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Tour of Britain - Stage 6.....contains unmasked spoilers

  • 12-09-2014 9:25am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭


    I have started ...so I will finish ....

    Today another rolling stage from Bath (one the loveliest towns in Britain) to Hemel Hempstead (one of the most non descript...went there once and stayed all of 20 minutes....dull dull dull)

    Hope SKY do soemthing today ...they have strongest team after OPQS


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭MPFG


    At last some action !!!!! (Fat Bloke are you watching)


    Intermediate sprint : Kwiatkowski from Wiggins from Roche

    Seems GC guys are giving it a go after alll


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    Anywhere doing live updates?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Things have settled down now.

    There is a 3-man breakaway that have a whopping 7 minute lead over the peloton. They'll take all the intermediate sprint bonifications. Yesterday's stage winner is there, along with Alex Dowsett.

    I don't know if the bunch has regrouped after it was split earlier. The yellow jersey group have taken it very easy through the feed zone, so the large group behind should catch them.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Paddigol wrote: »
    Anywhere doing live updates?

    The Tour of Britain official website has live updates. It's not great though, they are more interested in posting Twitter photos than actually saying what is going on in the race.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    I went to Hemel Hempstead once......... it was closed.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,727 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    I went to Hemel Hempstead once......... it was closed.

    Famous only for it's "Magic Roundabout", aside from that a place to forget!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Hemel_Hempstead)


  • Registered Users Posts: 20,026 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Famous only for it's "Magic Roundabout", aside from that a place to forget!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Hemel_Hempstead)

    Not even Irish road planners could come up with a cluster **** like that and their the kings of road design cluster ****s


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    There is roughly 55km left, and the break still have over 7 minutes lead. This could turn out very, very good for Alex Dowsett.


  • Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Ultegra


    The trio out front have 34 km to go with a gap of 4mins 50


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    The breakaway have a 4 minute 13 second lead with 25km left.
    Dowsett is 1 minute 25 seconds behind Kwiatkoski in the GC.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    The breakaway have a 4 minute 13 second lead with 25km left.
    Dowsett is 1 minute 25 seconds behind Kwiatkoski in the GC.

    thats why I love races at this level. With smaller teams its so much harder to control the race and defend the leaders jersey.

    I expect them to cut the gap to < 1 min by the end but still it makes for much more exciting racing :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    3 minute 33 second lead with 18km left!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    3.27 with 16 remaining.

    Dowsett only needs a stage win and 1.13 for yellow. OPQS must be sweating a bit right now given Dowsetts TT ability !!

    Will be touch and go for yellow at this rate. The break are certain to stay clear thats for sure.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    3.04 ahead with 12km remaining. Break holding the gap well here.

    Edit and Me having Dowsett in my TOB Velogames team looking a master stroke right now :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    2 minute 53 seconds with 9.5km left.
    QPQS, Sky and Bardiani have been doing all the chasing. Saxo haven't done any chasing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Cavendish leading the peleton..lol..


  • Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭blobbie


    Was wondering when Yellar was going to do a turn given the situation


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Zyzz wrote: »
    Cavendish leading the peleton..lol..

    Kwiatkowski leading the peloton now! Even bigger lol!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    2.45 ahead 8km to go. Dowsett riding into yellow.

    OPQS panicked big time Kwiatkowski even riding on the front trying to shut it down !!


  • Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭blobbie


    What are the 2 OPQS guys doing tucked in behind ??

    Very odd


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    2.15 with 3.5km to go.

    Wow this is unreal. Major messup by OPQS


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    second win for Brindle and Dowsett into yellow.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    That was great viewing.
    Chapeau Dowsett.


  • Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭n-dawg


    Really like Dowsett... he's been really active for the TOB and deserves the leaders jersey!


  • Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Ultegra


    Real mess up by OPQS with the calculation


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    dowsett by 34 seconds on the GC.

    He might lose a few seconds tomorrow but id be shocked if he hasnt sown the GC up now baring a disaster.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    Gotta give props to Brandle aswell. Back to back stage wins frOm breakaways Chapeau sir


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    Roche went too early.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    So Dowestt should be pretty tired for tomorrow's stage... As should Kwiatkowski & OPQS .... Bardiani, Sky, and BMC did some chasing as well ....
    Nico & and his team mates didn't do any chasing ....
    Could be a good chance for him.


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