2012 Tour de France: Stage 11: Albertville → La Toussuire - Les Sybelles (148km)

[Kwibus]

Jesus, what a day for Rabobank.

Not just Rabo, but for dutch cycling.
We had 18 riders at the start. It was a looooong time ago there were that many dutch riders at the start.
And most of them all crashed hard and haven't been able to live up to their normal level.
Argos lost Kittel in the first week and they put all their money on him. Thank god for them Veelers actually performed pretty well.

Vacansoleil and Rabobank are very very dissapointing, but they couldn't really do much about it.

 

[TeoSheva]

who is the katusha guy with sagan?

 

[sultanofhyd]

who is the katusha guy with sagan?

Luca Paolini.

 

[killswitch]

Kruijswijk crashed, but is OK.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Larsson abandon...wow Vacans..

Also, Kruijswijk fell in the downhill. Black black Tour for the Dutch teams.
Argos - lost Kittel, their only real hope
Rabobank - lost all leaders basically
Vacansoleil - lost their leader, all others crashed, abandons all over

 

[For The World]

Paul Sherwin is seriously on drugs. He says "The move by Sagan isn't going to work. It was a good idea, but they're fading". As he says this, the gap keeps coming down between Sagan and the riders ahead, and it's increasing to the peloton. Ugh.

 

[The Chicken]

I repeat: there should have been an audacious move early doors, remember Pantani V Postal a few years back? Lance was **** himself. Why wait to get a beating? Go out with a bang I say.

 

[Peccio89]

Paolini cought Sagan and Oss. He is the best descender after the retirement of Savoldelli IMHO.

He probably tried to do the descent fast only because he enjoies it

 

[TeoSheva]

Luca Paolini.

thanks!

10.....

 

[maxmartin]

Paul Sherwin is seriously on drugs. He says "The move by Sagan isn't going to work. It was a good idea, but they're fading". As he says this, the gap keeps coming down between Sagan and the riders ahead, and it's increasing to the peloton. Ugh.

oh dear, that is why i watch eurosport, much better

 

[Roude Leiw]

Vacansoleil and Rabobank are very very dissapointing, but they couldn't really do much about it.

Exactly what jalabert just said on tv, he was especially disappointed by westra and mollema

 

[Mellow Velo]

For all the "action", there's a lot of sprinters going off the front.

 

[For The World]

Whoops - Paolini 1, Rear Derailleur 0.

 

[Cimber]

That was by far one of the most disgusting stages ever, not the greatest. I think i never saw a stage where i was so sure that the winner was doped. Shameful moment.

Ye I hated that one too. Preferred the stage before where they burried him

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Major mechanical for Paolini. Bummer.

 

[Roude Leiw]

massiv wind in the valley if i see correctly

 

[maxmartin]

For all the "action", there's a lot of sprinters going off the front.

afraid of not making time cut, trying to get some time in the bag first

 

[Warhawk]

Paul Sherwin is seriously on drugs. He says "The move by Sagan isn't going to work. It was a good idea, but they're fading". As he says this, the gap keeps coming down between Sagan and the riders ahead, and it's increasing to the peloton. Ugh.

I don't think Sagan is going to catch them by the intermediate sprint, if at all.

 

[tomorrow]

how is it with the sagan counter attack, does it look they will catch the 25 guys or not? I can't watch the streams unfortunately

 

[sultanofhyd]

how is it with the sagan counter attack, does it look they will catch the 25 guys or not? I can't watch the streams unfortunately

He is still a couple of minutes away, not going to make it in time.

 

[hrotha]

You think he crashed? Mollema looks like a mummy for almost a week now. He even had bleeding through his wounds during the time trial...Lol.
Verhoeven said that Mollema would have normally abandoned if it wasn't the Tour

Well, sorry, I haven't caught a glimpse of Mollema all week

 

[stazzy]

oh dear, that is why i watch eurosport, much better

he was right tho, its not going to work?

sagan too much behind still and sprint coming up soon

 

[Warhawk]

how is it with the sagan counter attack, does it look they will catch the 25 guys or not? I can't watch the streams unfortunately

I'd say no. They've picked up a few seconds in the last few ks, but a minute and a half in the next few isn't going to happen.

 

[Warhawk]

Yeah, they're fading now. No points for Sagan today.

 

[Mellow Velo]

afraid of not making time cut, trying to get some time in the bag first

LOL: Time cut? Just went over a HC climb ahead of the peloton.
They are points scavenging, but aren't going to get much return.
As I type, Sagan and Oss give up.