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

[Hugo Koblet]

Apparently Valverde was involved in the second crash as well.

Alejandro is far... maybe he was behind a fall

10 chars...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Now echelons.. Perfect!

 

[Mshengu]

Sagan ftw!!!!

 

[Frosty]

Anyone know which team just sat up and went off the back? 3 of them? Maybe leading the group just off the back?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Same as last year's first stage.
When will these cretins learn?

It's bound to cost somebody.

 

[Froome19]

that's only if the peloton finishes together though, and it wont

Not so

If a rider crashes in final 3km he will get the time of the main group whatever

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What a crazy final...

180km long wide roads and than this!!

 

[thehog]

What a crazy final...

180km long wide roads and than this!!

Is there a 3km rule today?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Anyone else having trouble finding smooth streams? I've put up with some lag so far, but hope for something better as the finish looms.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not so

If a rider crashes in final 3km he will get the time of the main group whatever

Not in stages classified as medium mountain stage, uphill stage or mountain stage I believe.

 

[screaming fist]

Not so

If a rider crashes in final 3km he will get the time of the main group whatever

He will get the time of the group he was in before being in a or hindered by a crash

 

[mastersracer]

Sky's yellow helmets are a brilliant idea.

 

[Trunnions]

Since they tumble on dual-carriageways, it will be Armageddon when they hit the 3 metre wide stretch at 5km from the finish.

 

[Froome19]

Same as last year's first stage.
When will these cretins learn?

It's bound to cost somebody.

They should all take a leaf out of Sky and BMC's book and get their riders up there if they want to have any chance of winning.

 

[180mmCrank]

Not in stages classified as medium mountain stage, uphill stage or mountain stage I believe.

This is a 'flat stage' so 3km rule counts - I think?

 

[Froome19]

Not in stages classified as medium mountain stage, uphill stage or mountain stage I believe.

I have already explained this.. but:

Today's stage is classified as flat= 3km rule in effect...

 

[Frosty]

Maybe it was Ag2r going back. Peraud just making it back on now with a few team-mates, he said after Paris-Nice that he still finds it difficult getting position in the bunch (he is an ex-mountain biker).

 

[Mellow Velo]

All I can say is I'm glad it's BMC pushing the pace, after the crashes, not Sky.....

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Not in stages classified as medium mountain stage, uphill stage or mountain stage I believe.

That was the whole point I was making! The Eurosport guys said it was calssified as a sprint stage. Plus the letour.fr page says it's a flat one.
Therefore 3km rule, me thinks.

 

[ggusta]

Anyone else reading this thread and thinking "it's July"?

Hilarious.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

They should all take a leaf out of Sky and BMC's book and get their riders up there if they want to have any chance of winning.

So external stupidity is excused? How stupid are you?

 

[LaFleur]

Taaramae keeping himself safe in the front, he would definitely not want to fall on this stage after the last few months he has had

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Vino is not in the 4-man Astana group at front

 

[Frosty]

4 Cofidis at the front. Someone very short there so it looks like they fancy Dumoulin's chances of picking up a place. (Will be keeping Taaramae up there too.)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

GreenEdge doing this well