2012 Tour de France; Stage 1: Liège → Seraing (198km)

[Froome19]

Does anyone think chavavel has a chance today.. Looking for an outside bet

Would have to attack before the last climb or the main part of it.
Considering this is the first road stage of the Tour I would imagine it would be pretty hard to gain enough not to be caught in sight of the finish.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Apparently the bunch was halted in the streets of Liège by a protest action (not from the cyclists), no more details

Hence the lack of live pictures.
France 3 chatting up the local loons.

Ooooh Sagan doing an interview in English on Eurotrash.

 

[Lexman]

Urtasun took the point on the second climb of the day...

 

[Froome19]

Freire as an outside bet

Going on his early season perfomances more than just an outside bet..

 

[Veritas]

Urtasun took the point on the second climb of the day...

Now the ticker says both Morkov and Edet have 1 point, no mention of Urtasun... weird.

 

[Trofinios]

Ooooh Sagan doing an interview in English on Eurotrash.

LOL. Sounded horrible.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The break have more than 4 minutes and may actually dare to dream, the great benefit of removing Bob Stapleton from the sport.

 

[Froome19]

We will see Libertine but atm the bunch are controlling the break exactly as desired...

Edit: And there are of course other great benefits to removing Stapleton from the sport which could be found in the clinic

 

[goggalor]

The yellow helmets look absolutely ridiculous. Can't believe ASO thought it was a good idea to make them mandatory.

 

[Mellow Velo]

At first glance, it looks like they are dawdling, but the ASO's schedules are quite "optimistic".
Slowest projected race speed 43kph-fastest:47kph.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Saxo Tinkoff shirt looks bloody brilliant.

 

[Pharazon]

Tour fail for the yellow helmets

 

[Panda Claws]

According to Sporza commentators is the final km harder than what we think

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I predict a Vino/Iglinsky attack at the end here

 

[Frosty]

At first glance, it looks like they are dawdling, but the ASO's schedules are quite "optimistic".
Slowest projected race speed 43kph-fastest:47kph.

Even the Pau-Bagneres stage has a 47kph schedule

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Who is going to be the first to moan how boring the Tour is this year?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Who is going to be the first to moan how boring the Tour is this year?

yea. The fact that Evans havent attacked Wiggo yet is just sooo booorriinnngg

 

[Panda Claws]

WTF are they doing, no-one is going for long range attacks anymore

Andy Schleck did it last year but those whiners don't dare

 

[the asian]

Our live coverage starts in about another hour. Is there any live streaming available now?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

WTF are they doing, no-one is going for long range attacks anymore

Andy Schleck did it last year but those whiners don't dare

God I hate these tour only fans

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Hopefully Samu and Frank will have a go on the next category 4, try and make up some of the time they are going to lose in the time trials. That would have happened in the good old days.

 

[Panda Claws]

Our live coverage starts in about another hour. Is there any live streaming available now?

http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/MG_live/1.815188

Flemish

 

[DominicDecoco]

Our live coverage starts in about another hour. Is there any live streaming available now?

http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/#live

 

[DominicDecoco]

Hopefully Samu and Frank will have a go on the next category 4, try and make up some of the time they are going to lose in the time trials. That would have happened in the good old days.

Just like when Wiggins attacks with his whole team doing a TTT for the rest of the stage, right?.

 

[the asian]

http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/#live

thanks, Dominic.