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

[Jamsque]

Awesome stage. Who knows what the timing situation will be, Contador lost loads in the first crash but caught everyone else in the 2nd crash.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Epic Gilbert is epic

1. Gilbert
2. Evans
3. Hushovd
4. Rojas
5. Vandenbroeck

Damn if only Gesink didn't fall in the final 3km

lol yep.

Evans the big big winner.

like I said the first week is where he'll gain.

 

[CatsNK]

Thank goodness it wasn't Vino taken out. WHEW!

 

[dlwssonic]

seriously contador what are you doing?! not even trying!?

gilbert you are the man!!!! evans brilliant great work by BMC with the positioning. Who would have know what would have happened if evans wasnt so far back.

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Man im so in love with cycling right now Lets see the time gaps!

 

[palmerq]

where was schleck I haven't seen him

Edit: there he is

live report says andy was riding iin teh same group as contador... what a shock :S

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Does the 3km-rule count?
That's the question.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Does the 3km-rule count?
That's the question.

Not at 6kms, it doesn't.

80 seconds for Samu and Cont, plus the odd Rabo rider.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

seriously contador what are you doing?! not even trying!?

I guess that tells you how much of a threat Contador, Schleck and co think Evans is, that they didn't even have people working on the front of group 2 for them there.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Does the 3km-rule count?
That's the question.

I hope so.....

 

[spalco]

So, is it confirmed Schleck was in the first group? I never saw him.

 

[Maxiton]

Fantastic for Evans!

 

[DenisMenchov]

Go Jurgen VDB!!!!

 

[SantiBotero]

Now, where are the critics of Contador attack against Schleck when he had the mechanic problem? Because today, everyone pushed when Contador was down ! And i don't blame them, has it was impossible to blame Contador last year. The Tour is a game !

 

[Ramira]

Frank Schleck was up front. Going to be interesting tactic wise.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Does the 3km-rule count?
That's the question.

According to the Belgium tv the rule doesn't count because it is an uphill finish.

 

[Ferminal]

Does the 3km-rule count?
That's the question.

Not sure.

I remember one of the uphill finishes of the Giro (Gadret stage I think?) they announced it prior to the start.

 

[Gloin22]

Geraint Thomas in white again, in 6th

 

[hfer07]

DAMN- THE TOUR JUST GOT MORE EXITING THAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!YYYYEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!


Sorry Alberto, but sh!t happens

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not at 6kms, it doesn't.

80 seconds for Samu and Cont, plus the odd Rabo rider.

But at 2km there was a new fall, that's why I'm asking.

 

[dlwssonic]

I guess that tells you how much of a threat Contador, Schleck and co think Evans is, that they didn't even have people working on the front of group 2 for them there.

zzzzzz.
there were other riders too.

 

[jobiwan]

So, is it confirmed Schleck was in the first group? I never saw him.

Frank, not Andy. Andy was with Conti.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not sure.

I remember one of the uphill finishes of the Giro (Gadret stage I think?) they announced it prior to the start.

And similarly Schumacher lost yellow despite crashing after the kite on Super-Besse 3 years ago.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

According to the Belgium tv the rule doesn't count because it is an uphill finish.

In that case Gesink is screwed even more than the 6km group because he requested a new bike...

 

[dlwssonic]

evans in polka dot tomorrow!!!!! ACF will go mad when he sees the results.