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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Mystique, some riders - Froehlinger included - have SRM telemetry data:
    http://www.srm.de/index.php?option=com_ ... 61&lang=en

    Today is the longest stage of the Tour and has the highest finish too.
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    kleber - nice to see....I think they are delayed by a bit though - all currently showing -1
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    9 leaders still away - by 11 mins 42 secs.
  • jim one
    jim one Posts: 183
    Any reason for Kim Kirchen to be riding at the very back on the climb??
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Would be surprised to see the break pulled back today. However, it still remains to see if any of the GC contenders will pull back time on each other/Astana
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    9 leaders 1k to go 3 cat climb.
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    edited July 2009
    Average gradient final climb today - 7 % - ramps up in parts to 9 %.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Astana on the drive driving the peleton. Again.
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Wish Saxo bank would assert themselves a bit. Not sure how Franks doing (or feeling) this year.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Any ideas on who is likely to be the best out of the breakaway? Martinez and Gutierriez are riders i have heard of before. Having said that, Pineau was with the leaders at the foot of Alpe d'Huez last year. He did end up 12:10 down on sastre at the top though.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Maybe the other teams are content for Astana to do lots of work. IMO the only real way to beat the Astana leaders is to tire the team out first. Astana could be in for a lot of work this year.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    I think Astana might be happy to let the break have 3:30 - 4 minutes at the finish. Takes less effort than clsoing down the break completely, puts Nocentini in yellow, makes Ag2R have to defend, so Astana won't have to do too much in the next few days.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    9 leaders still away with 11:47 lead - 79.7 km to go.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Egoi Martinez is 6 minutes down and is now nearly 12 minutes up the road. Personally, I wouldn't be that comfortable giving him too much time. He finished top 10 in the Vuelta last year.
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Cancellara flat tyre
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    afx237vi wrote:
    Egoi Martinez is 6 minutes down and is now nearly 12 minutes up the road. Personally, I wouldn't be that comfortable giving him too much time. He finished top 10 in the Vuelta last year.

    Similar circumstances too, wasn't it? He went off down the road in a break, and Astana just let him have the jersey for a few days.
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Good footage of Canncellara steaming down the mountain on his own.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Stunning scenery. I wish I was there.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Its a long day today - 200km +. This should mean that the breakaway loses a lot of time on the final climb. having said that there are nine of them up there so maybe the distance wont have as much of an impact. Would expect them to lose 6 minutes on the final climb.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    :shock:

    This is amazing!

    Stunning HD pictures and a masterclass in ludicrous descending!
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    NapoleonD wrote:
    :shock:

    This is amazing!

    Stunning HD pictures and a masterclass in ludicrous descending!

    Wasnt too impressed with the colour of his urine in HD there :D
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    All of a sudden I'm glad my Eurosport player isn't working...
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Mettan wrote:
    Good footage of Canncellara steaming down the mountain on his own.

    90km/h+!!!

    And now Cancellara gets ANOTHER puncture!!
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    NapoleonD wrote:
    :shock:

    This is amazing!

    Stunning HD pictures and a masterclass in ludicrous descending!


    You watching & taking notes on how to go downhill then?/ :):)
  • alan14
    alan14 Posts: 149
    This has to be the best scenery I've ever seen on the TdF. Absolutely stunning.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    I'll be very surprised if anyone in the break wins the stage. I think that mountain's going to knock out more people than they think and I think Cadel's going to attack more than he ever has before. Hopefully, Andy Schleck will leave them all in the dust though. :)
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    How much time does everyone think Cancellara will lose?
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    donrhummy wrote:
    I'll be very surprised if anyone in the break wins the stage. I think that mountain's going to knock out more people than they think and I think Cadel's going to attack more than he ever has before. Hopefully, Andy Schleck will leave them all in the dust though. :)

    Agreed - would love to see Andy win this stage, or atleast top 5 today.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    sportbilly1976 wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    :shock:

    This is amazing!

    Stunning HD pictures and a masterclass in ludicrous descending!


    You watching & taking notes on how to go downhill then?/ :):)

    1 - Don't use back brake

    2 - Don't use front brake

    3 - repeat rules 1 and 2
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Almost a 13 minute lead with under 60k to go now. Near the bottom of the last, long big climb of the day.

    Astana need to pull back at least 5 mins or the Yellow goes elsewhere.

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