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

[The Hitch]

Evans is not 1.03 but 57 behind Schleck.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Evans at just 57 seconds, so more again tomorrow!
Best Tour in eons.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Tomorrow is going to be interesting, as both Andy and Cadel will be tired.

Cadel within a minute of Andy, that should be very manageable in that final ITT.

Frank may be the one to attack tomorrow. And considering he's only 1:08 back.

Contador's Tour is over.

 

[abbaskip]

Anyone that bags Cadel after that is so biased they're not worthy a reply. Such a guttsy ride. Frank Schleck would be a raging favourite for tomorrow's stage....How is TVs ITT? I don't think he'll lose much time to Schleck?

Is 1'12" too much for Cadel? So many questions. Either way we have a new TDF winner!

 

[Cervelo77]

So the question for tomorrow is who recovers best out of A. Schleck and Evans. I've got to believe that took a lot out of Schleck and we may not see much separation between the two tomorrow. Still a lot to play for. I like it.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

This is gonna be really close.

Realistically 2 men are still in this race. And they fully deserve the position I guess.

Oh man stage 16 could end being the most decisive stage

 

[Zoncolan]

Frank will attack tomorrow with Andy hanging onto Evans' wheel.

Seems like the obvious move. He and Basso will be the freshest after today.

 

[just some guy]

I told you. The whole time everyone was crying i said, Evans is winning the Tour here, and thats what happened.

Not yet Tomorrow will be massive.

 

[gerrans for the win]

TV 15 sec going into a TT over andy .. wow that would be fun to watch

 

[Big Doopie]

what idiot said Berty would drop Cuddles?

that would be me.

 

[The Hitch]

1 minute might be to much for Evans. Remember how he was going to easily take back the tour on Sastre, and then he took all of 29 seconds. I think Andy believes he might have enough to win this tour. And he might well be right.

Andy just did 3 hours at 200%. Evans did 30 minutes. I wont be surprised if Andy loses 20 minutes tomorow.

 

[RdBiker]

Frank will be ok but Andy no... but maybe that was the idea?

Fränk has already won on Alpe d'Huez. Guess which one of the Schlecks is going to attack tomorrow?

 

[ChopperArris]

I love the guy, but Voecker did nothing to deserve to hold onto that Jersey.

Is there a Forum in-joke I'm missing out on here?

 

[Cerberus]

Yep. On the other hand, if Voeckler pulls out a Tour win, I'll have a hard time respecting it when all he is capable of doing is sucking wheels up the mountains.

I'm not a big fan of riders winning the Tour with gifted time, but that's when you get a gift horse you don't look it in the mouth. TC is not good enough to win the Tour under normal circumstances. We knew that before the Tour, We'll know it even if he wins this one (which I doubt he will). If he does, or even if he doesn't I'll respect him for riding above his ability, but whatever happens I won't consider him a Tour-winning caliber rider because he isn't.

 

[BYOP88]

Tomorrow is going to be interesting, as both Andy and Cadel will be tired.

Cadel within a minute of Andy, that should be very manageable in that final ITT.

Frank may be the one to attack tomorrow. And considering he's only 1:08 back.

Contador's Tour is over.

I think Contador's tour was over before the race started.

 

[Wergeland]

Bad day for Uran. Thomas has been pulling him up all of Galibier. Uran looked cooked. Thomas looked comfortable.

 

[Maxiton]

1 minute might be to much for Evans. Remember how he was going to easily take back the tour on Sastre, and then he took all of 29 seconds. I think Andy believes he might have enough to win this tour. And he might well be right.

And, there is still tomorrow. Evans will be tag teamed by Schlecks.

 

[Bala Verde]

1. VOECKLER Thomas 181 TEAM EUROPCAR 79h 34' 06"
2. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 79h 34' 21" + 00' 15"
3. SCHLECK Frank 18 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 79h 35' 14" + 01' 08"
4. EVANS Cadel 141 BMC RACING TEAM 79h 35' 18" + 01' 12"
5. CUNEGO Damiano 161 LAMPRE - ISD 79h 37' 52" + 03' 46"
6. BASSO Ivan 91 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 79h 37' 52" + 03' 46"
7. CONTADOR Alberto 1 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 79h 38' 50" + 04' 44"
8. SANCHEZ Samuel 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 79h 39' 26" + 05' 20"
9. DANIELSON Tom 52 TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 79h 41' 14" + 07' 08"
10. PERAUD Jean-Christophe 108 AG2R LA MONDIALE 79h 43' 33" + 09' 27"

 

[RdBiker]

Andy just did 3 hours at 200%. Evans did 30 minutes. I wont be surprised if Andy loses 20 minutes tomorow.

Evans had to produce more watts on the final climb so it's hard to say which one is more tired tomorrow.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Ivan basso is a loser. He rides and sucks wheels!

 

[mickkk]

Evans may have salvaged victory from defeat. A huge climb alone and if he can end tomorrow no more than 2 min down, a huge chance.

And who is this idiot Anthony Tan, a token ausasian? I cant think of what he brings to le Tour

 

[the chicken from T]

cadel andy and Tommy can still win the tour
Basso can make podium

 

[Sophistic]

The only one who saved some energy today was Fränk, everyone else was on the edge.

 

[RdBiker]

And, there is still tomorrow. Evans will be tag teamed by Schlecks.

They should gang up and drop Voeckler together.

 

[khodder]

What is the projected time cut?