Tour of Romandie 2013

[The Hitch]

No romandie on tv? ****

 

[search]

No romandie on tv? ****

sure it is, it's just not on Eurosport

live on Sky Sports 2 in gb, also live in more or less every other european country

 

[The Hitch]

sure it is, it's just not on Eurosport

live on Sky Sports 2 in gb, also live in more or less every other european country

Sky? It would be cheaper to fly to Switzerland and watch the race live.

 

[theyoungest]

Sky? It would be cheaper to fly to Switzerland and watch the race live.

All the more reason to watch illegal online streams.

 

[Pentacycle]

All the more reason to watch illegal online streams.

I prefer the term 'non-legal'.

 

[l.Harm]

Sporza got this one. And ES has Snooker all the week, could be a reason too.

 

[roundabout]

Last time ES Int had shown Romandie must have been in about 2004.

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Sky are showing Romandie, so ES are not.

This is bad, it's only a matter of time before it goes the same way as F1. That said, it's not as popular so Sky will test the water first

 

[Parel van het Zuiden]

I hope Goss can win stage 1.

Who can win the Prologue?

I will hesitantly say Gesink for the overall but Sky also look good.

I don't expect Goss to do well here. He was not good in the classics to put it mildly and hasn't raced for a while. Froome for the win in the prologue and overall.

 

[search]

Sky? It would be cheaper to fly to Switzerland and watch the race live.

you have never been to switzerland, obviously

 

[Netserk]

No romandie on tv? ****

I haven't seen a single race on tv this year. You really shouldn't complain, since you can see most races live on tv with a native commentator.

 

[RHRH19861986]

The prologue looks hard, that´s a mini mountain time trial...

Froome, Porte, Valverde will like this, I guess.

 

[The Hitch]

All the more reason to watch illegal online streams.

id rather fly to switzerland to be honest

 

[MADRAZO]

Has anyone seen a list of starttimes for the Proloque?

 

[iZnoGouD]

it will be hard against the sky duo and guys like talansky, spilak, peraud, betancurt and so on who seem to be in great shape, but it is certainly possible.

one thing that runs in his favour is that since he crashed out on the first stage of PN his peak for the ardennes may be a bit late compared to guys who have been in great shape since early march.

Was he peaking for the ardennes?
I hope he is peaking for Tour Suisse

 

[manafana]

my one thign against sky is they are the cause of the massively inflated football wages, them covering some races does no harm for our beloved cycling,

the prologue will decide a lot about leadership i feel, mixed feelings about the parcours, would liked see them not put in full on decent off the main climbs as finishes.

 

[Netserk]

Valverde FTW

_O_

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so ag2r still firing on all cylinders?
Peraud extending the peak into 3rd month? Very possible.

 

[hidache]

No Tv coverage of the prologe

Prologue coverage starts today at 16:15.

"Auf SRF zwei und im Livestream können Sie die Entscheidung bei der Tour de Romandie täglich mitverfolgen. Den Auftakt macht am Dienstag ab 16.15 Uhr der Prolog." (from SRF website)

 

[plooton]

Roman claims a spot on the podium as well

 

[greenedge]

I don't expect Goss to do well here. He was not good in the classics to put it mildly and hasn't raced for a while. Froome for the win in the prologue and overall.

He crashed out of M-SR then rode G-W and RVV- there is no way he could have won the latter.
Right before M-SR though he won a stage at T-A, so if he had not crashed i would have expected him to be with Ciolek, Sagan... That is also based on the fact he won the 2011 M-SR against riders like Ballan, Gilbert, Nibali, Scarponi and Cancellara.

I trust his ability to train himself back into shape- think 2011 WC. If not now, then the Giro.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

 

[Albona]

Has anyone seen a list of starttimes for the Proloque?

140 16:40:00 75 MOSER Moreno CAN
141 16:41:00 65 FRANK Mathias BMC
142 16:42:00 54 HESJEDAL Ryder GRS
143 16:43:00 43 CAVENDISH Mark OPQ
144 16:44:00 33 COSTA Rui Alberto MOV
145 16:45:00 24 MACHADO Tiago RLT
146 16:46:00 18 SPILAK Simon KAT
147 16:47:00 6 PORTE Richie SKY
148 16:48:00 201 TSCHOPP Johann IAM
149 16:49:00 191 ROLLAND Pierre EUC
150 16:50:00 181 LUDVIGSSON Tobias ARG
151 16:51:00 171 VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen LTB
152 16:52:00 161 WESTRA Lieuwe VCD
153 16:53:00 157 ROY Jérémy FDJ
154 16:54:00 141 ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor EUS
155 16:55:00 132 DURBRIDGE Luke OGE
156 16:56:00 121 KREUZIGER Roman TST
157 16:57:00 111 CUNEGO Damiano LAM
158 16:58:00 102 DYACHENKO Alexandr AST
159 16:59:00 91 PERAUD Jean Christophe ALM
160 17:00:00 85 GOOS Marc BLA
161 17:01:00 71 BASSO Ivan CAN
162 17:02:00 61 MORABITO Steve BMC
163 17:03:00 51 TALANSKY Andrew GRS
164 17:04:00 41 MARTIN Tony OPQ
165 17:05:00 31 VALVERDE Alejandro MOV
166 17:06:00 21 KISERLOVSKI Robert RLT
167 17:07:00 11 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel KAT

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=61371

 

[wwabbit]

With the lack of MTFs, Tony Martin might stand a chance to win overall...
Froome is missing from the startlist? Did he withdraw?

 

[Kazistuta]

Most likely they just forgot to put him on the list 17:08 - He should be the last starter, as Sky won the race last year.