The Tour - stage 13 *spoiler*

ridgerider

dd, are you searching for oil?

TheBigBean

ddraver wrote:

Good news for Smithy and Big Bean as I lost it with geology today (AtC you ll appreciate this too)

I have never objected to geology posts.

(I'm actually not really a fan, but freedom of posting and all that)

RonB

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

FJS

Break of 6: Lemoine, Mate, Perez, Gene, Boeckmans and Niemiec. What does Niemiec do up there on this kind of stage!?

goonz

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

:shock: :shock: :shock:
Race talk!

TheBigBean

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

I wondered that, or the ridiculous possibility of OPQS trying to drop Kittel.

ddraver

Ridgerider wrote:

dd, are you searching for oil?

Yep (well gas at the mo but...)

ddraver

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

Chava if he was free, Millar maybe...or
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Johnny?!?!?!?

above_the_cows

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

It's not even categorised. There is a Cat 4 earlier in the race. I think it might be an exaggeration of scales. It just looks like a very short sharp climb with an almost immediate descent. Shouldn't trouble the sprinters who can just power up it.

Lotto-Belisol are clearly taking it seriously, 5 of their chaps have opted for skinsuits.

Talking of skin suits I notice that Kennaugh had a skin suit on yesterday.

TimB34

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

I posted back on page one - inrng stage preview says:

The bump at the end of the stage shown by the profile is nothing to worry about either. It’s not steep, it’s not long, it’s not narrow. It’s nothing.

goonz

Above The Cows wrote:

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

It's not even categorised. There is a Cat 4 earlier in the race. I think it might be an exaggeration of scales. It just looks like a very short sharp climb with an almost immediate descent. Shouldn't trouble the sprinters who can just power up it.

Lotto-Belisol are clearly taking it seriously, 5 of their chaps have opted for skinsuits.

Talking of skin suits I notice that Kennaugh had a skin suit on yesterday.

They were all wearing those suits yesterday too...Greipel even opted for the aero helmet!

ddraver

TimB34 wrote:

The bump at the end of the stage shown by the profile is nothing to worry about either. It’s not steep, it’s not long, it’s not narrow. It’s nothing.

All the hallmarks of a Hoogerland attack!

mididoctors

real deja vu when it comes to the make up of who/what teams are in the breaks.

goonz

ddraver wrote:

TimB34 wrote:

The bump at the end of the stage shown by the profile is nothing to worry about either. It’s not steep, it’s not long, it’s not narrow. It’s nothing.

All the hallmarks of a Hoogerland attack!

Thats if he hasnt crashed beforehand.

hammerite

I bet Europcar got flogged yesterday evening for not getting someone in the break. Definitely couldn't miss out today could they?

above_the_cows

TimB34 wrote:

The bump at the end of the stage shown by the profile is nothing to worry about either. It’s not steep, it’s not long, it’s not narrow. It’s nothing.

They need to sort out the profiles, because from the profile it looks meaner than the Cat 4 earlier, especially on the official Tour ticker page

http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/live/aso/

goonz wrote:

They were all wearing those suits yesterday too...Greipel even opted for the aero helmet!

I get the sprint teams opting for them, but Sky? Why? Did their washing machine break down or something? Are they really trying to conserve so much energy that you need to put Kennaugh in one on a flat stage. See the photo on this link

http://www.teamsky.com/gallery/0,27401,17548_8820147,00.html#photo=10

Is it to offset his very un-aero string vest on his arm?

TimB34

Oh, there's a local in the break (not Gène, he's from Guadaloupe) : Cyril Lemoine was born in Tours (home of stuffed elephants and goats cheese on-a-stick).

He rides for Sojasun, who I note in passing no longer have the small litter pocket from the side of their jersies since losing Saur as title sponsor.

RonB

TimB34 wrote:

RonB wrote:

Is there any chance of a cheeky attack on that climb with 10km to go - Bruere-Allechamps - and making it stick? Or is it an exaggeration of scales due to it being a flat stage and nothing really?

