'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 It's mid-April and Giant-Alpecin are still without a win this year. Of course a major factor in that was the early-season incident in which a car drove into six of their riders but they come into today's race with three cards to play.
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 !!! Rider 57 has abandoned the race. That's Lotto Soudal's Tiesj Benoot. Reports are that he's ill. That's a blow for the Belgian team but they still have the likes of Tony Gallopin, Jelle Vanendert and Tim Wellens in their ranks.
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Astana and BMC Racing are both on the front and trying to force a move, which is interesting in itself, given the firepower they have for the finale, and it's caused the peloton to split in two.
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 There's a crash involving Teunissen but the LottoNL Jumbo rider is okay to continue. The pace has been rapid for the first hour today.
Zatopek Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 !!! First bit of news from the race and it's not great. Trek Factory confirm that Fabio Felline crashed in the neutral zone and is out of the race. Hope he's not too banged up.I suspect he might have an injured finger https://twitter.com/josthewissen/status/721629457073729536
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 35km and the break has formed. There are 11 men - De Vreese (Astana), Devriendt (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Didier (Trek), Howes (Cannondale), Montaguti (AG2R), Bono (Lampre), Reza (FDJ), Warbasse (IAM), Cerny (CCC) , Grellier (Direct Energy) and Berlato (Nippo).
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 The 11 leaders have 1:45 over the peloton so that's the break for the day. Probably. 208 kms to go
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Just over 200km to go and the break have extended their lead over the peloton to 4'02. The bunch have let this one go and Lampre, Trek, Cannondale, and Astana will be pretty content with the current situation. It's up to BMC, Etixx and the Lottos to chase.
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 Back to the front of the race, and the break have moved their advantage out to five minutes over the peloton
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 I suspect he might have an injured finger https://twitter.com/josthewissen/status/721629457073729536Something similar happened when one of my training buddies adjusted his front brakes on a bumpy road ????????????
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 After the lightening quick start the pace has somewhat settled in the race. The break continue to hold a gap of 4'45 over the peloton with 159km to go. Each climb, although short and sharp, just takes a little bit out of you. Amstel Gold is about attrition
'Dale Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 ????????????An update on Felline. The Trek rider is undergoing facial surgery right now but the team confirm he may be able to leave hospital tonight. There were unconfirmed reports straight after his crash that he had broken his nose.
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