Tour of the Basque Country 2012

[hatcher]

Too big/strong a group to risk giving any leeway to.

 

[Parrulo]

jesus christ so much rain

 

[roundabout]

Hm, maybe it will be a selective stage after all. One can only hope.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

can you even read?

no. he never could

 

[Eyeballs Out]

This has the makings of a really good stage

 

[cesko_jr]

Kiserlovski!!!!!

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

If I go by your beloved more accurate profile, I see a 100 m rise in about a kilometre, which is 10%. You have a different definition of "false flat" than most.

More accurate but still not to scale obviously. The steepness of the climbs is clearly exaggerated, like I said. The 2nd category climb is not 8.5 percent but impossibly steep going by your "logic"

 

[Parrulo]

This has the makings of a really good stage

i wish we could have this kind of weather next sunday

cunego and scarponi attacking? :O

 

[Fetisoff]

And with all this crap weather, the crowds are still better than in 99% of races

 

[Euskaltel!]

that's one shattered peloton...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lampre';s attacked with henao. but all seems back together

 

[Gloin22]

Never thought Sky would shatter peleton...especailyl in Pais Vasco How long to the end ?

 

[Euskaltel!]

lampre';s attacked with henao. but all seems back together

Testing their legs for the climb to come?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

And with all this crap weather, the crowds are still better than in 99% of races

In the Basque country, this is just called "weather".

The Basques will always flock to a bike race. Look at the Urkiola in the Vuelta last year; 60km from the finish but absolutely jam-packed with fans.

 

[cineteq]

RAI stream
http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-2/18/102/v-390356.html

 

[BillytheKid]

jesus christ so much rain

It is Good Friday.

 

[Fetisoff]

Never thought Sky would shatter peleton...especailyl in Pais Vasco How long to the end ?

57 km

In the Basque country, this is just called "weather".

The Basques will always flock to a bike race. Look at the Urkiola in the Vuelta last year; 60km from the finish but absolutely jam-packed with fans.

Yeah I know, but still every time I see it, it doesn't seem to amaze me. And make me angry, that this race was almost not to be over measly 100.000 euros (or whatever it was)

 

[Euskaltel!]

Appollonio?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

great sky tactics. send apollonio up fron.t henao on the next climb that is 5km 9%

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Next climb:

5km at 9% is a bit optimistic. It's not the Urkiola.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Appollonio?

Was he in the original break ?

 

[Gloin22]

Was he in the original break ?

No.

10 chars

 

[BillytheKid]

RAI stream
http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-2/18/102/v-390356.html

Ever since I got Universal Sports, all these links have been "access denied."

10 minutes until I get pictures.

 

[Euskaltel!]

no...........

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Next climb:

5km at 9% is a bit optimistic. It's not the Urkiola.

accoriding to the stagedetails in website they climb 400 metres in 5 km