USAPCC Stage 2: Gunnison to Aspen 209.8km (24/8)

[canyonball]

I don't think it qould have been that bad of a stage, if we actually had pictures of it. Great Ride for Bruno Pires.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I don't think it qould have been that bad of a stage, if we actually had pictures of it. Great Ride for Bruno Pires.

pfff
a queen stage decided completely in the downhill in rain.

No sorry, that was bullsh.t. Glad Leipheimer won't win now though!

 

[cineteq]

DISASTER for Levi, lost 44 seconds.

= Evans, Gesink, Henao and Schleck

 

[trevim]

Ah Bruno Pires in the lead group. Portuguese domination Best placed rider for Leopard?

 

[thirteen]

Woooooooo suck it bottle

someone's showing him the map so he can see where he f*cked up

 

[goggalor]

Turned out to be a pretty good stage. Too bad we missed out on the juicy bits.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Hincapie wins this terribly though mountain stage

Pfff, total letdown if this was the queen stage.

Exactly my point.

Teejay should take the gc imo.

 

[Jamsque]

Andy Schleck stopped for a few quick tins on the way down the hill I think.

 

[kurtinsc]

DISASTER for Levi, lost 44 seconds.

Any rider other then Van Garderen and that 45 seconds wouldn't be the end of the world. Bad news to lose that much to a time trialer almost as good as Levi though.

 

[hrotha]

pfff
a queen stage decided completely in the downhill in rain.

No sorry, that was bullsh.t. Glad Leipheimer won't win now though!

At least this had a queen stage. What do you think of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes?

 

[auscyclefan94]

= Evans, Gesink, Henao and Schleck

Not for Evans. He had another highly place rider up the road.

 

[LaFleur]

Andy Schleck stopped for a few quick tins on the way down the hill I think.

Actually Andy made up some decent time on the descent? He was dropped quite early on the climb and I think that he clawed back some time to The Great Descender Frank Schleck.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Why are people complaining? The ones saying it should have ended as a MTF also didn't want Levi to run away with the thing. If today wasn't proof of the possibilities of a descending finish to be decisive and exciting, theres not much hope. Boohoo that old man George won it. If it was that mellow of a queen stage, where was everyone who wasn't in the top 6?

 

[The Sheep]

At least this had a queen stage. What do you think of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes?

Well they had a punch-up

 

[Jamsque]

I think Hincapie might be 2nd overall after today.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tour du Poitou-Charentes doesn't talk itself up as though stage-race Hrotha

Again an essential point you seem to miss every time. Tours like California and Colorado talk themselves up being big and great and the thoughest. And everytime it turns out they were not as though as they claimed to be

 

[Kazistuta]

Andy Schleck stopped for a few quick tins on the way down the hill I think.

Please note that downhill racing doesn't require any technical skills according to Andy... and that's why he ended so far back...

 

[mewmewmew13]

poor Andy...gotta feel a bit for him.

TJ did great! Levi couldn't do it today, ok by me...

miserable weather...that is too bad.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 2 George HINCAPIE BMC Racing Team 05:26:10
2 41 * Tejay VAN GARDEREN HTC - Highroad 00:00:00
3 31 Tom DANIELSON Team Garmin - Cervelo 00:00:00
4 167 * Eduard BELTRAN SUAREZ UNE - EPM 00:00:00
5 153 Janier ACEVEDO CALLE Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antiquia 00:00:00
6 26 Bruno PIRES Team Leopard-Trek 00:00:00
7 1 Cadel EVANS BMC Racing Team 00:00:45
8 111 Lucas EUSER Team Spidertech Powered by C10 00:00:45
9 11 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack 00:00:45
10 5 Jeffry LOUDER BMC Racing Team 00:00:45
11 151 Sergio HENAO MONTOYA Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antiquia 00:00:45
12 36 Christian VANDEVELDE Team Garmin - Cervelo 00:00:45
13 152 Oscar SEVILLA RIBIERO Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antiquia 00:00:45
14 71 Robert GESINK Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:45
15 17 Ivan ROVNY Team RadioShack 00:00:45
16 72 Stef CLEMENT Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:45
17 168 Jaime CASTANEDA UNE - EPM 00:00:45
18 121 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling 00:00:45
19 22 Frank SCHLECK Team Leopard-Trek 00:00:45
20 165 Rafael INFANTINO ABREU UNE - EPM 00:00:45
21 162 Juan Pablo SUAREZ UNE - EPM 00:00:45
22 35 Peter STETINA Team Garmin - Cervelo 00:00:45
23 81 Rory SUTHERLAND Unitedhealthcare Presented By Maxxis 00:00:45
24 75 Pieter WEENING Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:45
25 51 Ivan BASSO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:52

 

[jobiwan]

I call for a Mount Evans finish next year!!

 

[luckyboy]

Hincapie winning a huge mountain stage. It's like 2005 again.

 

[Jamsque]

Stage:

Hincapie
TJVG
Danielson
Beltran
Acevedo
Pires
Evans +45
Euser s.t.
Leipheimer
Louder

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

gc
1 41 * Tejay VAN GARDEREN HTC - Highroad 10:04:08
2 2 George HINCAPIE BMC Racing Team 00:00:16
3 31 Tom DANIELSON Team Garmin - Cervelo 00:00:22
4 11 Levi LEIPHEIMER Team RadioShack 00:00:34
5 36 Christian VANDEVELDE Team Garmin - Cervelo 00:00:45
6 1 Cadel EVANS BMC Racing Team 00:00:51
7 153 Janier ACEVEDO CALLE Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antiquia 00:00:52
8 71 Robert GESINK Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01:04
9 26 Bruno PIRES Team Leopard-Trek 00:01:08
10 81 Rory SUTHERLAND Unitedhealthcare Presented By Maxxis 00:01:09
11 5 Jeffry LOUDER BMC Racing Team 00:01:15

 

[Havetts]

Hincapie winning a huge mountain stage. It's like 2005 again.

"huge"? Bit disappointing stage if you ask me.

 

[thirteen]

thanks again, gang, as always. made it a lot more fun than it would have been.

cheers!

(and sweet dreams)