TdF Stage 17 *Spoilers*

gabriel959

Anyone knows whats going on?

gabriel959

mididoctors wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Hasn't it started already?

11.30

Ah, CN website is wrong then. It says 1030 gmt there. Thanks anyway!

ketsbaia

I'm recording the whole lot on Sky+, but doubtless I'll be unable to resist tuning in from work as well.

*excited*

eh

So who do we expect to go well in these conditions? Maybe Sammy Sanchez to attack on a wet descent, or Shleck/Menchov to slide off the road?

will3

gabriel959 wrote:

mididoctors wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Hasn't it started already?

11.30

Ah, CN website is wrong then. It says 1030 gmt there. Thanks anyway!

10:30 GMT is 11:30 here

camerone

if he can get in the break Lance likes it wet and cold. i suspect he is cream crackered from Tuesday though

Pross

Looking forward to potentially the most exciting stage of the Tour for a few years (pretty much the same as I was before the Ventoux last year so probably expecting too much as usual!).

camerone

i cannot believe we havent seen Menchov on the ground yet. he surely cant do 3 weeks without a crash>??

gabriel959

will3 wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

mididoctors wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Hasn't it started already?

11.30

Ah, CN website is wrong then. It says 1030 gmt there. Thanks anyway!

10:30 GMT is 11:30 here

Is it? I thought it meant Greenwich Mean Time but forgot we are on british summer time!!!

iainf72

Weather is clearing it seems.

takethehighroad

A little video to whet the appetite before the racing starts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8844460.stm

Art Vandelay

So much hangs in the balance still. Surely even the biggest Tour detractors will have to admit this is an exciting finale?

GC - Contador just ahead Schleck by 8 seconds
3rd place - Samu leads Denise by 13 seconds
Top Frenchmen - Gadret looks comfortable on this.
Slap down - Gadret v Roche?
Laterne Rouge - Grabsch leads Malori by 2 mins 1 second
Green Jersey - Hush, Alesandro Pistachio or Cav?
KOM - Charteau leads Moreau by 15 points.
Team - Radioshack or Caisse - just 4 mins 27 secs on that.

Who do you reckon for each?

Cleat Eastwood

coverage just started on eurosport. Just said the heli may be grounded due to lightning strikes so coverage my be through the bikes.

Schelck says he's in form of his life and is just going to trust his instincts.

and theyre off.

deejay

camerone wrote:

if he can get in the break Lance likes it wet and cold.

Yes OK that is the best one yet and no one is going to better it.

You win the prize of the biggest Wind Up Merchant anywhere. Well done.

ilm_zero7

and they are off - at least in the neutral zone - conditions shocking - arm warmers on all round but more than that needs as it is 6 degrees at the high point!!! 6 degrees thats 40 less than outside here!

takethehighroad

Who was it that was pining for the Giro?

Well at least the Tour is providing the sketchy TV coverage...

camerone

deejay wrote:

camerone wrote:

if he can get in the break Lance likes it wet and cold.

Yes OK that is the best one yet and no one is going to better it.

You win the prize of the biggest Wind Up Merchant anywhere. Well done.

someone has to try and de-throne you

Neil McC

In the first break

Chavanel (QST)
Koren (LIQ)
Flecha (SKY)
Hagen (SKY)
Kolobnev (KAT)
Burghardt (BMC)
Perez Moreno (EUS)

EDIT : After the intial attack from Chavanel (QST), he is is now not in the breakaway, Remi Pauriol (COF) is the 7th rider

chriskempton

Early interest in the first sprint has evaporated then.

chriskempton

sastre looking frisky

chriskempton

Wiggo right at the back?

ilm_zero7

Spilak decides its is too shitty to ride - and has dramatically climbed off and peeled of his numbers!! dont think I would have made it as far as getting onto the bike today

stagehopper

chriskempton wrote:

Wiggo right at the back?

Trying to form the grupetto ...

chriskempton

stagehopper wrote:

chriskempton wrote:

Wiggo right at the back?

Trying to form the grupetto ...

He's targetting the TT isn't he, so yes it could be a day off.

Samu down. Bad

RichN95.

Sanuel Sanchez on the floor. Looks very bad.

AidanR

Sanchez down and out!

zippypablo

samuel Sanchez on the ground. Just got up after over a minute lying down!

iainf72

STOP THE RACE

chriskempton

Samu looking very shaken, but has picked himself up.

gabriel959

Damn!