Quotes about puncture (14 Quotes)






    We dropped a few minutes on the second stage today when we had to change a front left puncture, which is a real pity as we were quickest on stage one. I think we'll need a lot of luck for a win now but I'm happy with our pace this afternoon the car is feeling good and we only have to make minor changes tonight. We have another repeated set of stages tomorrow most people seem to make up time the second time through so I prefer to try and take a bit of an advantage on the first run.




    It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and still had strength left over for the sprint, even though the pace was high towards the end of the stage. Christian Vande Velde crashed during the final descent, but he wasn't seriously hurt and managed to finish in the main peloton, while Linus Gerdemann lost some time because he's suffering from a back ache.

    We're still looking at the tire and trying to find a concrete determination as to why the tire went down. We don't know if it was a puncture or wear-related at this point.

    I have only been to there once last year and in spite of our result (8th after losing the lead due to a rear puncture and resultant brake failure) I thoroughly enjoyed the roads. They are very challenging and command respect, especially with all the rocks that can be dislodged and dragged out into the racing line. You have to drive to stay out of trouble just look how many crews were like us and had at least one puncture last year,


    Today's stage was quite varied. There were places where you needed to be very careful. It was muddy in parts and some puddles of water stood in sheltered areas. Other places were much faster across rural farmland and you could push a little, but after the puncture we had no chance of setting a fast time.

    Congratulated over the phone by his mentor Carlos Sainz, Dani was jubilant Considering the work accomplished by the team and the C2 Super 160039s potential on tarmac, I was naturally hoping for a good result. I was dreaming of another win despite not feeling well and the pressure Kris put on us all week end. I39m also really happy to offer C2 its fourth victory of the season. This motivates me for the end of the championship ... It39s a real pity we had that puncture. The fight with Dani was fantastic. But I39m not sure that we could have conquered the first place. To finish second here is for me a great result on my first outing in Germany

    Carlos had a puncture and I was in his dust for a time. Then he caught me and we let him passed. Then Hiroshi came back at me and we were all running closely together until I collected a rear-right slow puncture and that cost me the chance of winning the stage.



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