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

[issoisso]

Name any Grand Tour, Giro, Tour of Vuelta, that has ever been raced and I can tell you exactly what happened in that edition. And I guarantee there has never. Ever. Ever. Been this level of tactical stupidty. Ever.

They just gave Schleck the Tour on a plate for absolutely no reason at all whatsoever.

It just makes zero sense.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Alpe d'Huez 2008 all over again!

I can't believe it.

Exactly what I was thinking. The big names afraid to lead the pursuit.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

screw this...

Go Andy !!

 

[sportzchick]

He's just going to have forget about them and just go now...

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

I think Mellow is right. Panic is about to set in.

No one has enough legs to chase, or simply are riding in disbelief.

 

[woodie]

This is rediculous, good on Andy but everyone else is giving me the ****s

 

[patrick767]

Great work by Monfort today. He had to drop with a looooooong way yet to go for Andy though. Incredibly the lead kept growing after he dropped and Andy's over 4 1/2 minutes. The domestiques couldn't help close the gap, it only widened, so the GC guys have finally been forced to take it into their own hands, but they're a mess and not working together. Crazy.

Wow. I can't believe how much this attack has thrown off the other contenders.

/will Andy crack?

 

[auscyclefan94]

andy has a 3 minute gap on cadel for virtual gc.

 

[khodder]

Uhm, what?

Look at the gradient maps, Andy had hit a KM with an average of 7.7% Peloton was still on a false flat gradient about 4-5%

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

What are these *** waiting for?? They've got nothing to lose -- because they've already lost it all!

 

[ManInFull]

Its pathetic.

They just don't have it.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I can't blame Cadel. But this is absurd. They slowed so far down. Gap now 4:11!

Everyone else has already lost everything they had to lose from this. Cadel is the only person in range of saving something from this rubbish.

 

[Jeanne]

Hahaha, it's ****ing hilarious to see the peloton **** around like that. Go Andy!

+1! Watch and smile!

 

[Ferminal]

Even though Andy has been on the front all day they will struggle to take more than a minute out of him from now on.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Gap is 4:18.

When Andy hears these splits it's only going to spur him on.

 

[Arnout]

They just don't have it.

Too many people in the group for that, compared to on the previous climb.

 

[Wergeland]

Andy still looks good.

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

 

[bicing]

The racing really turned terrible in the last 5 kilometres. And I feel like taking back the crap I have been dishing out to Schleck/Leopard and their pathetic racing last Saturday and dishing it to Evans, Basso, Voeckler, et.al. who are riding like fish.

 

[Ramira]

Hehe Navarro setting the pace now, he's been blown out the back more then once he won't get any time on Andy.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Samu on a Sunday ride. I'm losing respect for him.

he is obviously feeling it today. no need to lose respect for a cyclist because they have limitations.

 

[goggalor]

Good on Schleck, but this is pathetic.

 

[AtletiSK]

all credit to Andy, but what those guys are doing is ridiculous

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The favorite group still has 40 men...

 

[sultanofhyd]

Contador attack you ****ing idiot!

 

[lilyprotector]

go andy go!!!!!!