Stage 6 *Spoiler*

LangerDan
LangerDan Posts: 6,132
edited July 2008 in Pro race
No news really - stage has started but without Aurilien Passeron of Saunier Duval who collided with the spectator yesterday.

I have a feeling that we'll be treated to the sight of Voeckler on an Away-Day ticket to try to keep his jersey. Is it just my imagination or is he even more awkward looking on a bike than Virenque?
'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Out-of-the-saddle his style could best be described as "ungainly"...
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    What is it with these french riders and their escapes?
  • Peakraider
    Peakraider Posts: 143
    will3 wrote:
    What is it with these french riders and their escapes?

    High-vitamin French weetabix.
  • Adieu
    Adieu Posts: 83
    LangerDan wrote:
    No news really - stage has started but without Aurilien Passeron of Saunier Duval who collided with the spectator yesterday.

    I have a feeling that we'll be treated to the sight of Voeckler on an Away-Day ticket to try to keep his jersey. Is it just my imagination or is he even more awkward looking on a bike than Virenque?

    Virenque was one of my favorite riders. I loved his riding style. :(
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Without Aurilien Passeron (who he ?), Saunier Duval are down to 7

    I dunno, I just find SD one of the least appealing teams in the peloton.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Chavanel is off again today, with Freddy Bichot and Benoit Vaugrenard for company. Already got about five minutes on the peloton. Chavanel is the highest on GC at 2.10 down on Schumacher. How well can Gerolsteiner climb? Will they have many men to support Schumacher given their efforts yesterday even though the climbs today arent that bad? There dont have anyone high on GC who they could send out to act as policeman if M<illar, Van de Velde et al attack.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Got Chavanel in my fantasy team, knew hed come good! Always worth a breakaway, every year!
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Luuuurve piti's fishnet stocking and armwarmer
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Cadel is cranky today

    Evans is back in, but has to stop again.

    Now he is riding back again. Oh, Evans almost rides into a team car. Then he gets mad a gendarme on his moto, who is not riding as far to the left as the Aussie wants. He gives him a little push, then turns around and points to his glasses (making a gesture saying that the moto guy should look out where he is going.

    Evans is probably a bit ticked off with his mechanical, too.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    LangerDan wrote:
    Cadel is cranky today

    When is Evans not cranky??
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Caisse d'Epargne are on the front apparently so Valverde can be feeling that bad?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Where is that little git Ricco!
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    On his way now!
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • pat1cp
    pat1cp Posts: 766
    He's won Iain, thats where he is.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    W00T!

    Go Ricco.

    I still hate him
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Ricco
    Valverde
    Evans
    F. Schleck
    Kirchen


    Kirchen now in yellow (Schumi crashed on the climb)
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    LangerDan wrote:

    Kirchen now in yellow (Schumi crashed on the climb)

    Ain't karma a beehatch.

    Remember when he stole Big George's ENECO victory.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Does the crash in the last 3 kms rule only apply to flat finishes then?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Useless Andy Schleck in 1 minute down.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Apparantly it was within last 1km.

    Letour.fr weren't sure if he'd lose jersey
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • sing_for_absolution
    sing_for_absolution Posts: 1,908
    iainf72 wrote:
    LangerDan wrote:

    Kirchen now in yellow (Schumi crashed on the climb)

    Ain't karma a beehatch.

    Remember when he stole Big George's ENECO victory.

    No he didn't. He whacked into the outstretched arm of a spectator with a camera, causing him to lose control and unfortunately take out hincapie in the sprint.

    Anyway, Columbia woooo
  • elvis6093
    elvis6093 Posts: 28
    Millar lost time as well, today was his last chance at yellow i think
  • vermooten
    vermooten Posts: 2,697
    Sastre up there too, cool. How the feck did sean Kelly know Ricco would win???
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Evans really is going to wheelsuck for the next two and a bit weeks and bore his way to a TDF win, isn't he? I know it's ungracious but I really do hope he explodes big time on one of the mountain stages.
  • GeorgeShaw
    GeorgeShaw Posts: 764
    afx237vi wrote:
    Evans really is going to wheelsuck for the next two and a bit weeks and bore his way to a TDF win, isn't he? I know it's ungracious but I really do hope he explodes big time on one of the mountain stages.

    +1
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    vermooten wrote:
    Sastre up there too, cool. How the feck did sean Kelly know Ricco would win???

    The moderate gradient suited him, plus Piepoli was out front as a target from chasers with ambitions of winning.

    Some outrageous cat & mouse going on up front in that last 1 km.
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  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    elvis6093 wrote:
    Millar lost time as well, today was his last chance at yellow i think

    He looked pretty stuffed arriving at the line. I had been hoping he could have had a go like Moncoutie did, at around 5 km (or whenever it was that Piepoli and Vandevelde attacked).
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Nice win for the "boiler men". Good to see Ricco's still kicking butt, not lying around on some beach. :roll:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    GeorgeShaw wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Evans really is going to wheelsuck for the next two and a bit weeks and bore his way to a TDF win, isn't he? I know it's ungracious but I really do hope he explodes big time on one of the mountain stages.

    +1

    I'm actually disappointed whenever I see him. I sooooooo don't want him to win the way he probably will.
  • FixUpLookSharp
    FixUpLookSharp Posts: 66
    ricadus wrote:
    Some outrageous cat & mouse going on up front in that last 1 km.
    It was brilliant, like a match-sprint on the track.

    +1 on not wanting Evans to win.
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