2011 TDF: Stage 19 - Modane - Alpe-dÂ’Huez

[jobiwan]

1:50 to Contador/Schleck

 

[The Hitch]

lol no way is Voeckler only 35 behind. looks like 1 minute.

 

[spalco]

The gap to the peloton is growing, or am I mistaken?

 

[For The World]

I don't think it would do Voeckler much good to drop back to almost 2 minutes behind now, because it looks as though this break could stay away for the rest of the stage now.

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

The gap to the peloton is growing, or am I mistaken?

Yeah it is. The crucial part is the descent, I think

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Costa and Riblon look as though they sniffed a sewer.

 

[Bala Verde]

It's a short stage. Full gas everyone.

 

[No_Balls]

At 31?! Come on...

32 actually

 

[thehog]

Short stage. 70km to go. This will work. It will be carnage on the Alpe.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

TV finally cooked

 

[spalco]

I don't think it would do Voeckler much good to drop back to almost 2 minutes behind now, because it looks as though this break could stay away for the rest of the stage now.

I agree. He's got to somehow hold on, risk his neck in the descent and blow out his lungs on the Alpe.

 

[jobiwan]

Voeckler is absolutely BONKED.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Andy is taking some critical 3 second pulls.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

so who had the big re-fill last night?

I find it incredible that unconsistent efforts are used as "evidence" for doping. Actually if anything this is a very good sign when a guy is great one day and bad on the other. It used to be like this in the old days, as they used to have real battels and great hearts. As we've seen today and yesterday. Though i must admit that my hopes to get the old racing style back are much higher than that blood doping will leave us any time soon.

 

[Cerberus]

32 actually

35 according to my ticker.

 

[labratty]

Voeckler is betting everything on staying close enough to bridge on the downhill. If he cannot bridge he is gone and the peloton would have been a better choice. If he gets there he will have had 40km to eat and recharge for another desperate climb can't fault his passion even if it may not turn out to be the smartest choice.

 

[For The World]

Wait... the steep section has just come along, and Voeckler has cracked. Here's hoping he can close the gap on the descent.

 

[Parrulo]

Costa and Riblon look as though they sniffed a sewer.

contador shouldn't drop them. or at least costa. movistar will make costa kill himself for him on the descent no doubt

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Voeckler is absolutely BONKED.

Because he lost 30 seconds initially an from that on has lost 10 seconds riding on his own? Yeah, he bonked indeed.

 

[Carl0880]

Short stage. 70km to go. This will work. It will be carnage on the Alpe.

I sure the sprinters are glad theyextended the percentage for the time cut in today stage, especially with how this day has developed.

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

God they're spent

we need more stages like this. Every year.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

How hard can the peloton be going if it's so large?

 

[ManInFull]

How much time do you think the peleton will pull back in the descent? I don't think it's a tricky one like yesterday.

 

[trevim]

For quite some time we've talked about Team Gadret. I think Contador deserves Team Contador!

I'm very disappointed with Cris Sorensen Tour. I thought he would be the best of the climbing domestiques, enough to drop Leopard Trek riders. But he's been invisible.

I understand Hernandez and Navarro being tired from the Giro but Sorensen has let me down a bit.

Contador should ask for a proper team next year. Some of those all-rounders like Monfort or Luis Leon Sanchez would do wonders to Saxo.

 

[personal]

Can AC drop AS on decent?
He is going for all or nothing.