The Lanterne Rouge Thread

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  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Andy Schleck makes an early move?
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Top ten on LR

    186. ITA VIVIANI Elia 59 CANNONDALE 13h 54' 13'' + 23' 00''
    187. POL MAJKA Rafal 34 TINKOFF-SAXO 13h 54' 16'' + 23' 03''
    188. ESP HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus Alberto 33 TINKOFF-SAXO 13h 54' 17'' + 23' 04''
    189. GER KLUGE Roger 196 IAM CYCLING 13h 54' 42'' + 23' 29''
    190. DEN MORKOV Michael 35 TINKOFF-SAXO 13h 55' 01'' + 23' 48''
    191. USA KING Edward 54 CANNONDALE 13h 55' 55'' + 24' 42''
    192. RUS ISAICHEV Vladimir 22 TEAM KATUSHA 13h 55' 55'' + 24' 42''
    193. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 13h 56' 38'' + 25' 25''
    194. ITA CIMOLAI Davide 112 LAMPRE - MERIDA 13h 59' 55'' + 28' 42''
    195. ITA PETACCHI Alessandro 76 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 14h 06' 17'' + 35' 04''
    196. ARG RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano 117 LAMPRE - MERIDA 14h 09' 36'' + 38' 23''

    looks like Lampre are leading the points jersey?
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    We did this last year. There is categorically NO Lanterne Rouge points jersey.
    There is, however, a team competition... Lampre are looking like they're leading that :-)

    Good work today from the Cannondale potato based rider King Edward. Marked Saxo's Jesus Christ Alberto! Hernandez Blastquiz, the two coming in last. I quite fancy him for a podium.

    Anyone got the form book on Maximum Rich Cheese though? 38 minutes already - is he a serious contender, or is he soon on a flight home?
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    We did this last year. There is categorically NO Lanterne Rouge points jersey.
    There is, however, a team competition... Lampre are looking like they're leading that :-)

    Good work today from the Cannondale potato based rider King Edward. Marked Saxo's Jesus Christ Alberto! Hernandez Blastquiz, the two coming in last. I quite fancy him for a podium.

    Anyone got the form book on Maximum Rich Cheese though? 38 minutes already - is he a serious contender, or is he soon on a flight home?

    Numerous reports of him taking a tow from the team car, which suggests he's either cleverly marshalling his resources for a sustained tilt at the title or totally buggered. I fear he may be some sort of parallel universe Cippolini, and after a week of stunning LR breakaway stage wins he'll retire to post pictures of himself on the beach whilst everyone else flogs their way up the mountains.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    We did this last year. There is categorically NO Lanterne Rouge points jersey.
    There is, however, a team competition... Lampre are looking like they're leading that :-)

    Good work today from the Cannondale potato based rider King Edward. Marked Saxo's Jesus Christ Alberto! Hernandez Blastquiz, the two coming in last. I quite fancy him for a podium.

    Anyone got the form book on Maximum Rich Cheese though? 38 minutes already - is he a serious contender, or is he soon on a flight home?

    Numerous reports of him taking a tow from the team car, which suggests he's either cleverly marshalling his resources for a sustained tilt at the title or totally buggered. I fear he may be some sort of parallel universe Cippolini, and after a week of stunning LR breakaway stage wins he'll retire to post pictures of himself on the beach whilst everyone else flogs their way up the mountains.

    Getting a proper sticky bottle heading up Outibridge... legs looked banged up... not sure he'll last the course...
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    193. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 13h 56' 38'' + 25' 25''

    How the heck did he turn that round? Clever chaps these Chinese, we'll have to watch him.
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Bad day for the leading two today. Cheng Ji and Ted King sliced into their lead
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  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Giant Shimano are controlling both ends of the racing?The DS`s need to have words.

    22. NED TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 51h 49' 37'' + 25' 55''
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    We usually have a photo of the current leader as they don't tend to be famous. So here's Maxamiliano Richeze:

    Richeze-Max.jpg

    Latest standings:

    190 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:28:55
    191 Edward King (USA) Cannondale 0:32:08
    192 Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano 0:32:51
    193 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:35:54
    194 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre - Merida 0:40:28
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Richeze has a sore wrist after a fall a few days ago. Cobbles and sore wrists don't go well together. If he gets through tomorrow he may well win the LR. But will he get through tomorrow?
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Good to see we have a proper prize for this years worthy winner:

    http://fatladattheback.com/product/lads ... rsey-copy/
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Bo Duke wrote:
    Good to see we have a proper prize for this years worthy winner:

    http://fatladattheback.com/product/lads ... rsey-copy/

    :lol: Very good! I'll be in Paris so can try to make the presentation :wink:

