Tour of the Basque Country 2012

[Ryo Hazuki]

Liquigas for? Sarmiento?

for ratto

...

 

[Fetisoff]

WTF! What were you watching?

Scheldeprijs till it was done, then back to Pais Vasco. So what I saw was Purito pulling, Horner on his ***, Samu looked like he was about to get dropped there. Then Samu back in front, then Purito again. Finally with 1km to go or something like that Horner went to the front and even tried a couple of attacks.

I was also trying to go back and forth between the race and trying to figure out Scheldeprijs results, so maybe by a stroke of luck Horner just happened to take a pull every time I switched my screen

 

[BillytheKid]

Watch the replay. Tells all. Ok, watch the full replay of the last climb.

 

[Lupetto]

the extra km tomorrow should be around 10%, enough to put maybe 15sec on Martin if they are really pushing it, they will need much more than 25s for the ITT.

Do you have any pictures? I only read about a 28% ramp.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Nordhaug finished right next to Henao, but Henao was clearly stronger this time!

Tony Martin will win the GC easily if he climbs like this.

yes. henao si simply a much better rider than nordhaug.

increidble ride by him. he was pacing the followers and nearly got back. martin closed till the final meters then but lampre did nothing. ugh. ag2r rode the 3rd group back.

still I'm increidbly happy with henao, who si the best sky rider here as I had not doubted at all. and martin great again. he will win this gc.

 

[roundabout]

http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/clasificaciones-ciclistas-vuelta-pais-vasco.htm

40 people within a minute

 

[El Pistolero]

Why? Tony had been a decent climber in the past.

Belgian team, Dutch poster

It's like doing 1+1

The group is still pretty big, but of course the only explanation can be the clinic

 

[Museeuw]

cas headbanging like a rocker.

Who is this cas?

 

[Cancellator]

If Martin has his TT form back he will take this GC.

 

[Fetisoff]

Who is this cas?

Chris Anker Sorensen, would be my guess

 

[TeoSheva]

Who is this cas?

Chris Anker SØRENSEN

 

[cineteq]

Belgian team, Dutch poster

It's like doing 1+1

The group is still pretty big, but of course the only explanation can be the clinic

That explains it LOL!!! Plus the fact that the group was big....it's already enough!!!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

what wll be weather comign dfays? only rain can stop martin

 

[maltiv]

Frank Schleck continues sucking and loses 50 seconds. I got some respect for him last year when he showed that, unlike Andy, he actually cared about races outside of TDF. That respect is gone now.

 

[Museeuw]

Chris Anker SØRENSEN

Thank you.

 

[Cancellator]

I kinda wish eurosport covered this along with/instead of the track championships. Track racing isn't that exciting to watch on tv...

 

[BillytheKid]

Do you have any pictures? I only read about a 28% ramp.

That steep? Horner could win if it ends that kind of uphill. Could be the same three tomorrow. Another minute over Martin needed for Horner to win the GC.

 

[theyoungest]

Frank Schleck continues sucking and loses 50 seconds. I got some respect for him last year when he showed that, unlike Andy, he actually cared about races outside of TDF. That respect is gone now.

One word: Bruyneel.

 

[Trofinios]

J-Rod ftw tomorrow.

 

[BillytheKid]

One word: Bruyneel.

True today. Horner did that on his own. RSN was riding scattered and never at the front. Maybe they're saving it for tomorrow.

 

[greatking88]

Got to love the celebration of Samu, always so passionate

Hope tomorrows last km is as steep as they say, so the climbers can make more time on Tony Martin for the TT. Would leave the TT nicely poised to be exciting.

 

[JRanton]

All eight GreenEdge riders finish in the laughing group.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

All eight GreenEdge riders finish in the laughing group.

Albasini sure proved his good catalunya climbing legs here.

like i said if there was anything serious in catalunya he'd never have won

 

[Gloin22]

All eight GreenEdge riders finish in the laughing group.

Surprising ?

Except Alabsini's lucky win, only Gerrans is any good so far. They had a very nice victory yesterday and the brilliant TTT, but when it comes hilly and there's no Gerrans/Albasini - they are useless, not trying to be harsh btw.

They have a good sprint line up, but they didnt produce any good result in bunch sprint except yesterday in a weaky line up.

Altough with that said, they had an awesome start to the season and they will improve every month, well not in climbing terrain though Durbridge is one rider that stand out from GE so far too though.

 

[Christian]

Frank Schleck continues sucking and loses 50 seconds. I got some respect for him last year when he showed that, unlike Andy, he actually cared about races outside of TDF. That respect is gone now.

He was good in Andalucia where he finished 4th on the MTF but that has been all so far. Most of RNT is riding very weak right now ... wouldn't pin it just on Fränk. Lucky they have Horner to "save the furniture" as they say