TDF 2013 - Stage 5 *Spoilers*

tgotb

Le Commentateur wrote:

Poss delay to start. Many teams blocked in HUGE static traffic jam into Nice for start. Still measuring it. So far 15km. Local Bus crashed

Are they quite sure it's a local bus, not a Australian one?

above_the_cows

ddraver wrote:

During this period of time, the Mediterranean Sea became isolated from the Atlantic Ocean and its sea level dropped at least 1,500 meters below the level of the Atlantic Ocean.

:shock:

This is by the far the most interesting thing I am going to read all day. Nothing in the dissertations I am currently marking is going to top this.

Great stuff.

Yellow Peril

Downside: I've been felled by man flu I feel cr@p and like I want to die, also no cycling for a day or two

Upside: I genuinely feel poorly so I've taken the day off work so I can try and raise my spirits by watching today's stage.

Who's turn is it from Europcar to do the 100km plus advertising stint off the front. One for TV Tommy?

andytee87

Shame they aren't going through the Gorges du Verdon, would have made some stunning shots, and allowed Carlton to talk about the village flooded under Lac du Sainte Croix. Ridiculously blue water there- stunning.

On the other side, I hope they stay in Aix not Marseilles tonight- much nicer place

mike6

RideOnTime wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(ddraver says - Think the Norwegian Fjords (flooded glacial valley) or the Rias of South england, eg Salcombe (flooded river valleys) but made from limestone

Oh I love Salcombe...

Sorry, sorry...

Ooooh....Salcombe Dairies Ice cream. The best, and no I dont live there. They do a Xmas pudding ice cream, its magical. Apologies I am rambling, I need my Tour fix today.

alan_a

Any news on Ted King?

frenchfighter

An avatar for any polka dot fans:

Yellow Peril

frenchfighter wrote:

An avatar for any polka dot fans:

Cropped to be tastefully less polka dots than the incumbent has been demonstrating so far (save as for the helmet).

FJS

RichN95 wrote:

The Mad Rapper wrote:

Oh nice Pete. Was just looking for the route profile. Not too bad. The sprinters should be able to hang on to that - nothing major.

This is the final, uncategorised climb. No big deal.

Will be interesting to see. Cannondale will be hammering it for Sagan, and it's anough of a hill for someone like Chavanel to jump. I reckon it's more the wide straights roads down and after that are in favour of Cavendish et al. But even if Cav, Greipel, Kittel, etc can hang on somewhere in the bunch, it could make positioning in the final kms. tricky.

Richmond Racer

Alan A wrote:

Any news on Ted King?

Decision stands - he didnt start

inkyfingers

But where were the protests that twitter demanded? I was expecting a load of American fans to throw themselves under the Tour caravan at least.

TMR

Richmond Racer wrote:

Alan A wrote:

Any news on Ted King?

Decision stands - he didnt start

So he's out of the Tour?

TMR

inkyfingers wrote:

But where were the protests that twitter demanded? I was expecting a load of American fans to throw themselves under the Tour caravan at least.

People seem to take less notice of the US' views on the TdF now for some reason...

Macaloon

Nothing short of heroic, the 'boy' RideOnTime: gamely hanging on, averting multiple thread calamity, pleading for thread serenity. All this in the face of more avi churn than FF's (IRL) opinion on FroomieDog. Metering posts every two minutes? Rapture.

mididoctors

impressive average

Macaloon

ddraver wrote:

Tells a likely story. Then again, the passage of India over a submerged mantle gash is similarly hard to swallow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b036ks6f/Rise_of_the_Continents_Eurasia/

inkyfingers

Some weird scales getting used on some of these profiles, some make it look like a lumpy sprinters stage, others make it look like a medium mountain stage.

above_the_cows

inkyfingers wrote:

But where were the protests that twitter demanded? I was expecting a load of American fans to throw themselves under the Tour caravan at least.

What do you think the bus crash was about? The angry Ted King fans got confused and went too early throwing themselves under a local bus full of French commuters.