I posted back on page one - inrng stage preview says:

The bump at the end of the stage shown by the profile is nothing to worry about either. It’s not steep, it’s not long, it’s not narrow. It’s nothing.

Apologies to Tim. I did browse through the earlier pages but missed your comment.

TimB34

I just assumed that I'm blocked by 95% of non-doped posters for too many posts about cheese.

hammerite

Above The Cows wrote:

I get the sprint teams opting for them, but Sky? Why? Did their washing machine break down or something? Are they really trying to conserve so much energy that you need to put Kennaugh in one on a flat stage. See the photo on this link

http://www.teamsky.com/gallery/0,27401,17548_8820147,00.html#photo=10

Is it to offset his very un-aero string vest on his arm?

perhaps Kennaugh just feels more comfortable in a skinsuit.

above_the_cows

TimB34 wrote:

Oh, there's a local in the break (not Gène, he's from Guadaloupe) : Cyril Lemoine was born in Tours (home of stuffed elephants and goats cheese on-a-stick).

He rides for Sojasun, who I note in passing no longer have the small litter pocket from the side of their jersies since losing Saur as title sponsor.

That is a shame. I thought they were a good idea, leading by example.

TimB34 wrote:

I just assumed that I'm blocked by 95% of non-doped posters for too many posts about cheese.

[Off topic] I like the cheese posts, but then after cycling, I think cheese is my next favourite thing to talk about, and you inspired my lunch choice yesterday. And it was a good lunch too.[/Off topic]

above_the_cows

hammerite wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

I get the sprint teams opting for them, but Sky? Why? Did their washing machine break down or something? Are they really trying to conserve so much energy that you need to put Kennaugh in one on a flat stage. See the photo on this link

http://www.teamsky.com/gallery/0,27401,17548_8820147,00.html#photo=10

Is it to offset his very un-aero string vest on his arm?

perhaps Kennaugh just feels more comfortable in a skinsuit.

Good call, he's a trackie.

disgruntledgoat

Above The Cows wrote:

TimB34 wrote:

Oh, there's a local in the break (not Gène, he's from Guadaloupe) : Cyril Lemoine was born in Tours (home of stuffed elephants and goats cheese on-a-stick).

He rides for Sojasun, who I note in passing no longer have the small litter pocket from the side of their jersies since losing Saur as title sponsor.

That is a shame. I thought they were a good idea, leading by example.

TimB34 wrote:

I just assumed that I'm blocked by 95% of non-doped posters for too many posts about cheese.

[Off topic] I like the cheese posts, but then after cycling, I think cheese is my next favourite thing to talk about, and you inspired my lunch choice yesterday. And it was a good lunch too.[/Off topic]

I've just signed up on Cheeseradar.

Macaloon

disgruntledgoat wrote:

I've just signed up on Cheeseradar.

There's no grater sacrifice...

hammerite

I thought the fight for the white jersey was going to be quite an exciting one. Apart from the top two it's a bit disappointing from some of the others.....

1 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 47:23:57
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:34
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:53
4 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:08:27
5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:31:43
6 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:33:24

FJS

Amazing little factoid from the TdF ticker: JJ Rojas has done 70 Tour de France road stages in his career, and finished in the top 10 in 38.6% of them! Unbelievable. But never actually won a stage

dolan_driver

Cavendish just handed his shoe into the car for a quick mid-stage service. While hanging onto the window on the right, that car drifts towards the ditch. And he flips. "Whoaaa, Dick-Head" might possibly be the words that escape his mouth?

DD.

blazing_saddles

It could be yesterday's stage for all the change in terrain.
Hopefully a hour's siesta is the oder of the day.

Paulie W

Very colourful breakaway today what with Lampre, Euskatel, Europcar, Cofidis. It would be nice though if the breaks could be just a bit more heavyweight!

RichN95.

FJS wrote:

Amazing little factoid from the TdF ticker: JJ Rojas has done 70 Tour de France road stages in his career, and finished in the top 10 in 38.6% of them! Unbelievable. But never actually won a stage

It's not just the Tour. His entire career is just the same.