TDF Stage 10-Mulhouse-La Planche des Belles Filles *spoiler*

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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    Another day, another pause watching the tour to go and get the kids from school. Nice to the follow this thread with the highlights.

    A tibia break up near the knee which is where the major trauma appears to be from the photos, can be really difficult to heal. In part this is because it is an area with complex stresses loads around the joint with overlapping tendons etc. Also a mid bone break can be set and strapped more easily therefore isolating the break for recovery. I can't see him being back this year after that.
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    TailWindHome wrote:
    oldwelshman wrote:
    OPQS wrote:
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
    Surely he could have ridden with that ? :wink: Hope all crashed riders recover well, it is their livelihood.

    Surely it can't be that bad if he's walking on it.
    Another great quote lol way too many doctors on here lol.
    Can you remember when Astana tried to get Vino out of the trees and back on bike? He tried and had a broken femur !!
    I broke leg in two places playing rugby, walked home after few beers, hospital next day break not diagnosed for two weeks ( I was in plaster for suspected ligament damage).
    The adrenalin can mask pain initially.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,430
    oldwelshman wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    oldwelshman wrote:
    OPQS wrote:
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
    Surely he could have ridden with that ? :wink: Hope all crashed riders recover well, it is their livelihood.

    Surely it can't be that bad if he's walking on it.
    Another great quote lol way too many doctors on here lol.
    Can you remember when Astana tried to get Vino out of the trees and back on bike? He tried and had a broken femur !!
    I broke leg in two places playing rugby, walked home after few beers, hospital next day break not diagnosed for two weeks ( I was in plaster for suspected ligament damage).
    The adrenalin can mask pain initially.

    Two weeks?
    Contador only gave it 20k
    Loser
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  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    mfin wrote:
    On another note, the crowds were quite respectful of the riders on the final climb. Plus there were no dimwits waving 12 inches of 'sh1t-Pad' in the way either (which was one thing there certainly was a lot of in the UK), they should be confiscated and shattered on the road in front of the owners.

    Makes a change from yesterday's stage then.
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    TailWindHome wrote:
    oldwelshman wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    oldwelshman wrote:
    OPQS wrote:
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
    Surely he could have ridden with that ? :wink: Hope all crashed riders recover well, it is their livelihood.

    Surely it can't be that bad if he's walking on it.
    Another great quote lol way too many doctors on here lol.
    Can you remember when Astana tried to get Vino out of the trees and back on bike? He tried and had a broken femur !!
    I broke leg in two places playing rugby, walked home after few beers, hospital next day break not diagnosed for two weeks ( I was in plaster for suspected ligament damage).
    The adrenalin can mask pain initially.

    Two weeks?
    Contador only gave it 20k
    Loser
    Ha ha, well welshmen harder that Spaniards ;-) or maybe the beer was good anaesthetic
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  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    mfin wrote:
    He didn't really show it though did he Mr Riis, it was hardly looking like "Contador vs Rasmussen 2007" (although we know why on that point).

    We'll never know now will we? I think Contador would have easily have taken the stage today had fate been kinder.
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Of the 3 toughest stage of the Tour so far Nibali was won 2 and *won* 1

    Anyone who thinks he doesn't deserve this Tour, if indeed it does win, is a dough head.

    No-one 'deserves' the Tour. He's done well so far, but there's 11 days left and a lot that can go wrong.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Thanks for the updates in this thread, gutted I missed this stage live. Apart from Contador's crashes it seemed a good stage.

    Contador out is a disaster, as was Froome out. However convincing NibaIi keeps riding, as he certainly has done from the start in abundance, his win willbe diminished with those two out. It's not all over, by the way. I agree with mididoctors that the tour is long and concerted team efforts by say Movistar can still dislodge Astana.

    Otherwise, the fight fir the 2nd and 3rd podium spots look great. Porte and Valverde look far from convincing
    A whole group of French riders eying that first podium spot since Virenque
    Mollema with a chance of a lifetime for first Dutch podium since Breukink in 1991
    Vandenbroeck with chane if a lifetime for first Belgian podium since, eh, Van Impe in the 70s?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    Let's imagine it, what DOES happen if Nibali goes down over the next few days?

    All hell breaks loose? Or we get to watch a Tour of Plan Bs ride like B-Level riders?
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    So, Contador, Froome, Evans, Wiggins, Andy all out. So many still active former Tour winners on the sideline (and aiming at the Vuelta?!); unique?
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Let's imagine it, what DOES happen if Nibali goes down over the next few days?

    All hell breaks loose? Or we get to watch a Tour of Plan Bs ride like B-Level riders?

    Given events thus far, it's not an impossibility. If you'd said that barely half-way through the Tour the two main GC hopefuls would be in hospital I doubt anyone would have believed you. I have no idea what will happen next - it's almost too much to take in.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    After all the talk of Wiggins and plan B, SKY find they have 3 riders in the top 15 while Tinkoffs best rider is Rogers in 50th, 46 minutes down.....
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Super stage with the exception of Contador's retirement. Tony Martin rode himself to a literal standstill that was great domestique work by him. Valverde lurks...doesn't he?
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  • vinnymarsden
    vinnymarsden Posts: 560
    I'm hoping Porte keeps it going…I truly think he has a Grand Tour GC in him, and with Thomas riding well, who knows…Astana SURELY can't keep it up for another 2 weeks…can they!!!