    Was looking at their kit at a stand a couple of weekends ago. Quality with a sense of humour!
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    It's slightly ironic that jersey is available in a 36" chest
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    187. ESP DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David 203 TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA 21h 15' 53'' + 49' 07''
    188. POL MAJKA Rafal 34 TINKOFF-SAXO 21h 18' 02'' + 51' 16''
    189. USA KING Edward 54 CANNONDALE 21h 21' 15'' + 54' 29''
    190. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 21h 22' 26'' + 55' 40''
    191. ARG RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano 117 LAMPRE - MERIDA 21h 29' 35'' + 01h 02' 49''

    My man Cheng is catching up. Petacchi completely fell away today
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    I'd forgotten about Rafal Majka... will this be his way of protesting the late call up?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Edit. Zandio has roared into contention:

    188. ESP DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David 203 TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA 21h 15' 53'' + 49' 07''
    189. POL MAJKA Rafal 34 TINKOFF-SAXO 21h 18' 02'' + 51' 16''
    190. ESP ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier 9 TEAM SKY 21h 18' 08'' + 51' 22''
    191. USA KING Edward 54 CANNONDALE 21h 21' 15'' + 54' 29''
    192. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 21h 22' 26'' + 55' 40''
    193. ARG RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano 117 LAMPRE - MERIDA 21h 29' 35'' + 01h 02' 49
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    Edit. Zandio has roared into contention:

    They should make it alphabetical.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    RichN95 wrote:
    187. ESP DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David 203 TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA 21h 15' 53'' + 49' 07''
    188. POL MAJKA Rafal 34 TINKOFF-SAXO 21h 18' 02'' + 51' 16''
    189. USA KING Edward 54 CANNONDALE 21h 21' 15'' + 54' 29''
    190. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 21h 22' 26'' + 55' 40''
    191. ARG RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano 117 LAMPRE - MERIDA 21h 29' 35'' + 01h 02' 49''

    My man Cheng is catching up. Petacchi completely fell away today

    Ah, nice homage.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    187. ESP DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David 203 TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA 21h 15' 53'' + 49' 07''
    188. POL MAJKA Rafal 34 TINKOFF-SAXO 21h 18' 02'' + 51' 16''
    189. USA KING Edward 54 CANNONDALE 21h 21' 15'' + 54' 29''
    190. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 21h 22' 26'' + 55' 40''
    191. ARG RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano 117 LAMPRE - MERIDA 21h 29' 35'' + 01h 02' 49''

    My man Cheng is catching up. Petacchi completely fell away today

    Ah, nice homage.
    I did actually tip him a the beginning of this thread.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Bernie, Bernie, Bernie, you treacherous sod. What have you done?

    Good to see Argh! Richeze!, Cheng and King Spud making it through the sort of day that could easily have seen the main contenders crashing out - presumably the organisers were hoping that the cobbled non-specialists would use today to make big gains, but they've conserved their loses well.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    King Edward is showing some superb form.
    Stage posititions: 184 114 195 193 182

    Max Richee's early form is drying up:
    197 196 165 156 169

    Cheng's conssitency is incredible:
    191 176 170 192 191
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Bernie, Bernie, Bernie, you treacherous sod. What have you done?

    There's still time. Don't worry.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Petit and Petacchi have got to be in with a shout.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Richeze abandons.
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Joelsim wrote:
    Richeze abandons.

    Burnt out? Always a concern in the early stages.
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Joelsim wrote:
    Richeze abandons.
    Always looked like that might happen.

    I can't see Cheng taking the Lanterne, not enough experience. I think he's down there because he's genuinely burning himself out at the front, but he's going to be struggling to make it to Paris. He may hang in, but if he does it'll be because he fights to stay in the main autobus. That's no way of winning.

    It's early, but king Edward is still my main potato.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    A Cheng masterclass today.

    183. BEL DE CLERCQ Bart 133 LOTTO-BELISOL + 52' 42''
    184. POL MAJKA Rafa 34 TINKOFF-SAXO + 52' 43''
    185. ESP DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David 203 TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA + 53' 58''
    186. USA KING Edward 54 CANNONDALE + 59' 20''
    187. CHN JI Cheng 107 TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO + 01h 02' 38''

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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    After all that time on the front too!
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    They don't think Cheng will make it over the mountains, so they're burning everything he's got now and sparing their other riders. Sorry to say it, but I don't think the lad is going to make it to Paris.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    What does he do when he retires? Chills in the bus for a week or goes home to see the family? Presume he wants to do both, with it being his 1st TdF

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