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MPFG · 08-06-2013 04:48PM #1

The Tour de Suisse started today with an opening time trial prologue. It is an eight day stage race and Ireland have both Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche participating

I expect good things from both....Dan says his form is good and he should do well in the mountains...Nico is a bit off with extra weight but also could do well - (he was 10th last year)

Nico rode well in TT but Dan nearly came off into a field and is a bit off on GC...The top riders on the stage were all those who went early in the day before the wind came up and hampered some the favourites for GC....However Ryder Hesjedal and Peter Velits had the good sense to go ealry and have stole a march on other GC contenders like Van Garderen , Kreuziger , Rui Costa, etc

luapenak · 08-06-2013 08:51PM

Is this on tv? Can't see it on the Eurosport schedule today or tomorrow

MPFG · 09-06-2013 03:22PM

its on Al Jazeera TV...

MPFG · 09-06-2013 05:26PM

Good ridign by Dan Martin today ...attacking and helping Ryder no end...he looks so strong and entertaining to watch...

Dr. Bre · 09-06-2013 08:38PM

maybe eurosport will start showing it from tomorow now the tennis is over and the dauphine is done

dastardly00 · 10-06-2013 11:56AM

Nico Roche's diary in the Indo:

I got into a nice position near the front of the peloton ahead of the climb. About 3km from the bottom, however, somebody's discarded race cap got stuck in my back wheel, locking up my rear cassette and leaving me freewheeling out the back door.As the peloton rode off into the sunset, I stopped at the side of the road and tore the cap out of my wheel as team-mates Michael Morkov and Matteo Tossatto waited patiently to pace me back to the peloton.

D3PO · 10-06-2013 01:24PM

dastardly00 wrote: »

Nico Roche's diary in the Indo:

surely he would have been better served grabbing either morkov or tosattos bike. I feel Nico is very tactically poor from reading his column.

TinyExplosions · 10-06-2013 01:58PM

D3PO wrote: »

surely he would have been better served grabbing either morkov or tosattos bike. I feel Nico is very tactically poor from reading his column.

Both Morkov and Tosatto are taller than Nico, so it could be that their bikes aren't suitable (only a couple inches in it, but they could have very different setups)

ednwireland · 10-06-2013 02:01PM

dastardly00 wrote: »

Nico Roche's diary in the Indo:

loved this

I feel I need a bit of heat to get myself race fit and get down to my racing weight but the weather has been brutal in Europe this year with snow on most of our training camps leading up to this race. People sending me photos of their barbecues back in Ireland doesn't make it any easier. Now, a couple of hours after the stage, it's only just stopped raining. Maybe I should have ridden the Sean Nolan Grand Prix in Navan today instead

Henlars67 · 10-06-2013 02:02PM

can't believe there's no coverage of this. is there even highlights anywhere?

retalivity · 10-06-2013 04:42PM

there are ways and means...im at my desk in canada and i had it on earlier.

Race spoiler:

Looks like hesjedal crashed and is out of the race...gives dan a huge chance for the rest of the week now

Captain Havoc · 10-06-2013 05:16PM

Please note, do not link illegal streams here.

dastardly00 · 10-06-2013 05:17PM

13km left..... four leaders: Kreuziger, Sagan, Rui Costa and Frank.

A group of chasers are 29 seconds back. Dan Martin is leading that chase.

Nico Roche put in a lot of work earlier on the final climb to whittle down the peloton.

retalivity · 10-06-2013 05:27PM

wtf is sagan doing there....some man for the mountains

dastardly00 · 10-06-2013 05:44PM

Dan Martin finished 7th @ 46" behind Sagan. He's now 7th in GC, 1'23" behind Frank.

dastardly00 · 10-06-2013 05:46PM

Random stat: Today was Sagan's 50th UCI win and his 7th Tour de Suisse stage win.

buffalo · 10-06-2013 05:54PM

Dammit! I did that thing where I came home and turned on the coverage, only to be too late for the finish, and instead get the results on screen. Impossible not to read at least the first name.

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riparooo · 10-06-2013 08:58PM

Watched it on Al Jazerra in English. Go to steephill.tv and there are links to various online streams

Dr. Bre · 10-06-2013 10:51PM

watched yesterdays stage on youtube today. miserable weather as usual

happytramp · 10-06-2013 10:56PM

Martin still looks to be in very good form. Wonder what his role will be now that ryder's out.

MPFG · 10-06-2013 11:21PM

happytramp wrote: »

Martin still looks to be in very good form. Wonder what his role will be now that ryder's out.

In tour de Suisse he's leader....As for the Tour de France Ryder isn't too bad it seems so he will probably be leader with Talansky in the Tour

buffalo · 11-06-2013 09:27AM

Nico: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/nicolas-roche-were-getting-the-bus-back-tomorrow-im-probably-going-soft-but-i-cant-wait-29334643.html

MPFG · 11-06-2013 08:04PM

buffalo wrote: »

Nico: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/nicolas-roche-were-getting-the-bus-back-tomorrow-im-probably-going-soft-but-i-cant-wait-29334643.html

I hope Nico goes into that hurt locaker a few more times until he improves or otherwise his season wont be much to write home abut

godtabh · 11-06-2013 09:56PM

How did he do today?

Inquitus · 11-06-2013 10:04PM

godtabh wrote: »

How did he do today?

He beat sagan in the sprint

MPFG · 11-06-2013 10:09PM

godtabh wrote: »

How did he do today?

There wasa bunch sprint finish ....all home together ....so no change on GC

buffalo · 12-06-2013 05:06PM

Just spotted today's Nico: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/i-didnt-drop-back-some-crazier-guys-overtook-me-29337997.html

Great description of the sprint finish.

MPFG · 12-06-2013 05:46PM

buffalo wrote: »

Just spotted today's Nico: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/i-didnt-drop-back-some-crazier-guys-overtook-me-29337997.html

Great description of the sprint finish.

Thanks a million Buffalo:)

AIR-AUSSIE · 12-06-2013 06:07PM

Frank soon set a steady tempo at the head of the peloton, with sprinter Peter Sagan's Liquigas squad

Guess Nico didn't get the memo that they're Cannondale now?

MPFG · 12-06-2013 06:20PM

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

Guess Nico didn't get the memo that they're Cannondale now?

He is a bit confused alright because he is saying the TT is on Friday ...its on Sunday!...He is going to find it hard to get up those mountains on a TT bike and skin suit ..Must be all the coffee....Operation for Ulcers at his age....:eek:

godtabh · 12-06-2013 06:29PM

buffalo wrote: »

Just spotted today's Nico: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/i-didnt-drop-back-some-crazier-guys-overtook-me-29337997.html

Great description of the sprint finish.

Did they only just publish that? I've been looking for it most of the day under the cycling section

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