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

[trevim]

I would want to see a breakaway attempt that include Cobo and Costa. But I don't think Sky will ever allow Cobo in a break, even if he is not a danger in GC. Matter of pride for both Froom and Wiggins

Matter of pride? What do you mean? Because they got beaten in the Vuelta or there is something else going on?

 

[Dedelou]

strong counter-attack, Casar, Voeckler, Voigt, Zabriskie, Millar -.-

just foddder for the big guns a bit later on.

 

[dlwssonic]

I wonder why BMC does not send anyone in the break: Gilbert or so.

They probably are trying to do so.

 

[Dedelou]

Matter of pride? What do you mean? Because they got beaten in the Vuelta or there is something else going on?

Cobo beat Sky at the vuelta, Costa beat sky at TDS

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

If they race this real hard, and also race hard on the Colombiere, Richemond might just be hard enough for something significant to happen. Currently they're racing real hard

 

[dlwssonic]

The stage looks pretty awesome.....

 

[Montanus]

Don't see sky getting dropped here....
Actually I find it hard to see where wiggins or froome will lose massive amounts of time.
But it will be great to see the other contenders try anyway. Hope for some aggressive racing, not like the UK postal train in stage 7.

Wiggo can lose 3 min to Evans before the final ITT. He just need to not panic and go into red if Evans attack hard, instead he should hold a steady pace and limit the time loss. Boring, yes, but it is the rational thing to do. Wiggo's recepie for winning is: be consistent in the mountains and gain time in the ITT.

 

[SantiBotero]

Everyone saying that Liquigas was stupid and Sagan was making a non-sense move, and they were both doomed...

... And Sagan makes the break of the day and can give a serious help to Nibali + gets 20 points.

 

[Gloin22]

Cobo beat Sky at the vuelta, Costa beat sky at TDS

What does it matter ?

In cycling you can't win everything. It's not like Costa beat Froome or Wiggins at Suiise. Ridiculous.

 

[dlwssonic]

24 in the break of the day!!!!
Gap at 2 min, peloton led by SKY.
sagan is in the break.

 

[Magnus]

They ttt him and limit his losses. Lets not forget nibali and Evans need about 5 minutes by Saturday week so sky have plenty of.time to play with.

Luckily nobody knows how much time they need going in to the last tt but don't forget that the last tt of a gt is as much about constitution as it is about tt ability.

Take for instance the 2010 tour. Andy lost 42 seconds to Contador in the 8.9 km prologue but only 32 seconds in the 52 km stage 19 tt.

And I think we can agree that Contadors tt superiority to Andy is not less than Wiggins tt superiority to Wiggins.

 

[Bala Verde]

Some names

Riders in the chase of Sagan and Grivko include:

Voigt (RNT), Voeckler (EUC), Millar and Zabriskie (GRS), Casar (FDJ)...

the peloton is behind by 2'00" and led by Team Sky

23 men + Sagan and Grivko

 

[Panda Claws]

Everyone saying that Liquigas was stupid and Sagan was making a non-sense move, and they were both doomed...

... And Sagan makes the break of the day and can give a serious help to Nibali + gets 20 points.

Lol Goss is in the break too. That is how they got away.

 

[Dedelou]

I see a few quotes in the press from Franck S. Really, does he not realize we might forgive him for not been winning but we can't forget his whining.

 

[dlwssonic]

Wiggo can lose 3 min to Evans before the final ITT. He just need to not panic and go into red if Evans attack hard, instead he should hold a steady pace and limit the time loss. Boring, yes, but it is the rational thing to do. Wiggo's recepie for winning is: be consistent in the mountains and gain time in the ITT.

It will be very hard though. Wiggins has looked strong but then again we haven't reached the high mountains yet until today.

 

[Pharazon]

2 BMC in it as well! Danger will robinson!

 

[Panda Claws]

2 BMC in it as well! Danger will robinson!

Huh? Which riders?

 

[dlwssonic]

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!

 

[cineteq]

24 in the break of the day!!!!
Gap at 2 min, peloton led by SKY.
sagan is in the break.

So far so good!

 

[Panda Claws]

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!

Today is the 11th of July...

 

[Fidolix]

Kroon, Mørkøv, Popo, Peraud, Martinez, Fofo, Sanchez, Grivko some of riders

 

[dlwssonic]

Scarponi to do a arroyo???

 

[Bala Verde]

here is the Tour update

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)

 

[aidianajones]

Gap being shown at nearly 4 minutes on the official ticker

 

[dlwssonic]

So far so good!

One thing is for sure, sky won't be getting much help.