2011 Tour de France Stage 16 (18/7/2011): Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Gap, 162.5km

[thirteen]

Have live pictures started? SBS only showing pre-race rubbish.

France 3
10 char

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

first hour 51.4 km/h!!! and that uphill!

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Should I bother getting up for this stage???

NO, if it were me. It's about midnight your time right? I'd be saving myself for stages 18-19-20, and get up for those.

 

[Benotti69]

eurosport showing Vino crying telling his team via live TV link about his retirement......interesting.

 

[Ferminal]

D'aawwwww, poor Gabriel Gate! Maybe you could learn to cook if you paid more attention during Taste le Tour?

Just like how I will become a professional cyclist by watching it

 

[auscyclefan94]

NO, if it were me. It's about midnight your time right? I'd be saving myself for stages 18-19-20, and get up for those.

Will finish past 1am in melbourne. I sometimes take a nap just so I have a little extra sleep.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

I mighta misunderstood... as I see you are awake... maybe you meant get EXCITED (that kind of UP). Still NO>

 

[auscyclefan94]

Will finish past 1am in melbourne. I sometimes take a nap just so I have a little extra sleep.

Panzerwagen is in the break.

 

[Cimber]

Will finish past 1am in melbourne. I sometimes take a nap just so I have a little extra sleep.

Gotta suck for you guys with those time differences.

 

[AussieGoddess]

live pics on eurosport now

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Panzerwagen is in the break.

Ohhhhh, where's Bavarianrider. I hope he's not missing it.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gotta suck for you guys with those time differences.

You get use to it, no different to any other race I want to watch during the year in europe

It sucks more when you have sacrificed sleep for what turns out to be a crappy stage.

 

[Jamsque]

Looks like the Millar move got brought back and another has gone.

Gilbert is right at the back, he isn't getting in any moves.

 

[Cimber]

"12:08:31 BST
We're hearing on French radio that an ASO employee has been found dead in Gap and an investigation has been launched. We'll bring you more details as soon as we can. "

From the cyclingnews live updates
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Ouch its even Pineau's uncle

 

[Finn84]

The person found dead in Gap has been announced to be Patrick Guay, driver for Alimage team which supplies IT support. He is also uncle of Jerome Pineau.

 

[Jamsque]

Attack after attack after attack.

 

[Ferminal]

Looks like a group of 10-15 might get a bit of a break.

 

[Ferminal]

Looks like a group of 10-15 might get a bit of a break.

Or not, only 100m or so. How fast are they going!

Great that we finally get to see this kind of racing.

 

[Cimber]

lol gotta be tough for Vandborg to get bottles when the peloton is driving at this crazy speed.

Btw speaking of which this is a nice Pez interview with him http://pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=9522&status=True&catname=Latest

 

[auscyclefan94]

The person found dead in Gap has been announced to be Patrick Guay, driver for Alimage team which supplies IT support. He is also uncle of Jerome Pineau.

Yikes, I hope Pineau knows.

 

[Jamsque]

Chute Duque.

 

[UselessToo]

Leonardo Duque down

 

[PedalCastro]

Duque crashed

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

hearing the weather for this stage was really nasty before the stage started. So bad they were talking of cancelling or shortening the stage. I wonder if the number 28 was in the back of race officials minds... the number who are out of the race so far.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

hearing the weather for this stage was really nasty before the stage started. So bad they were talking of cancelling or shortening the stage. I wonder if the number 28 was in the back of race officials minds... the number who are out of the race so far.

the only ones talking about canceling were the schlecks who were crying again. aso never considered it