Volta a Catalunya 2012: Stage 2, Girona - Girona (161 km)

[Dekker_Tifosi]

One of the Rabo's blows and the group breaks in two.

Gesink still in front tho

 

[hatcher]

Non-helper Quintana helping.

 

[The Hitch]

He did add "at this level", I'm assuming to clarify that

Monuments are world tour too

And he said it without "at this level" several times before.

 

[skidmark]

media exposure, the good man is one of their best shots to win something, even if no points come of it.

Yeah, if you have the best all-round rider of the generation on your squad, you're not as worried about WT points. I mean, they have a good team anyway and will probably get enough WT points to stay in, but even if not they would get invited to whatever races they want with Valv.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol quintana dropped back to help

 

[Beech Mtn]

Gap to Valv is 1.20

 

[TourOfSardinia]

o o o o 1.20 gap

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

quintana is nealry dropping valverde :L

 

[hrotha]

edit: quintana is working now I se efor valverde

good to see valverde lose though

Loooooooool
Actually I hope he was caught up like Valverde and they didn't make him wait, but... 'tis Movistar

 

[Beech Mtn]

If the mechanical was electrical, as reported, that doesn't look so hot for Campy. Although Movistar did ride on that all last year, testing the prototypes, and supposedly had no troubles.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Any sign of diesel Basso?

 

[wirral]

The Stolen Volta!!

I'll get my coat.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

One Movistar rider near the front of the lead group. Pardilla maybe ?

 

[Frosty]

Looks like one Movistar has been left up front?

 

[Parrulo]

are machado and cardoso still on the front group?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Omega Pharma Leipheimer get revenge on Valverde/Movistar for Paris Nice

 

[Beech Mtn]

OK, so not an electrical mechanical for Valv then. Was a puncture and then crash in the feed zone.

 

[wirral]

Motorbike WTF Camera guy WTF

 

[Beech Mtn]

Cunego on the descent

 

[Parrulo]

is that cunego attacking on the descent?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins is descending horribly.

Everywhere he rides a gap falls.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

wiggins really sucks in downhils.

 

[Beech Mtn]

There is Cunego, a Sky, and someone else off the front on descent

picture quality on the descent is dreadful

 

[Alpechraxler]

wiggins really sucks in downhils.

F = m*g ... if m tends towards anorexia F gets minimal

 

[Parrulo]

Wiggins is descending horribly.

Everywhere he rides a gap falls.

if he goes like this to the tour he will need the itt's to regain the time he loses on guys like nibali and samu on the descents and won't be using them to gain time on every1