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

[Anonymous]

Could Voeckler gain time today?

He is a good descender isn't he?

No. He's got no MTB background.

Ryo & Dekker, that is called a joke.

 

[KassyC]

Marcato, Martin, Grivko, Thor, EBH, Hesjedal, Devenyns, Ignatiev, Roy, Perez

 

[sublimit]

I'm staying out of this.

 

[craig1985]

Two guys in the break are from Norway and another is of Norwegian descent.

 

[MartinGT]

Why is it only two people that derail every thread all the time?

 

[Maxiton]

I feel sorry for you. First 100km were amazing, now people who usually just tune in for the finish get 50km of predictability.

You mean I missed the amazing false flat? Just my luck!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Why is AG2R riding??? Makes no sense

 

[sublimit]

Wasnt Devenyns on the early attack and getting 10 seconds? He got there eventually so some quality riding.

Persistence paid off.

 

[kurtinsc]

Why is AG2R riding??? Makes no sense

Team competition, right?

Edit: Or not... for some reason I thought they were leading.

 

[hatcher]

Wasnt Devenyns on the early attack and getting 10 seconds? He got there eventually so some quality riding.

Persistence paid off.

I think everyone in the break has tried at least 9 times today.

 

[gerrans for the win]

Why is AG2R riding??? Makes no sense

team class,eurocar drunk at the wheel they stand a outside chance for it aswell

 

[Maxiton]

He's probably the big favourite but the Panzerwagen and Hagen are there so not completly certain.

Keep telling yourself that.

 

[craig1985]

Why is AG2R riding??? Makes no sense

To paraphrase Paul Sherwen, it's because AG2R didn't get a man in the break so the DS is making them do work on the front as punishment.

 

[Jan the Man]

punishment - no one in the breakaway?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Team competition, right?

they are at 2'39 at third there with no real hope of winning?

 

[el chava]

Again you're generalizing.

I said just because they are ex-mtbers doesn't mean they all have great bike handling. I don't agree that Evans and some others (Peraud, Rasmussen) have good handling/downhill skills.
I never said they all suck.

Unlike you guys, who claim every mtb-er is a wonder on the bike

But no more, you simply can't see reason, mister king of generalizing.

Pretty good descenting from Rasmussen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRSFUnclJGQ

 

[Finn84]

The train which passed the peloton a while ago just caught and passed the chasers.

 

[just some guy]

from the front page TDF shorts

Alberto Contador - Finishing the rest day,we need it.Eat different,sleep a lot and training a little.Now celebrate 28 birthday of Dani Navarro = Crack

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pretty good descenting from Rasmussen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRSFUnclJGQ

Awesome bike handling from Rasmussen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzeknUUhRoE

 

[gerrans for the win]

they are at 2'39 at third there with no real hope of winning?

they picked up 1.40min on the hill top finish forgot what stage so there in it up to there necks

 

[kurtinsc]

they are at 2'39 at third there with no real hope of winning?

Yeah, I edited. Had it in my head they were leading for some reason.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

But whom? Boasson Hagen, Hejsdal, Roy, Hushovd from what I can gather.

http://live.cyclingnews.com/

 

[sublimit]

Keep telling yourself that.

I'm probably in denial, or nuts or something.

 

[Maxiton]

So Voeckler locked himself in his room on the rest day and didn't ride? When was the last time a Tour winner did that? Maybe the 70s?

 

[hatcher]

Mollema must be leading the Tour in time spent in No Man's Land.