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TOB Stage 2 - Flat?
I can't help smiling when reading that today's stage is described as FLAT! -- Amongst other things it climbs one of the steepest passes in the Lake district (over 20%), there's another good long climb - Chestnut Hill - out of Keswick, Dunmail Raise is uncategorised, and it finishes up a nasty steep climb in Kendal. I know Cav has won on that finish before, however that day the stage was a much more benign affair.
There's gonna be fun and games today.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- ktache 10 min 39 sec ago
Thank you for the extensive transcription.
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Cyclists have the right to use the roads— they are public roads, not bus, car, or HGV roads.
- Keesvant 49 min 11 sec ago
🤣🤣 i have been using cyclo cross bikes on the road for 15 years !...
- Mr Hoopdriver 1 hour 32 min ago
It's worse - I tried it once (over 25 years ago), never again. I ignore the phone now or pull over and stop, that bit's easier than for car...
- Tom_77 1 hour 34 min ago
Looking at some of my local byelaws, many of them are phrased along the lines of:...
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car is costly but once the tax etc is paid (which you can't avoid - well, outside of Lancs...)...
- Rendel Harris 2 hours 6 min ago
Lone female drivers can't kill you if they hit you because they're texting when driving? Can I send Mrs H out to shoplift me some beer on the basis...
- Keesvant 2 hours 29 min ago
Beter then no protection at all. I see / or it looks it's like a vest of some kind ? How is that going to work on a climb in the vuelta at 38° ??
- Keesvant 2 hours 40 min ago
Dt swiss so practically bomb-proof....
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also on stage 1 they revised the gc after we ran the stage update and i had to do it again, so i waited a bit longet tonight.
Ah, I thought you meant just the results, I didn't know you meant the scores.
I don't know when they got done, I took out the riders who DNF a few hours ago, La Vuelta was just quickly done because I currently dont do anything else, so have all the time in the world to put up scores.
Dave works extra hard and long hours. Give him some slack
the results have been updating for ages... i need to leave soon if i am to catch ned and the elephants in the safari park.
Yeah, that's what I meant... Not that it's taken so long but that it was saying it was updating for such a long time... But now it's up! Thank you!
I've had full results for hours....
Then why is it taking so long to get the game results up? I take it you're not doing the game updates for this competition, then? Or is there some updating of something major going on? Just wondering. Usually scores are up a lot faster than today.
Because Dave has other things to do?
Ive only just got in from work so some races I do wouldn't be updating until now
If it's annoying enrique so much don't rush... ; )
it got stuck for some reason, had to re-run it
Not having Ciolek 2 days running has ruined me! Gutted as had him initially but binned him to make space for a bunch of tossers like haussler and Visconti for today
More fiddling required for tomorrow one feels
102 Adam YATES GBR GBR 21 +30:26
103 Nicola BOEM ITA BAR 24 +34:17
104 Jonathan MOULD GBR UKY 22 +36:00
Clearly didn't withdraw
Here's who didn't finish
DNF Dominic JELFS IRL MGT 23
DNF Daniel BARRY NZL NGR 25
DNF Hugh CARTHY GBR RCJ 19
DNF Jérémie GALLAND FRA SOJ 30
DNF Giovanni VISCONTI ITA MOV 30
DNF John MURPHY USA UHC 29
DNF Andreas STAUFF GER MTN 26
DNF Ferekalsi DEBESAY ABRHA ERI MTN 30
DNF Nathan HAAS AUS GRS 24
DNF Robert HUNTER RSA GRS 36
According to the Team Sky website Haas DNF but he is still shown as present on my team - any ideas if he did or didnt finish ?
1,4,16,18
Good finish today, really enjoyed watching the race. So weird watching a guy like Quintana racing through Ambleside!
Yeah it was a real treat seeing one of the up and coming superstars in Britain racing through the wind and rain, lets hope it attracts more for next year.
confused now
Adam Yates listed as finishing todays stage 102nd 30mins down? 
I think after my strong stage 1 I've had a mare today , as far as I know it's only ciolek and house who have scored for me and I'm not sure on house
gees like getting blood out of a stone getting the full results!
Yeah, they're taking hours! Got used to seeing the Vuelta results up in 20 minutes... I'm itching to see the game results but the site is still updating... It seems like it's taking a long time today...
Wow, I thought I'd blown it for the ToB, but I have Ciolek, Lofqvist and Simon Yates in both teams (1,3,4) plus brought Golas in for standard this morning (5th). Back in the game!
Darn - had both Yates in purist but the wrong one in standard after all. And I think I saw on Twitter earlier that Adam withdrew, although I can't find it now...
yes he did withdraw chris!
Thats a shame, was looking forward to seeing him race. Good to see Simon up there though - they were both mighty impressive in the l'Avenir. Might be a penalty transfer looming for tomorrow, after all my good intentions to try to save transfers!
Bugger!! Took Ciolek out this morning!
Ciolek takes the stage.
All together at 12km to go, Cavendish and Viviani still in the main field, Wiggins/Dowsett up there too, could be between them for the race lead tomorrow.
25% Bloody Hell, thats a killer!
Ok links to pics of Beast banks finish.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/96355654
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/96355659
Visconti has abandoned
So has Hunter and a couple of others after a crash
on another note, Matt Stephens is saying the finish ramp is 10%, so someones maths is out somewhere
Bah!
It's all about the average, I took mine from the lowest point 1km out to the finish line so this averages 4%. If you discount the 'flat' finish you get a shorter steeper section.
Without seeing the roads, I guess it's hard to predict.
Averaging the last KM to 4% (imo) gives a false average, taking the start of the last km on Stricklandgate (A5284) through to Kendal town hall, a distance of 500m then yes this would be considered flat, its the left turn up Beast Banks that makes the difference.
I've added a couple of pictures from the 2007 finish on Beast Banks, I hope, the first is of Serov & the second -admittedly not the best-is of Cav.
Of course I'll be happy to be proved wrong & am looking forward to walking down to the finish to see the anticipated bunch sprint ;-). Just hope this rain goes away.
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