2012 Tour de France: Stage 16: Pau → Bagnères-de-Luchon, 197 km

Page 9 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
K

kjetilraknerud

Apr 28, 2009
1,205
0
0
I'm armed with Eurosport Player on my iPad in the office, Eurosport Player on my cellphone for the commute home and a TV waiting at home with two channels showing the race. This stage better not let me down...
 
K

kjetilraknerud

Apr 28, 2009
1,205
0
0
Great interview from Kessiakoff. "I've never ridden in the Pyrenees as far as I know". Either a problem with memory or lack of geography knowledge? :D
 
J

JibberJim

Aug 29, 2010
298
0
0
roundabout said:
What happened?
Click to expand...

Riding along at the back of the bunch going up the left hand side, for some reason (possibly a large concrete block jutting more into the road than he expected) he dived head first off his bike and down a long drop into some bushes completely disappearing.

Some spectator helped up from down there and he's back riding and rejoined the main bunch. But no real idea why...
 
roundabout

roundabout

Jun 7, 2010
19,196
3,092
28,180
JibberJim said:
Riding along at the back of the bunch going up the left hand side, for some reason (possibly a large concrete block jutting more into the road than he expected) he dived head first off his bike and down a long drop into some bushes completely disappearing.

Some spectator helped up from down there and he's back riding and rejoined the main bunch. But no real idea why...
Click to expand...

Thanks. Yeah, seems like the most exciting thing that would happen on this stage.
 
Panda Claws

Panda Claws

Aug 29, 2011
3,701
2,090
16,680
Hopefully we'll get a bit of a KoM battle in the breakaway, as both Voeckler and Kessiakoff are in it among others.
 
manafana

manafana

May 15, 2011
2,817
39
11,530
yEAH No way dumoulin hangs on to top of this climb, taaramae and rui costa would be two strong enough to take this to the finish.
 
M

Mellow Velo

Mar 11, 2009
10,062
1
22,485
roundabout said:
Dammit, seems like I've missed the most exciting moment of today's stage.

What happened?
Click to expand...

Frank Schleck with a large hook?:D
Very odd indeed.
Much like Karpets-Contador last year, only with a bit of a drop.
 
HL2037

HL2037

Aug 1, 2009
1,038
0
0
JibberJim said:
Riding along at the back of the bunch going up the left hand side, for some reason (possibly a large concrete block jutting more into the road than he expected) he dived head first off his bike and down a long drop into some bushes completely disappearing.

Some spectator helped up from down there and he's back riding and rejoined the main bunch. But no real idea why...
Click to expand...

A tribute to Fränk Schleck no doubt.
 
M

maltiv

Oct 23, 2009
5,772
0
17,480
auscyclefan94 said:
Supposedly Cav is still on the front on the Aubisque...lol!
Click to expand...
I don't think anyone has been dropped yet. Eisel is still on the front. They're going at grupetto-speed...
 
F

Ferminal

Jul 3, 2009
18,948
5
22,485
Yingge said:
Evans should remember this climb of the Aubisque, as it is where he attacked from a break during his first TDF back in 2005 - though it was the last climb on that day.
Click to expand...

He should also remember it for looking helpless against the Rasmussen/Contador/Leipheimer/Soler attacks in 2007.
 
spalco

spalco

Feb 1, 2011
9,403
2,275
20,680
auscyclefan94 said:
Supposedly Cav is still on the front on the Aubisque...lol!
Click to expand...

He's there if I saw correctly, next to Wiggins, but not on the front. Still funny though.
 
Pricey_sky

Pricey_sky

Jul 12, 2012
8,975
591
19,080
auscyclefan94 said:
Supposedly Cav is still on the front on the Aubisque...lol!
Click to expand...

Eisel on front at the moment, Cav behind Wiggo.

Perhaps they are saving Cav for the tourmalet? :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom