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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    afx237vi wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    Is there anyone there they need to chase down?

    No.

    Is Sanchez still not between the break and the bunch?
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Ok, so that makes sense then. Get Evans and Nibs back and let a non threatening break fight it out for the stage while retaining control of the bunch.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    LangerDan wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    Is there anyone there they need to chase down?

    No.

    Is Sanchez still not between the break and the bunch?

    Thought they caught that group when I saw Machado on the front of the peloton. Might be wrong.
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    edited June 2012
    Cant help thinking if Luis Leon Sanchez lost some weight and was in a decent team he could maybe go for a grand tour...he`s a strong rider and very "Indurainesque" in height/build ??? or should i just get back to making a cup of tea 8)
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    Gadhri back in the peloton and leading it now with a Radioshack rider

    sky lined up as numbers 3-6 in the peloton...
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    Navarro gone for a long effort off the front of the leaders...

    just 8kms left and the other riders in the lead group all starting to look around at each other already
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    5_arthur_vichot_1.jpg
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    3kms out and Vichot (FDJ) with a reasonable lead from the other riders in the lead group now...
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Come on FDJ!!!
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    He has 24 seconds with 1200m to go
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    well done to Vichot - a great stage win
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Allez Arthur. Chapeau!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LangerDan wrote:
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    Nice.

    Great win by him. Always nice to see those efforts rewarded.
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  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    Wiggins safely in the peloton 1min later...

    a good break and stage win from Vichot.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    Has Andy Schleck finished yet? :)
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    First big (well, big-ish) win for him.



    Bit of a waste of a big mountain. Again.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    Has Andy Schleck finished yet? :)

    13 minutes behind Wiggins. 14 off the leader.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    So is Andy going to rip it up on Joux Plane tomorrow?
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    smithy21 wrote:
    So is Andy going to rip it up on Joux Plane tomorrow?


    well, that's the plan(e) apparently.....



    *leaves*
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,383
    B3rnieMac wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    So is Andy going to rip it up on Joux Plane tomorrow?


    well, that's the plan(e) apparently.....



    *leaves*

    But even if he does what will that prove exactly? He's now so far down on GC that no-one will care, no-one will bother chasing him, so it would be a hollow victory at best.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    r0bh wrote:
    B3rnieMac wrote:
    smithy21 wrote:
    So is Andy going to rip it up on Joux Plane tomorrow?


    well, that's the plan(e) apparently.....



    *leaves*

    But even if he does what will that prove exactly? He's now so far down on GC that no-one will care, no-one will bother chasing him, so it would be a hollow victory at best.

    S'a bit rich.

    D'ya say that about today's winner too? That it's a hollow victory?
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Difference is people dont expect Vichot to be a Tour winner. Or even close.

    I agree with rob somewhat although a good showing will give him some pride and not make the competitors complacent about him (although this could be a good thing).
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    D'ya say that about today's winner too? That it's a hollow victory?

    It's a bit different though, you're the best climber who's able to race, you'd be expected to do well on such a stage as tomorrow - although it's not a MTF so not necessarily ideal. Being over 29minutes down so no-one bothers chasing makes it a bit sort of easy doesn't it? It's a bit like the Elite racer turning up to the local crit and celebrating the win.

    Of course - he's right to go for the win, both for the wins sake, and to test himself, but it's not in the same class as Vichot today. He may well also get Martin and maybe even Sanchez going with him to make it a bit fairer race. Of course Evans or Nibali or someone could try to really go for it, but I think that's unlikely.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    r0bh wrote:
    But even if he does what will that prove exactly? He's now so far down on GC that no-one will care, no-one will bother chasing him, so it would be a hollow victory at best.

    He could do a Super Pantani and take 15 mins out of Brad & Cadel :)
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    r0bh wrote:
    But even if he does what will that prove exactly? He's now so far down on GC that no-one will care, no-one will bother chasing him, so it would be a hollow victory at best.

    He could do a Super Pantani and take 15 mins out of Brad & Cadel :)

    Yes, I think this is the most likely thing to happen!
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    nweststeyn wrote:
    Yes, I think this is the most likely thing to happen!

    I know, but it'd be cool as **** if he did! :)
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    It would be amazing. Especially if he got enough time to put himself in the top 3...

    .......And then finished 20 minutes behind in the final stage.
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Early start today and Andy Schleck dropped on the first climb of the day.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Gilbert was dropped even before Schleck was. Schleck was dropped together with Vino and Peraud.
    But Peraud got back first, then Schleck and Gilbert before the second climb.

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