STAGE 19 SPOILER - let the culling continue

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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,246
    bigdawg wrote:
    for those of us without visuals - wheres evans??

    In the peloton at 1'35
  • samiam
    samiam Posts: 227
    Contador, Schleck -> sharing pace making at the leading group
    34s down -> Voeckler solo
    1m40s -> Evans + the peleton
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,206
    afx237vi wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    What is Andy doing? Bertie asks for help and he does - surely Andy's job is to sit of Bertie's wheel and attack in the last few kms if he can? If they get caught it is no big issue and either Frank or him could attack. I think I might send Andy an email about some Nigerian money he can have if he pays me a few grand in advance!

    Andy still needs to put time into Evans. This is one way of doing it...

    Yep, but leave Bertie to do the hard work and then go on the final climb. Think this is playing into Cadel's hands myself.
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    edited July 2011
    Voeckler looks like he is making heavy weather of it, and the climb start to get (even) harder pretty soon.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    No idea how these guys can climb out the saddle for soooooooo long.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Voeckler will take the descent like a demon
    Contador is the Greatest
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Voeckler is a hero. He's slowly riding across the gap.
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Never mind a podium - Tommy should be admitted to the Legion d'honneur.

    His riding is just raw emotion and sheer guts.

    I've got a lump in my throat just watching him.
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    If the peleton can keep gap around 1.30 could we see Evans repeat what he did yesterday?
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,246
    Voekler is catching them...
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    If TV arrives at the Alpe with an empty tank he could lose the podium let alone the yellow jersey. Maybe all or nothing is how he wants to go out.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    TV is digging deep into his suitcase of stupidity.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,206
    TV is a legend, never seen anyone put so much into their climbing!
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    edited July 2011
    Milton50 wrote:
    Voeckler is a hero. He's slowly riding across the gap.

    The gaps have all been about the same for the last 8km or more.

    That said, the gap to the bunch and Evan's does seem to be growing now...
  • genki
    genki Posts: 305
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Voeckler will take the descent like a demon

    the descent is not technical. there's about 4 hairpins in 40km.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Agree, you gotta be worried about Voeckler on the Alpe. He could end up hors delai alongside Cav at this rate.
  • cristoff
    cristoff Posts: 229
    Respect to tommy v, wow! Can't help thinking he is just burying himself though. If he gets across to leaders, andy will just put a big effort in and break his will.
  • KentS
    KentS Posts: 240
    Go Voeckler!
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,795
    can you believe this
    "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
  • alan_sherman
    alan_sherman Posts: 1,157
    Big ring up the Galibier? jesus!
  • seven7faces
    seven7faces Posts: 360
    should i feel guilty sitting on the sofa eating pizza?
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    edited July 2011
    BikingBernie wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    Voeckler is a hero. He's slowly riding across the gap.

    The gaps have all been about the same for the last 8km or more.

    I think the timings are a bit off today. From the pictures you could literally see him getting closer and closer. Whether he can maintain that as the gradient gets higher is debatable....
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Galibier scenery is simply gorgeous. The photos from yesterday were stunning.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    so Voeckler ate a big steak then!
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    cristoff wrote:
    Respect to tommy v, wow! Can't help thinking he is just burying himself though. If he gets across to leaders, andy will just put a big effort in and break his will.
    You've gotta be kidding me? Break his legs maybe, but his will is indestructible!
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    The gap back to Voeckler seems to be growing fast. :(
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,246
    TV has blown.
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Steep part now, Voeckler losing ground
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    ‘I’M NOT A DREAMER, I WILL JUST FIGHT AND GIVE ALL I CAN’

    -Voeckler
    Contador is the Greatest
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Whatever Europcar's paying Voeckler, they're robbing him!
    He's a better fighter than anything in the French Airforce!
    Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.

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