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

[Motion]

Vino was incredible in 2003
Poor Beloki

In 2003 it was epic

 

[Archibald]

If you. Don't you know something will happen.

You won't be able to sleep now.

Hahaha! that's just evil

yes - there is less than a week left and Cadel looks awesome. This might be the last year he gets this close and then we have to wait for Richie to mature and develop before we see anyone up there again.

It's a shame the cat2 isn't at the finish - Cadel loves these climbs.

would love to see Cadel take some time off tweedledum n tweedle-even-dumber on the descent. Won't happen though.

Although with the weather being decidedly British for the day, I suspect a Sky win

 

[Sylvester]

Marco Marcato has promised to attack on one of these stages, too. I think this is his best chance, so I expect him in the breakaway group as well.

 

[Cimber]

Kim Andersen of Leopard fears the decent (where Beloki crashed back in the days). He says that the ascent has nice roads but on the decent de roads are bad and full of holes (some goes for wednesdayøs stage he says). He foresees that some riders will risk it all and will gain time there.

http://tour.tv2.dk/article.php/id-41839645:kim-a-frygter-farlige-nedkørsler.html
(in Danish)

EDIT: Andy especially fears the decent tomorrow which he call ridiculously dangerous

http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/andy_schleck_ruten_i_morgen_livsfarlig/
(in Danish)

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Shame on riders who want to take risks to win the tour.

 

[Cimber]

I really hope that a guy Like Sanchez can take alot of time on those 2 decents, and maybe also Tommy V. Contador probably aint good enough a dencender to make a difference (though he is better than the Schlecks).

 

[GreasyMonkey]

What are the odds.....

Any bookies offering odds on one (or both) of the Schlecks crashing on the descent?

If Andy considers it so dangerous in the dry, what the heck is he going to think with it wet and high winds..... Maybe he will climb off and walk down

No "Big Daddy" in yellow this year to call a halt to racing this time when he goes off the bike, and there is no way Voekler will be stopping the racing as Canc did last year in the Ardennes.

 

[sportzchick]

Any bookies offering odds on one (or both) of the Schlecks crashing on the descent?

If Andy considers it so dangerous in the dry, what the heck is he going to think with it wet and high winds..... Maybe he will climb off and walk down

No "Big Daddy" in yellow this year to call a halt to racing this time when he goes off the bike, and there is no way Voekler will be stopping the racing as Canc did last year in the Ardennes.

i dont think AC, Cadel or Ivan would wait either....

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Terpstra should be in the break today, after his whining the other day.

Terpstra, Gerrans, Martin, Chavanel, Roy, Hesjedal, Leukemans, Hondo and Fofonov in the break.

 

[AussieGoddess]

The carrot boys want to go after the Polkadots jersey sadly.

hmm - I wonder if they might help to bring back the break. Maybe work with OPL ???

Ok, you and just some guy have coonvinced me to watch. Cadel over sleep.

I'll be ****ed off at you two if it ends up to be uneventful and boring.

Even if its uneventful, you can watch Phil dance away and dream of next year when he is wearing a BMC jersey

 

[sportzchick]

Ok, you and just some guy have coonvinced me to watch. Cadel over sleep.

I'll be ****ed off at you two if it ends up to be uneventful and boring.

Even if its uneventful, you can watch Phil dance away and dream of next year when he is wearing a BMC jersey

Its probally one of the best shots us Aussies have a Tour De France winner since...well EVER.....I dont care how boring or uneventfull it becomes........

 

[TourOfSardinia]

If it's raining during the decent Basso will lose time.
Cunego won't through.

 

[jsem94]

So, it's the same finish as the stage when Vino won and Beloki crashed huh..

Samu should put in an attack like Vino did that day, would be SO epic

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

yellow will attack. other then nothing.

 

[nesocip]

Kim Andersen of Leopard fears the decent (where Beloki crashed back in the days). He says that the ascent has nice roads but on the decent de roads are bad and full of holes (some goes for wednesdayøs stage he says). He foresees that some riders will risk it all and will gain time there.

http://tour.tv2.dk/article.php/id-41839645:kim-a-frygter-farlige-nedkørsler.html
(in Danish)

EDIT: Andy especially fears the decent tomorrow which he call ridiculously dangerous

http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/andy_schleck_ruten_i_morgen_livsfarlig/
(in Danish)

As Bob Marley would say:

NEUTRALIZE IT!

...or was it "Legalize it"....

 

[PedalCastro]

Roche says in his Irish Independent aarticle that he can't promise he will be in the break but he is really gonna try to be.. So hopefully he will make it in

 

[Tuarts]

Depending on how nice the CN live ticker wants to play on my phone this forum will be my only source for updates on this stage so loads of information in your posts guys!

 

[just some guy]

Its probally one of the best shots us Aussies have a Tour De France winner since...well EVER.....I dont care how boring or uneventfull it becomes........

I think Skippy deserves a lot of credit probably the same chance as Evans has now.

 

[FjPavels]

As Bob Marley would say:

NEUTRALIZE IT!

...or was it "Legalize it"....

Wasn't that a Peter Tosh song ?

 

[jsem94]

Wasn't that a Peter Tosh song ?

Yes it was.

 

[Ratatosk]

Meanwhile on twitter:

@jsachse Jonathan Sachse
Complete ASO-Team is sitting together. Rumor:stage will be cancel/ shorten because of the weather. Or is it about the snow on Galibier? #TdF

Update:

Michael Tomalaris - Confirmation: For now the end of stage into Gap will NOT be neutralised. #sbstdf

 

[Anonymous]

Depending on how nice the CN live ticker wants to play on my phone this forum will be my only source for updates on this stage so loads of information in your posts guys!

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[Anonymous]

Michael Tomalaris - Confirmation: For now the end of stage into Gap will NOT be neutralised. #sbstdf

leopard must be ****ed.

 

[Astana1]

Stage might be shortened due to weather? Who do these people think they are? They obviously don't know how to schedule a bike race.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Meanwhile on twitter:
Michael Tomalaris - Confirmation: For now the end of stage into Gap will NOT be neutralised. #sbstdf

Does that mean until they have asked Cancellara what he thinks?