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Cant believe i am willing a Frenchman on, come on Tommy V
The hill profile is horrendous.
With that much torque going thro the drive train, maybe the wheel got pulled sideways against the stay?
I said Bertie would attack and go for the stage, didn't I? 🙂
Didn't see AS going with him, though.
It's looking a lot like AS will get on the podium in Paris even if he's not in the top 3 - now into the lead in KOM. Only points for the first 6, and it's kind of hard to see Vanendert or Sanchez making it into first 6 on either of the next couple of hills (though it seems nothing is impossible this year).
Would be kind of cool in a way if he also wins overall - I wonder when the last time was the overall winner also picked up another jersey?
i can't imagine how immense the crowds on the Alpe will be for Tommy V
Gap to TV not going out too much just yet - he's in a horrible no mans land where he has to decide if he reckons it's worth hanging out in front of the bunch.
Spannish steak PMSL 😆
I wonder when the last time was the overall winner also picked up another jersey?
Sastre - 2008
Have we had this yet?
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AS and AC cooperating in the break away!
With that much torque going thro the drive train, maybe the wheel got pulled sideways against the stay?
I don't think they run horizontal drop outs..
for those of us without visuals - where's evans..??
Peloton I think.
this kind of pace doesn't bode well for Cav, lets hope it has the same effect as yesterday.
I don't think they run horizontal drop outs.
You can still pull the wheel - I've done that before.
Dawg, try this - http://live.cyclingnews.com/
Really good live blogging of the race.
Evans is checking out sheep in the field . . .
Evans in a main group getting dragged back in by his team about a min back i think.
thank you - and cheers CF ill give that a try...
You can still pull the wheel - I've done that before.
How? And where? Unless you snap the skewer or bend the stays or something..
bigdawg - you asked that question on both forums ! lol
I fear for cavendish today
SST - Member
Evans is checking out sheep in the field . . .
Well, he is an Aussie.... 😉
Yossarian - Me too how sad if he goes out this late on,
How is TV gonna make it up d'Huez?
Sastre - 2008
Ah - fairy nuff, had thought it was a lot longer ago than that. Though checking back I realise why I hadn't thought of him, and could clarify the question to the last time the winner got awarded another major jersey in Paris, in which case the answer appears to be Hinault, and strangely enough he also won the points. Unless I've missed one, the last time the overall winner also got awarded the KOM in Paris was Mercx in 1970!
(wikipedia suggests Sastre was never actually awarded the jersey)
I think the French support will get TV up the Alp
tv has burnt out great riding to keep the yellow for so long
anokdale - Member
I think the French support will get TV up the Alp
Not just the French. Anyone but a Spaniard, an Aussie or a Lumxemburger will be cheering him on loudly!
How is TV gonna make it up d'Huez?
In an ambulance? Hats off to Voeckler, proper heroics. Deserves to win based on popularity and determination alone.
TV looking across the valley at the leaders - not ready to give up yet.
bigdawg - you asked that question on both forums ! lol
yep and you guys beat bikeradar which updates quicker than eurosport..!! I think we're all a bunch of closet roadies..!
"Only" 5km to top - can TV hang on at a small enough gap and catch on the down? Wouldn't put it past him taking a minute.
Edit: seem to have spoken too soon - looks like Tommy's best bet right now is to drop back to the group behind.
"Only" 5km to top - can TV hang on at a small enough gap and catch on the down? Wouldn't put it past him taking a minute.
No, not with Contador descending with a group.
Also he's completely gone, he just hasn't realised it yet.
i want Voeckler to win le tour now. go fella 😀
awesome stage!
anyone here done la marmotte?? these pictures are taking me back with a shiver to my time in the pain cave going up those steep bits of gablib 'oooooooh' *shudders* 😀
alberto to recover on descent then SMASH it up the alp.
(or andy)
Ooh, that's steep! 😯
No, not with Contador descending with a group.
But he has to wait for the Luxembourg snail 😉
Singletrackworld trumps BikeRadar 😉
Cadel dishing out the pain.
Tommy sat up - has a couple of team-mates there though. Got to stand a chance if they get enough over the top interested in working together.
Basso suffering.
they'll work together he's now got a few team mate to help out
what time gap do you think AS is going to need for toms time trial
Cadel working heroically from what I can see (online stuff only, no TV), feel confident he will drive his group to catch the leaders, he's pushing them bloody hard! 😯
2mins + at least. He's got to buffer in a possible puncture or other mishap as well as his lack of TT prowess.
I reckon Andy needs 30s tomorrow, lets say 60s to be safe.
Sanchez must have read what I wrote and after KOM points 😉
Sammy tring to cross to AC & AS
No, no, no!
Come on Tommy - nearly at the top.
TV Gone
😥
TV finally goes out the back.
Huge Chapeau Tommy, finally a Frenchman who doesn't understand the word "surrender".
This is like a boxing match with four people in it 🙂
TV Gone
watch it on the internet then
Voeckler gone now I think. Bloomin great efforts this time round though.
I'm getting a cadel evans type of feeling now.
VOECKLER IS GONE 😀
Evans is a superhero.
Surely it will come back together on the downhill
This is gonna be one hell of a descent!!!
To be fair to TV he's not lost any more time on AC/AS, it's just that Sanchez and Evans have accelerated. Still within the feasible gap to catch on the down.
well i wanted cadel to win also 🙂
if cadel finishes with AS then that's a 1 min lead set up for a great race tom
WTF? TV angry at his water bottles?
Voeckler doesn't look too happy!
Sobs into his beer..
Tommy..
Oh Tommy...
It is one hell of a descent. Some places where you most certainly wouldnt want to overcook a corner.
C'mon Aussie! 😉 8)
not sticky enough?WTF? TV angry at his water bottles?
Spot the mountain biker LOL
now Tommy's gone, I'm not sure who I want to win
- the cheating Spaniard
- the whiney Luxemburger
- the dull spam-faced Aussie
shame Wiggo isn't in the mix...
Did Evans just pull a little manual?
brakes - Member
now Tommy's gone, I'm not sure who I want to win
- the cheating Spaniard
- the whiney Luxemburger
- the dull spam-faced Aussie
Cadel's got a new invisible bike...
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I dont think dull is a word to describe evans after the last two days..?!?!
TV wants his bottle back now! make up your mind . . .
great decending by sanchez
i want to do a descent that goes on for 50km 😉
Sammy to prove an ally for his compatriot?
LOL at CFH!
I want Evans to win, he's really losing his wheelsucker tag for me now, plus I like it when ugly people win. Gives hope to people like me... 😆
Sammy's tucked descending is scary to watch, very twitchy movements. No doubt it's fast though.