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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Macaloon wrote:
    Froome paying for Stage 2 effort? The Mutant who fell to earth? Just the crash? We'll never know.

    Come on Talansky.

    Surprised so many were dismissive of the effects of the fall yesterday. Struggled to follow Sky wheels a few times.
    @stagehopper
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Nibili superb descender cited.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Macaloon wrote:
    Nine riders in the lead: Nieve, Navarro, Yates, Gadret, Bardet, Van den Broeck, Van Garderen, Trofimov, Talansky.
    Looking like he'll be top British finisher. :D
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    How many times have we seen Contador do this over the years? It's such a pleasure to see someone, whatever the sport, willing to take the risks of looking like a idiot and blowing up, rather than just sitting up.

    I admire Froome enormously, but I'd watch Contador paint a wall, just in case he did something extraordinary...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Just in the last 30 seconds or so is the first time in a long time the gap has actually gone out a few seconds. Turning point?
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Although I should say they are still descending...
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Talansky 39 seconds before the stage. Contador 1.11 down now - surely he will make 30 odd seconds up on the last climb? Time bonusses could still be important.
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    NA dude actually taking a turn for Bertie, gap rock solid at 70 seconds with only 7km to go. I think he is going to catch them or get close enough to hold on to GC.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Contador descending slowly or are these other riders benefitting from the cars and bikes around Contador.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    I think Contador can save his jersey but whether he can actually bridge across to Talanksy, VdB etc. is touch and go.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Nibali the main gainer on the descent.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Nibali is still 40 secs ahead of Contador according to the latest time check! Maybe Contador is starting to tire.
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Nibali the main gainer on the descent.

    Don't forget Keldermann is with him!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Talansky looks pretty good up front. He's driving the group along.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    If Nibali and Kelderman reach the front group then presumably they'll give Talansky a few turns.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Kelderman and Nibali almost there!
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    Not many stages where you let 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th on GC break away.
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Gap below a minute. I think Contandor is going to do it.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Blinking heck. Just got in from a bike ride and the race is all over the place.
    This blows the Tour right open and puts Nibali back in the mix, not to mention a few others by the looks of things.
    Great to see some racing.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Imagine if we had a commentator who understood what's happening.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Below a minute now. This is epic.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Nieve off.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Speechless. What a stage.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Nobody touted Wiggo as leader for Le Tour yet?
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    :D
    Turfle wrote:
    Imagine if we had a commentator who understood what's happening.
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    Nieve to finish above Froome
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Bonus seconds could be interesting here... :-)

    Both Talansky and Contador have done huge amounts of work
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The gap isn't closing now.

    This is truly amazing.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    I presume the time gap is to Nieve, so Contador is still gaining on Talansky
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Presumably that's the gap to Nieve?

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