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

[Trond Vidar]

It's a 170 stages since euskatel last won a stage at Tour de France (Mayo at Alpe d'Huez 2003)!

 

[Carl0880]

Just heard there is 170 stages since the last Euskaltel win in the tour, Astarloza doesn't count.

Sounds about right, the last one to my memory was Mayo on Alp D'Huez in 03

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

This is a race, right?

 

[Publicus]

There it is. AC is grimacing. He's hurting.

 

[therhodeo]

Love Contador just awkwardly sitting there between those 2.

 

[EmpressJo]

Contador and Schleck continue to ignore everyone else in the race and just stare at each other.

It must be love - that's what happens when you do a movie together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzPq0hDdDhs

 

[Jamsque]

There it is. AC is grimacing. He's hurting.

I'm amazed that no-one has tried attacking just to see how he is going.

 

[PedalCastro]

Harmon making up what the Schlecks are saying to one another!!

 

[thrawn]

Vanendert putting the pain into Samu.

 

[Parrulo]

samu's presenting his candidature to best pain face of the peloton

 

[Maxiton]

I don't think AC can go. That's pretty big.

Blood in the water...

Too soon to say, IMO.

 

[spalco]

Hehe, Sanchez looks in pain.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Andy... first attack

 

[Ferminal]

Finally...

 

[b.broadhurst]

Somebody needs to test Contador, Sanchez is back in the mix if they finish 1.30 ahead!! GO CONTADOR!!

 

[PedalCastro]

Frank goes!

 

[Ramira]

That's the first real attack by Frank, Andy was just testing

 

[Highlander]

fake attack by Andy to set up Frank

 

[Alberto Attack]

COME ON, Lets go

 

[HL2037]

Frank goes, Basso cathes him

 

[valentius borealis]

I've been waiting to see what Vanendert could do since he originally signed for Lotto. It's on in the main group now.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Basso has trouble

 

[Parrulo]

contador not responding to frank.

stop answering to every attack bertie!!!!

 

[Ramira]

Andy, Contador, Evans and Frank are the 4 best, Basso struggling to hang on.

 

[Jamsque]

The Schlecks giving Contador the old one-two!

Levi dropped, Uran dropped, Voeckler haging on!