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

[goggalor]

Gap still increasing. But none of the other favorites have been at the front yet. Andy has been riding à bloc for an hour.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

As now in vritual yellow by 18 secs

 

[Ramira]

It could be they aren't looking to close the gap yet. Quite the gamble, but who knows...

Doubt that, they can still work now while it's flat, but in the last 15k they will get dropped anyway so they have to blow them up now while it's still sort of flat. They all got dropped on the last climb remember.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

At this rate Andy will have 4 minutes at the base of the climb

 

[khodder]

Leaders on the Galibier/Laurent.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Gap is now 3:20

 

[Ferminal]

What would Vino do?

 

[khodder]

How long does Andy stay with the group before pushing on solo?

 

[The Hitch]

Agreed, this is bad bad news!

Not for fans of attacking racing

And theres still a chance that Contador brings it on the climb.

 

[Ramira]

Gap still increasing. But none of the other favorites have been at the front yet. Andy has been riding à bloc for an hour.

This is what Andy is best at though, a long effort at a high pace, remember how he won LBL and what he did this year in the AGR. He has quite good stamina as long as he can ride his own pace.

 

[RdBiker]

If they can hold out for just a few K it gets very hard for the chasers

 

[Winterfold]

Evans needs to ride now. It is his responsibility to bring it back if he wants to win. Contador can wait I think and go ballistic once it steepens up. Evans needs to get the time back on the valley floor

 

[Captain Awesome]

This is a farce... How can they gain time on the peloton? Wtf... 3'30

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Paul says Andy may attack here in a moment. WTF?

 

[khodder]

What would Vino do?

Is this a trick question....Attack of course. Vino knows nothing else.

 

[jsem94]

Seriously, how can they lose time - like 6 guys vs Shrek + Monfort.

 

[180mmCrank]

The Lautaret is a horrible climb - it's one long false flat 4% that goes on and on... it will be tough for everyone until they get on to the Galibier proper.

 

[Sidbike]

Sorensen's grimace...wow.

 

[lilyprotector]

sammy and contador still chatting. bjarne's going to give sammy a saxo bank jersey soon.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

I don't thin it's Evans duty to chase. He is in great position. He only needs to have his team help ride a good pace.

 

[spalco]

3:38 wow, that's just bizarre,

 

[hatcher]

Gap is going to come flying down.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Half a dozen teams now chasing and losing time hand over fist to the LEOPARD dynamic duo!

 

[RdBiker]

Seriously, how can they lose time - like 6 guys vs Shrek + Monfort.

Look who are doing the pulling in the peloton - Contador's mountain goat and the Euskaltels

 

[khodder]

3:37...Really...