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

[AussieGoddess]

there is a group of 40 or so riders at the front with a bit of a split - just trying to get a breakaway set up

 

[sublimit]

Boom is out the back! Its Ok I'm not mocking him.

 

[Franckiie]

Vanendert likes polka dots?

Yes indeed! OPL goes for the polka dots and green jersey today

 

[superconfex]

What an interesting start to the day after the tedium of the first five hours yesterday.

Yeah...where were the semi naked girls and juggling clowns

 

[craig1985]

Did Boom crash yesterday?

 

[Jamsque]

Roy solo off the front, race coming back together a little behind him.

 

[Franckiie]

No, Boom didn't crash. Yesterday he also ended the stage in a bunch with sprinters

 

[Ratatosk]

Lars looks like he's waiting for the motard to ****** off so he can abandon in peace.

 

[spalco]

60km in without a break? Sounds like a tough day, eh?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

The way they've been racing today there's going to be some real suffering on Col d'Aubisque

 

[Ratatosk]

brilliant chaos so far

 

[Franckiie]

Though day yes! I think leopard will make it hard on Aubisque to tire Alberto

 

[bicing]

Today looks like a cobbled stage so far with all the groups on the road and the desperate attacking.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Gilbert and Rojas trying to escape

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Sorry to see Klodi abandoned. So now they're left with Leip. At this rate Shack will have to promote Haimar.

 

[craig1985]

The peloton is really stretched out.

 

[Jamsque]

Peloton looks like it will shut this down, I wonder if HTC will try to bring Gilbert back before the intermediate sprint.

 

[nomendil]

The Shack will just have to be happy the TTT isn't late in the race.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Sorry to see Klodi abandoned. So now they're left with Leip. At this rate Shack will have to promote Haimar.

He is good enough if he has the form, however he has not prepared for the tour keeping GC in his mind.

 

[sultanofhyd]

The Shack will just have to be happy the TTT isn't late in the race.

Are you FlyingPortagee?

 

[Franckiie]

Interesting to see Gilbert and Rojas together. Hope they take back some points on Cav

 

[Jamsque]

Knees and Hushovd are both in the Gilbert/Rojas group but the peloton doesn't want to let them go.

 

[spalco]

The Shack will just have to be happy the TTT isn't late in the race.

Is there anything in the rules about a team having fewer than 5 riders left before the start of a TTT?

 

[Franckiie]

If they ride like this all day. We will be soon in Lourdes

 

[Ratatosk]

Sporza just called the first hour at 49,5km. No rest today it seems. Guys for green fighting it out. Hope the GC contenders don't take it easy on the Aubisque.

It'd be a shame if they pass the sprint and let the first attack after that go and take 10 min on the Aubisque.