TdF 2016 Stage 12 *Contains spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Gerrans manages to do what nobody else could.................Put all of Sky out the back. :oops:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    The person who hit the floor first was an Orica rider (identified in commentary as Gerrans), Stannard clipped them and went down, followed by a couple of other Sky guys
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Graeme_S wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Stannard takes out the sky team.
    Ah be fair - it was Gerrans who took out the team

    Really? I need a replay.

    Definitely, Gerrans wiped out in front of Stannard leaving him no space.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    That crash was nasty... Froome went for a p1ss to neutralise the race and let people back on.

    Crash was an everyday crash and you don't take a p'iss 30km from the finish neutralising the stage. I hate this and I hate Cancellara.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    What have I missed?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    ThomThom wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    That crash was nasty... Froome went for a p1ss to neutralise the race and let people back on.

    Crash was an everyday crash and you don't take a p'iss 30km from the finish neutralising the stage. I hate this and I hate Cancellara.


    Have to agree. It's bordering on absurd.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Gerrans didn't have a wheel to suck so he got lost on the corner :wink:
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,537
    Above The Cows wrote:
    What have I missed?

    Gerrans fell and took of the sky team. After consultation with Cancellera, the riders are back to the early afternoon tea and biscuits.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    pottssteve wrote:
    Gerrans didn't have a wheel to suck so he got lost on the corner :wink:
    :lol:
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    https://streamable.com/hgs9
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    What have I missed?

    Gerrans fell and took of the sky team. After consultation with Cancellera, the riders are back to the early afternoon tea and biscuits.

    Princess Fabulous Candelabra dictating things then.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    adr82 wrote:
    https://streamable.com/hgs9

    Merci beaucoups. Nice wooden crash barriers there.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Always has to act as policeman, doesn't he..

    It's almost as absurd as when he drove around the velodrome in Roubaix with a flag after ending 40th in the race...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,537
    ThomThom wrote:
    Always has to act as policeman, doesn't he..

    It's almost as absurd as when he drove around the velodrome in Roubaix with a flag after ending 40th in the race...

    But he fell over, and that was funny, so thoroughly worthwhile in my opinion.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    ThomThom wrote:
    Always has to act as policeman, doesn't he..

    It's almost as absurd as when he drove around the velodrome in Roubaix with a flag after ending 40th in the race...

    ...and the irony was he then fell off :-) the Muppet
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Would I be right in thinking that Skybhad a full team around Froome? I'm which case other teams may not have been waiting just for Sky/Froome, but their own dropped teammates
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Gerrans crash has turned the race situation on it's head.
    First off the winner will now probably come from the break.
    Sky have gone from being numerically dominant, to being on an equal footing with Movistar.
    They can now set their tempo, whereas they would have been left to the mercy of Sky.

    Aru: More bikes than the average bike shop.
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  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Did Froome briefly go off the road to avoid that crash?
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Kirby really doesnt have a clue.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    TheBigBean wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    Always has to act as policeman, doesn't he..

    It's almost as absurd as when he drove around the velodrome in Roubaix with a flag after ending 40th in the race...

    But he fell over, and that was funny, so thoroughly worthwhile in my opinion.

    Definitely the funniest thing that is going to happen in pro cycling this year unless Boar Man storms the podium in Paris.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    emadden wrote:
    Kirby really doesnt have a clue.
    Not a useful comment in a thread like this. Most of us aren’t listening to Kirby.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    OnYourRight wrote:
    Did Froome briefly go off the road to avoid that crash?

    I'm not sure. It definitely did't look like it. He just looked around and saw his teammates were gone... signaled that he was pulling to the side, then he slowed down and waited ... all whilst Cancellara was trying to neutralise the race
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    OnYourRight wrote:
    emadden wrote:
    Kirby really doesnt have a clue.
    Not a useful comment in a thread like this. Most of us aren’t listening to Kirby.


    Im stuck with a feed :-(
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I think he was saying what you need to say what nonsense Kirby what whittling on about
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Itv4 saying Stannard is moving as fast as the team car. Hang on, his bike is on top of the team car. Lol :lol:
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,570
    If the team that has ridden on the front for 11 stages have a problem caused by someone else it seems reasonable to wait.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    coriordan wrote:
    I think he was saying what you need to say what nonsense Kirby what whittling on about


    ah it was about Aru changing back to his race bike and he was going about more bike problems, when it was obvious that the chnage was simply to get back on his preferred bike... Of course Kelly corrected him (in a way). I wad thinking Kirby was getting better a few days ago... maybe I'm just in a bad mood after seeing Candelabra's actions :lol:
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    When are we expecting boar man?
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Gorilla attacks the Ventoux!!!
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    ...and ITV goes to the sh!tting adverts!
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