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

[Montanus]

Go, go, Vasil.

Diesel on, steady pace, no sudden movements.

 

[MartinGT]

The point doesnt always have to be to win the stage or even make back time, but they need to make Sky work. Nibali and Evans will recover better through the rest of this tour then Rogers and Porte.

The only chance is to crack those 2, to isolate Wiggins and Froome.

Nibali / Evans / VDB attacking on descents wont use up much energy, but Rogers / Porte pulling them back on the climbs will cost them energy.

Plus, like someone else said earlier, it might make Sky make a mistake on a descent. Rogers went wide earlier on the last descent and could have crashed out very easily, but was lucky. Another mistake on the next descent, and he might not be so lucky...

Nicely put

 

[the asian]

Where is kessiakoff?

 

[booboo]

Pace seems to have dropped right off in the peloton. Seems Sky want to keep it nice and steady.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Well done, Vasili!!

 

[taiwan]

Where is Menchov?

Hopefully he's solo just behind the yellow jersey group, but he might be in the peloton

 

[webvan]

Lelangue peddling his usual crap on TV : "Evans is fine, we tried, blah, blah, blah..." - Lelangue must remember Toussuire well when his previous "protégé" bonked big time in 2006. I still don't understand how Cadel could go work for that clown...money and he got a TDF out of it so I guess its ok.

 

[BillytheKid]

He had a power cut, too.

That or his back. He was sitting funny on his bike again.

 

[patrick767]

So how stupid has RSTN been today? Zubeldia is their best chance. Kloden, Schleck, and Monfort should have been pulling him up the mountains on their wheels for as long as they could (not Horner since he's been in the break). Let me guess... they've done nothing of the sort?

Awww hell, crap luck for Horner with that mechanical.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

gap 3 mins - Sky slacking?

Menchov now 5 mins behind Wiggo (bad day?)

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Rogers blamed Cadel for yesterday's problem on the descent.

 

[maxmartin]

The point doesnt always have to be to win the stage or even make back time, but they need to make Sky work. Nibali and Evans will recover better through the rest of this tour then Rogers and Porte.

I am not sure that is true, can't see any evidence to support that.

 

[Montanus]

Where is kessiakoff?

Done for today, maybe he will help Brajkovic some.

 

[Big Doopie]

should bmc sacrifice tj if evans is dropped early on the last climb?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Picture yourself on a bike on a mountain,
With Rogers, Froome, Porte and some other guys.
Evans attacks, but you ride back quite slowly,
And smile at those BMC tries.

Cadel can't keep up with Van Garderen,
Towering over his head.
Look for the man with yellow on his back,
And he's gone.

{CHORUS}
Bradley in the Sky with diamonds,
Bradley in the Sky with diamonds,
Bradley in the Sky with diamonds,
Ah... Ah...

Very good

How many hours did that one take

 

[DominicDecoco]

As I've said 3 times. Next descent should be tough one. Nibali HAS to do something. La Toussuire is not hard enough to do anything on Wiggins by the looks of it.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Nibali will attack big style on this descent

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I like that Fiat wagon.

 

[Big Doopie]

don't know if he is, but rolland looks so smooth that it feels like he is holding some under the pedal.

or is it just me hoping?

 

[Montanus]

gap 3 mins - Sky slacking?

They can do that because no other team will go up front and push the pace - they have no domestiques left.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Nibali still has Basso for help on the last climb. Evans hopefully recovering.

Thus screwing up Nibali's downhill attack.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Looking forward to this descent - so what's consensus - 2 mins on Wiggo from Nibali ? 1 min ?

 

[its like that]

This lead group are going to stay away with the lead growing

 

[patrick767]

So how stupid has RSTN been today? Zubeldia is their best chance. Kloden, Schleck, and Monfort should have been pulling him up the mountains on their wheels for as long as they could (not Horner since he's been in the break). Let me guess... they've done nothing of the sort?

Evans couldn't even keep up with TJ when he made his move. Face it, it wasn't so much Sky shutting him down as it was Evans not having it in him today.

Awww hell, crap luck for Horner with that mechanical.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Thus screwing up Nibali's downhill attack.

Oh you got that bang on !!