USA Procycling Challenge 2013 (2.HC)

[Gloin22]

Dombrowski will be Sky leader! Not Froome or Porte..

 

[Ruvu75]

Dombrowski will be Sky leader! Not Froome or Porte..

Only problem is that he hasn't shown any form recently

 

[Arredondo]

Looking at the startlist I don't see many sprinters. Who do you think will be there today to challenge Sagan?

Watch out for Ken Hanson, he already got a 2nd place in Calfornia (in front of Sagan)

 

[Gloin22]

Only problem is that he hasn't shown any form recently

He was good in Suiise. Crashed out of Burgos.

It's a learning year for him anyway, but I am sure his shape is better than Froome or Porte at the moment.

 

[Wunengzi]

Watch out for Ken Hanson, he already got a 2nd place in Calfornia (in front of Sagan)

Optum has a new guy, Ryan Anderson, who did a very good job a few weeks ago: only Viviani was faster than him. My guess is that he will be their sprinter. In Utah, they also preferred Young over Hanson.

 

[Afrank]

Eurosports coverage has started here. Still waiting on the tour tracker. http://www.sportlemon.tv/20130818/vv521131815686a2.17835028-624021.html

Lewis, Cooke, Burnett in the break

Edit: Tour tracker up http://radioshacktourtracker.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/

 

[PeteTheSpinner]

I like races in the States. Especially this one.
Coverage in Europe is just at the right time, terrain is unique, scenery is stunning, too bad it's not prestigious like European races and can't attract the best of the best.
But it serves its cause. Cycling is spreading through the world.

 

[Peter von]

I like races in the States. Especially this one.
Coverage in Europe is just at the right time, terrain is unique, scenery is stunning, too bad it's not prestigious like European races and can't attract the best of the best.
But it serves its cause. Cycling is spreading through the world.

When they reshuffle the WorldTour USpro or California have to gain WorldTour status, there are many big teams with American sponsors and a huge interest in the local population. Obviusly it's a shame if older races will be dropped witch might kill races like Catalunya or Rommandie, but thats the prize of globalization.

alas UCI might see it differently.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I like races in the States. Especially this one.
Coverage in Europe is just at the right time, terrain is unique, scenery is stunning, too bad it's not prestigious like European races and can't attract the best of the best.
But it serves its cause. Cycling is spreading through the world.

 

[PeteTheSpinner]

When they reshuffle the WorldTour USpro or California have to gain WorldTour status, there are many big teams with American sponsors and a huge interest in the local population. Obviusly it's a shame if older races will be dropped witch might kill races like Catalunya or Rommandie, but thats the prize of globalization.

alas UCI might see it differently.

WT status should be a sure thing, and I don't think it will overly affect similar European races.
Riders will choose where they'll ride according to their goals and sponsors' interest. Teams have enough riders to handle the overlapping.
What I'm thinking of is a GT in the States. I'd love it, but it isn't realistic.
I know that lots of members here will deprecate the idea, but I'm sure that an American GT would be more exciting and competitive than Vuelta. It would be better from business point of view, as well. For example, I won't be able to follow entire Vuelta in live coverage, but I can follow races from America with pleasure.
Cycling coverage before sleeping feels just right.

 

[PeteTheSpinner]

I'm sorry, Froomey.
But you've said you're there for cyclotouring.
And there's none of your principal rivals from the July.

 

[Afrank]

Cooke caught by another small group or riders, Sagan in it.

Edit: Sagan, Bennett, Leal, Jones, Cooke, Jacques-Maynes, Zirbel. 10 seconds.

Was pretty funny to see Froome get dropped BTW.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sagan doing a different Sagan again

 

[Afrank]

Bennett and Jones now. 5 seconds.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Sky DS before the race - 'My message to the other teams? We are not going to ride. At all.'

 

[Afrank]

About to be caught, bunch sprint coming up.

 

[maltiv]

Looks like Froome is back to his pre 2011 form...

 

[Afrank]

Sagan wins. Easily.

 

[jsem94]

Too easy for Sagan.

 

[roundabout]

boring

okay, it was actually a hillier stage than I thought, but I guess it also made it boring

 

[PeteTheSpinner]

Sky DS before the race - 'My message to the other teams? We are not going to ride. At all.'

That's the race's minus I was mentioning.

Sagan did it very well, but the tv realization is still inexperienced.

 

[Afrank]

 

[roundabout]

http://www.matsport.fr.php53-23.ord...t/resultat.php5?code_course=USA&menu=0&type=0

 

[tomorrow]

Sagan did it very well, but the tv realization is still inexperienced.

yup, very inexperienced i would say, showing helicopter pictures when riders are hidden under the trees, then again helicopter in the finish line, which made it pretty clear that everybody knew already, by pictures from the finish line would make it a little bit more unclear how sagan is doing against avarmeat, in this matter I think ToC is much better, also thanks to ASO I guess

 

[tomorrow]

what about tomorrow? Sagain or will the break take it? i don't think there will be much action GC wise