now.

 

[El Pistolero]

They're talking about Ricco now.

 

[jens_attacks]

I'm almost sure that I saw him with Boonen.

yes i think you're right.bonnet also there

 

[Barrus]

Boonen appeared quite annoyed with some of the other riders

 

[microdose]

eurosport working now as well

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