Stage 18 SPOILER

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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    RowCycle wrote:
    Isn't anyone bothered about that attack?

    Frank S, still has the descent to do and then a ride into a headwind to do on his own. There is still about another 1:45hours racing to go so I suspect the chasing group are just going to leave him to rot for a bit..
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    afx237vi wrote:
    Are there any young riders in the yellow jersey group? 'Cos Uran is out the back.

    Taraamae, or however you spell it. Only 56" down too

    I'm not sure there's too many team mates there to help chase, apart form Navarro and Sly
  • Snorebens
    Snorebens Posts: 759
    afx237vi wrote:
    Are there any young riders in the yellow jersey group? 'Cos Uran is out the back.

    Rein Taramae (spell?) still is.
  • RowCycle
    RowCycle Posts: 367
    Nice to see/hear Andy do a proper attack at last.

    Go on lad.
  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    Very early days but Contador looks a little off-colour to me.

    He's much further back in the peloton than I would have expected him to be.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Andy hooked up with Posthuma
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Evans looking very worried..
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Neil McC wrote:
    Andy hooked up with Posthuma

    Not anymore. Monfort still up the road, though.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    Two minutes...
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,558
    Does Andy know that there's another massive climb to do, or has he decided the galibier client won't count? :roll:
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    this is the day andy wins the tour?
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    It's going to be 3+ minutes by the top. Looks like Evans, Basso, Contador etc. might have lost the Tour unless they're pacing it very well.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    I suppose the other contenders still don't know if this is a real attempt to win the TDF from Andy, or if it's a suicide move to help Frank out.
  • RowCycle
    RowCycle Posts: 367
    Hasn't he got some team mates up the road to help him out?
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Fair play to Schleck - he's giving it a bloody good go.
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  • stokepa31
    stokepa31 Posts: 560
    really really hoping bertie is sandbagging. this is so f**ck*ng good. got to love the tour
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  • DF33
    DF33 Posts: 732
    ^^^^ this even if you dont like andy
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    RowCycle wrote:
    Hasn't he got some team mates up the road to help him out?

    At this kind of pace Montfort will be able to help him out for a maximum of five minutes. Unless he's there to pace Andy down the descent.........
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Andy will have Monfort for the descent and the valley.
  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    2 minutes already...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    GO ON ANDY YOU FLIPPING BEAUTY!!!!!

    (even I'm not sure this is going to work....)
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  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    stokepa31 wrote:
    really really hoping bertie is sandbagging. this is so f**ck*ng good. got to love the tour

    If he is then he's the coolest character in sporting history!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Contador's cooked. He's just got to hope Andy blows up on the Galibier.
  • singlespeedexplosif
    singlespeedexplosif Posts: 1,564
    ooyah, he really can't descend, can he?!
  • RowCycle
    RowCycle Posts: 367
    Milton50 wrote:
    Contador's cooked. He's just got to hope Andy blows up on the Galibier.
    :(
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Andy over the top
  • DF33
    DF33 Posts: 732
    Andy nearly off on 1st corner descent. Go lad Go
    Peter
  • samiam
    samiam Posts: 227
    Milton50 wrote:
    Contador's cooked. He's just got to hope Andy blows up on the Galibier.

    I'm not so sure on that one.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Caught Monfort who was waiting for him
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    Unbelievable!

    So we (including conty) have all been fooled by the Schlecks being 'afraid' to descent! look at him go!

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