TdF Stage 9 *Spoiler*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Me, he's just been given his bidon full off rocks.

    LOL
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  • cedar404
    cedar404 Posts: 176
    Thank god for cycling news feed of the stage. The BBC live text is a fookin disgrace - its like its edited by a 10 year old who has no idea of what is going on - monumentally embarassing, it really is. Mind you its the same with the live text for the football, they appear to employ people to do the live commentary who have no interest in sport.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Oh, sorry. Maybe. Depends what Menchov does I think.

    You mean how much he loses on the descent?

    Yeah, I'm not sure of the time gaps here, but Menchov is the next best man on GC still in the hunt.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Why isn't VDB doing one pull. Basso is the man.

    Why should he? Basso is the one who's backed for the Podium let him rie until he cant ride anymore, then drop him.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    So has Wiggins been dropped again?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Casar or LLS - going to be a close one I think if they both arrive there.

    Ooh, wide one for Contador. Really giveing it some.

    Haha, Samu's making time already
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  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    PeteinSQ wrote:
    So has Wiggins been dropped again?
    Yup, but no one seems to know exactly where he is right now.
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    *Sigh*

    A graphic comes up showing Charteau leading Pineau in the KOM classification, followed a minute later by Phil and Paul having a long conversation about them being equal on points.

    :roll:
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Rokkala wrote:
    Wtf, it's all change since my lunch break. Not got much time, somebody tell me what happened to Evans?


    He's riding clean. And about 8 minutes back. 8)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Why isn't VDB doing one pull. Basso is the man.

    Why should he? Basso is the one who's backed for the Podium let him rie until he cant ride anymore, then drop him.

    Because two pulling is better than one. Basso should have made signals but think he is quiet. Quality rider.

    VDB puncture - now he will have to ride solo.
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  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Pokerface wrote:
    Rokkala wrote:
    Wtf, it's all change since my lunch break. Not got much time, somebody tell me what happened to Evans?


    He's riding clean. And about 8 minutes back. 8)

    Smacked wrist Pokerface! :D
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    AidanR wrote:
    *Sigh*

    A graphic comes up showing Charteau leading Pineau in the KOM classification, followed a minute later by Phil and Paul having a long conversation about them being equal on points.

    :roll:

    LOL. Glad I don't have commetary on.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    de weert @ 1 minute!

    Legend.
    _
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,473
    AidanR wrote:
    *Sigh*

    A graphic comes up showing Charteau leading Pineau in the KOM classification, followed a minute later by Phil and Paul having a long conversation about them being equal on points.

    :roll:

    They are level on points, but Chartreau leads as he won the HC climb (the only in the race so far).
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Why isn't VDB doing one pull. Basso is the man.

    Why should he? Basso is the one who's backed for the Podium let him rie until he cant ride anymore, then drop him.

    Because two pulling is better than one. Basso should have made signals but think he is quiet. Quality rider.

    VDB puncture - now he will have to ride solo.

    2 pulling is better than one for Basso in that situation. As far as VDB is concerned it's an easy opportunity to gain time on everybody Basso is distancing and then Basso. In a 3 week race, you don't waste energy when you don't have to. It's Basso's responsibility to ride there.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Ugh, Schleck's descending.
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  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    The tour website thinks that Wiggins is riding in the same group as Evans and Sastre - nearly 10 minutes behind the leaders.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Samu's pulled back 20secs
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cunego 4th PLEASE
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Any sightings of Wiggo?
    L'Equipe today was quite dismissive saying 'oh, bye-bye podium'.
    Yeah, maybe but that's L'Equipe. Whatever. They're a bunch of wankers aren't they.
    Brad Wiggins might regret insulting the newspaper that belongs to ASO.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    2 Talents (with a capital T) head and shoulders above the rest.

    Sounds about right.


    Does this cast any more light on last years "slow" Tour?

    I think it does.
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The road surface is super smooth. Very nice descent.
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Richard Moore on the Sky site thinks that Wiggins is ahead of Cadel and behind Basso/Armstrong.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Do you think Cav has started the Madeleine yet?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah Samu only 9 secs back. He was about 45 at the top
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2010
    afx237vi wrote:
    Do you think Cav has started the Madeleine yet?

    That's a good one!

    Wish they had a camera on the grupetto
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    mroli wrote:
    Richard Moore on the Sky site thinks that Wiggins is ahead of Cadel and behind Basso/Armstrong.

    That's what I think. Last I saw of him, he was with Lofqvist a few hundred metres ahead of Evans (about 5km from the summit)
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Gap to Samuel Sanchez going back up. He'll find it hard to chase now the descent's finished.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Seriously this Cunego is a joke. Hope they drop him or something
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  • Bakunin
    Bakunin Posts: 868
    Luis Leon needs to recover -- he appears spent.

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