2012 Tour de France: Stage 10: Mácon → Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (195 km)

[cineteq]

The question is who's going to work to make the break stick?

Composition of the lead group
The 25 riders who are in today's escape are:

-Burghardt and Cummings (BMC)

- Popovych and Voigt (RNT)

- Arashiro (EUC)

- Martinez (EUS)

- Sagan (LIQ)

- Scarponi (LAM)

- Millar and Zabriskie (GRS)

- Peraud (ALM)

- Jeandesboz (SAU)

- Horrach (KAT)

- Casar, Hutarovich and Ladagnous (FDJ)

- Sanchez (RAB)

- Kroon and Morkov (STB)

- Fofonov and Grivko (AST)

- Devenyns (OPQ)

- Gerrans and Goss (OGE)

Can't believe sky let this one away, its so damn dangerous!

 

[Montanus]

Was it a mistake by Sky to not put on of their guys in the break? EBH or Porte for example. Could have come in handy later.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Today is the 11th of July...

Yeah, Sanchez should win now

 

[dlwssonic]

At least BMC and liquigas are taking the fight to sky.....

 

[SetonHallPirate]

I'm trying to figure out which teams are NOT in the break. Sky, and who else? (I'm sick as a dog, and can barely see, much less think)

 

[vcampbell]

That's it Morkov! He want his nice moutain jersey back!

 

[dlwssonic]

The question is who's going to work to make the break stick?

Quite a few teams have more than 1 rider in the break. So they will probably work hard.

 

[maltiv]

Imagine if Nibali gets away on the descent and Sagan waits for him. Carnage awaits! Wiggins/Froome would lose minutes...

 

[Fidolix]

Damn interesting Evans send out Burghardt and Cummings and Nibi send Sagan... Even Frankie got Popovych and Voigt there to...

Are we seeing an alliance surface?

Please let there be attacks on Grand, please please...

 

[Panda Claws]

Scarponi stands at 10'27"

 

[dlwssonic]

Imagine if Nibali gets away on the descent and Sagan waits for him. Carnage awaits! Wiggins/Froome would lose minutes...

Are the descents technical enough??

 

[Montanus]

Voigt and Popov in the break! Hmm... RSNT might try something later. Interesting.

 

[Dedelou]

Today is the 11th of July...

We have a powerful group if all are there to make sure things happen, some could just be there to create disruptions. Evident that many like Sagan and Goss are in it to secure points for the Green Jersey race and a few others hoping to take some mountains jersey points. The big question is who is in there to help create a powerful attack by the likes of Nibali, Schleck, evans? I don't see a Lotto or a Movistar in that group

 

[Fidolix]

That's it Morkov! He want his nice moutain jersey back!

He´s not a climber

 

[cineteq]

Imagine if Nibali gets away on the descent and Sagan waits for him. Carnage awaits! Wiggins/Froome would lose minutes...

That's is plan A.

 

[vcampbell]

Why should Sky worry? Martinez is the best placed rider with 15 mins back, so they can let the breakaway go with 10 minutes, and then no one can help to the other contenders.

Oops, Scarponi is 10 minutes back, but it doesn't really matters, because after the Giro I can't see that he could be a real contender.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

I think I got this...Sky, Vacansoleil-DCM, Movistar, Lotto-Belisol, Cofidis, and Argos-Shimano are missing from the break.

 

[Bala Verde]

No clue what the opponents tactics are, but this looks stupid.

How exactly are they going to make the race hard to tire SKY already? The weight of the race was already on SKY, so having some nobodies in a break doesn't make them ride a blistyering pace anyway.

Best placed riders:

SCARPONI Michele 41LAM+00:10:27
MARTINEZ Egoi 35EUS+00:15:18
CASAR Sandy 141FDJ+00:19:09

With only those as 'dangermen', SKY can cruise all the way to the Colombier.

Froome and Wiggins will stay nicely tucked away, behind Eisel, Knees and Cavendish for the first 133km; the three of them will easily be able to control the race.

Then they have a well rested Porte, EBH and Rogers in reserve to do the Colombier.

I hope I am wrong but this looks.... boring....

 

[Gloin22]

We know the break got the stage already imo.

Nothing Sky should worry though, no-one there a threat to GC.

 

[Panda Claws]

Why should Sky worry? Martinez is the best placed rider with 15 mins back, so they can let the breakaway go with 10 minutes, and then no one can help to the other contenders.

Scarponi stands at 10 minutes actually. That is still a lot of course but he might pull off what Cunego did in this years Giro d'Italia.


Anyway, Lotto failed by not putting anyone in that break.

 

[Montanus]

Why should Sky worry? Martinez is the best placed rider with 15 mins back, so they can let the breakaway go with 10 minutes, and then no one can help to the other contenders.

No, Scarponi +10.27. Still, no worry.

 

[vcampbell]

He´s not a climber

Just see

(I know that he has no chance, but it's so good to see him to try something again.)

 

[taiwan]

The question is who's going to work to make the break stick?

Everyone but Cummings, Burghardt and Sagan?

But surely any 25 man break needs pulled back immediately...

 

[cineteq]

Are the descents technical enough??

Not really technical according to the video, but down the Grand Colombier is fast!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AEwyHkNrJI&yr

 

[dlwssonic]

How technical are the descents today???