DeadCalm

Yellow Peril wrote:

Who's turn is it from Europcar to do the 100km plus advertising stint off the front. One for TV Tommy?

Yukiya Arashiro and Reza couldn't seem to decide so they've both gone for it. Yukiya Arashiro is in virtual yellow apparently.

The break in full:

Arashiro+Reza (EUC), Lutsenko (AST), Sicard (EUS), DeGendt (VCD), Delaplace (SOJ)

alan_a

Above The Cows wrote:

inkyfingers wrote:

But where were the protests that twitter demanded? I was expecting a load of American fans to throw themselves under the Tour caravan at least.

What do you think the bus crash was about? The angry Ted King fans got confused and went too early throwing themselves under a local bus full of French commuters.

[Hack controvesial joke]Typical Americans unable to hit the intended target and taking out civilians instead.[/Hack controvesial joke]

Pross

RideOnTime wrote:

ddraver wrote:

(ddraver says - Think the Norwegian Fjords (flooded glacial valley) or the Rias of South england, eg Salcombe (flooded river valleys) but made from limestone

Oh I love Salcombe...

Sorry, sorry...

Just a shame about the yachty set (i.e. the ones who wear all the gear and sleep on their boat rather than those that actually get out there and do some sailing) and the amount of traffic along Fore Street (mainly the BMW X5s, Porsche Cayennes and Range Rovers of said yachty set) but yes, it is a beautiful spot.

Yellow Peril

DeadCalm wrote:

Yellow Peril wrote:

Who's turn is it from Europcar to do the 100km plus advertising stint off the front. One for TV Tommy?

Yukiya Arashiro and Reza couldn't seem to decide so they've both gone for it. Yukiya Arashiro is in virtual yellow apparently.

The break in full:

Arashiro+Reza (EUC), Lutsenko (AST), Sicard (EUS), DeGendt (VCD), Delaplace (SOJ)

With these constant daily long breaks from the team I'm expecting Europcar the sponsor to announce that they are entering the bicycle taxi/rickshaw market.

Richmond Racer

The Mad Rapper wrote:

inkyfingers wrote:

But where were the protests that twitter demanded? I was expecting a load of American fans to throw themselves under the Tour caravan at least.

People seem to take less notice of the US' views on the TdF now for some reason...

When it came to journos using their twatter feeds last night to say that the peloton should refuse to ride today unless Tedward was reinstated...that's when I lost the plot a tad

Yellow Peril

Richmond Racer wrote:

The Mad Rapper wrote:

inkyfingers wrote:

But where were the protests that twitter demanded? I was expecting a load of American fans to throw themselves under the Tour caravan at least.

People seem to take less notice of the US' views on the TdF now for some reason...

When it came to journos using their twatter feeds last night to say that the peloton should refuse to ride today unless Tedward was reinstated...that's when I lost the plot a tad

They might have thought about it for a micro second before someone pointed towards the Badger

TMR

Can anyone post current top 10 GC please?

MrTapir

Letour.fr has virtual GC

1.(+74) ARASHIRO Y. EUC 14h 11' 27''
2.(+84) DELAPLACE A. SOJ 02' 19''
3.(-2) GERRANS S. OGE 08' 38''
4.(-2) IMPEY D. OGE 08' 38''
5.(-2) ALBASINI M. OGE 08' 38''
6.(-2) KWIATKOWSKI M. OPQ 08' 39''
7.(-2) CHAVANEL S. OPQ 08' 39''
8.(-2) BOASSON HAGEN E. SKY 08' 41''
9.(-2) FROOME C. SKY 08' 41''
10.(-2) PORTE R. SKY 08' 41''
11.(-2) ROCHE N. TST 08' 47''
12.(-2) KREUZIGER R.

frenchfighter

TMR

Thanks MT.

greeny12

Yellow Peril wrote:

With these constant daily long breaks from the team I'm expecting Europcar the sponsor to announce that they are entering the bicycle taxi/rickshaw market.

Without coming over all Carlton Kirby I'd guess Europcar are a bit happier with this situation than Cofidis are with their lot...

Lichtblick

Greipel to win today please!