TdF stage 7 *spoiler*

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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    LA is looking v good too :lol:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Moray Gub wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Thomas hanging on for grim death.

    No yellow for G today.

    He has the makings of a stage racer in a couple of years I think.
  • Orleandrew
    Orleandrew Posts: 61
    donrhummy wrote:
    I really like the contador specialized app where he rides up again and again, marking it on the road, but isn't it Uno mas not una mas?

    Depends. Una/o mas just means 'one more', so it depends what it's one more of. I'd guess it's one more mountain (montaña) or one more hill (colina), in both cases it would be una, not uno.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Surely the Ferri part of Rafa Valls' name is redundant? We don't refer to Bert as Alberto Contador Velasco or Piti as Alejandro Valverde Belmonte...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Astana off the front and the pace drops. Still a pretty big group.
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    afx237vi wrote:
    Surely the Ferri part of Rafa Valls' name is redundant? We don't refer to Bert as Alberto Contador Velasco or Piti as Alejandro Valverde Belmonte...

    Maybe thats what he wants to be called.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Sorry to go off point - But Black socks or grey as in a certain texan ...they look bloody hideous :roll:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    edited July 2010
    Moray Gub wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Surely the Ferri part of Rafa Valls' name is redundant? We don't refer to Bert as Alberto Contador Velasco or Piti as Alejandro Valverde Belmonte...

    Maybe thats what he wants to be called.

    Possibly. Or maybe Footon put his full name on the paperwork and that's just what the race organisers used. When Geraint Thomas was on Barloworld, he was always listed in race results as Thomas Geraint because the team messed his paperwork up.

    Anyway... he's doing a cracking ride for a neo-pro.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Sorry to go off point - But Black socks or grey as in a certain texan ...they look bloody hideous :roll:


    oh ffs :roll:
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    afx237vi wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Surely the Ferri part of Rafa Valls' name is redundant? We don't refer to Bert as Alberto Contador Velasco or Piti as Alejandro Valverde Belmonte...

    Maybe thats what he wants to be called.

    Possibly. Or maybe Footon put his full name on the paperwork and that's just what the race organisers used. When Geraint Thomas was on Barloworld, he was always listed in race results as Thomas Geraint because the team messed his paperwork up.

    Anyway... he's doing a cracking ride for a neo-pro.

    Yes great ride maybe up for white jersey now
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Quick Step having helluva Tour so far.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Good scrap from the undercard, while the big boys wait for tomorrow.............or the next day.............or the next.............or the next.
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  • pat1cp
    pat1cp Posts: 766
    Has Robbie packed? he was a long way down 50km from the finish.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Pretty select first peleton of 35 coming in there... not that many without any GC ambitions in there.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    WTF are Harmon and Kelly on about?
    Basso finished in the gang. Lost nothing.
    Kloden OTOH lost 2'-13" to the group.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Karpets took a bit of a beating today. 4 minutes down.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    WTF are Harmon and Kelly on about?
    Basso finished in the gang. Lost nothing.
    Kloden OTOH lost 2'-13" to the group.

    I know. Bonkers.

    Liquigas looked like they told their climbing doms to back off today. Remember in the Giro we didn't see Sly until week 3 just about.

    Sastre was also moving about with ease.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I did see that bonkers Sky sign and what not.

    Had a chuckle.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    McEwen comes home 22 minutes down.
  • StefanP
    StefanP Posts: 429
    How many people have still to finish?

    ..And darn! My first PTP stage where I've drawn a blank on a non-neutralised stage :(
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2010
    So much for the dull stage people were so keen to mention. I really enjoyed all of that. A wonderfully attractive region and two climbs which were a lot harder then most were expecting.

    Impressive riding from Bbox, really turning it up when they weren't expecting it. Voeckler - what a wonderful kit he has, a great style and an aggressive mentality. A shame to see him fade a little although 4th is a great placing.

    I would really like to know what those solid plastic rings the Bbox riders have round their necks are...

    Massive congratulations to Chavanel for another stage win and the yellow jersey. Really dug deep and merited the win and the jersey. Sig line is getting pretty full now.

    Cunego - disappointing. He said in the papers he had deliberately been losing time to go for stage wins....funny how he rarely seems to have good legs.

    Impressive by Hondo (by his own admission not a sprinter; Phil said he was surprised to see a sprinter climbing so well....). Great stuff from Rafael. Pineau rode particularly well too - a shame he lost steam on the final climb.

    Evident today that losing Frank will be a very big blow given Andy's lack of support. Hincapie useless too (never was the same rider after leaving the dirty Disco). Astana looking very strong.

    I wonder if a lot of 'domestiques' were hanging back today on the final climb as their leaders didn't need them. I hope so as it doesn't bode well to see so many get dropped on a 2nd Cat.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    I enjoyed that

    good to see french teams take it on from the front of the bunch at the business end of the race rather than just slip into escapes... Tommy V is a bit of a twonk thou

    Ryder still up there.... but not for long we suspect

    shame about G

    wiggins looked comfortable

    bertie to show tomorrow...?

    has to or he will be perceived as vulnerable

    I think we are in for a decent enough race

    Lance bluffing again...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2015
    1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 33:01:23
    2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:01:25
    3 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions 0:01:32
    4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:55
    5 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 0:02:17
    6 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:02:26
    7 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:02:28
    8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
    9 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions 0:02:33
    10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0:02:35
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    did mcewen make the cut?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    A good stage but no surprises on the GC. Although Radioshack saw a lot of riders shelled out.

    Chavanel did a great ride, he used to waste a lot of energy. Bbox planned to get in the early move but missed it, their race radios were crackling with orders to attack.

    The roads looked great. Bring on tomorrow!
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    mididoctors wrote:
    did mcewen make the cut?
    Yes
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Lance's arms look skinny; I think last year's weight has come off. Nothing better than a bit of starvation to get you up the climbs.
    Could have been a dangerous stage but neutralised for tomorrow. I thought the stage had a bit of potential but it flopped a bit. Cunego not on his game either (always seems to lack something in the Tour a bit like Simoni used to).
    Wiggins looked tired but schleck jnr looked pretty ok; hmmm...
    Nice bit of PJ Harvey on the end titles.

    -Jerry
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  • StefanP
    StefanP Posts: 429
    Just one person went out today - Styn VANDENBERGH of Katusha
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Being 8 feet tall is not an advantage in the mountains.

    Kloden says he has stomach problems.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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