TdF Stage 9 *Spoiler*

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  • stokepa31
    stokepa31 Posts: 560
    Come on chaps. Tell me what's happening. Are they up the columbier yet. I'm about to go into a meeting to be made redundant. How dare they interupt a selection day lol. On the bright side I'll have the remaining days of the tour at leisure and live all day :)
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  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    They are past the Colombier, just climbing the Col des Avaris (2nd cat) now...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Jerome Pineau (QuickStep), Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank), Cyril Gautier (Bbox), Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) , Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne), Christophe Moreau (Caisse d'Epargne), Sandy Casar ( FdJ), Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R), Anthony Charteau ( Bbox), Johannes Fröhlinger (Milram), Damiano Cunego (Lampre) and Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)

    Peloton at 4:32
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  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    I've done both of those climbs and the Aravis is actually quite easy. The Colombiere on the other hand nearly killed me.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This is a pretty nice descent.

    Also anyone looking for an ES stream:
    http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/0/148/v-14923.html
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Thanks for the link FF. How slowly did they go up the Colombiere then as the peloton is still very big!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Got no sound but was Voeckler just getting dropped?
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    Pross wrote:
    Thanks for the link FF. How slowly did they go up the Colombiere then as the peloton is still very big!
    There were some skimishes shortly after the start, but since then they have been riding tempo all day. Let's hope that things hot up on the Madeleine.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    Pross wrote:
    Got no sound but was Voeckler just getting dropped?
    You can get ES sound via their audio player.

    http://eurosport.yahoo.com/audioplayer.html
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Am I the only person struggling to tell BMC from the Shack mob? Thought were a lot of Shack riders on the front at first, picture a bit fuzzy though :oops:
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    Nah, you're not the only one! That's the problem with BMC's one visible rider being the World Champ... their kit is relatively unknown.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    After the threat of excitement, on the Colombiere, we end up with the normal TDF trudgefest.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    @johanbruyneel Time to squeeze our lemons and get some nice lemonade... about 5 hours ago via UberTwitter

    Uh... yeah. That's gonna be some bitter lemonade, seeing as the only lemons they squeezed were their own.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    AidanR wrote:
    Nah, you're not the only one! That's the problem with BMC's one visible rider being the World Champ... their kit is relatively unknown.

    Hincapie's kit (US Champ) stands out too.
  • Abdoujaparov
    Abdoujaparov Posts: 642
    So Schleck says he's going to go for it if he gets the opportunity. Good for the race that he can't tt.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I've just seen something on the live coverage I've never seen before. Riding along - one RS rider holding onto the bike of another RS rider while the second rider was having a wee (while on one of the descents). I guess that's how you do it if you don't want to take the time to stop and get off!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Climb starts in 20km

    LLS is a pretty good climber. Going to be a tough one to get him and some of the others back if they arrive with the 5mins or so they have now I would imagine. He can TT well too.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    A lot will change on the last big climb and the gap will disappear. Most of those in the front 12 won't be able to hang on. Sanchez might though.
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    Huh, Festina make watches. And here I was thinking they were just a scandal.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pokerface wrote:
    I've just seen something on the live coverage I've never seen before. Riding along - one RS rider holding onto the bike of another RS rider while the second rider was having a wee (while on one of the descents). I guess that's how you do it if you don't want to take the time to stop and get off!

    There is a good photo of Astana in 07 Tour I think with one guy pushing another guy who in turn is pushing another guy (Vino I think) who is relieving himself.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:

    There is a good photo of Astana in 07 Tour I think with one guy pushing another guy who in turn is pushing another guy (Vino I think) who is relieving himself.

    07, eh? Vino must've been relieving himself all over the race :wink:
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  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    1. Do they not sometimes extend the cut-off if a whole heap of riders miss the cut. Would they really axe the whole autobus?

    2. How much does AS need over AC goining into the TT. 3mins? he has 1min so far, so needs another 2mins. Opportunities being Stages 9,14,15,17. And only 14 & 17 have mountain top finishes. Will he wait until St.17 and try and finish the job off there?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I've never seen a peloton that big after two first cat and one second cat climbs. Must be well over 100 riders still there :shock:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    RichA wrote:
    1. Do they not sometimes extend the cut-off if a whole heap of riders miss the cut. Would they really axe the whole autobus?

    No, they'll just dock 25 points from everyone in the bus. Bad for the sprinters, but if all the sprinters are together, it'll make no difference.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Pross wrote:
    I've never seen a peloton that big after two first cat and one second cat climbs. Must be well over 100 riders still there :shock:

    BMC setting the pace, innit :wink:
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Schleck lost 1:45 to Bertie in the 40 km Annecy TT last year.

    If his form is better this year the fatigue difference between him and Bert could be less at the final TT this year so he could get away with just under 2 min advantage, I think.
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  • fastercyclist
    fastercyclist Posts: 396
    DaveyL wrote:
    Schleck lost 1:45 to Bertie in the 40 km Annecy TT last year.

    If his form is better this year the fatigue difference between him and Bert could be less at the final TT this year so he could get away with just under 2 min advantage, I think.

    This assumes Contador hasn't improved.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    DaveyL wrote:
    Schleck lost 1:45 to Bertie in the 40 km Annecy TT last year.

    If his form is better this year the fatigue difference between him and Bert could be less at the final TT this year so he could get away with just under 2 min advantage, I think.

    Depends who gets the motorbike to draft behind this year.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    edited July 2010
    fastercyclist wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    Schleck lost 1:45 to Bertie in the 40 km Annecy TT last year.

    If his form is better this year the fatigue difference between him and Bert could be less at the final TT this year so he could get away with just under 2 min advantage, I think.

    This assumes Contador hasn't improved.

    Yes, that was indicated by my sentence beginning with "If" :D
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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Pross wrote:
    I've never seen a peloton that big after two first cat and one second cat climbs. Must be well over 100 riders still there :shock:

    Seems to be the way it is now.. everyone waits till the final climb...

    We could also all be expecting fireworks and because of the descent we may get nothing spectacular...

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