Tour Stage 2 *SPOILER*

pottssteve
pottssteve Posts: 4,069
edited July 2008 in Pro race
And we're off. Soler has started, I gather. It's raining. Enjoy
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    If you've got a computer but can't see a TV, try this site - it's not bad.

    http://www.justin.tv/giac2007

    You get Eurosport commentary with German and English advert breaks!
    :o

    Stream is a bit jumpy today - keeps rebuffering. :( If you get a "Not Broadcasting" message, stick with it - it should come back.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    1st sprint of the day - Chavanel, Voekler, Schroeder. Very high pace.
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  • suspectdevice
    suspectdevice Posts: 263
    Soler is insisting on staying on the back of the peleton, dangerous place, he looks quite uncomfortable.
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    Goodmorning all...err...or good afternoon!

    I just poured my first cup of coffee and am ready to watch some racing! :)

    Dawn
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    108km to go - Voekler and Chavanel 5 minutes up
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    80km or so left - Voekler and Chavanel about 4 mins up - Chavanel just got a new rear wheel..
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    Rats, a proper chill out after this mornings wet ride, flicking between tour, wimbledon and silverstone until lightning put an end to sky reception. grrrr
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    44Km

    Four men now in the break, Lelay and Moreau joined the two. 2 min 25 seconds.

    No chance for the break, FdJ and Caisse both on the front of the peleton
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    I don't know what Chavanel is doing up there, he won't win anything, he can't even take the KOM jersey. Wasting energy, if Cofidis want free advertising, they should have sent a domestique into the break.

    Same goes for Moreau, only Moreau always needs someone to reassure him, to make him feel special and he'll get positive coverage from the French media for showing his face.

    The finish will be interesting, they climb up the same climb that Boardman crashed during the descenet of the prologue in St Brieuc. It's not a pure sprinters's finish, far from it.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Soler struggling off the back of the peloton.. :(
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Does seem odd that Moreau is giving it a go today as it all looks like coming back together - not much chance really for him to take yellow. If its an uphill finish i assume that FdJ are hoping that Gilbert will be up with the sprinters but that Valverde will play it safe and be further back - there could then be a small time gap if its uphill and Gilbert takes yellow? Or maybe hoping he can place high again and take green?
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Voekler, Chavanel, Moreau, Llay have 23 secs on peloton - 3 km left
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    chavanel off the front. 8 secs gap!
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Chavanel has 12" just over 2km
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    chavanel caught
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    cancellara off the front - 700m
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Thor takes it
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    hushovd, kirchen 1-2
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    ciolek third
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Where's McEwen? I hope he can win a stage or two this year.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Or Millar - to make up for the "Broken Chain" incident...
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  • suspectdevice
    suspectdevice Posts: 263
    Millar looks to be 7th overall
  • weyayeman
    weyayeman Posts: 1,141
    Frank "spencer" Schleck took down Jalabert :roll:
    How son yee divent need gaan doon the Pit,coz thas plenty coal in the coal hoose
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Bit harsh. Jalabert was riding in the wrong place
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Blame the CSC soigneur who didn't let go of the musette, surely?

    Surprised there hasn't been a bigger crash yet. There's usually at least one massive wipeout in the first couple of days. Just ones and twos so far.
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    I thought that, but watching it again, it looks like jalabert was half wheeling shleck, which isn't a good thing to do when someone is picking a musette up
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    That was Jalabert's fault. When a guy's reaching out for the musette, you don't ride two inches behind him.

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