TDF Stage 6 **SPOILERS**

sonny73
sonny73 Posts: 2,203
edited July 2011 in Pro race
5 riders have 1'00'' on the peleton.
Hoggerland, Roux, Duque, Malori, Westra.
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  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    This is neat, don't think I've seen the link posted here.

    http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    They should put things like that on the TV feed, would certainly make it interesting. F1 has alot of on screen info which really helps give an idea of what is going on and I think cycling should follow
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Hoggerland, hero.
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    dougzz wrote:
    This is neat, don't think I've seen the link posted here.

    http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/

    That stuff is quite amazing. Whats happened to Oss and Fares, are they in the peloton and its got held up?
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    Cogidubnus wrote:
    They should put things like that on the TV feed, would certainly make it interesting. F1 has alot of on screen info which really helps give an idea of what is going on and I think cycling should follow

    Harmon was on about that the other day. It seems so obvious you wonder why they wouldn't.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Did Boonen start?

    He said he would last night, but things can feel very different the morning after.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Did Boonen start?

    Yes.

    The only DNS was Velasco of Eustaltel.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    RichN95 wrote:
    Did Boonen start?

    Yes.

    The only DNS was Velasco of Eustaltel.

    Hero.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Who's that? Hincape?
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Hoggerland, hero.
    +1 he's a legend, was it 2 Vueltas back when he was attacking on every mountain stage it seemed. He's great value.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    FF, where did you find that!! That's a nasty looking picture :shock:
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    Could we not have had some x-rated warning
  • WTF is going on there?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Posting pictures of Hincapie's legs should lead to an instant banning IMO
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Well that's lunch ruined....
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    The lead is now out to 8'40". If the predicted tailwinds materialise later on in the stage then this breakaway has a decent chance of succeeding.
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    WTF is going on there?

    the only time ive seen anything like that before is body builders who abuse steroids.
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Sonny73 wrote:
    FF, where did you find that!! That's a nasty looking picture :shock:

    +1
    Can he not do something about that?!
    Is there a direct link between cycling and varicose veins?
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Break up to 9'10'' now, letting them go out, long way to go yet.
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    If a bloke with a leg like that can pull a podium doris there's hope for us all :)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah mayb shld have posted the link not the img...

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  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Hushovd's bike and kit look great in that picture........not too overboard as most seem to do with the leaders jerseys
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Contador:
    Alberto explained that he experienced “a first crash when I was more or less twenty riders back. It was ahead of me, before the intermediate sprint. I got up right away, put the brakes right, but the derailleur had gone bad or something, and when I shifted, the chain jumped and I crashed again. In the end, the important thing is to get up, although the injuries aren’t good because the body suffers.”

    Contador is also unhappy about the accident involving his teammate Nicki Sorensen, who was run over by a photographer’s moto. “Thanks to a photographer who pushed my teammate; I don’t know how he can continue in the race after that blow. He dragged the bike for more than a kilometer.”

    Alberto acknowledged that things were bad for him after the second crash. “At the time, I was angry because I had just survived the other crash (the one with Gesink) two kilometers before and we were all incredibly stressed out.” Finally, his injuries are not serious. “I’m affected on the right side, from the knee to the shoulder, but there’s nothing serious, even though I have to wait and see when I cool off. Today I knew that it was an important day and to be constantly on the alert, because in these stages you can lose the Tour and they can be more dangerous than a day in the mountains.”

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  • I was thinking that watching yesterday's stage - the simple yellow jersey/black shorts combo is hard to beat and traces a nice line through many of the greats of the past.
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,584
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    It's like something out of Harry Potter. Big George stores the remains of Lance's reputation within his varicose veins.
  • Dave-M
    Dave-M Posts: 206
    I love Mont Saint-Michel......very photogenic!
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Tom BB wrote:
    Hushovd's bike and kit look great in that picture........not too overboard as most seem to do with the leaders jerseys

    Agree with that, have always found the whole yellow helmet, shoes, glasses etc that some indulge in a bit naff. There are occassions when less is more.
  • Allez Mark
    Allez Mark Posts: 364
    I had legs that looked like that until two years ago when I had the veins taken out. It's all to do with faulty valves in the groin area.