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

[Bala Verde]

why does froome sit behide wiggins

Just a bit of extra protection.

Froome is wiggins double condom.

 

[superconfex]

Keep in there Sandy

 

[Mellow Velo]

No clue why he is still in the race (besides PR material...). It's a waste of time.

First HC and he is on the elastic.

EDIT: or is he just getting into his rhythm.

Well, he's back in the bunch, but towards the back.
The BOTD is down to the best climbers.
Lulu is already suffering.

 

[Frosty]

Dan Martin dropped already. Gesink just returning.

Wow...

Does Gesink often sit at the back? Have seen him a few times 'off the back' but overtaking someone else. Maybe he is just happy to pedal along at the back on the flat rather than risk another crash.

 

[El Imbatido]

LOL....Phil just called Marcus Burghardt.....Magnus Backstead

 

[180mmCrank]

I think because he can react to attacks quicker so people coming off his wheel give wiggins more time.

Never thought of that ... I wonder if that would actually work?

 

[Bala Verde]

Does Gesink often sit at the back? Have seen him a few times 'off the back' but overtaking each other. Maybe he is just happy to pedal along at the back on the flat rather than risk another crash.

Normally he rides in the front.

Perhaps, without GC ambitions he wants to sit in the back. It's very unlike him though.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Does Gesink often sit at the back? Have seen him a few times 'off the back' but overtaking each other. Maybe he is just happy to pedal along at the back on the flat rather than risk another crash.

No...when Gesink is good he doesn't sit at the back. The fact that LtD is Rabo's best climber and also the only one who didn't fall seriously says enough. The rest will not return to their normal level.

 

[Machu Picchu]

OPQS Cycling Team ‏@opqscyclingteam
Horner has a puncture.

 

[maltiv]

In Dauphine, EBH did the entire Colombier on the front. Can he do the same here?

 

[dgodave]

Wow. Awesome road up the mountain. I want to ride that.
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[Bala Verde]

No...when Gesink is good he doesn't sit at the back. The fact that LtD is Rabo's best climber and also the only one who didn't fall seriously says enough. The rest will not return to their normal level.

LTD, Kruijswijk and Gesink still there right?

 

[Shardi]

Look at that ridge hairpin section,, so beautiful.. new fav mountain!

 

[El Imbatido]

LOL at the guy in Disco Channel bibs

 

[benzwire]

The landscape is incredible. I want to be there!

 

[burning]

Great view, wow

 

[JibberJim]

I think Lotto just wanted to see if Sky would react by going with them, or letting them go and then pacing them back - the fact they weren't strong enough to even distance EBH probably screwed that up though. I'm sure we'll see more attacks.

 

[burning]

How the hell EBH can set the tempo for so long

 

[Aristarchus]

Did I just hear them joking about Hincapie's leg veins on Eurosport?

 

[booboo]

Slow tempo from Sky. If the other guys let that go EBH will pace them to the top and it is a wasted day.

Break pulling out, to give an idea, and lots of riders getting back onto the back of the peloton. Hell, Hincappie is still there.

One of the teams needs to put Sky under more pressure or they will soft pedal to Paris.

 

[Bala Verde]

Looks like everyone really wants to win the TdF....

Nice aggressive riding ....


parade up the colombier?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rui Costa drops early

 

[Gloin22]

How the hell EBH can set the tempo for so long

The break is gaining time.

The pace isn't that high imo.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

The pace in the peloton isn't too high it seems, since the break is gaining time, attacks should be possible.

 

[Machu Picchu]

Rui in trouble