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

[auscyclefan94]

Come on cadel....ride with panache and guts!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Evans doesn't drop ANYONE.

This is bad

 

[Maxiton]

McEwen on twitter: "All those blokes but only a couple of sets of balls as far as i can tell"

Love McEwen. And finally, Evans has the bit in his teeth.

 

[BYOP88]

I love the fact that Frank Schleck doesn't care about anyone else, and that he's just sticking on Contador's wheel.

 

[sulgpallur]

evans dropped contador. Why is he hanging out at the back so much?

no legs today

 

[RdBiker]

Nice.
Attack when Samu is having a bike change.

But that's pretty much all Evan's attack did...All together again.

 

[Jamsque]

Evans winning the tour for Contador...

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

I really cannot believe that everyone expects Cadel to pull everyone back to Andy. No way.

 

[Parrulo]

i think contador is cooked.

if he wasn't he would have done something already

 

[Epicycle]

Another Tour where Cadel's crap team is a big factor.

 

[bicing]

Cadel just hit puberty.

 

[AtletiSK]

Contador is too tired to win this race, that is obvious for many many days, but Evans has everything to lose here, he has to push now

 

[ManInFull]

Andy still looks good.

I have lost all respect for Samu and Contador. Bunch of pussies!

Oh, I am almost certain that AC just doesn't have it. He would not be acting like this otherwise.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

cadel just needs to ride...ffs. have the other given up?

Yes, of course they have. Cadel is the only person with any hope of getting back close enough to remain in the race. Everyone else is racing for 2nd now.

If he wants it he has to do it, and he didn't. But I'm sure he'll take comfort from how brilliant his tactics apparently were 30 minutes ago.

 

[Zoncolan]

Cuddles going full throttle. AC and Samu getting a nice tow now.

 

[kurtinsc]

I think this may end up cooking Cadel.

He decided to ride for the win... and unless he's MUCH stronger then previous years it will cause him to get 4th or 5th.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

CAdel the only one doing the pain.
Uran and Gesink dropped

 

[RdBiker]

You can tell the attack has failed when an EUROPCAR HELPER is on your wheel...

 

[goggalor]

Gap coming down now. But Basso, Conta, Rolling need to work.

Edit: not peradu

 

[Ferminal]

Gesink dropped by Cuddles

 

[Aristarchus]

Under the circumstances, if Contador had the legs, we would've seen them. It should be nearing the panic zone for them, in terms of what Andy Schleck is doing up there. He's riding away with the Tour. Over 4 minutes, still.

 

[Ramira]

The thing is guys, accelerations wont really solve the problem.

They need to organize the chase, and attack a little later.

Unfortunately they aren't working together at all.

Not only that, these accelerations will only help Andy. Any time one of the favourites attacks it takes something out of all of them while Andy can just ride his own pace. It's only when they work together to ride their own pace their superior numbers will help them against Andy.

 

[Jeanne]

I love the fact that Frank Schleck doesn't care about anyone else, and that he's just sticking on Contador's wheel.

must be the first time someone likes that

 

[indurain666]

Actually you might be right. It might be that he doesn't have it after all. The Giro should have an affect.

I think Contador is definitey not feeling well at all, and Evans made the HORRIBLE mistake of keeping an eye on him while Schleck gained almost 5 minutes up the road.

Voeckle and Europcar: again, stupid tactics by them, they could have won this rac.

 

[RdBiker]

I think this may end up cooking Cadel.

He decided to ride for the win... and unless he's MUCH stronger then previous years it will cause him to get 4th or 5th.

He really wants the win so he has to go. If he doesn't he'll still lose it.