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

[TourOfSardinia]

What is Gilbert doing? No points for that?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Voeckler!!! Chapeau! Bravissimo!

 

[Granville57]

just tuned in, conta struggling?

He's waiting....

 

[mickkk]

The yellow has just committed suicide.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What is Gilbert doing? No points for that?

He is bringing Vanendert.

 

[khodder]

What is Gilbert doing? No points for that?

Trying to get Vanendert out the front for some KOM points on Izoard.

 

[180mmCrank]

Vanendert and Voeckler.

That's never going to go anywhere!

 

[jobiwan]

Way to go Tommy V!

 

[Zoncolan]

Well how can his knee be better for the past two days and worse now? If he is hurting, it is fatigue, no doubt.

Cold weather

 

[AussieGoddess]

But a bit pointless with tv along

 

[Sidbike]

Who can tell? He could just be trying to get other teams to push the pace.

T

why bother? Leopard Trek have been burning their matches on all the climbs anyway, ha!

 

[auscyclefan94]

the skoda tour de france ad is brilliant. I'll try to find a clip on youtube of it for everyone.

 

[LeakyBoat]

You have no problem with him? You haven't been watching the Tour or what. Look, I understand everyone's anti-Andy these days so you might be tempted to be all hip and pro-Andy, but seriously, look at it from an objective point of view.

What's the objective point of view? If he wins it his strategy worked.

 

[TeoSheva]

Gesink actually did 3x top 10 in a GC

Martin is the one who really failed. No falls, no excuses, and he got dropped like a stone while in perfect position for the GC before the mountains

Martin did much work for Cav, he isn't a GC contender in the tour. And he will never be maybe, just like Gesink.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

lol @ the sbs coverage

 

[The Hitch]

cadel has said in an interview that vanendert is possibly the best climber in the race...

I agree. Well kind of. He was the best climber in the Pyranees but i dont remember where he finished on Superbesse. Its between Vanendert and Sanchez though. Though Sanchez probably because he was one of the Trio into Gap.

Untill today of course where Andy or Contador or Frank maybe take over.

Who can tell? He could just be trying to get other teams to push the pace.

T

Its not like Saxo were going to push the pace anyway.

 

[just some guy]

Lepo smashes the break appart

 

[Jamsque]

You have no problem with him? You haven't been watching the Tour or what. Look, I understand everyone's anti-Andy these days so you might be tempted to be all hip and pro-Andy, but seriously, look at it from an objective point of view.

I'm not being pro-Andy as a reaction to the anti-Andy sentiments here, I've liked Andy for years. I was a big fan of the old CSC team and really enjoyed his ride to 2nd in the Giro. His defection to Leopard and his moaning about descents have certainly irked me, but I don't have to agree with everything he says or does to think he is a talented rider who deserves some success.

This board LOVES to bag on riders. A few years ago it was all about slagging off Cadel Evans for everything he did, now the main target seems to be Andy.

 

[Thomsena]

the skoda tour de france ad is brilliant. I'll try to find a clip on youtube of it for everyone.

don't bother. we've all seen it. It's good, yes.

 

[Granville57]

Damn! I've been trying to make breakfast, watch Versus, switch to the Eurosport feed during commericials, track the CN feed and follow the forum.

I need to fuel up for the final climb!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Martin did much work for Cav, he isn't a GC contender in the tour. And he will never be maybe, just like Gesink.

cool. Guess he got lucky with his 6th place last year.

 

[SarahDane]

The hope for Contador is, that Bjarne wants Leopard to "attack"/start the race early, instead of waiting till the last 800 metres to gain two seconds. What makes me say this, is that Bjarne said earlier today, that he thinks the race will start with 8 k's to go, maybe another attempt to lead Leopard to believe that an earlier attack will be a complete surprise for Saxo.

 

[The Hitch]

the skoda tour de france ad is brilliant. I'll try to find a clip on youtube of it for everyone.

Its been done

That Skoda TDF advert they play on Eurosport is absolutely AWESOME.

Dont know if they play it on other TDF broadcasters so for those that havent seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inxqIa8jgA4

Might just be enought to convince me to buy a Skoda

 

[thirteen]

Cold weather

he said cold weather has been good for him.

 

[Ferminal]

Its been done

Only seen it once, but remember there is a bit with a Rabo on the ground, is it Gesink in the Vuelta?