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

[Warhawk]

Haha. I bet Sky can't believe how much of an easy time they're being allowed to have. Liquigas and BMC must have big plans for late in the stage is all we can hope for.

BMC has a couple riders up the road at least. Liquigas doesn't.

 

[The Hitch]

after Tourmalet there's only one climb to go.

Turns out you were wrong Eshnar. Chapeau to all those wise ones who attacked you with insults because they knew this was going to be a cracking stage with attacks all the way up the Aubisque.

Logic? If you don't like, don't watch. And by extension, don't ruin other people's enjoyment by coming online and whining about it.

This is going to be a big one. Shame on those who not only choose pessimism, but then wave it in the face of those who genuinely want to enjoy the spectacle. And it is a choice...

You sound like a little-town Sunday preacher apprentice. I can really picture your voice.

Like the previous poster said: don't bother watching, you might make your day more useful by going to church or the beach. Anyway I'm sure Rolland, VDB and Nibali will prove you dead wrong!

 

[The Joker]

sky paddling up tourmalet while bmc and liquigas are trying to figure out what their secret tactic is

The secret seems to be boredom...

 

[Panda Claws]

@ the Hitch

Auch, burn?

 

[Descender]

Sky Railways: We Take You Safe to your Destination.

 

[Poursuivant]

Good luck to him. Aspin is only 4,8% and Sky has 6 riders left.

ALl tour the likes of vdb, Nibali, Evans have said they need to isolate Wiggins and Froome and you get the feeling they have missed a trick not doing it here so that they are isolated from a long way out. It wouldnt surprise me if Nibali attacks about 3k from Peyresourde summit and tries for time on descent.

 

[TatryTour2013]

It looks that Sagan is sitting comfortably in the bunch Looking forward for the descent. I expect that they will try it after the first 1st category climb. It is too soon now.

 

[Bala Verde]

The secret seems to be boredom...

lulzzzzzzz to sleep.

 

[Eshnar]

Turns out you were wrong Eshnar. Chapeau to all those wise ones who attacked you with insults because they knew this was going to be a cracking stage with attacks all the way up the Aubisque.

Yeah shame on me

 

[stazzy]

It looks that Sagan is sitting comfortably in the bunch Looking forward for the descent. I expect that they will try it after the first 1st category climb. It is too soon now.

sagan getting ready for the decisive attack against sky and bradley

 

[Bala Verde]

On to the col d'azzzpain.

 

[webvan]

lol.

Depressing that nobody even dares to do something. I mean put Basso at the front and ride a harder pace. Atleast you will drop Knees and maybe EBH....

That's a thought, Basso has certainly been completely useless to Nibali so far...

 

[The Joker]

In response to team handlers handing out water bottles and newspapers at the summit, Paul Sherwin just said - "they dont give out newspapers for the riders to read on the descent, the riders use them to keep warm"

Actually, the speed they are riding today, the riders will probably read them as they climb the next mountain ...

 

[Bala Verde]

The Champs-elysees has been extended with 1000km this year?

 

[stazzy]

ebh attacking sky

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I literally have to try and keep my eyes open...

 

[Bala Verde]

Looks like it's going to be between Voeckler and Feillu.

The other group is already at 2m or so and lost of them looked dead.

 

[Hawkwood]

Sherwin `tubular tyres are solid tyres that are glued to the rim'!! What like on a penny-farthing?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Somebody asked how one softpedals the Tourmalet.
I think that question has been answered today.

 

[TomasC]

I think LIQ resorted to go for the stage with Sagan, nothing more.

 

[roundabout]

I suppose there's Kern dangling 3 minutes ahead of the main group. Problem is, with this pace EBH and Knees would take the group up to half of the Aspin before Rogers/Porte would need to work.

 

[the asian]

What more can you expect from the ASO and the riders. They are performing at the best of their abilities.

 

[Steinar]

These stages are way too hard/long for doping free cycling to become interesting...

 

[the asian]

I literally have to try and keep my eyes open...

Good thing I arranged for a party tonight, knowing this will be a borefest.

 

[vcampbell]

I have seen it right, that Morkov is still in the peloton?