Tdf Stage 19 *** Spoilers*** Bourg - Le Grand Bornand

above_the_cows

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napoleond

Contador's only option appears to descend beyond his own abilities again.

ddraver

frenchfighter wrote:

Unfortunately we have some doping news for you. The judges in the Mantova investigation has sent 27 people to trial. That includes 18 riders, amongst them Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Ballan.

Yeah twitter, Sky are definitely the problem for credible cycling at the moment :roll:

Sorry...

frenchfighter

alanjay wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Big shame the SKY boys have recovered amazingly this week. I really hope some of them get smoked early doors. They could potentially turn this stage into a pretty poor day.

Big shame that Contador has held Kreuziger back this tour. If he'd have been let off the leash we'd have had more of a contest.

Really? Please let me know by how many seconds Kreuziger beat Contador in the first time trial and the second and how much time Kreuziger put into him yesterday?

above_the_cows

God the music on that Catalunya advert is awful isn't it?

alan_a

ddraver wrote:

Vanmarke has a lazy attack over the summit...

Seriously thinking of leaving at 4 and going for a ride...this ll be fine on the highlights...

Nope, finally getting swallowed back up by peleton having been in big break on Glandon.

frenchfighter

Contador trying to break up Sky`s silly train. Good job too as otherwise they would just deadlock the race. Lets see how it pans out.

emadden

Kriby is driving me nuts... he's just spouting complete drivel, making stuff up ... all the time. How am I going to survive the next 3 hours? :-(

alihisgreat

Above The Cows wrote:

God the music on that Catalunya advert is awful isn't it?

Not as bad as the Malaysia one.

frenchfighter

If Rolland survives the next two cols then he will be ok for the KOM.

above_the_cows

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

God the music on that Catalunya advert is awful isn't it?

Not as bad as the Malaysia one.

True dat.

mike6

Be interesting to see what tactics Saxo employ today to try and conserve a podium place. Second third and fourth places all up for grabs.

adr82

Vichot down.

Ended up in a ditch, walking but limping a bit.

calvjones

goonz wrote:

calvjones wrote:

Like the Europcar helmets. What are they?

Louis Garneua's (sp)

Pop into your local Evans...

Grazie mille

above_the_cows

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

Give me more

Down goes Vichot. Scary moment almost stumbling into traffic as he got back to his feet too.

emadden

Vichot doing some River Dance... ow ow ow ow

hammerite

Above The Cows wrote:

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

saw him in the drainage channel/ditch, but didn't see what caused it.

ddraver

Above The Cows wrote:

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

I was rather glad to see proper cyclists do that too... :oops:

adr82

hammerite wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

saw him in the drainage channel/ditch, but didn't see what caused it.

Don't think they've shown it if it was caught on camera. He certainly picked the right side of the road to go off on at least.

mike6

frenchfighter wrote:

Contador trying to break up Sky`s silly train. Good job too as otherwise they would just deadlock the race. Lets see how it pans out.

No one deadlocks a race. Its up to the other teams and riders to do something. Why are Sky on the front? cos they have the yellow jersey, its expected.

above_the_cows

ddraver wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

I was rather glad to see proper cyclists do that too... :oops:

I do it when I just stub my toe.

LeicesterLad

Shame these days in the Alps are going to be a bit of a snoozefest. It could have been so good.

nweststeyn

@mike6: there's no point, it's like arguing with a religious zealot.

hammerite

I suppose if anyone deserves to be in a spotty jersey then it's Rolland, he's the only person who was chasing points early on in the race and went to all the effort with his misguided costume.

Shame that it's taken until today for anyone else to actually bother to race for the jersey.

alan_a

Have I missed the multiple switchbacks?

Thought we'd get some spectacular helicopter shots

goonz

Above The Cows wrote:

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

Off a bike these guys sure do look pretty ridiculous!

mike6

nweststeyn wrote:

@mike6: there's no point, it's like arguing with a religious zealot.

Apologies mate, I know , I know, and then something just gets me. :roll:

above_the_cows

goonz wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Oh god that thing where you fall, hurt yourself and then can't stop walking around afterwards. Poor Vichot. :shock:

Off a bike these guys sure do look pretty ridiculous!

As I said elsewhere, as graceful as a flock of chickens.

hammerite

I wonder how many of these they shifted from the caravan to p!ssed fans on the Alpe yesterday?

http://www.tdf-bike.co.uk/