Presidential Tour of Turkey

[Cellar]

Pro bike: Merhawi Kudus' Trek Madone 7-Series

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/pro-bike-merhawi-kudus-trek-madone-7-series

 

And this one’s set up as a pure climber’s bike – and one for a rider who likes to pedal a high cadence too. It’s equipped with a SRAM RED 22 drivetrain and feathery, high performance Zipp 202 wheels. All in, this 54cm bike came in at dead on 6.8kg.

[SwissVan]

2 km to go and the bunch is verplettered...

[SwissVan]

Wot happened to MTN Kudas?

[Jakkals.]

Yates and hansom solo of the front, Yates 6" behind on GC. 1km to go

[pe3nguin]

I don't see Kudus or Gerdemann in the lead group

 

[EDIT] Wow big kick from Yates

Edited May 2, 2014 by pe3nguin

[Jakkals.]

  On 5/2/2014 at 12:56 PM, SwissVan said:

Wot happened to MTN Kudas?

 

He's not in the select group

[Jakkals.]

He finished over a minute back

[Jakkals.]

Lets put our focus on Romandie for the remainder of this day

[pe3nguin]

  On 5/2/2014 at 1:03 PM, antonj said:

Lets put our focus on Romandie for the remainder of this day

 

Deal

[SwissVan]

  On 5/2/2014 at 1:02 PM, antonj said:

He's not in the select group

 

yeah he got Yates'd

['Dale]

  On 5/2/2014 at 12:58 PM, antonj said:

Yates and hansom solo of the front, Yates 6" behind on GC. 1km to go

 

Yates

What a neo PRO (I think he's only like 22 years old or something)

 

Brilliant GC type potential for OGE

 

His brother is also potent.

[Jakkals.]

Kudus is only 20

[SwissVan]

  On 5/2/2014 at 1:25 PM, antonj said:

Kudus is only 20

 

yep, doing pretty well for someone who has only been cycling for 6 years or so

give him some more time....

['Dale]

Stage 7 winner

Viviani

YAY

 

Edited May 3, 2014 by ' Dale

[T-Bob]

  On 5/3/2014 at 6:49 PM, ' Dale said:

Stage 7 winner

Viviani

 

Again! That's got to hurt Cav'. I'd like to see him come back and show everyone how good he is in the tour but he's looking vunerable again this year. I know he's on the way back after a month of illness but he's key Viv' get him in exactly the same way on both stages. Maybe it's not having Renshaw to keep an eye on things in the last part.

 

Like the way OPQS have been testing different train tactics in this race. Been awesome to watch.

[T-Bob]

Cav restores order. Yates is a hell of a talent winning the race 5 months in as a neo pro. Kudus breaks collarbone and forced to retire.