TDF Stage 1 **SPOILERS**

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Wonder who's time they'll give to the 2nd crash group thho? Not Gilberts, but they all came over in dribs n drabs...
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  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    was spartacus expecting to have got a massive distance with that final kick? as soon as he saw gilbert followed he just sat up...
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Wigans and Bssso should get same time as first group I think
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    really happy for Pip.... such a class rider!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Shame that Andy wasn't in the first group. That would have set the race up nicely.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Samu, Andy and Cont in the first chute.
    Robert Gesink bike change after the second?
    Could take all night to sort this out.

    They've said they expect to announce the results sometime in September.
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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    Milton50 wrote:
    Shame that Andy wasn't in the first group. That would have set the race up nicely.

    He came down in the same crash as Wiggins and Basso, which appeared to be inside 3km so should be given same time as Thor etc.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    Should HTC win tomorrow then Martin will take yellow.

    A good chance of a bloke from Cardiff taking it too.

    Hushovd if Garmin take the win.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    *Provisional* results coming in

    http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/LIVE/fr/1 ... index.html
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Frank was in the first group. As far as HTC go, should they win then it could come down to positions as Velits was 13th.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    jibberjim wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Shame that Andy wasn't in the first group. That would have set the race up nicely.

    He came down in the same crash as Wiggins and Basso, which appeared to be inside 3km so should be given same time as Thor etc.

    Oh? Well that would be pretty awesome if they do edit the times. :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Come on Sky tomorrow happy those PTP points in return for a Welshman in yellow!
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    Should HTC win tomorrow then Martin will take yellow.

    A good chance of a bloke from Cardiff taking it too.

    Hushovd if Garmin take the win.

    +1 Time for Sky to show their mettle and get Thomas into Yellow tomorrow.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    They did have the first 120 times up but have reduced it to the top 10 - must be thinking about the changes.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited July 2011
    Stupid phone double post sorry
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited July 2011
    Make that a triple post doh
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    As a proud Englishman I may use my mother's welsh birth to claim I am, in fact, Welsh if that happens

    First time for everything!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Betfair gave me 36-1 on Cadel for GC and 48-1 on Jurgen in the non-Bertie market.

    Some days I love this sport of professional bicycle racing. 20 more like that please 8)
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Geraint Thomas was the best placed young rider and will be in white tomorrow.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Results giving Bertie & Schleckette @ 1'20", Wiggins at 1'29"
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    It'll be Martin, not Thomas in yellow after tomorrow, surely?
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    The 3km rule explained
    SATURDAY, 2 JULY 2011
    In the event that a rider or riders suffer a fall, puncture or mechanical incident in the last 3 kilometres and such an incident is duly recognised, the rider or riders involved are credited with the same finishing time of the rider or riders they were with at the time of the incident.

    They are attributed this ranking only upon crossing the finish line. If after a fall, it is impossible for a rider to cross the finish line, he is given the ranking of last in the stage and credited with the time of the rider or riders he was with at the time of the incident. For exceptional cases, the decision taken by the stewards committee is final.

    This measure does not apply to:

    • finishes of the 2nd stage, which is a team time trial and of the 20th stage which is an individual time trial;
    • summit finishes of the 4th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 18th and 19th stages.

    That’s Article 20 copied and pasted from the 2011 Tour de France rulebook. It means that following today’s Tour de France stage, both Alberto Contador and Samuel Sanchez lose time to the other race favourites.

    Whilst Andy Shleck, Ivan Basso and Bradley Wiggins finished in the group with Contador, they will not lose time.
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    edited July 2011
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It'll be Martin, not Thomas in yellow after tomorrow, surely?

    Edit - Ooops - just read your post properly
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    edited July 2011
    Times have been changed. Schleck, Leipheimer, Wiggins at 6 seconds. Contador at 1.20

    http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/LIVE/us/1 ... index.html

    Gesink 6 seconds too
  • GoldenBear
    GoldenBear Posts: 120
    On the official TdF site it gives Wiggins as 6" down, Contador as 1'20"!
  • GoldenBear
    GoldenBear Posts: 120
    http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/LIVE/us/1 ... index.html
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    schleck and brad at 6 secs
    "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
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Yup - they've now given a huuuuuuge group at 6 seconds (including Cav)

    I suspect they'll keep making this up for the next hour or two
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    LangerDan wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It'll be Martin, not Thomas in yellow after tomorrow, surely?

    Thomas, from Taaramae and Silin.

    Conehead is too old

    Too old for yellow? :?
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  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    Brad is @6 seconds according to provisional timings along with Basso and BOTH Schlecks. bertie is over a minute behind that. Looks interesting!

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