2011 Tour de France Stage 1: Passage du Gois - Mont des Alouettes 191.5 km

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

heh not bad.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cavendish going backwards

 

[sportzchick]

that's tomorrow. and hopefully he kicks many

bombers upset cats. Was a thrilling finish tho. 4 points.
I really can't stand bombers, but whatever.

the way my team is going, i wanted to get to this forum to get away from the footy!

Nice sprint there from Tayler!!!!

 

[Publicus]

It's all about the Transition Lenses b*tches!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Wow, if that's what intermediate sprints look like now, that's a vast improvement for sure.

indeed.

more points up for grabs. very nice.

 

[Anonymous]

HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Suck that Cav.

 

[jobiwan]

I like this new system. Tyler could be in green if he does okay, maybe.

 

[Sylvester]

Well, talk about an improvement.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cavendish had no speed in his legs. Sucked badly.

 

[Frosty]

Hm, Petacchi didnt do too well either.

 

[craig1985]

Cavendish going backwards

It was quite funny TBH.

 

[Jamsque]

Cav needs to fight much harder for intermediate points if he really wants the maillot vert.

 

[Descender]

Why did Lotto change Gilbert's pants?? They're **** now.

 

[Finn84]

P4 to 15
Farrar
Greipel
Ventoso
Galimzyanov
Bozic
Boonen
Engoulvent
Cavendish
Petacchi
Delage
Dumoulin
Sabatini

 

[sportzchick]

Well, talk about an improvement.

you're not wrong

 

[sublimit]

Grieple going for Green, no Hushovd.
Interesting format but Cav going for stages as usual.

 

[Greenflame]

Surprising, no Petacchi or Cavendish up there in the intermediate. Ferrar looked strong though, very strong.

I think I like this new system.

 

[The Sheep]

I like this new system

 

[Mellow Velo]

Uuummmm, well it's different.
I wouldn't read much into that. Even Boonan beat Cav.
I'm not sure whether it's going to have an impact on breakaways.
Means two periods of dead slow from the peloton.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Cavendish had no speed in his legs. Sucked badly.

Just didnt seem very interested - slow lead out and then didn't make a proper effort to get up to speed himself.


History shows pretty clearly he genuinely can't be arsed when a stage win isn't involved, even if there's a longer term benefit.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well if he wants to win green he should get serious

 

[craig1985]

* 1.ROY J.
FDJ
20 Pts
* 2.WESTRA L.
VCD
17 Pts
* 3.QUEMENEUR P.
EUC
15 Pts
* 4.FARRAR T.
GRM
13 Pts
* 5.GREIPEL A.
OLO
11 Pts
* 6.VENTOSO F.
MOV
10 Pts
* 7.GALIMZYANOV D.
KAT
9 Pts
* 8.BOZIC B.
VCD
8 Pts
* 9.BOONEN T.
QST
7 Pts
* 10.ENGOULVENT J.
SAU
6 Pts

 

[The Hitch]

Vino sighting.

Also those watching British Eurosport, what sort of things have the studio and Harmonn Kelly been saying? Who do they regard as the favourites?

 

[sublimit]

Goss didn't contest either by the looks of things.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Well if he wants to win green he should get serious

We'll see - he's been pretty disparaging of the green in the past, I think he'd go away very happy with 4 stages and no green this year.