    Sparks should fly…I see Nibali as brittle if he comes under a good sustained couple of days attacking…look at what Horner did to him in the Giro in 2013…both rode well, but Nibali looked like the fight wasn't there, but again, if it is then we are in for a good 2 weeks!!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,430
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,252
    ^^^ For god's sake, put the man in a wheelchair.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    Porte was annoying the hell out of me today towards the end. He seemed more interested in what the rest of the group were doing instead of focusing on reducing the deficit between him and Nibili.
    He shouldnt give two hoots as to what the group were doing at that stage. By the time he realised this (or told to by race radio) it was too late.
    He doesn't come across as the brightest in the bunch.
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    "Hi Frenchie, it's me again. listen mate what can I say, I am sorry alright. Please return my calls"
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    dwanes wrote:
    Porte was annoying the hell out of me today towards the end. He seemed more interested in what the rest of the group were doing instead of focusing on reducing the deficit between him and Nibili.
    He shouldnt give two hoots as to what the group were doing at that stage. By the time he realised this (or told to by race radio) it was too late.
    He doesn't come across as the brightest in the bunch.

    Why should he tow everyone else up? That's what he was thinking.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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    Real shame to have Froome and Contador out.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    "Apologies Frenchie, I was misquoted in the Spanish press - I didn't say you jinxed me with your banner on Stage 3 - I'm not blaming you for my troubles with the cobbles and crash today. please keep posting my pics on the forum. Please."
    @stagehopper
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Art Vandelay wrote:
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    It's a fair cop.
    Looks very clean for bike that's been ridden in the wet...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    dwanes wrote:
    Porte was annoying the hell out of me today towards the end. He seemed more interested in what the rest of the group were doing instead of focusing on reducing the deficit between him and Nibili.
    He shouldnt give two hoots as to what the group were doing at that stage. By the time he realised this (or told to by race radio) it was too late.
    He doesn't come across as the brightest in the bunch.

    Everyone in that group took the tow and finished ahead on Porte.
    Valverde sat on right the back and made his usual 150m sprint.
    Took 5 seconds off Porte, in their battle for second.

    Sounds like the issue is with you, not with Porte.

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    Astana have both the strongest rider and the strongest team in the race.
    The only teams left, that can send someone up the road who remotely threatens the GC, are Ag2r and to a lesser extent, Sky.
    Movistar had that option last year, but not on this occasion.
    Things looking bleak on the options front.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    iainf72 wrote:
    Why should he tow everyone else up? That's what he was thinking.

    Why would he care even if it was true? Too early to protect your podium place, surely. Nibali was the target.

    Porte weaved for a 100m or so, which was his first taste of the wind all day, then Pinot decided to chase Nibali at the 1km kite. They all followed. Porte was last of that group. Nothing to do with his tactics.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,252
    Macaloon wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Why should he tow everyone else up? That's what he was thinking.

    Why would he care even if it was true? Too early to protect your podium place, surely. Nibali was the target.
    But if you do it once, then they will wait for you to do it next time. And the time after that. And the one after that.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Shane Stokes has the full story on the broken bikes... :P

    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/07/tinko ... dor-frame/
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    deejay wrote:
    durhamwasp wrote:
    Some turn in form for Nibali though, was being dropped with ease in Romandie and Dauphine not long ago, and suddenly he is flying up hill.
    No that's not quite right if you looked more carefully he was not out of breath in either race and played a watching brief.
    This race is his main agenda and he was expecting to fight for it, so in those two races he saved his energy.
    His Intention was shown in Stage 2 & stage 5 TDF this year, but you didn't believe what you saw. :)
    I've had a chance to reflect on the Nibali tactics so far.
    He put the pressure on the GC favourites during the early stages and this caused them to "Panic" about losing any more time to him.
    This anxiety they had, caused them to take unnecessary riding styles in an attempt to keep up and with less care they then crashed.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Bakunin wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Riis:

    "Mentally he's destroyed, of course. He was in the shape of his life. This was his Tour. It's a mess. We were here to win the Tour de France. He's in super good condition, never better. It's a big, big pity."

    He didn't really show it though did he Mr Riis, it was hardly looking like "Contador vs Rasmussen 2007" (although we know why on that point).

    What are you talking about?

    Your posts are a mess.

    Ok, so you think a 2014 Contador could beat a 2007 Contador? Fair enough.
  • le_patron
    le_patron Posts: 494
    edited July 2014
    That shot of Contador and Rogers embracing before Bertie climbs off and Rogers slips off into the mist was epic.

    Also Martin pedalling massive slow squares just after popping similarly epic, Gallopin also. And Rodriguez pedalling across the line broken.

    Brutal race, feel sorry for the chutes, but gripping TV

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