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

[roundabout]

That 5th can well become 8th, or 4th.

 

[HL2037]

79 riders didn't make the time limit

 

[Thomsena]

Any reactions from riders/staff - if so, post them, bishes!

 

[TRDean]

Calm down. They have the 20% rule to prevent them being forced to evict riders just because the organisers set the wrong time limit.

33 minutes on a stage like today, with a massive headwind, is palpably too tight.

Cavendish will get a 20 point penalty, which is equivalent to giving Rojas the stage win he isn't good enough to earn.

Don't tell me to calm down...I don't care what the time limit is set at...why even set one???

 

[BYOP88]

Only way for Contador now is to take between 2 to 3 minutes on all tomorrow. And then ride a good tt.
Still possible.

After you with the bong!! Even if Contador had the legs tomorrow you think anyone is going to let him get away?

 

[hrotha]

He's very, very lucky if that's all.

Rojas would have a right to be upset.

Why? Them's the rules.

 

[RdBiker]

Ive gone to being nervous to ..... Petrified - I'm afraid the Schlecks will tag team it out of Cadel's reach but I'm not giving up hope as He is right in this

I must issue an apology to the forum re some of my posts....I can get too irrational for my own good

Well if he gets just 15-30sec on Voeckler tomorrow he should get ahead of at least him in the TT.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Only way for Contador now is to take between 2 to 3 minutes on all tomorrow. And then ride a good tt.
Still possible.

Just that he's never ever done anything close to that, and now he's even in bad contition.

Sounds very possibel to me.

 

[wirral]

Confirmed:- Cav -20 points. Official website

 

[Cervelo77]

The point penalty cant be that big since Cav just put on the green.

Autobus came in at 35:40.

 

[Tom T.]

Only way for Contador now is to take between 2 to 3 minutes on all tomorrow. And then ride a good tt.
Still possible.

Stop dreaming. He's cooked. Next year he'll be back without the Giro in his legs, no doubt.

 

[hoolaparara]

Port at 33' 44" ... ready to catch contador if he fell off one of the cliffs I guess.

 

[MKirilenko]

Only way for Contador now is to take between 2 to 3 minutes on all tomorrow. And then ride a good tt.
Still possible.

I am AC fan, but let me tell you... forget about it. Yes, maybe he will go for a stage win to leave a positive mark. But he's got no legs to put major time in others. Pity. But its true. I think he should have even started the Tour. Why not got for Giro+Vuelta double.

 

[jobiwan]

Stage of the Tour!!!

This and Gardeccia in the Giro have been the days of the year, IMO!!

 

[hatcher]

How are the other 80 odd riders going to be punished for missing the time limit?

 

[Havetts]

Really?
As things stand right now he is the 21/22th climber in the Tour in this form.
That can't be good enough to win on the Alpe d'Huez.

Very very small spark . I'm usually optimistic .

Anyways wonder whats the decision is going to be.

 

[TRDean]

How are the other 80 odd riders going to be punished for missing the time limit?

Good question???

 

[marioni]

Confirmed:- Cav -20 points. Official website

What's the point of having rules then?

 

[shalgo]

Confirmed:- Cav -20 points. Official website

Also -20 points for Gilbert and Hushovd.

 

[roundabout]

How are the other 80 odd riders going to be punished for missing the time limit?

-20 for all.

Still looks good for Cavendish.

 

[SarahDane]

Fränk just said that the plan was for him to win the Tour de France.

 

[Fus087]

How are the other 80 odd riders going to be punished for missing the time limit?

They're all getting -20 points. Some of them will have negative points now.

 

[Pharazon]

cavendish finished safely in the grupetto....

-20 points...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Don't tell me to calm down...I don't care what the time limit is set at...why even set one???

Ha, it sounds like you need to calm down more than ever.

Your basic request is that we rip up the rule book so we can punish 1 rider you don't like (admittedly 90 other guys will get screwed, but who cares if we can hurt Cav).

They all road to the rulebook and will get their 20 point penalty. If you want to go ultra vires, you can just as easily argue there should be no points penalties.

 

[hoolaparara]

Confirmed:- Cav -20 points. Official website

Gibbo lost 20 too.. a good day for Rojas

Do it again tomorrow and he can get the jersey!