Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[HF2300]

That will rapidly become like 'it's curtains for Karpets", won't it?

Hopefully not.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Kennaugh was fantastic today, and wasn't it great to see the national jersey up front on a climb?

Sad that we didn't get to see Kennaugh in the national champion's jersey at the Tour. Perhaps if he retains it this year we might see a stage win in it this year. Don't recall ever seeing this before, has it ever happened does anyone know ?

 

[PeteB]

Contador blows everyone away on the last climb. Froome fighting back to 2nd, 30 secs back with 3.5km to go.
Plus ca change

Is it my skybias showing or was Froome actually not blown away quite so badly as the time suggests... wasn't a lot of that 20s due to him getting mugged on the descent rather the climb itself?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Sad that we didn't get to see Kennaugh in the national champion's jersey at the Tour. Perhaps if he retains it this year we might see a stage win in it this year. Don't recall ever seeing this before, has it ever happened does anyone know ?

Cav was wearing the British national jersey in the tour in 2013 when he won several stages.

Like this one

 

[rich p]

Is it my skybias showing or was Froome actually not blown away quite so badly as the time suggests... wasn't a lot of that 20s due to him getting mugged on the descent rather the climb itself?

No!
Dirty Bertie flew away on the last ascent to the tune of 35 seconds max, and Froome ground his way back over a few kms to limit his losses.
It's not clear whether Contador was too fussed about the time gap though and he didn't appear to be going full gas.
As Froome himself said, AC is getting prepped earlier for the Giro while CF can play the longer game.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Cav was wearing the British national jersey in the tour in 2013 when he won several stages.
Like this one

Oops, forgot about Cav. But would be even better on a mountain stage.

 

[Crackle]

Blimey what a stage, Froome and Sky with a brilliant ride. Hope this is a sign of the season to come, what a duel.

Froome takes 28 secs out of Contador in, a km, I think and leads by a second with Nieve 3rd.

 

[tug benson]

P1ssed eurosport didn't show todays stage live

 

[thom]

Well worth a watch:

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

FROOMEDAWG!

 

[Apollonius]

Very impressive for Froome today. I must admit that I thought that Contador had established his superiority, but today showed that there is plenty more to come from this rivalry. Excellent!

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Today's Ruta del Sol stage was incredible. It's a shame Eurosport favoured showing blokes dressed as power rangers with planks tied to their feet jumping off a big ramp to live cycling. Home of cycling my arse.

 

[PeteB]

No!
Dirty Bertie flew away on the last ascent to the tune of 35 seconds max, and Froome ground his way back over a few kms to limit his losses.
It's not clear whether Contador was too fussed about the time gap though and he didn't appear to be going full gas.
As Froome himself said, AC is getting prepped earlier for the Giro while CF can play the longer game.

Ah yes the replay at the start of today's BE coverage showed at least Kennaugh was closer than I remembered at the bottom of the climb. But if Contador wasn't too fussed yesterday, maybe he's regreting that today!... fantastic stuff again today this time from Sky. 1-1 with a finale tomorrow..

 

[Apollonius]

Sky really worked well as a team today. Roche, Kennaugh and Nieve really put the pressure on at the right time and gave Froome his launch platform. Bertie rode on their coat-tails, but had nothing to contribute when Froome went away. All that out-of-the-saddle stuff must take it out of you.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Kennaugh looks amazing right now. You get the feeling that he could have won easily today if he'd been allowed. But that's what being in a team is all about. Contador and Froome is going to be such a great rivary this year...