2011 Tour de France, Stage 12: Cugnaux - Luz-Ardiden, 209 km

[Florian]

Vandevelde is struggling...

... and definitively dropped.

 

[Bromers]

Can someone enlighten me - who is the best climber from those 6 in the break, in case some(one) of them manage(s) to hang on to a lead on the final climb?

IMO Perez but Thomas looks quite strong

 

[El Pistolero]

is Gilbert still there?

how big is the peleton?

Last time I saw him he was next to Contador.

 

[BYOP88]

Yep, he should definitely get himself to the front of the leopard train immediately, and drag the peloton up the penultimate climb.

Sometimes your biases get just a LITTLE bit in the way of logic.

Agree he shouldn't work today, but just a question, has Bottle EVER done any work?

 

[GroupDK]

respect for Voight, the oldest man at 40 taking the front still..

 

[El Pistolero]

Vandevelde gone.

We are losing every possible outsider

Non climbers are outclimbing climbers. What a crazy Tour!

 

[Parrulo]

Tony Martin

Leopard is killing their own team without much benefit. (if you don't count dropping Tony Martin as one) I have a feeling Contador will kill the Schlecks on Ardiden.

contador isn't looking very good imo

 

[brollebol]

Can someone enlighten me - who is the best climber from those 6 in the break, in case some(one) of them manage(s) to hang on to a lead on the final climb?

Kreuziger would be the best climber (if you count him in the break) but I doubt they will make it, since it has been brought down to 3 minutes already and they started this climb with 6 (ish?).

 

[Florian]

Voigt aside, this Leopard team isn't so impressive...

 

[Escarabajo]

Leopard is destroying the peloton bat they're also destroying themselves

But they keep droping riders! So it is not all that bad.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Hah! Harmon asked on twitter: Where is Leipheimer?" To which Harmon says, "I haven't seen him, I haven't a clue."
Probably someone should check Andy Schleck's prostate.

 

[El Pistolero]

Agree he shouldn't work today, but just a question, has Bottle EVER done any work?

In the Vuelta for Contador

 

[spalco]

Do the Schleckies have anyone left?

 

[taiwan]

Wow so Vande Velde, Fuglsang, Martin and Gesink have all been tailed off. The pace must be reasonably high.

 

[Parrulo]

Non climbers are outclimbing climbers. What a crazy Tour!

where did i see that happening before


thomas dropping perez

 

[superconfex]

Super G is killing it

 

[franciep10]

wow thomas is a beast

 

[maltiv]

Monster G killing it!

 

[brollebol]

Wow so Vande Velde, Fuglsang, Martin and Gesink have all been tailed off. The pace must be reasonably high.

Or they are in awful condition (or like martin, who just isn't good enough for these climbs)

 

[thrawn]

Thomas goes solo.

 

[Bromers]

Do the Schleckies have anyone left?

They have each other and that's all that matters

 

[Ragerod]

That's impressive by the Welshman.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gee break the breakaway! What a beast!!!

 

[Ramira]

Super G is killing it

Yeah he's looking surprisingly good.

 

[Florian]

Geraint is alone now.