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

[maltiv]

Knees is dropped by EBH's pace! Bad news for Sky. Already down to 5 guys left

 

[kjetilraknerud]

With Rolland in the break, at least Sky has to work hard for a while. Would be interesting if Wiggins and Froome was isolated early on the penultimate climb.

 

[auscyclefan94]

4km till the top of the climb. Sky will slow down for Knees but Liquigas need to drill the pace to kill the depleted Sky.

 

[will10]

Knees is dropped by EBH's pace! Bad news for Sky. Already down to 5 guys left

Good news for the race.

 

[Devilen]

CAS is in it as well ... top three for Polka is all in ... looks promising

 

[barmaher]

Menchov, Rolland, Cobo, TV, Kessiakoff, Vanendert....

Now that is what I call a break.

 

[will10]

4km till the top of the climb. Sky will slow down for Knees but Liquigas need to drill the pace to kill the depleted Sky.

Are you seriously expecting Liquigas to try to stop people coming back in the looooong valley?

 

[stazzy]

EBH is such a beast

 

[dlwssonic]

Why wouldn't sky just let this break go.
Seems to me like cobo is using the tour as preparation for la vuelta

 

[fluffkitten]

Nice mist, wonder if the road will be damp enough to make a difference on the descent.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Are you seriously expecting Liquigas to try to stop people coming back in the looooong valley?

Sorry, I meant that they should drill the pace on the bales. Sky will have to work in the valley.

 

[Kwibus]

Streams not up yet?

My usual stream the last days isn't working

 

[Mellow Velo]

Europcar's engines are firing on all cyclinders......................again.

 

[Publicus]

I continue to be impressed that NONE of the Sky riders seem to have really had a bad day. Everyday is the same routine.

 

[maltiv]

Sagan is dropped already. He hasn't been very useful for Nibali so far in the race.

 

[Yingge]

Vino now out the back door, getting hard to see in the mist who is where.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Streams not up yet?

My usual stream the last days isn't working

Mine is a geo-restricted...sorry!

 

[Climbing]

Heavy rain?!

 

[will10]

Heavy rain?!

Mist mainly I think

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gee, it is a small group!

 

[maltiv]

I continue to be impressed that NONE of the Sky riders seem to have really had a bad day throughout this entire tour.

Cav was puking all over the place yesterday, I guess that qualifies as a bad day.

Knees was dropped just a couple of KM's into the climb today so he would seem to have a bad day as well.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Well Menchov couldn't be anonymous all tour could he? and to think both he and Nibali were the same price to win at the start of the tour!

Much more 'silent' than 'assasin' in this year.

Suprised to see Sagan and Cobo in trouble already.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

EBH dropping Zubeldia?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Evans and Zubeldia near the back.

 

[iZnoGouD]

I continue to be impressed that NONE of the Sky riders seem to have really had a bad day. Everyday is the same routine.

Wiggins weakness is recovery, what did other teams do? they let him have another rest day on a stage, if they had raced hard he could been in trouble today