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

[Captain Awesome]

How the hell is this happening. I am still in shock... Also
kinda boring. How the hell can the other teams be this stupid? Almost 4 minutes...

 

[Cobblestones]

Cav is coming back to the MJ group. Unbelievable!!!


























admit it, you fell for it.

 

[Jamsque]

Gap back out. What a useless bunch of domestiques. Someone bribe Super G, he'll get this business sorted out right quick.

 

[Epicycle]

My guess is that Andy will keep around 1:30 at the finish at best.

 

[khodder]

Time coming down slowly

Then is pushes back over 3:50....

Gap is yoyoing between 3:45 and 3:55. But not really dropping.

 

[trevim]

Gruppeto 14min down Come on Cav you can do it!

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

IF Andy survives, Cadel fans shouldn't be freaking. It would effectively eliminate the entire race except for Andy vs Cadel.

Yes, this is what I am saying.

 

[Finn84]

Contador still far back in the yellow jersey group.

 

[the asian]

Will Devenyns be a domestique for Leopard in the Ardennes next year?

Looks like that's the deal

 

[scullster46]

does contador still look like he's having trouble at all? i don't have a very clean feed and haven't heard too much on how the favorites in the chase group look atm.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Well hes only got 2 minutes on Evans, and could lose that much in an itt. Considering they will take some big time out of him as the climb moves into 10k to go and 5k to go and 2k to go, id say Cadel is winning the TOur.

Gee, I hope you are right. He can't leave it to the tt.

It will be fine....believe!

Lets hope so.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

when does this climb get steeper?

 

[spalco]

Good ride by Roche too btw, could make a big leap towards top10 if he holds on.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Any of them could have, but only one did.

And let's not forget tomorrow.

Yes, I'm not denying he's shown balls for once. I'm saying I'm very disappointed that the opportunity to see the top guys actually fight for it and drop each other properly seems to be disappearing. He's going to win the tour without ever having to demonstrate actual superiority.

 

[The Barb]

Go Floyd! Ride like the wind!

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Okay, Contador is way back in the field. What does he know that I don't?

 

[Apollonius]

Scrap that. Andy is now gaining time.

What a monster

People don't understand the concertina effect in racing. Times naturally go in and out as one group hits a difficult stretch whilst the group behind is still on the easier stretch...........and of course the behind group still has the harder to come so it yoyos.

 

[the asian]

Gilbert and cavendish in the Groupetto together

 

[khodder]

when does this climb get steeper?

About 8 KM to go.

 

[goggalor]

when does this climb get steeper?

8 km to go.

 

[meandmygitane]

Definitely need some Europcar riders in the chasing bunch.... but that might give the opposite effect than the intended

 

[RdBiker]

See here: http://www.letour.fr/PHOTOS/TDF/2011/1800/PROFILKMS.gif

With about 10K remaining

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

when does this climb get steeper?

last 9km
normally

 

[Ferminal]

Ok I'm kind of hoping Andy stays away, but can P&P please settle down.

 

[just some guy]

everyone in the group looks relaxed

Monster ride by Andy - Still hope he bonks but great to see