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

[Bala Verde]

main peloton only 40 people?

 

[For The World]

Apparently Sagan is still in the Wiggins group.

Sagan to win the Tour within 5 years?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

main peloton only 40 people?

Well, the other 40 people are in the attack

 

[Bala Verde]

Voeckler has a Fedrigo sized chin I have noticed.

 

[Publicus]

Look at Hollywood go.

 

[vcampbell]

And failed.

As I wrote, they at least tried. At least tried to win the race, not defend their position.

If he has more than Froome with him at the summit of Col D'Aspin, its a wasted chance.

Not sure any single team can do that, would take BMC, Liquigas and probably the Shack working together.

So much safer to hold onto current positions.

That's why they should try at least go on the front, and push hard, or anything. Because if they didn't try, then it's 100% that more than Froome will be there with him at Aspin.

And you have right. That is safer. And that's why I hate watch this. I want Wiggins or Froome to win this, but I want some action. This is boring as hell.

 

[tomorrow]

sagan still in the peloton, any chance that they will try something on the descent from tourmalet, if for nothing else, than to tire some sky guys on catch nibali on aspin?

 

[Bala Verde]

Well, the other 40 people are in the attack

LOL true.

 

[doperhopper]

main group reduced - Scarpo etc. dropped, Sagan and Cav still there... (at least the French say)

 

[bubblegum]

am i hallucinating or did anyone else notice the egg and sperm on the road??

 

[Eshnar]

so... peloton lost 2++ minutes on the breakaway on Tourmalet.

 

[Bala Verde]

Darn. LTD is only with CAS and Kessiakoff (who is dead)

 

[webvan]

ED Station Waggon blowing? Just bottles?

[ED] no, he made his way back to the top, he HAS to drop now!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

main group reduced - Scarpo etc. dropped, Sagan and Cav still there... (at least the French say)

Cavendish has been dropped at the foot

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Sagan looked like he was dropping a few minutes ago, but now he's near the front. Team orders preparing an attack on the next climb? I probably shouldn't get my hopes up...

 

[maltiv]

Voeckler's style is hurting my eyes. Seriously, stop raping your bike

 

[DominicDecoco]

Can't figure out if Voeckler is angry or enjoying himself. He's talking a lot to the specators and the camera.

 

[Bala Verde]

group voeckler motoring.

1:06s on group LTD/Kess/CAS

Stortoni and Izaguirre to bridge to that group

Martin in between

 

[will10]

Can't figure out if Voeckler is angry or enjoying himself. He's talking a lot to the specators and the camera.

He's loving the TV time, as usual.

 

[El Pistolero]

Perfect tactic to win the Tour: ride slow all the way till the final climb. Sky are genius.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So the favorites decide to do nothing on the Tourmalet.

That means big advantage Sky going into the last 2 climbs

 

[Publicus]

Can't figure out if Voeckler is angry or enjoying himself. He's talking a lot to the specators and the camera.

That's what Hollywood does. He loves the camera and spectators almost as much as he loves himself.

 

[TatryTour2013]

Realy? Is Sagan still there?

 

[El Pistolero]

So the favorites decide to do nothing on the Tourmalet.

That means big advantage Sky going into the last 2 climbs

This isn't a bike race anymore.

 

[maltiv]

So the favorites decide to do nothing on the Tourmalet.

That means big advantage Sky going into the last 2 climbs

Aspin isn't really steep enough to attack on. At least not when Sky have 6 guys left.