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

[thehog]

3:38 wow, that's just bizarre,

Shleck is doing a Landis!

 

[HL2037]

Skinny climbers are pulling the peloton in strong headwind

 

[goggalor]

Group is huge now... Almost four minutes. Andy winning the Tour here?

 

[trevim]

Lampre on the front too. Who's paying them?

Alright Karpets back so.... What the hell were they doing (are doing) in the peloton?

 

[RdBiker]

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.

True. Evans is the last of the favourites who needs to chase

 

[auscyclefan94]

I just can't beleive this time gap....

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Remember, Cadel is 2 minutes up on Contador. So if I were him, I'd tell Alberto to chase.

Meanwhile, the gap is going up!

 

[ManInFull]

What happened to the chase catching Schleck before the climb? Hell, Andy's group has increased the lead.

 

[Grayguard]

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

I wouldn't complain at all

 

[T_S_A_R]

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

because the only people that have pulled the peloton along at a serious pace on a big mountain day in the past 4 years are cancellera, voight, o'grady and the sorensens.

none of the other teams have it in them to that.

 

[Midnightfright]

Vino to be unveiled as Leopards new DS at the end of they day.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Wow. I think this is a winning move.

 

[Hartog]

Just thinking, we are on what stage 18, and the Yellow Jersey Wearers have been;

Gilbert, Hushovd, Voeckler. Interesting.

You're the guy with the Gilbert, Hushovd, Voeckler, Andy prediction? Pretty amazing.

 

[goggalor]

True. Evans is the last of the favourites who needs to chase

That's not saying much though. They all need to chase.

 

[khodder]

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

Perfect Roleours...Bookwalter was at least keeping the gap steady. CAS working for Andy, slowing the peloton down.

 

[180mmCrank]

Do we not think that Andy id going to wear himself out beforet he final climb .... thisreally all could go wrong. eek!

T

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

3'40

Leaders are going to have to attack REALLY early if they want to have any chance

 

[Ramira]

Monfort is going to get a very lucrative contract after this . I was really glad to hear they signed him I've always liked the guy, he's really showing his worth (more so then Gerdemann he seems like a wasted signing right now).

 

[auscyclefan94]

euskies aren't chasing now...schleck is winning the tour

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

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

It's quite simpe I guess. They only used guy's to chase who come back from the front croup or came back on the decent. All of them were allready tired by climbing. Andy, Monfort and Devenys though were doing well at the climb and still have power.

I guess that's also why there's no Euskatel anymore, not because they gave up but because the domestiques were just done.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

AC94 - if I were you I'd be okay with this break. It may whittle the race down to Andy versus Cadel.

 

[Epicycle]

Look at those flags...nasty headwind.

 

[Zoncolan]

AS should take the stage with 2 minutes + at this rate. Kudos for finally showing he's male.

 

[khodder]

You're the guy with the Gilbert, Hushovd, Voeckler, Andy prediction? Pretty amazing.

Nope, just saying that I find it interesting that we are this deep and none of the top say 10 favourites pre-race have touched Yellow so far.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Head wind up the hill now for group AS