2011 Tour de France Stage 13: Pau - Lourdes 156km

[patrick767]

Checking in... so the GC guys didn't make up time on Hushovd on an NC climb? Seriously? No one with a chance is willing to have a dig. Yawwwwwwwwwn. Come back, Vino. sigh... thanks for the snoozer, guys.

 

[luckyboy]

Yesterday there was a Heerenveen logo on the road, just then some guy with a flag.

 

[HL2037]

A multitude of basques and norwegians cheering happily for Roy, nice

 

[spalco]

according the letour.fr live

edit: now saying 1'20" behind Roy????

I just stopped 1:25 for Moncoutie at the big yellow Flanders flag

 

[Random Direction]

Moncoutie may be a bit further back than that. Hushovd is around 1:50 now.

 

[guilder]

this stage is a perfect waste of an NC cat climb. yawn.

 

[max_powers]

Thread complaint:
frequent, like every page, posters with super long signatures.

 

[Benotti69]

I just stopped 1:25 for Moncoutie at the big yellow Flanders flag

yep the letour.fr website had it wrong

 

[Trofinios]

Come on Hushovd, lets see some crazy descending!

 

[El Pistolero]

What a useless stage.

 

[The Sheep]

Thread complaint:
frequent, like every page, posters with super long signatures.

they're compensating for something

 

[Gloin22]

What a useless stage.

Not useless for Roy

 

[HL2037]

Thor has caught up with Moncutie

 

[spalco]

Damn, Hushovd's going to win this.

 

[cineteq]

Damn, Hushovd's going to win this.

He still need to TT his way to Roy still with 1:30

 

[rhubroma]

This is one of those useless stages.

The bigs don't move because tomorrow beckons.

 

[Franckiie]

I love Gilbert's attacking spirit. Hero

 

[Random Direction]

1:26 down on Roy now.

 

[luckyboy]

Just suck wheel Moncoutie

 

[AussieGoddess]

I love Gilbert's attacking spirit. Hero

He is awesome

 

[patrick767]

This cautious style of cycling is reminding me of what's happened to more than one pro sport in the US in recent decades. For example, American football seems to have fewer and fewer attempts for big plays. They're risky. Teams would rather grind their way down the field, running and making short, safe passes. It's proved to be a winning formula, but it's not as exciting for spectators.

Scores have dropped in NBA basketball games. There's more focus on stifling defenses and again, it's proven to win games, but for most fans it's not as exciting as, say, the 1980s LA Lakers team was. In 1984 the average team scored 110.8 points per game. In 2004 they scored 93.4 points per game.

Reduce risk. Grind out wins like a poker player who slowly plays the odds, gradually shaving chips off his opponents and coming out ahead in the long run. It often works, but it's really freaking boring.

 

[Bala Verde]

This is one of those useless stages.

The bigs don't move because tomorrow beckons.

This would have been an ideal 1st week stage, especially if the descent was the finish.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

I can imagine JV on the radio. "Thor! Don't work, sprint for third!"

 

[Sidbike]

This cautious style of cycling is reminding me of what's happened to more than one pro sport in the US in recent decades. For example, American football seems to have fewer and fewer attempts for big plays. They're risky. Teams would rather grind their way down the field, running and making short, safe passes. It's proved to be a winning formula, but it's not as exciting for spectators.

Scores have dropped in NBA basketball games. There's more focus on stifling defenses and again, it's proven to win games, but for most fans it's not as exciting as, say, the 1980s LA Lakers team was. In 1984 the average team scored 110.8 points per game. In 2004 they scored 93.4 points per game.

Reduce risk. Grind out wins like a poker player who slowly plays the odds, gradually shaving chips off his opponents and coming out ahead in the long run. It often works, but it's really freaking boring.

The reason I'm a Vino fan.

 

[Maxiton]

This cautious style of cycling is reminding me of what's happened to more than one pro sport in the US in recent decades. For example, American football seems to have fewer and fewer attempts for big plays. They're risky. Teams would rather grind their way down the field, running and making short, safe passes. It's proved to be a winning formula, but it's not as exciting for spectators.

Scores have dropped in NBA basketball games. There's more focus on stifling defenses and again, it's proven to win games, but for most fans it's not as exciting as, say, the 1980s LA Lakers team was. In 1984 the average team scored 110.8 points per game. In 2004 they scored 93.4 points per game.

Reduce risk. Grind out wins like a poker player who slowly plays the odds, gradually shaving chips off his opponents and coming out ahead in the long run. It often works, but it's really freaking boring.

Honestly, there was nothing more boring, cautious and predictable than the Armstrong years at the Tour.