The Lanterne Rouge Thread
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CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENG!Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs0
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176. PETIT Adrien COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 44h 30' 23'' + 01h 56' 45''
177. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 44h 31' 33'' + 01h 57' 55''
178. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ.FR 44h 32' 41'' + 01h 59' 03''
179. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 44h 40' 47'' + 02h 07' 09''
180. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 44h 54' 39'' + 02h 21' 01''
Ted King climbed off earlier allowing Cheng stretch his lead over the rest of the pack...0 -
He's got a healthy gap to Viviani, nice one Chengdish_dash wrote:176. PETIT Adrien COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 44h 30' 23'' + 01h 56' 45''
177. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 44h 31' 33'' + 01h 57' 55''
178. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ.FR 44h 32' 41'' + 01h 59' 03''
179. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 44h 40' 47'' + 02h 07' 09''
180. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 44h 54' 39'' + 02h 21' 01''
Ted King climbed off earlier allowing Cheng stretch his lead over the rest of the pack...0 -
Just googled Cheng, the first Chinese rider to compete in the Giro,Vuelta and the Tour. Quite impressive0
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Paul 8v wrote:
He's got a healthy gap to Viviani, nice one Chengdish_dash wrote:176. PETIT Adrien COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 44h 30' 23'' + 01h 56' 45''
177. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 44h 31' 33'' + 01h 57' 55''
178. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ.FR 44h 32' 41'' + 01h 59' 03''
179. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 44h 40' 47'' + 02h 07' 09''
180. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 44h 54' 39'' + 02h 21' 01''
Ted King climbed off earlier allowing Cheng stretch his lead over the rest of the pack...
It's terrible though - everything was shaping up for a gripping contest, and suddenly there's one fellow miles ahead of his rivals and seemingly nobody capable of mounting any sort of challenge. We thought it would all kick off on the final summit climb, and it's become rather a damp squib. We might as well give up and start watching the GC for a proper battle inste-
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Ha ha chapeau! Correlation is not causation.0
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Cheng, is that you?
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No tA Doctor wrote:There is, however, a team competition... Lampre are looking like they're leading that :-)
No way according to that advert on Eurosport. Lampre have the fastest bike in the world, ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8iLAHqzfls
Apparently "riding means cycling against wind". Thanks Merida for pointing that out, I never noticed."The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
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Anyone read:
Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France by Max Leonard ? Opinions please
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Talanksy threatening?0
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coriordan wrote:Talanksy threatening?
No, he'd have to lose over an hour and then he would be eliminated anyway. Cheng looks safe at present.Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs0 -
175. BONNET William FDJ.FR 49h 16' 24'' + 02h 17' 01''
176. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 49h 17' 44'' + 02h 18' 21''
177. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ.FR 49h 18' 52'' + 02h 19' 29''
178. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 49h 26' 58'' + 02h 27' 35''
179. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 49h 40' 50'' + 02h 41' 27''
Cheng still in the lead but Viviani took about a minute off him... Kittel is hovering just outside the bottom five0 -
dish_dash wrote:175. BONNET William FDJ.FR 49h 16' 24'' + 02h 17' 01''
176. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 49h 17' 44'' + 02h 18' 21''
177. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ.FR 49h 18' 52'' + 02h 19' 29''
178. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 49h 26' 58'' + 02h 27' 35''
179. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 49h 40' 50'' + 02h 41' 27''
Cheng still in the lead but Viviani took about a minute off him... Kittel is hovering just outside the bottom five
It would not be good for the team leader to steal CHENG's chance of glory in this. Leave it Kittel. Mitts off. This is CHENG's. You've got your stage wins, now do one.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Cheng is heading into the realm of the sprinters and will have to be on guard for attacks.He needs to look over his shoulder,a lot.Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.
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The UCI better check Kettel's bike to make sure he's not trying to get an unfair advantage by trying to wiegh his own bike down or deflate his own tyres.
They better be doing random tests for eating too many pies."The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
Quality from Cheng in today's stage as Viviani "lost" some time.0
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169. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 59h 50' 16'' + 03h 06' 13''
170. BONNET William FDJ.FR 59h 51' 26'' + 03h 07' 23''
171. KITTEL Marcel TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 59h 51' 44'' + 03h 07' 41''
172. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 59h 53' 18'' + 03h 09' 15''
173. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 60h 17' 44'' + 03h 33' 41''
Kittel and Cimolai now onto the podium with Viviani and Demare not losing enough time and drifting up the classification. Cheng defended his position well increasing the time gaps...0 -
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Minus fourth now. Just one miscalculated echelon and he should get to the pyrenees in a commanding positionSpecialGuestStar wrote:William Bonnet FdJ - he's going to be tired and old enough to know what to do0 -
Bonnet sheds more timeSpecialGuestStar wrote:
Minus fourth now. Just one miscalculated echelon and he should get to the pyrenees in a commanding positionSpecialGuestStar wrote:William Bonnet FdJ - he's going to be tired and old enough to know what to do0 -
Does anyone know what the record time is for the Lanterne Rouge?
Is Chen on track to smash it with his +04h 13' 17'' ?"The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
Thanks for keeping this updated, people. I'm currently on holiday and not able to follow all that closely. Some time gaps, gains and losses would be magic if anyone has the time and inclination though ;-)Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Oooh, Mr Cheng- I see a worthy Lanterne in the making. Keep up the good work, sir!
Humble apologies for not being around recently. After a superb weekend in Yorkshire (where I can joyfully boast that in the Saturday morning peloton riding from Catterick to Leyburn, the Lanterness was...........moi. On a borrowed Granny bike. A proper one, with a basket.) It's not easy being a Lanterne at all. Firstly, I had to ensure that I was dropped immediately. Thankfully, these soldier types were unconcerned about leaving a greying woman behind, some nonsense about being family. I then followed another Lanterne rule and became lost, although I did have interesting conversation with several sheep.
And then I stopped for a cup of tea.
Simples.
Anyway, I then suffered a week of flu for my trouble. The type where I didn't have enough energy to lift a lap-top.
I only rose from my sick bed to morph into........a Clydesider.
I'm knackered.
I wonder what my next incarnation shall be as.0 -
Can't have a Lanterne Rouge thread without the youtube tribute to Kenny........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chFwY6dpVs0 -
167. BONNET William FDJ.FR 70h 25' 19'' + 03h 35' 42''
168. MARINO Jean Marc CANNONDALE 70h 26' 32'' + 03h 36' 55''
169. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 70h 28' 28'' + 03h 38' 51''
170. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 70h 38' 28'' + 03h 48' 51''
171. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 71h 02' 54'' + 04h 13' 17''
Cheng stretching out his lead...0 -
The team clearly got behind his effort yesterday when it became clear that Marcel was a morsel overcooked in the Alps. The best sprint train in the peloton upholding the traditions of the race: impressive....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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165. KITTEL Marcel TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 76h 58' 31'' + 03h 53' 12''
166. MARINO Jean Marc CANNONDALE 77h 00' 29'' + 03h 55' 10''
167. VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE 77h 02' 25'' + 03h 57' 06''
168. CIMOLAI Davide LAMPRE - MERIDA 77h 12' 25'' + 04h 07' 06''
169. JI Cheng TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO 77h 36' 51'' + 04h 31' 32''
No change in the bottom four, with the time gap between Cheng and Cimolai staying much the same. Kittel has now drifted down into the top 5...0 -
Good to see CHENG is still holding firm. He's been a steady rock in what has been an emotionally tumultuous Tour and for that he will always have my gratitude.
Thanks CHENG.Correlation is not causation.0
