Tour de Suisse 8-16 June 2013 [spoilers]

[Noodley]

No! Demare - Noodles will be happy

 

[smutchin]

If there was a competition to see who could come second most often, Goss would probably contrive to come second in that too.

 

[smutchin]

Did you know that the last Frenchman to win a stage of the Tour de Suisse was Sandy Casar in 2003?

(I can't verify this but I read it on the internet so it must be true.)

 

[rich p]

Young Josh Edmondsen is now the leading Sky rider albeit at 38th, 8 mins down.
I've been following his career ever since everyone else started to In the ToBritain last autumn.

 

[The Couch]

Young Josh Edmondsen is now the leading Sky rider albeit at 38th, 8 mins down.
I've been following his career ever since everyone else started to In the ToBritain last autumn.

Talking about British hopefuls... Last year (and right before the start of this season) a lot of people were having high hopes for JTL, but he seems to be completely invisible so far... what do you guys think happened to him this year?

 

[thom]

Talking about British hopefuls... Last year (and right before the start of this season) a lot of people were having high hopes for JTL, but he seems to be completely invisible so far... what do you guys think happened to him this year?

Is it not just a massive step up in the level of competition for him ? I'm not sure why people were expecting him to feature heavily at the sharp end of big races initially, particularly when moving to a team like SKY who are unlike any other, may take a period of time to adjust.

 

[rich p]

I think there's something not quite right about JTL but I have no idea what. He is underperforming to a big degree. He was dropped the other day on the first minor climb and given his creditable showing in the World Champs last year he would have expected better at the classics. I recall vaguely reading that he didn't get along with the training method at Sky early in the year but I haven't heard any more.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I think he'll enjoy his year or two of better pay and then quietly leave by mutual agreement and find a place as credible team leader at a smaller pro-continental team again.

 

[The Couch]

Shame to see Visconti denied moving up into a podium place in GC by his team-mate. Don't know which of that pair I like more. Both have so much to recommend them.

I think Visconti wins!
So Dr Ferrari has two former clients in the top 4 then!

Yeeeaaahhhh, Costa is the winner of the supercar enthousiasts
(Visconti apparently has too much pain after 2 falls and decided to call it a day)

 

[smutchin]

I think he'll enjoy his year or two of better pay and then quietly leave by mutual agreement and find a place as credible team leader at a smaller pro-continental team again.

I imagine he'd be a good fit somewhere like Europcar, where he could chase the glory of the occasional stage win and not have to worry about long-term strategy or riding by numbers.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Kristoff takes the uphill sprint by a bike length, Sagan in second spot.

 

[rich p]

Goss couldn't even manage 2nd today!

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Nice stage win for Rast and RSN. 4 man escape with a 13' lead over the peloton.

 

[Herzog]

Nice stage win for Rast and RSN. 4 man escape with a 13' lead over the peloton.

I think the majority were saving their legs for tomorrow.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

I think the majority were saving their legs for tomorrow.

I suspect you are correct. But someone had to win the stage.