Tdf Stage 6 *Spoiler*

sonny73

Poor s*ds

camerone

Jesus I have been out on mtb all day, then pub , now catching up. Looks like total carnage today. Good vibes to all the hurt and well done Evans and wiggins for avoiding it. My 5 quid on Hej at 50 to 1 is down the shitter!

sonny73

thamacdaddy

Not read the rest of this thread so sorry if this already come up but itv cycling just tweeted that griepel had a dislocated shoulder when contesting that sprit. So much respect for him, what a hard man!

blazing_saddles

Freire broken rib and punctured lung
Txurruka broken collar bone.

Peter Cossins ‏@petercossins
Movistar's Ivan Gutierrez says there's 14 other riders in hospital with him. There are more in another hospital in Nancy

zammmmo

frenchfighter wrote:

"Another win and I called this one ‘The Hulk'," said Peter Sagan. "I want the green jersey and I think I can hold on to it all the way to Paris."

Contrary to how I felt after his first stage win, actually finding Sagan pretty impressive/entertaining now...

camerone wrote:

Jesus I have been out on mtb all day, then pub , now catching up. Looks like total carnage today. Good vibes to all the hurt and well done Evans and wiggins for avoiding it. My 5 quid on Hej at 50 to 1 is down the shitter!

Yes, I too thought RyderH might be a good challenger to Wiggins/Evans. Hate to see riders have their chance taken away like this.

Anyone know how many people started and have now abandoned?

timoid.

Danielson really suffered

Rundfahrt

Read a tweet that said he now has a seperation in both shoulders. That must be fun.

TMR

Timoid. wrote:

Danielson really suffered

Wouldn't be surprised if he abandons. He's had a torrid time.

iainf72

The Mad Rapper wrote:

Timoid. wrote:

Danielson really suffered

Wouldn't be surprised if he abandons. He's had a torrid time.

He already has

TMR

iainf72 wrote:

He already has

Thanks for the update.

sonny73

Poor old Danielson, he's had a brief and rough Tour, and the rest of them out for that matter. Like a warzone.
Well here's hoping we see no more nasty crashes, not nice to see, stating the obvious.

andyp

jibberjim wrote:

'cos that would be crap, the idea is that the best _team_ wins, not the best 3 riders on the same team, the idea is that it doesn't matter which of your guys finish in the top 3 you get to win the competition, so you can attack with different guys each day to try and win it. Leads to more aggressive racing.

Amongst the Spanish teams, who are the only ones who give a tinker's cuss about the team competition.

andyp

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

iainf72

andyp wrote:

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

Sweet baby jesus

And all coz Petacchi wanted to take his shoes covers off

sherer

iainf72 wrote:

andyp wrote:

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

Sweet baby jesus

And all coz Petacchi wanted to take his shoes covers off

Def Petacchi was it ?

Is Gorka still in the race after that ?

Real shake up on GC seems like only Wiggo, Evans and Bibs are still in the hunt now

slim_boy_fat

andyp wrote:

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

Lordy, bet that smarts a little bit. Is this story of Petacchi and his shoe covers legit?

iainf72

Lampre are saying Asthma-Jet took his shoes covers off, gave them to Davide Vigano. He was putting them away when it slowed, couldn't brake and hey ho

RichN95.

sherer wrote:

andyp wrote:

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

Is Gorka still in the race after that ?

Well, somewhat unbelievably, he finished the stage

iainf72

Poels - 3 fractured ribs

sonny73

RichN95 wrote:

sherer wrote:

andyp wrote:

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

Is Gorka still in the race after that ?

Well, somewhat unbelievably, he finished the stage

:shock:

camerone

Six weeks ago I had a gash like that after coming off mtb. Looks nasty I bet it doesn't hurt as much as the wrist/ shoulder/ ribs guys. A cut whilst looking impressive shouldn't be a problem if no structural damage.

alwaystoohot

A lot of peoples' races are effectively over after today and will be making up the numbers.

Well done Brad for staying up front and out of the way.

alwaystoohot

Sonny73 wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

sherer wrote:

andyp wrote:

This is Gorka Verdugo's leg

Do not click this link if you're eating or squeamish in anyway

http://twitpic.com/a4njiy

Is Gorka still in the race after that ?

Well, somewhat unbelievably, he finished the stage

:shock:

Holy shmoly! He's rock'ard.

iainf72

Menchov is going to win, isn't he?

inkyfingers

iainf72 wrote:

Menchov is going to win, isn't he?

Podium maybe. It's been a long time since he climbed with the best though.

specialgueststar

Contrast all this to the first pic in the thread . The Tour really is the beauty and the beast (Phil)

sonny73

inkyfingers wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Menchov is going to win, isn't he?

Podium maybe. It's been a long time since he climbed with the best though.

I can see him top 3, and yeah I've had the same feeling he could get the win. He's staying upright for once.

iainf72

inkyfingers wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Menchov is going to win, isn't he?

Podium maybe. It's been a long time since he climbed with the best though.

There are mountains in this race?

2nd in 2010

RichN95.

iainf72 wrote:

Menchov is going to win, isn't he?

No. His career is in gradual and terminal decline. He'll come ninth.