2012 Tour de France: Stage 17, Bagnères-de-Luchon - Peyragudes 143.5KM

[Von Mises]

Froome might regret this TdF one day... many times you only get one chance in a lifetime

And I hope thats the case.

 

[Arnout]

I would agree. He's only 27. Not old enough to realize this???

He's only 27, he'll think he'll get other chances.

 

[spalco]

"show of unity" - yeah, that's one way to put it.

 

[will10]

Froome could've cruised across

 

[Ramira]

VDB2 at 27 seconds, lets see if he took enough on Van Garderen to finish 4th.

 

[UpTheRoad]

I sense a frustrated Irishman?

Not even close. I love watching Team Gadret in action.

 

[LastDamnation]

Well there is one good reason not to win the stage

 

[Sørensen]

Booooooooo....

 

[The Barb]

Wiggins just got his **** handed to him by Froome.

 

[Eshnar]

Didn't someone just say how these MTFs aren't creating gaps

Yes. And you see now.
A cracked Nibali lost 18" on Wiggins.

 

[Publicus]

Chapeau Valverde!

 

[gingerwallaceafro]

YYYYYYYYYYYYeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Machu Picchu]

I hope froome punches wiggins.

Armstrong was less evil.

LA was pure class compared to wiggo and it hurts to say anything good about lance...

 

[will10]

Anyone else want to see Froome win the ITT?

 

[perico]

I hope froome punches wiggins.

Armstrong was less evil.

LOL!!! Classic!

 

[Mellow Velo]

TJ fell off a bit in the final km. Top 4 sorted.

 

[Cervelo77]

Menchov, that's my boy. What a forgettable tour for him.

 

[TheRossSeaParty]

Not only one of the worst GT's I've ever seen, not only one of the lamest mountain stages ever, but this performance by SKY is on the one of the worst things I've ever seen happen in a bike race. Wiggins winning the Tour is a low point in cycling for me. Watching Froome get shackled like that was pure misery. Hooray for Valverde?

 

[TimChristy]

This is garbage. I gotta watch the best rider look back 30 times in the last 3k of the final mountain stage and ultimately not win the stage to avoid making Wiggins look like a b*tch. F*ck the team. Ride away and show who's boss

 

[Der Effe]

Wiggins says "Thank you Liquigas". What a joke.

 

[Machu Picchu]

I hope Valverde thanks Wiggins for giving him the stage.

I hope Wiggins thanks Froome for giving him the tour. Seriously.

 

[Bala Verde]

Menchov, that's my boy. What a forgettable tour for him.

He's had 2 forgettable years already I think, not?

 

[slim charles]

This Tour was seriously underwhelming. Congrats to Wiggo and Froome, even if I don't like Sky, they were the strongest. Wish Nibs won a stage, but still, not a bad Tour for him.

Hope we'll never have to watch another one like this again.

Also, good to see Valverde win!

 

[T-Nielsen]

Montfort being a teamplayer on a non team.

 

[Warhawk]

VDB2 at 27 seconds, lets see if he took enough on Van Garderen to finish 4th.

Probably, but I don't think it's a foregone conclusion. If they both ride well in the TT then VDB will win, but they're close enough that a bad day by VDB (by his standards) and a good day by Tejay (by his standards) could give Tejay 4th.