ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 At km 64, a small group tries to go across to Tony Martin who insists alone at the front with 25 seconds lead. Among the numerous riders who are trying to go clear off the peloton in the ascent to col de la Croix Haute: Vincenzo Nibali, Alejandro Valverde and defending champion Andrew Talansky...
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 The sprinters are dropping like flies, Yannick Martinez (Europcar) retires from the race. Wish Bouhanni would too, that would mean EBH would get the jersey, right?
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Tony Martin is forging on. His lead is 30 seconds over different counter-attackers than Nibali, Talansky and Valverde who have been reeeled in while Joaquim Rodriguez has made his way back to the peloton.
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Tony Martin has been reeled in on the way to col de la Croix Haute.
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Just after the col de la Croix-Haute, Vincenzo Nibali goes solo!
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Result of cat. 2 KOM at km 67.5:1. Simon Yates (Orica), 5 points2. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), 33. Dan Martin (Cannondale), 24. John Gadret (Movistar), 1
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Vincenzo Nibali has an advantage of 20 seconds in the ascent to col de Grimone.
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Result of 3rd category KOM at km 75:1. Vincenzo Nibali, 2 points2. José Serpa, 1 Nibali has a 45 sec lead
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Nibali is rejoined by Tony Gallopin, Alejandro Valverde, Tony Martin and Rui Costa. Yellow-blue jersey group at 45 seconds.
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Composition of the yellow-blue jersey group, it's a small one: Talansky and DAN Martin (Cannondale), Froome (Sky), Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo), Bardet (AG2R), S. Yates (Orica), Herrada and Intxausti (Movistar), Van Garderen (BMC), Kiserlovski (Trek) and Serpa (Lampre).
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 At km 94, Tony Martin is again alone in the lead with 18 seconds over Nibali, Valverde, Rui Costa and Gallopin. The yellow-blue jersey group is at 1.25 but Talansky isn't part of it anymore as he had a mechanical.
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Tony Martin has been rejoined by the quartet formed of Nibali, Valverde, Rui Costa and Gallopin. The yellow-blue jersey group has decided to slow down and wait for more chasers. It's now a peloton of approximately 50 riders, including Nacer Bouhanni, timed at 2.50 at km 102.
ScottCM Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 The five breakaway riders look extremely motivated. They aren't slowing down at all. It'll force the favorites to a strong chase! GAP TO THE PELOTON IS 2:50
hboli4 Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 So this was what Nibbles had in mind yesterday. Hard to dislike guys like him and Pistolero and even the Sherpa, trying different things and racing a bit more on instinct than stem
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