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

[PedalCastro]

Hang in Roche

 

[lilyprotector]

is contador down to one or two teammates?

 

[valentius borealis]

Roche and Uran dropping off the back

 

[HL2037]

is contador down to one or two teammates?

One: Porte

 

[spalco]

Voeckler is going to drop, but Paul just pulled out the "suitcase of courage" comment, so that might just keep him in yellow.

Good ride anyway, I didn't expect him to be there at this point anymore.

 

[Jeanne]

is contador down to one or two teammates?

contador with the schlecks

 

[Parrulo]

is contador down to one or two teammates?

honestly when on form szmyd is the best mountain domestique so all the other domestiques dropping is no surprise

 

[The Hitch]

no this is a good move, if he wants to podium he has to take risks...


YESSSS SZMYD HERE WE GO

Samu is not going to podium

Those chances went a long long time ago.

My point was that back before the race, Samus chances for podium were based on him slipstreaming with the favourites and hanging on to Contador and Schleck as long as possible.

Its also his best chance for a top 5 now.

Doing a 13k mountain itt while his rivals get a nice slipstream, and Szmyd takes a turn on the front is only going to hurt his chances for a top 5.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

gooo sammuuuu

 

[Rocksteady]

VDV and Tommy D still around?

 

[Ferminal]

Screw the rest, this is Samu v Szmyd/Basso

 

[trevim]

Wow Vanendert can climb a fair bit. I thought he was more of a hilly rider

 

[kjetilraknerud]

VDV and Tommy D still around?

Tommy is there indeed, and he looks good.

 

[Aristarchus]

Gilbert dropping

 

[b.broadhurst]

Schleck needs to attack, Contador is struggling!! Szmyd is AMAZING!!

 

[Parrulo]

and basso isn't even on smilling assassin mode

 

[ManInFull]

AC never rides back like he is on climbs. He does not have the legs.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

andy is far to concerned with ac i think

 

[TourOfSardinia]

voekler still there !

 

[Jamsque]

Andy keeps leaving a little gap.

Smyzd is a beast.

 

[valentius borealis]

Schlecklet strugging to keep on the wheel of Evans

 

[perico]

VDV and Tommy D still around?

Tommy D is at the front. Vande Velde was hurting on the Tourmalet, came back before the summit, and haven't seen him on Luz Ardiden. He's had too many crashes this Tour.

 

[VeloCity]

Didn't give Basso much of a chance at all but he's looking good.

 

[Highlander]

I just saw that Tom Danielson is still in with the contenders and in a fairly good place. I'm waiting for him to unleash the monster attack to destroy the field.

 

[Ferminal]

Cuddles actually looks very good, isn't resting his head on his handlebars yet.