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

[hfer07]

Andy is about to start the fireworks.....

 

[scullster46]

surprised with voeckler hanging near the front for so long. Also, guess Phil still can't climb mountains with the best

 

[Publicus]

Basso looks REALLY good. He's cool and calm

 

[Parrulo]

thommy d still in the group

where is brodeal?

 

[superconfex]

wow Vanendert the mountain goat

 

[Anonymous]

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

Too far from the top. It's gonna happen, just not quite yet.

 

[lilyprotector]

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

ita but andy doesn't seem to have the legs. would love to see him attack. contador really does not look good.

 

[spalco]

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.

Why do you support a rider you just want to wheelsuck then? Maybe he's stronger than you think.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Evans and BAsso need to go. Every pedal stroke of this Tour will only make Andy stronger.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

@hitch just because you say that is his best hope doesn't make it true.

He is having a fine ride.

 

[PedalCastro]

Love Jeremy Roy!!

 

[The Hitch]

This is where Contador attacked on Etna.

Come on son, this Szmyd (i mean Faust) selling his soal to Basso on the front is getting really boring.

 

[Anonymous]

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

Yea, he is defending like a champion should.

Unfortunately, it looks like today will not produce the fireworks we wanted.

 

[Parrulo]

cunego is looking very good

so is tommy v

 

[Bromers]

Uran just hanging on

 

[funnytanlines]

i think this is the only stage i've seen basso up front. he's been real quite.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Jeanneson and Taaramae still there

 

[superconfex]

well done G son

 

[Publicus]

I think Contador is about to pop

 

[hoolaparara]

almost a basso decapitation there!

 

[kurtinsc]

Can anyone make some sort of list of who's in the main group?

 

[Highlander]

Basso just had to deck around a stupid photographer. The last thing they need is for a spectator to mess up the race.

 

[Scirea]

Jeanesson is great.

 

[El Pistolero]

Wow at Vanendert!

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Vanendert and Sammy gaining on Szmyd now..