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

[Cerberus]

I would think Roche and Iglinsky might help with the offer of a stage win for some help..

He can't offer them a stage win. He's going to drop them on the mountain without even trying.

 

[Publicus]

what the fu-ck are the favorites doing- come on giving away the tour..

I don't think so. There's a headwind in the valley and on the final climb.

 

[Wergeland]

Andy in virtual yellow now.

 

[Cervelo77]

Schleck 5" from the virtual race lead now.

 

[Maxiton]

In all fairness...

Evans has been up front all the TdF. He hasn't been hiding, yet that is what he has been accused of... but check the results.. from week 1 he is there.

Cadel is being judged way to harshly by many people here. he's riding within his limits and has shown his face at front more than once.

Totally. Attacks do make for exciting racing, though, and somewhere along the line Evans is going to have to put one in to limit time loss.

 

[AtletiSK]

why is still nobody working in the peloton?

 

[The Hitch]

All the forum is slamming Cadel Evens....I'm just balancing things up

Deal with it!

The forum was not slamming Evans the first 500 times you said it.

But now with you going on and on about how much we hate Cadel, we figured- well what the heck.

 

[Grayguard]

Samu and Conti discussing tactics

 

[hoolaparara]

Didn't seem such a friendly contador-sammy conversation there?

 

[HL2037]

Contador Sanches tactics meeting on the descend

 

[Anonymous]

All the forum is slamming Cadel Evens....I'm just balancing things up

Deal with it!

Get off the cross, we need the wood...

On another topic: Though I would rather see anyone else in the peloton win, if Andy pulls this off, he certainly deserves the win. Going from that far out takes balls, and I wasn't convinced before today that he had any.

 

[red_flanders]

Chapeau Andy for making the race so far! Didn't think he had it in him. First real move to win the Tour I've ever seen him make. Glad someone attacked over the Izoard.

I don't think AC looks good at all.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Samu is just getting offered a summer home in Pinto.

 

[Ramira]

I don't think so. There's a headwind in the valley and on the final climb.

While that is true they're really not making any effort, I mean the peleton is losing time on Iglinsky on his own. They're definitely saving energy relative to Andy but how much and will it be worth the time they lost.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

All the forum is slamming Cadel Evens....I'm just balancing things up

Deal with it!

We are talking about the race and the attack of Schleck.

But somehow you see every non-Cadel related post as an attack on Evans, that's what so annoying. Just stay away.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I don't think so. There's a headwind in the valley and on the final climb.

yes. This is important to consider 23km is a very long climb...

But ofc the guys behind ideally need a couple team mates able to hold a steady tempo for a fair amount of time.

 

[sportzchick]

the forum is just stating they'd rather andy win then evans.

deal with it. OPINIONS OMG

I'm not a part of the the let's Lynch Cadel mob

OPINIONS OMG!!!

 

[Franklin]

Totally. Attacks do make for exciting racing, though, and somewhere along the line Evans is going to have to put one in to limit time loss.

He did attack... remember the superlative atmosphere in this forum a few days ago?

And yes, I hope Andy explodes... no Schleck's for me plixplox.

 

[SarahDane]

They are going slooooooow down that descent. What are they doing? I hope than spanish meeting will pay off, they just said there instead of racing.

 

[Climbing]

Exciting!
Beware... Silvestro is still there for the Galibier!

 

[TimChristy]

Who is gonna grow a sack and chase?

 

[thirteen]

Samu is just getting offered a summer home in Pinto.

good one

 

[RdBiker]

Samu is just getting offered a summer home in Pinto.

"Through in a new car and I'm in"

 

[bicing]

We are talking about the race and the attack of Schleck.

But somehow you see every non-Cadel related post as an attack on Evans, that's what so annoying. Just stay away.

The easier solution is add to ignore list.

 

[gerrans for the win]

why ain't quickstep an agsr helping andy