Minor Stage Races 2016 **may contain SPOILERS**

[rich p]

e.g the TdU

T de San Luis - Ettix win the opening TTT with Richeze in yellow ( or whatever colour the leader wears!)

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Tropicale Amisso Bongo underway as well - I had planned on having it in the Pro Pundit game but coverage is poor

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Etixx add to their wins with Cav-replacement, Fernando Gaviria, taking out the sprint on Stage 2 of San Luis, over the predictably 2nd-placed, Sagan, and 3rd was Elia Viviani, who in this race is not riding for Sky but for the Italian national squad.

I am looking forward to Caleb Ewan and Gaviria clashing at some point this season...

 

[User169]

Sagan's racing with hairy legs!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Tropicale Amisso Bongo underway as well

Whoooosh

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Big pile-up at San Luis with some tweets suggesting that Nairo Quintana has broken his collar bone,

edit - tweets now saying he completed the stage and no bones broken.

further edit - Movistar have tweeted that no break for Quintana.

This is almost as exciting as an episode of Casualty.

 

[themosquitoking]

If he isn't ok, can i rock him in my arms until he is?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

If he isn't ok, can i rock him in my arms until he is?

Only if I get to provide comfort to the magnificent Marcel if he ever falls over.

 

[themosquitoking]

Only if I get to provide comfort to the magnificent Marcel if he ever falls over.

Can you fit him in your arms?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Can you fit him in?

I reckon I could <oh-er missus>

 

[themosquitoking]

I reckon I could <oh-er missus>

With the use of government minister endorsed poppers it wouldn't even hurt.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Adrien Petit wins La Tropicale and for some reason does a Tommy Cooper impression "just like that, I thank-you"

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Great to see Nairo Quintana's younger brother, Dayer, winning the Tour de San Luis.

Malori is still not looking good though - apparently now being treated for brain injuries in a specialist clinic in Buenos Aires.

 

[rich p]

A good win for Pete Kennaugh in Oz and also for Fab C in Mallorca.
Cav dnf-ed in Cadel's race.

 

[rich p]

And Greipel wins the third 'stage' of the Mallorca challenge.
He's started the season pretty hot.