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

[Ramira]

Indeed. Not sure if I understand the tactic though.

There's only 2 reasons I can think off right now. Either they thought Gerdemann and Fuglsang where going to be better then they where, or they are hoping to crack Contador by pushing him to the limit.

 

[AussieGoddess]

Does anyone know how many teammates Contador has left?

3 I think ... At last count

 

[b.broadhurst]

Does anyone know how many teammates Contador has left?

4 - Porte, Navarro, Hernandez and Anker Sorensen

 

[Parrulo]

andy is looking very good

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Puncture for Andy. Put Szmyd on the front!

 

[thrawn]

Andy gets a front wheel change.

 

[maltiv]

Sure? I only see Uran and Zandio.

No I was wrong I guess, thought I saw yellow shoes.

 

[The Hitch]

Andy makes it back with ease.


Ten DAM !!!!!

Oh here we go boys

 

[Anonymous]

attack attack attack!!!!!!!!

 

[Parrulo]

every1 stop!!!

you can't attack when andy has a mechanical

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Laurens ten Dam!

Dutch climbers unite

 

[ak-zaaf]

Go Ten Dam. You goddamn hippie.

 

[lilyprotector]

Indeed. Not sure if I understand the tactic though.

it's the let's silence the haters by blowing up our team and showing that we can do it on our own tactic!

and to make it even more interesting, andy just purposely punctured his tire

 

[superconfex]

wolfman off the front

 

[BYOP88]

Attack now and really **** of Schleck

 

[phanatic]

Rabo's revenge?

 

[Bala Verde]

LTD for polka!!!!! finally!!!

Andy mis-shifts which requires him to have a wheel change

 

[The Hitch]

Rabo attacking when Schleck mechanicals just like Leopard did to Mollema in TDS.

Revenge is sweet

 

[b.broadhurst]

What have Leopard done using up all there men?

 

[Carl0880]

There's only 2 reasons I can think off right now. Either they thought Gerdemann and Fuglsang where going to be better then they where, or they are hoping to crack Contador by pushing him to the limit.

I am sure we all knew that Voigt and O'Grady would be in the peleton at the top of the Tourmalet, and Gerdemann and Fuglsang. Quite a surprising stage so far.

Ten Dam saying sayonara to the peleton but going forward.

 

[Tom T.]

Andy still learning how to ride a bike.

 

[Bala Verde]

Go Ten Dam. You goddamn hippie.

smoke ehm when you gottehm

 

[53x11 in DC]

Yea, sorry, but how would Bottle know whether or not he can attack, he has never done it.

Underscoring your lack of racing experience. You simply KNOW when you're on the rivet. I am NOT defending LL or RS, just simply trying to see if you have any idea of what it's like to be totally at your limit and have one of your buddies on the side of the road in an office park crit implore you to move up in the pack or get off the front when you know you're in the red.

Again, why aren't you picking at the others who are happy to follow the wheels of those who are clearly superior, namely AC, Fs, AS, CE et al?

Just curious!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Portie Riche can climb!

edit: no it's Hernandez

 

[superconfex]

Andy wearing the same clown shoes as last year