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

[Contre la montre]

6 away already... absolute joke if it's that easy.

That seems to happen a lot this year.

 

[Midnightfright]

Don't forget EE as well.

I think they will be saving themselves for a later stage he doesn't want to burn out all 25 of his climbing domestiques early. I have heard the rumours that the leopard bros worried that Conti allengiances will be to much been trying to make deals, at the moments quickstep and saur sojasun have indicated they will throw in there much vaunted climbers.

 

[Ferminal]

And Thomas the Tank is the 6th man!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Seriously this saving yourself for Alps is bull****, especially for Contador. What if he just follows the Schlecks through the Pyrenees and is unable to drop them on the Alps? Thats his tour over and he didn't even attack in the Pyrenees.

why, contador could easily make up 1.30 on andy in the timetrial

 

[b.broadhurst]

Odd breakaway, these guys won't even make it other the 1st cat, maybe kadri though!!

 

[rainman]

Today, Bastille Day.
The French will be on top. Morale is lifted.

Morale is one thing, high fives etc. But on this stage either the legs have it or they dont. Big question for me is Contadors knee - he isn't faking, there is a problem. How will he fare?

 

[sulgpallur]

6 away already... absolute joke if it's that easy.

Ruben Perez
Kadri
Gutierrez
Roy
Mangel
1 more

15"

That one more is Geraint Thomas

 

[LaFleur]

Geraint Thomas in it, surely Rabobank will try to get this one back?

 

[hatcher]

6th escapee is Geraint Thomas

 

[Ferminal]

Average speed 38kmh, gap is 25".

Atrociously uninspiring start to the day, hopefully the finish is a polar opposite.

 

[El Pistolero]

I think they will be saving themselves for a later stage he doesn't want to burn out all 25 of his climbing domestiques early. I have heard the rumours that the leopard bros worried that Conti allengiances will be to much been trying to make deals, at the moments quickstep and saur sojasun have indicated they will throw in there much vaunted climbers.

The traitors! Oh well, they fail in everything, so let them help Andy

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I want coppel to win this, as he has amazing odds which I just put money on
he wont ofc unless he is in a break.

 

[Midnightfright]

I wouldnt be surprised if some more accomplished climbers tried to get away on the tourmalet. Conserving energy for the time being.

 

[b.broadhurst]

Geraint Thomas in a breakaway, now this could be interesting!!

 

[Scirea]

Geraint Thomas in it, surely Rabobank will try to get this one back?

Don't have to. Thomas won't make it to the top of the Tourmalet and sure as hell won't make it to the finish before the main guys.

 

[b.broadhurst]

Nobody will help Leopard because nobody likes leopard and there hypocracy!!

 

[LaFleur]

Don't have to. Thomas won't make it to the top of the Tourmalet and sure as hell won't make it to the finish before the main guys.

Thomas Voeckler wasn't going to make it to the finish 4 minutes ahead of the pack as well and look how that turned out

 

[Scirea]

Eurosport coverage will start earlier than expected? Snooker coverage finished, thank god.

 

[b.broadhurst]

HTC will probably pull the breakaway back before the intermediate sprint and then the first proper breakaway of climbers on the Cat 1.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

why, contador could easily make up 1.30 on andy in the timetrial

he did ride the giro, as good as ac is he will being feeling it at that stage.
I certainly wouldn't want to have such a gap to bridge.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Paolo Tiralongo basically admitted he's going to work for Contador.

where?

...

 

[Contre la montre]

Nobody will help Leopard because nobody likes leopard and there hypocracy!!

I don't think it has to much to do with liking, it has to do with matching interests and accoutns payable/receivable

 

[LaFleur]

Wtf, According to SRM Jeremy Roy is travelling 50km/h and the bunch 30km/h, surely the break of the day

 

[Scirea]

Thomas Voeckler wasn't going to make it to the finish 4 minutes ahead of the pack as well and look how that turned out

I'd say the chances are against the peloton completely stopping today.

 

[Midnightfright]

I still remember G's comment on his own climbing last year, he mentioned to a journo that he had learnt alot about his climbing in the mountains that day when asked in what way hid reply was I can't. If think he would be better suited waiting for a hilly or flat stage.