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

[RdBiker]

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

Andy will have to pay for this effort later on the climb. Maybe not enough for the others to catch him but he shouldn't be able to pull another 3min to the others.

 

[Arnout]

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

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Nah he won't. He will lose a minute maybe, or even two. Well, then what?

The lack of reaction after Schleck attacked was unbelievable. All other contenders deserve this.

 

[Ramira]

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

Ooooh! Conspiracy theory ftw he wanted to leave Saxo but he still had a contract so he's working for Andy now and he'll join Leopard next year

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Honestly it makes no sense how Andy and Monfort are this much faster than the peleton.

 

[sportzchick]

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

Calm down....it's not over yet

We still got the final climb, a brute of a stage and a time trial to go

 

[Captain Awesome]

This is f****** lame...

 

[khodder]

Look at those flags...nasty headwind.

Yet the gap is still going out.

Gap was 3:18 at 25km to go.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

3'45

Embarrassing for the helpers of Samu, Contador and Evans

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

3:42!

Okay, at this point Andy's going to have to crack, or the chasers are going to have to set an incredible pace up the Galibier.

 

[kurtinsc]

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

Anyone who wants to win needs to ride now. Basso, Contador and Sanchez all needed to start chasing before Evans... they cannot afford to lose as much time to Andy as Evans can.

Evans TT ability and overall position make him the last person who needs to commit to the chase. He's not in yellow, he's got no obligation to chase anything. He's got to avoid cracking and limit his losses to Andy as much as he can without cracking and losing big time to anyone else. If the final margin were 2:30, Evans would still be within ITT distance of Andy. Nobody else in the race would. He can afford to wait the longest to chase I think.

 

[mr. tibbs]

I'm becoming an Andy fan again! Way to take the race by the horns, Schleck.

 

[meandmygitane]

Best day of racing in the TdF in a year and a day at least. 70km of pure suspense!

 

[auscyclefan94]

oh ****...i can't watch!

 

[Pantani_lives]

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

Monfort vs Morabito: 1 vs 1.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

How many BMC guys are in that chase group?

 

[Jamsque]

Looks like Evans might lose the Tour because of a team too weak to help him once again.

Schleck is going to hit the serious slopes with four minutes advantage over the rest of the favourites.

 

[spalco]

Andy is looking extremely calm and focused. If he's hurting he doesn't show it on his face.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

3:50!

Obviously Andy is really going for it, and the chasers are not!

 

[The Womble]

Is Andy riding himself towards the polka dot? if he wins today he'll be right up there

 

[The Hitch]

Tweet from Team Sky fans;

ts like Horner and Leipheimer all over agaiin

lol

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

Ha. nice one.

 

[goggalor]

Amazing. Gap keeps increasing and increasing and increasing... Ride you idiots, you're losing the Tour!

 

[Anonymous]

Okay, this is stupid. How in the hell do they think Andy will lose 4 minutes to them, much less the time contador needs to overtake him. Stupid not countering this. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Major respect for Andy today, and well played by Leopard.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Calm down....it's not over yet

similar types of things have happend in the past. 1 big move from the schlecks could win the race and give them a big time gap.

 

[meandmygitane]

Honestly it makes no sense how Andy and Monfort are this much faster than the peleton.

Have you seen how the peloton is GROWING? They are going slow as hell.
They need a rouleur to chase.