The Tour - stage 13 *spoiler*

above_the_cows

ECHELONS!!!!!!!!!

RichN95.

Above The Cows wrote:

ECHELONS!!!!!!!!!

This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!

above_the_cows

No one's watching this apart from Rich clearly. They thought it was going to be a boring old flat stage, as did I to be honest, I only just had a quick check, but you're missing...

ECHELONS!!!!!!!!!

ECHELONS!!!!!!!!!

Something is happening. Racing, racing, racing is happening.

Oh my days!

No_Ta_Doctor

RichN95 wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

ECHELONS!!!!!!!!!

This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!

SCRAMBLE! SCRAMBLE!

ddraver

What? I turned on expecting to see some and.....

above_the_cows

No tA Doctor wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

ECHELONS!!!!!!!!!

This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!

SCRAMBLE! SCRAMBLE!

We need an Echelons klaxon.

alan_a

Yippee.

Any news who missed the first group?

dish_dash

woop woop, had to happen...

Any info who's missed the cut?

No_Ta_Doctor

Fecking ITV4 aren't on the ball. Just started live coverage, doing studio shit while there are ECHELONS going down.

alan_a

Kittel in 2nd group

TheBigBean

Channel swapped. Replay needed.

ddraver

ooh oohh there There THERE!!!

above_the_cows

Kittel distanced. :shock:

ECHELONS

Macaloon

Split wider than the BR Peloton. Kittel caught 22s behind according to Sean. 106kms to run mind.

Edit All coming back

ddraver

Dang - if you re watching - big time THIS!!

dang100

From TdF feed
All the riders in the prize jerseys of the Tour - Froome (SKY), Sagan (CAN), Kwiatkowksi (OPQ) and Rolland (EUC) - are in the front echelon

above_the_cows

Kittel's going to get back on, it's going to come back together.

TheBigBean

Where are Cav, Sagan, Greipel, Contador etc?

above_the_cows

TheBigBean wrote:

Where are Cav, Sagan, Greipel, Contador etc?

Front group.

dang100

ddraver wrote:

Dang - if you re watching - big time THIS!!

Argh! at work, can't watch! Hopefully it'll be on the highlights tonight. I would think echelons = highlights, right?

dish_dash

tsk tsk Kittel... you'd think that riding for a Dutch team he wouldn't be caught out... where's contador?

alan_a

OPQS working it on the front to try and keep the gap, but Argos also working hard and reducing gap.

TV Tommy & Johnny H are 2.35 back

above_the_cows

dang100 wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Dang - if you re watching - big time THIS!!

Argh! at work, can't watch! Hopefully it'll be on the highlights tonight. I would think echelons = highlights, right?

It should. If it isn't I'd write to complain.

alan_a

Bertie is in front group with lots of Saxo.

Looks like they are coming back together except for Tommy's group.

TheBigBean

Above The Cows wrote:

TheBigBean wrote:

Where are Cav, Sagan, Greipel, Contador etc?

Front group.

Cheers. I didn't believe anyone would actually try this.

Paulie W

Gap stretching again

Le Commentateur

Kittel's group slowly clawing back, but OPQS working hard in front group, so a question of who will blow up first. Tough rolling terrain...

Kittel very isolated with just 1 team mate helping.

LeicesterLad

Well at least that's livened up a dishwater stage! (PS. I'm not watching it, so have no idea whether is would have been dishwater.)

Le Commentateur

Gap opening again. Kittel is doomed.

above_the_cows

Belkin taking up the charge.

That's right some Dutch on Dutch action! Kom op je jolly green giants!