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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Evans setting up for tomorrow

Yes. Evans has stared Sky tired.

 

[Arnout]

Rolland! Go go go.

 

[burning]

Rolland goes

 

[The Sheep]

what are they playing at?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Evans is riding for second so far.

Good thing we still have two weeks to race...

Evans has learned a lot in the last few years. Namely, that getting into the lead early does not solidify the lead. Look at 2010, 2011



How similar is this finish to the one a year ago where Voeckler took yellow? I rememebr an uphill finish? I think last year the hill was a little longer?

Only ask because Sanchez got the stage win, and is looking good to take today maybe

 

[gustienordic]

Rolland has ballss

 

[booboo]

Rolland goes. VDB goes. Evans watches.

Riding for second. Just doesn't have the mindset.

 

[Montanus]

Props to Nibali for trying. Hindsight, he should have waited with his attack until the last descent, he could have taken 1 minute on it.

 

[Bala Verde]

Fair enough. Next, I will discuss the financial crisis without mentioning banks.

And that, you would be doing in the politics thread or so.

You have been around long enough to know where do discuss "the banks"

 

[Machu Picchu]

Evans looking aggressive...to get a water bottle, damn.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Is Porte still on the front?

 

[phanatic]

He won't, Nibali wasn't going full throttle, he didn't go in shark mode yet.

It would have been awesome if he did give everything and then shot out the back on being caught.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Good thing we still have two weeks to race...

Evans has learned a lot in the last few years. Namely, that getting into the lead early does not solidify the lead. Look at 2010, 2011

I look at 2011 and I see Evans trying (successfully) to get time everywhere. I look at 2012 and I see a Sky train.

 

[Arnout]

Props to Nibali for trying. Hindsight, he should have waited with his attack until the last descent, he could have taken 1 minute on it.

He should've attacked earlier, together with Vdb when he went for the first time. Wiggins might've stayed with him, but Porte might've been dropped.

 

[patrick767]

RSNTs most offensive GC move today was not to abandon en masse.

sigh... what is wrong with them? So much talent and they're just sitting there. Again I'll say that if they all got behind a leader, say Zubeldia at this point, and actually sacrificed themselves to help him, maybe they could do something.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Clearly Horner's job today is to keep Levi from his usual tail gunner spot.
Hell hath no fury like JB scorned.

 

[Arnout]

It would have been awesome if he did give everything and then shot out the back on being caught.

No it wouldn't.

 

[Better Call Saul]

Anyone with a vague interest in winning this thing should be attacking right now

 

[kareeem]

boring....

 

[Parrulo]

question: did costa manage to get back to the main group? or was he heavily dropped?

i saw him getting dropped on la grand colombiere but then i had to leave and just got back.

 

[Catwhoorg]

Props to Nibali for trying. Hindsight, he should have waited with his attack until the last descent, he could have taken 1 minute on it.

Yep, he needed someone (eyes RSNT and Cuddles) to be attacking on the first descent, expend a sky dom catching them, and then go all out.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

JVDB showing lots of spirit today. Kudos to him and Nibali.

 

[phanatic]

No it wouldn't.

Opinions may vary.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Evans looking aggressive...to get a water bottle, damn.

Haha yeah, I was laughing about that with the guys I'm watching with!

Nibali and Rolland: The people's champions.

 

[booboo]

He should've attacked earlier, together with Vdb when he went for the first time. Wiggins might've stayed with him, but Porte might've been dropped.

Yes. Like Contacor's attacks. Drop the do domestiques then it is man on man.

Meanwhile VDB might get nearly a minute.