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pablo said:
Cancellara now moaning that they shouldnt have to ride in the snow... it was pretty bad by the time he rolled in, of course, Quintana was already changed with a mug of cocoa by then... great weekend of racing, that stage of Tirreno was a real test.
to be fair I had to turn up the heating just to watch it.mcelliott said:
Dr Imran T said:
He's a good grand tour rider as he proved he had it in him during the top ten finish in the vuelta.
I think he was actually 5th in 2013 which is a very good result, however he would have to make a huge jump to match the likes of Contador, Froome and Quintana, IMO.
pablo said:
Is there any footage of the crash that took out Ciolek, Kwitatoski, Gilbert et al?
There was nothing shown on Eurosport apart from the aftermath. It was quite a narrow section and they were in the middle of the peleton so unless there was a spectator filming I suspect that none exists.spikeyhead said:
pablo said:
Is there any footage of the crash that took out Ciolek, Kwitatoski, Gilbert et al?
There was nothing shown on Eurosport apart from the aftermath. It was quite a narrow section and they were in the middle of the peleton so unless there was a spectator filming I suspect that none exists.Haven't seen any footage, but this hints at how scary it was.
The Stiglet said:
Gosh, poor performance though?? Dr Imran T said:
The Stiglet said:
Gosh, poor performance though?? ewenm said:
For those asking earlier in the thread why riders go in breaks, check out the Tour of Catalunya results from today...
Looking at the result is probably the best thing as the coverage didn't start until around 30km or so due to technical problems. Speculation that that could've been the reason why they let the break away get so far ahead, as no data was getting back to the team cars?
Matt_N said:
ewenm said:
For those asking earlier in the thread why riders go in breaks, check out the Tour of Catalunya results from today...
Looking at the result is probably the best thing as the coverage didn't start until around 30km or so due to technical problems. Speculation that that could've been the reason why they let the break away get so far ahead, as no data was getting back to the team cars?
I think it would be great if more races were raced without radio communications between the riders and team cars. There's something to be said for a brave rider sneaking up the road and taking a win. For added entertaiment it's great when the rest of the bunch come in, unaware the race is already won, and the seond placed man doing the celebration as if he was the winner 
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