Albasini- Tour de Romandie stage 1

I'm back baby! Had to use a different browser for the forum but at least I can post. I've backed Bonifazio and Dumoulin for this but just read the route has been shortened and some of the climbs are being omitted. Plays into Kittel's hands but hopefully he'll still get dropped.

It took you 2 months to realise you needed to upgrade your browser in order to post on here, MC?

Anyway, good to have you back, you left us with two 25/1 pops, so I hope you might get right back into the swing of things and straighten out some of these stages here in Romandie? -- I'm rather busy with the Giro.

Albasini 3rd.

SP

I'm a bit slow on the uptake... Strange though, I've been using Chrome for ever - no problems. Now I still use Chrome for everything else but Safari for the forum. Bit of a pain but nevermind. I'm working on the Giro myself, hoping to have something to contribute fairly shortly.

2nd for Bonifazio today, can't believe that wasn't a win. How the hell did Kittel get over those climbs at the speed Movistar and Orica drove it when Swift, Kwiatowski and Arredondo got dropped?

Good to see the two big guns come out and play today!

what a fkn joke decision

He was a bike length clear.  Quintana was beaten and could of driven a bus through that gap.

you can see worse than that in every sprint ever

fkn swiss octagon cnts

hmm, 1st past-the-post available to back at 3's, no price for Quintana.

market still open, race under appeal I guess???

Quintana had plenty of room.  He moved off his line himself.

It almost looks like as Zakarin goes by Quintana, Quintana swerves towards Zakarin to make it look worse and then throws his arm up like he's trying to con the ref in a football match.

Didn't look to me like Quintana was going to win that, Zakarin harshly treated there. Reckon he'll be pretty motivated tomorrow now...

I think it must be a spanish thing

Apr 28, 2016 -- 5:47PM, marychain1 wrote:

Didn't look to me like Quintana was going to win that, Zakarin harshly treated there. Reckon he'll be pretty motivated tomorrow now...

he should pull out of the race

Concentrate on the Giro.

Otherwise he risks peaking too early and he already won this race last year.

I think the reason why Quintana was moving off his line was that he was trying to get onto Zakarin's wheel (as Zakarin went past) so there wouldn't be a time gap at the finish.  Quintana could of kept riding and was nowhere near the barriers.

They call it diving in football and embellishment in ice hockey I believe.

I think Quintana saw he was beaten but an opportunity presented itself and instincts kicked in where he swerved towards Zakarin and threw his arm up in protest.

You can definitely see it from the overhead.

I think Dumoulin should win the TT tomorrow.  Doubtful of a good price though.

unfathomable decision really

also riders complaining of food poisoning...

give back the gold switzerland, we know you've got it

I have absolutely creamed this tour this week. Kittel doesn't start here so who is going to bring the break back? Strong break as well...

Froome, Verona, Kelderman, Amador, Albasini, Armee, Grmay, Moser, Coppel & Bardet

Verona only 5 min down on Quintana

Break wont be given much leeway by Movistar.  Other teams could help chase to protect their riders top 10 positions in the gc.

Albasini huge win

exciting finish that