SPOILER : Tour de San Luis

[raindog]

Sounded like a really interesting stage that. Tejay looking good.

Loved this on the race....

It's a far cry from the Tour or any other of ASO's monopoly of riches, and long may it continue. The salle de press is a mini-van, not a concrete jungle or palais de congres;

 

[rich p]

Hmmm, maybe not quite as stellar as Grabowski.

 

[thom]

Stage 3 (the tough one), won by Alex Diniz, who's just come back from a doping suspension... beating all those top world riders, he's clearly still well-prepared even now he's clean now, eh, readers?

Oh yes, there's nothing suspicious about this:

 

[raindog]

Jesus, guys, maybe he's clean, maybe he's not, but he jumped early and managed to stay ahead. It's not the first time we've seen that from a rider, give the guy a break till he gets caught again. This place is getting like the Clinic.
"I knew that I had little chance against the WorldTour riders if I stayed with them on the climb so I had to go early and try and hang on. I was sure they would catch me before the finish but every time I looked back I couldn't see anyone coming."

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Jesus, guys, maybe he's clean, maybe he's not, but he jumped early and managed to stay ahead. It's not the first time we've seen that from a rider, give the guy a break till he gets caught again. This place is getting like the Clinic.
"I knew that I had little chance against the WorldTour riders if I stayed with them on the climb so I had to go early and try and hang on. I was sure they would catch me before the finish but every time I looked back I couldn't see anyone coming."

He's put in great rides before - but he was proven to have cheated. It's not as if it's all just rumours and jealousy with Diniz. And that was an incredible ride. I mean incredible.

 

[Herzog]

And that was an incredible ride. I mean incredible.

Agree, it was incredible (in the strictest sense of the word).

 

[WannabeCyclist]

Michał Kwiatkowski has taken the lead in the GC

 

[Get In The Van]

Apologies if already posted, Go Pro footage from the Tour

 

[Flying_Monkey]

All about local knowledge today - the San Luis Somos Todos squad putting in a great team ride to claim the stage for Guevara and the overall for Diaz. I reckon Van Garderen could still take this on the last big mountain tomorrow though - he's only 17 seconds back followed by Diniz.

 

[raindog]

Just read the report. Sounded like an epic stage.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-san-luis/stage-5/results

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Contador today on another hard stage. Diaz second, Diniz third. Which means Diaz is looking pretty safe for the overall now.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Just read the report. Sounded like an epic stage.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-san-luis/stage-5/results

17 minute lead. Like it.

Anyone know of a live stream anywhere for tomorrow?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Another day, another stage won by a guy just back off a doping ban. Gavazzi gets the stage - Cav got gapped and wasn't in the mix at the end. Diaz easily held on for the overall.

 

[Sam Cycling]

Another day, another stage won by a guy just back off a doping ban. Gavazzi gets the stage - Cav got gapped and wasn't in the mix at the end. Diaz easily held on for the overall.

Completely different story, he was between better spint in Italy, he was ban for more that one time drugs problem, after rehabilitation etc federation give him another chance, he back on race later almost 3 years stop (where he never stop the training also if he didn't know if can back in race) and already win! I think this is great!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Completely different story, he was between better spint in Italy, he was ban for more that one time drugs problem, after rehabilitation etc federation give him another chance, he back on race later almost 3 years stop (where he never stop the training also if he didn't know if can back in race) and already win! I think this is great!

True - I was perhaps feeling a little too cynical after Diniz's performance the other day.