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

[webvan]

Man I hate these dangerous descents!

 

[the asian]

They dont have four of the best climbers in the world. Sky are lucky that this is one of the weakest fields in a long time. Evans only won last year cos he was up against perenial failure such as schleck, and this year it is even worse. Everyone keeps on moaning about super human sky, we should be moaning about sub par field.

And lastly am I the only one who thinks that hoping for Nibali to 'attack' on a decent is a sense of deserpation. Who ever won a GT becuase they could decend the best?

Salvodelli.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Exciting descent.

This doesn't seem all that dangerous.

I'm yet to read a reasonable post from you today.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Amazing Basso not dropped on the descent - might still assist nibali diesel the last climb...

 

[Magnus]

Who ever won a GT becuase they could decend the best?

Salvodelli and Lucien Aimar comes to mind.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Il Falco at the Giro!

No that will not count to this guy because its not the TDF

 

[BillytheKid]

It is easy to talk from the sofá.

It is Very dangerous because of the bad road.. A lot of bugs correntios...

+1 you've got that right. chips?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Well I Know absolutely nothing

Cannot believe Nibali didn't attack on this !

 

[booboo]

Amazing Basso not dropped on the descent - might still assist nibali diesel the last climb...

Rogers is almost as bad a descender as Basso.

 

[maxmartin]

Yr. It will be futile to attack on the descent. Sky will just effortlessly pull him back on the final climb. Best thing is to be realistic and try and beat Cadel for third place.

yep it is battle between Nibali and Evans for 3. Nobody can shake off sky to get 1,2

 

[its like that]

20km to go for the leaders

 

[Big Doopie]

that's it rolland. recover. and drop them on the last climb.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Nasty rash seen through that hole in Rolland's shorts

 

[Buttelski]

Salvodelli

Salvodelli.

Salvodelli was awesome on the descents

 

[max_powers]

looks like mavic neutral support refills bottles

 

[maltiv]

Rogers has been riding on the front for 50 kms now. So perhaps he'll start to feel slightly fatigued soon!

 

[Buttelski]

agree

I'm yet to read a reasonable post from you today.

Hear Hear....

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Last climb starts with 18.5km to go.

Allez Pierre Allez !!

 

[Montanus]

Honestly, except Evans somewhat week attack, Sky hasn't exactly worked themselves to death.

 

[goggalor]

Can Rolland conquer La Toussuire as well? That would be brilliant.

 

[El Pistolero]

Honestly, except Evans somewhat week attack, Sky hasn't exactly worked them selves to death.

That's why every GC leader is isolated yet only Sky have worked and they still dominate.

 

[vcampbell]

Rogers has been riding on the front for 50 kms now. So perhaps he'll start to feel slightly fatigued soon!

I'm waiting for Porte to the real carnage

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rolland powers back and will dump them on the climb.
Amazingly, Kern the burn is still in the bunch.
They don't call them Europcar for nothing!

Horner re appears in front of the group.

 

[the asian]

Pinot and Horner swallowed up.

 

[patrick767]

Menchov is still conspicuously absent from the MJ group.