Vuelta a Espana Stage 2: Assen - Emmen 203,7 km

[Connor Pass]

Anybody have any news of Dan Martin today? He is not listed in cyclingnews.com stage results.

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As I've said above the official results are missing a few of the riders.

Someone confirmed that Gesink finished in the front group but he's not listed, same with Kreuziger.

The Eurosport commentators were saying that Martin crashed yesterday but I don't think he abandoned or was tailed off today.

 

[Connor Pass]

Just been updated.

Martin finished 99th in the group 18 seconds down.

Gesink and Kreuziger did indeed finish in the first group.

 

[issoisso]

Here I didn't even try, because it's like talking into a brick wall. (people are very stubborn here)

Says the guy who refuses to acknowledge me on this forum

 

[knewcleardaze]

Hi, I'm in North America. Anyone have a link to watch the race? Justin TV is no help.

 

[Cobber]

Regardless of the stage outcome-it seems to my like Tom Boonen's years are behind him as a sprinter?

Yeah... Farrar too!

Tommeke didn't have it today (went too early), but I am going to hold off dismissing him as a sprinter until I see him have a go at a few more. Of course, it may just be that I really like him as a rider that I am unwilling to see any writing on the wall.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

am in the only one finding a northern europe veulta completely and utterly weird

I think it's cool -- we were on vacation in northern Netherlands last week, so I am really enjoying watching!

Susan

 

[krebs303]

Hi, I'm in North America. Anyone have a link to watch the race? Justin TV is no help.

This worked today.
Channel Surfing
Steephill TV has a list of links everyday.
Steephill TV

 

[titan_90]

Hi, I'm in North America. Anyone have a link to watch the race? Justin TV is no help.

Check these sites tomorrow.

http://www.steephill.tv/vuelta-a-espana/#live
http://www.cyclingfans.com/

 

[180mmCrank]

the guy who made it all possible

RELUS TER BEEK

...and the Vuelta King of the Mountains is Tom Leezer of Rabobank!

Very fitting me thinks. I am glad they went for the 25m ramp rather than the 50m garbage dump!

 

[Andre.J]

Yeah... Farrar too!

Tommeke didn't have it today (went too early), but I am going to hold off dismissing him as a sprinter until I see him have a go at a few more. Of course, it may just be that I really like him as a rider that I am unwilling to see any writing on the wall.

Yes, I also think he went too early. He's looking better though; had a remarkable prologue yesterday. Quickstep burned themselves out too much during the chase. Hopefully they'll have a better tactic for the next stage.

Andre

 

[Four Winds]

I love Ciolek's sprinting. It looks like he's having an epi.

 

[dblueroom]

what happened at the end? some favorites lost time...

 

[dblueroom]

Hi, I'm in North America. Anyone have a link to watch the race? Justin TV is no help.

universalsports.com has both live and rerun

 

[dblueroom]

I love Ciolek's sprinting. It looks like he's having an epi.

easily recognizable, he does this nodding head thing. it's funny to watch. I like him, but it seems he's in a weak team.

 

[dblueroom]

I've been saying this for weeks on another forum, and even there nobody believed me

Here I didn't even try, because it's like talking into a brick wall. (people are very stubborn here)

I really think the course here suits a. schleck better than the world's. If he's not in form, that's another story, otherwise he is going to kick ***, regardless who's the leader. remember folks, he lost 1:20 in TDF before hitting the mountain stages. Losing a minute on the flat road is not the end of the world for climbers.

 

[knewcleardaze]

Thanks for links guys. I'll try them out.



When you walk, the world looks at you, when you ride a bike, you look at the world.

 

[palmerq]

Good win for ciolek, he´s one of my favourite sprinters, I thought he´d do better after leaving columbia, but he´s struggled a wee bit this season I think. There´s a lot of good sprinters in the vuelta this year, so i think very good win for him even if not all of them are on the best of form, has bennati won anything this season? Maybe he was injured or something, but seem like Liquigas have a couple of promising young sprinters now.

Shame Petacchi didn´t make it to the vuelta(infact I´m impressed by how many races he manage to miss a season), but I am looking forward to the rest of the sprints, I think they´ll all be very close.

 

[Bala Verde]

For the people not liking, understanding or knowing how to pronounce waaier or echelon, call it "abanico", especially when they travel south to Spain again...

 

[Bainreese]

Shame Petacchi didn´t make it to the vuelta(infact I´m impressed by how many races he manage to miss a season), but I am looking forward to the rest of the sprints, I think they´ll all be very close.

Petacchi really has not been a factory for the majority of the season. I wonder if this is the beginning of a trend or whether this season has just been a hiccup for him.