TdF Stage 16 *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited July 2010 in Pro race
Not long til the finish now fans.

Long tough day.

Especially long for poor St Ivan who is ill but still in the race. Bram Tankink out.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Tis on. Vino having a little chat with Andy S.
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  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    I wish I'd taken a sickie today. Still, I TV next to my desk, just can't turn the sound up.

    Any links to an audio feed?
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    Anyone think that today might be 'gifted' to Armstrong?
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    BikingBernie wrote:
    Anyone think that today might be 'gifted' to Armstrong?

    no gifts. he might win using his raw power.. :?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Half km and McEwen already off the back.
    Must be a depresssing situation for him. Time cut looming.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    camerone wrote:
    no gifts. he might win using his raw power.. :?
    'Power' that now sees him over 40 minutes down on Contador. :roll:

    Seriously, if Contador and Schleck go head to head we could see some real racing. The only way a break will stay away is if the main contenders let it.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    Right on cue. :wink:

    11:50 CEST (197km remaining from 199.5km)

    Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) is up there too, and it looks as though Lance Armstrong might fancy slipping into a break today as he moves up towards the front.

    11:52 CEST (197km remaining from 199.5km)

    A group of eight has now gone off the front with around 10 seconds of an advantage. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) and Lance Armstrong are both in there. Meanwhile Ivan Basso is struggling at the back of the bunch. He hasn't been able to transfer his Giro form to the Tour.

    http://live.cyclingnews.com/2.html
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Wiggins trying to bridge up to the break as well
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    BikingBernie wrote:
    camerone wrote:
    no gifts. he might win using his raw power.. :?
    'Power' that now sees him over 40 minutes down on Contador. :roll:

    Seriously, if Contador and Schleck go head to head we could see some real racing. The only way a break will stay away is if the main contenders let it.

    you obviously missed the sarcasm in my post. hey ho
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Basso already dropped and Kreuziger off the front.
    Blown apart.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Tis on. Vino having a little chat with Andy S.

    did it look a little tense or was it okay?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Reading Basso's Tuttobici comments, I'd not be surprised if he abandoned. He's not well.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    camerone wrote:
    you obviously missed the sarcasm in my post. hey ho
    Sorry. :oops:

    Let's face it, what we all really want is a titanic battle between Contador and Schleck, which probably means they will ride tempo until the final 5km of the last climb...
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    edited July 2010
    BikingBernie wrote:
    camerone wrote:
    you obviously missed the sarcasm in my post. hey ho
    Sorry. :oops:

    Let's face it, what we all really want is a titanic battle between Contador and Schleck, which probably means they will ride tempo until the final 5km of the last climb...

    or wait til thursday, schleck wont fancy the downhill and 50km to the finish unless one of them really blows i cant see much happening (cue the best day for years!)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Rogers gone.
    Schleck losing the MJ was a blessing in disguise.
    Astana struggling to control this and the Saxo roulers already dropped.

    Brajkovic the next man to pop.
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    wtf.. shleck sitting right @ the back of the bunch while bertie rides @ the front with team?!!
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    This pace can't last surely.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    J VdB attacks! :shock:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    The break has some pretty good riders in it. Wiggins and Armstrong both going for the stage win as that's all that is left to them now. Vino is in there too. I think they might well stay away.
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  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    camerone wrote:
    or wait til thursday, schleck wont fancy the downhill and 50km to the finish unless one of them really blows i cant see much happening (cue the best day for years!)
    But Sanchez and Menchov still could gain a lot from racing, rather than letting a break go away, and they don't seem to be worried about descending. It could be an interesting day.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    What happened to Nicolas Roche? One moment he was with the breakaway, then dropped by the peltoton. Puncture?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    Gadret attacked ;)

    Andy was distanced a bit going over the top
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,813
    FJS wrote:
    What happened to Nicolas Roche? One moment he was with the breakaway, then dropped by the peltoton. Puncture?

    he was shouting at sylvester to slow down

    srsly
    "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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,223
    At least my PTP pick (Martinez) is in there. It's the sort of stage where a break will stay unless they are too much of a threat. Vino in there should ensure no chase from Astana as he's presumably the highest placed in the break?
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    bertie already taking on gels.. I wonder if he is feeling it a bit from yesterday
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,813
    edited July 2010
    if they come over the tourmalet in small groups going to be brytal

    bloc headwind

    if the chase behind has a large working group they will get caught easily

    charteau did well to make the break
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    I thought so.
    Rabo team up with Astana. Both have 4 in the peloton.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Menchov is going to win the Tour today.

    Maybe.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    could do with the road pointing upwards ASAP, get rid of some of the Rabo chasers on the front.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Break back to 15", so ES go ad breaking.........
    ......and it's 42"
    Horner cracking the whip over the "slaves".
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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