Minor Stage Races 2016 **may contain SPOILERS**

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Spot the doper in yellow in the Tour du Maroc

 

[rich p]

Spot the doper in yellow in the Tour du Maroc

I wonder if old chicken legs, Rasmussen, is coaching him?

 

[themosquitoking]

Spot the doper in yellow in the Tour du Maroc

You should make these harder, like where's Wally.

 

[rich p]

Mikel Landa outclimbed the big favourites on the Pais Vasco. At last year's Giro we were all mightily sceptical of Astana's stellar performance. Now that Landa is a Sky rider have we shelved those doubts? Aru certainly looks human again.

 

[Crackle]

Mikel Landa outclimbed the big favourites on the Pais Vasco. At last year's Giro we were all mightily sceptical of Astana's stellar performance. Now that Landa is a Sky rider have we shelved those doubts? Aru certainly looks human again.

Not completely.

Given Henao is in with a chance at Pais Vasco I assume, it being home turf, he was given the freedom to go for that and not help Henao. he did look like he had trouble helping leaders last year, tending to bugger off up the road.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Not completely.

Given Henao is in with a chance at Pais Vasco I assume, it being home turf, he was given the freedom to go for that and not help Henao. he did look like he had trouble helping leaders last year, tending to bugger off up the road.

I think Henao is still the leader and seemed to finish well within himself yesterday, but Landa was given permission to go for the stage.

 

[rich p]

Not completely.

It goes back to Sky's due diligence again. They've shown frailty in that respect before despite a hard talking interview with Steve Peters.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well, well, well. Steve Cummings announced that he was going to go for it today, and I thought, 'Nah, now everyone knows, there's no way they will let you do this', and then he just does exactly what he said he would do. Amazing!

 

[rich p]

I dunno how he gets away with it but it's a winning formula

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Another easy day in the saddle at Pais Vasco

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Brutal stuff in Pais Vasco. Brutal.

 

[Crackle]

Select chasing group. exciting stage.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Whooooosh, Mate....

 

[Apollonius]

Lotto Jumbo in yellow (or local equivalent anyway.) Who'd a thought it! Exciting stage tough. Edge of seat stuff during that damp descent.

 

[rich p]

Sammy effing Sanchez wins a race!
He's 103 isn't he?