2011 Tour de France Stage 18 - Pinerolo - Galibier Serre-Chevalier 200.5km

[goggalor]

Why? Them's the rules.

Because he made the time limit, Cav didn't.

 

[Ragerod]

How are the other 80 odd riders going to be punished for missing the time limit?

They all get -20 points.

 

[MKirilenko]

Port at 33' 44" ... ready to catch contador if he fell off one of the cliffs I guess.

Very funny and very sad at the same time. Terrible team Contador has.

 

[marioni]

Fränk just said that the plan was for him to win the Tour de France.

It seems they forgot to tell Andy that.

 

[sulgpallur]

I am AC fan, but let me tell you... forget about it. Yes, maybe he will go for a stage win to leave a positive mark. But he's got no legs to put major time in others. Pity. But its true. I think he should have even started the Tour. Why not got for Giro+Vuelta double.

Because he had done that allready.
wanted to try Giro+TDF double

 

[jobiwan]

Twit from Vaughters

There was no "letting them have time" today. It was flat out behind....SmartOpard was just better. Period.

 

[Descender]

If I was Movistar I'll be very very ****ed off.

 

[spalco]

You mean Roche?

Uh, yeah, forget it, stupid me.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Cav 300pts
Rojas 285pts

 

[Tony80]

Fränk just said that the plan was for him to win the Tour de France.

what did he say exactly ?

 

[SirLes]

Well. As I suspected Betamax man's predicition proved totally wrong but I have to say I'm very pleased it did. Can't decide who I want to win more. I think Cadel having come close twice before. He must be dreading going into the final time trial just behind the leader. I hope it's third time lucky

 

[Pharazon]

What's the point of having rules then?

they are the rules you ***!

if more than 20% misses the time cut, then they review it...

 

[Thomsena]

Any reactions from riders/staff - if so, post them, bishes!

None?!....

 

[fourmi]

The rules say that all the reinstated riders get -20 points, even if they haven't got any.

If the same happened tomorrow, Cav would be 5 points behind Rojas, which would mean lots of fun for Sunday...

 

[TRDean]

Ha, it sounds like you need to calm down more than ever.

Your basic request is that we rip up the rule book so we can punish 1 rider you don't like (admittedly 90 other guys will get screwed, but who cares if we can hurt Cav).

They all road to the rulebook and will get their 20 point penalty. If you want to go ultra vires, you can just as easily argue there should be no points penalties.

Listen...has nothing to do with any riders I like or don't...why have a time cut??? Its BS...they didn't make the cut...let them ride to Paris...but they shouldn't be in any jersey competitions...

 

[Tuarts]

Amazing stage. Regardless of what's happened before, regardless of what will happen later, Andy Schleck just enschoned his name into cycling fokelore with that race. Eddy Mercx shouting encouragements at him says it all. Chapeau

And well done Evans. Now we know why what happened from Isoard to Galibier, they were too weak. Basso, who has the same style as Evans could follow but all the others dropped off. Amazing climbing display too, he did all he could. Now we have deja vu at the Alpe....

Lastly, Voeckler, ride of the day behind Andy he will likely lose the jersey tomorrow but he out-climbed all but 4/5 of the GC guys.

Chapeau x 1000000000 to all three

 

[hatcher]

I realise they all get docked 20 points, but that's a punishment that only really punishes Cav, isn't it?

 

[sulgpallur]

what did he say exactly ?

he was gonna counter when andy would be caught, but they never did that

 

[Descender]

The rules say that all the reinstated riders get -20 points, even if they haven't got any.

If the same happened tomorrow, Cav would be 5 points behind Rojas, which would mean lots of fun for Sunday...

Nah Cav will take around 25-40 points off Rojas on Sunday.

 

[roundabout]

what did he say exactly ?

Andy told Fränk he will attack early and force the rest to chase him. Fränk would attack should they catch him.

 

[goggalor]

There was no "letting them have time" today. It was flat out behind....SmartOpard was just better. Period.

Of course they didn't let them have time, the riders pulling were just crap.

 

[Magnus]

what did he say exactly ?

That they planned for the captains to bust them self in catching Andy, and that Frank should counter when they caught him.

 

[The Hitch]

Gibbo lost 20 too.. a good day for Rojas

Do it again tomorrow and he can get the jersey!

If he can make it over the Galibier and take a few sprint points as well.

 

[Pharazon]

Listen...has nothing to do with any riders I like or don't...

no, i'm sure it doesn't

 

[Thomsena]

Listen...has nothing to do with any riders I like or don't...why have a time cut??? Its BS...they didn't make the cut...let them ride to Paris...but they shouldn't be in any jersey competitions...

Wrong. The time limit was of course misjudget by several minutes since over 70 riders couldn't reach it.