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

[ericthesportsman6]

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

He's been doing that all day.

 

[The Hitch]

Bunch starting to push it.

Going to be very tough for schleck I think.
He will have to pace the whole way up, so increasing pace will be very tough.
+ wind.

Exactly. I have no idea whu everyone is saying hes won it, and all this panicking from the Cadel Fans. This is the best possible situation for him atm. Unless contador attacks at some point in the next 5k.

Schlecdk on the other hand is doing a 30k tt + 30k tt with Monfort and hes on his own riding into wind on a long long climb.

Hes a humnan not a robot. there is a very high chance that he will crack.

 

[180mmCrank]

The peloton can only go as fast as the riders can ride... so they are not being stupid or lazy... they (domestics) are too tired to chase.

 

[khodder]

Holy moly, the cliffs of the Galibier look amazing.

 

[Catty69]

When they pan to the top of the climb, it looks like a 100 klms instead of 15.

 

[auscyclefan94]

4 mins....this will be tough.

 

[Cerberus]

Monfort is done. The peleton should get closer now that Andy has to do all the work by himself.

And the gap keeps growing...

 

[khodder]

Four Minutes for the first time today.

 

[Ramira]

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.

In my opinion if he can keep this gap on his own to a peleton with all the favourites that's a pretty good way to show his superiority. He's single-handedly taking time on around 5 helpers.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

4 minutes

Favorites should go now... if they keep waiting they're done for
Evans, Contador, Sanchez, your moment has come, attack or fail.

 

[hoolaparara]

I used to like to build railroad tracks in railroad tycoon2 like that climb

 

[spalco]

The gap is still growing.

 

[Aristarchus]

Contador finally taking responsibility.

 

[GroupDK]

come on contador--

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Wow! Anyone see that shot of the road up the side of the Galibier? What a brute.

Gap now 4:00!!!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Contador starts...

Incredible pictures by the way!

 

[mickkk]

2 kilometres is the gap, its all over.

 

[khodder]

Alberto to the front, Cadel 2nd Wheel, Frank, Jelle, Ivan.

 

[Ney the Viking]

conti setting the pace, helpers done.

 

[indurain666]

It looks like Evans is going to win the TDF. Voeckler really screwed up all his chances, Contador with a very weak team has no other option to hope other teams get AS within striking distance and hopefully he could gap Evans on the Galibier, but its not looking good for him right now.

Wait Contador on the front, its all over for him..Riis really needs to rebuild the whole team. When AS went, only Sorensen was around to help Contador.

 

[Jamsque]

The peloton can only go as fast as the riders can ride... so they are not being stupid or lazy... they (domestics) are too tired to chase.

It's not the domestique's fault, they are clearly doing all they can, I'm just amazed that Saxo, BMC and Euskaltel COMBINED are STILL a very weak team.

The gap hits 4 minutes, and Contador hits the front!

 

[mr. tibbs]

contador chasing now. this is a cluster**** for Saxo and Eu

 

[Pantani_lives]

The strange thing is that Iglinsky can still follow, so Andy isn't even going that hard.

 

[abbaskip]

I'm expecting a Contador attack once it gets steep. All the climbers want time on Evans

 

[Epicycle]

(didn't turn out so well for that leopard though)