Stage 13 : Vittel - Colmar *spoiler*

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  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    edited July 2009
    21 secs Haussler to Chavanel.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yellow jersey is still up there.

    Raining hard in Colmar.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Haussler pulling away from Chavanel who is wimping out a bit on the descent.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kléber wrote:
    AFX, he trains in St Moritz these days.

    FSF106_C.jpg

    I'll let MG come and post something to remind us that this means nothing really.

    Cheers, Google tells me he was there with Fothen and Wegmann... they had a nice session of training then Wegmann went back to his adopted home of - waaaaait for it - Freiburg :lol:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Afx - Have a look who else trains there, missed out on the Tour but spent some time recenlty with someone else who used to "train" in St Mortiz
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    donrhummy wrote:
    Versus is going to go commercial free starting at the bottom of the Col du Firstplan. They've done this for every stage's "main" mountain they've hit so far - really cool. Are they doing this in the UK too?

    Eurosport barely has any adverts full-stop, and the short breaks they do have are always at the beginning of the coverage. ITV is much worse.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    iainf72 wrote:
    Afx - Have a look who else trains there, missed out on the Tour but spent some time recenlty with someone else who used to "train" in St Mortiz

    PMSL, my brain doesn't hurt this much when I (attempt to) do the Times cryptic crossword :shock:
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Is this true? Ligget says Haussler won the Australia championship at age 12!
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    He grew up in Australia, and has dual nationality. Gina ride for Australia from next year.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Kléber wrote:
    AFX, he trains in St Moritz these days.

    FSF106_C.jpg

    I'll let MG come and post something to remind us that this means nothing really.


    Well you like to think you are some kind of expert so you come out and say what YOU think it means ?
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • jim one
    jim one Posts: 183
    Didnt Garmin train there before the tour last year??
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,485
    Lots of riders train there. It's 1800 metres above sea level and has good roads and lots of hotels. A lot of Italians base themselves in Livigno too, which is just over the Bernina Pass.

    But, Ferrari bases himself there so a lot of riders who are training there are doing so under his guidance. That raises suspicions.
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    ahem, back to the race...

    the letour.fr tracker has shown cavendish alone out the back, no time gap given, for ages now.

    is this true? or is it like this morning, when it had levi in virtual yellow for the first 80k?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    It's that he's the only one they've confirmed is out the back, they had Boonen on his own earlier 'cos he was the only one they could confirm
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    edited July 2009
    Feliuu - good move - gains time today.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    avoidingmyphd: Cavendish will have several riders with him, no doubt ferrying warm tea. I wouldn't be surprised if Bernard Eisel was forced to hold an umbrella to keep Cavendish dry :wink:
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    avoidingmyphd wrote:
    ahem, back to the race...

    the letour.fr tracker has shown cavendish alone out the back, no time gap given, for ages now.

    is this true? or is it like this morning, when it had levi in virtual yellow for the first 80k?

    Isn't that where your arshole goes? In the back!? (Kidding - just a light response to so many other threads this week).

    I'm pretty sure he's not on his own. In fact - the entire peleton is not in one group as the tracker shows.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    edited July 2009
    The letour.fr tciker is reliable on time gaps and breakaway groups but often has the number of people in the peloton wrong, sometimes quite largely.

    Brice Feillu is at 4.26 back on the overall and the yellow jersey group is losing a lot of time. Could be close come the end if Ag2r dont step on the gas. Am listening to it on the radio and they reckon there are 100 riders in the main group. If true, is it possible that Hushovd is still in there somewhere?
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    andyp wrote:
    Lots of riders train there. It's 1800 metres above sea level and has good roads and lots of hotels. A lot of Italians base themselves in Livigno too, which is just over the Bernina Pass.

    But, Ferrari bases himself there so a lot of riders who are training there are doing so under his guidance. .

    and a lot dont ?
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haussler has 1min on Chavanel and 6.30 on the yellow jersey.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Feillu 4.26 back on GC.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Moray Gub wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Lots of riders train there. It's 1800 metres above sea level and has good roads and lots of hotels. A lot of Italians base themselves in Livigno too, which is just over the Bernina Pass.

    But, Ferrari bases himself there so a lot of riders who are training there are doing so under his guidance. .

    and a lot dont ?
    Of course. Dr Ferrari doesn't boast of his clients these days, he's a bit more discrete.

    Sadly our sport is in a mess to the point of visiting the same town in Switzerland can raise suspicion, or at least get a few of us forum members thinking the worst.

    But excuse my cynicism, too many times riders have suddenly burst onto the scene only to get rumbled in due course.

    Let's hope Ferrari's just offering internet coaching packages these days, eh?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Looks like Haussler is going to bag himself a win - his lead is now 8mins.

    Haussler rode for Gerolsteiner before and didn't perform very well yet we know what would have been available to him there is he wanted it...
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    edited July 2009
    Wegelius on the move ?
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    50 to 60 in the peleton at the bottom of the last climb.
    @stagehopper
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Kléber wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Lots of riders train there. It's 1800 metres above sea level and has good roads and lots of hotels. A lot of Italians base themselves in Livigno too, which is just over the Bernina Pass.

    But, Ferrari bases himself there so a lot of riders who are training there are doing so under his guidance. .

    and a lot dont ?

    Sadly our sport is in a mess to the point of visiting the same town in Switzerland can raise suspicion, or at least get a few of us forum members thinking the worst.

    Just driving a Ferrari is enough to get a some forum posters suspicious, but hey if you think HH is on the juice why dont you come out and say so ?
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Andy Schleck puncture - new bike.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Crap! Andy Schleck has to change his bike!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    WTF, how many punctures has Andy Schleck had this year?
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    He did that FAST!

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