2012 Tour de France: Stage 4: Abbeville → Rouen (214.5km)

[FabulousCandelabra]

But can you really be that happy about winning when you didn't beat Cav..

 

[Mellow Velo]

Eisel bloodied but unbowed.
Garmin's woes continue.
Robbie Hunter, heck of a crash.
Somersaulted up the road.

Tick Bobby G as being safe, then.

 

[cineteq]

Not being argumentative, again over this, but once again you are displaying joy over a very nasty accident.

You see what you want to see. On the other hand, I'd like to hear your definition of 'joy'.

 

[Frosty]

Gesink 35th, he did not fall

One Rabo went down though - do you know who? Renshaw maybe

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

GC after stage 4:
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 20:04:02
2 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:07
3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:07
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:10
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 0:00:11
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:13
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:17
8 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:18
9 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp 0:00:18
10 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:19

 

[will10]

You can only beat who's there.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Monday Cav finished 1st, Sagan 6th.

Today Cav crashed, so Sagan finished 5th.

He's found his level anyway.

 

[l.Harm]

Think I saw Renshaw fall badly, I heard also Wiggins falled.

Gilbert said in an interview always the same guys take irresponsible risks and cause the crashes.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

But can you really be that happy about winning when you didn't beat Cav..

He's just won a Tour stage. He can be as happy as he likes. It's not up to him who he has to beat at the end.

 

[The Sheep]

Veelers moving up a place again, he'll get 2nd tomorrow and then win on friday.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Definately Renshaw, Cavendish, Wiggins

 

[cineteq]

Monday Cav finished 1st, Sagan 6th.

Today Cav crashed, so Sagan finished 5th.

He's found his level anyway.

Yup, it's called Green level.

 

[Trunnions]

Who'd choose to be a sprinter, so many random, unavoidable crashes.

At least with the HTC train we had far fewer prangs.

 

[Trunnions]

Congratulations to Lotto and Greipel they earned it today.

 

[trevim]

Yup, it's called Green level.

ahah good one. It's the Thor Hushovd Green Jersey Contender sprint level

 

[maxmartin]

Is any GC guy hurt in the crash?

 

[Frosty]

Cavendish seems to do well at not getting badly injured in these crashes (touches every bit of wood around).

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Monday Cav finished 1st, Sagan 6th.

Today Cav crashed, so Sagan finished 5th.

He's found his level anyway.

That's a bit of an unfair way to spin it when you are talking about a 22 year old. He's faster than anyone else in the peloton was at that age. Even Cavendish was happy to pick up a couple of top 10s when he was 22 and in his first Tour. And Cavendish sure as hell wasn't winning tougher stages at the same time.

Sagan is not right now as fast on a completely flat sprint as the very best. But he's close and he's still improving. If any other 22 year old got a fifth and a sixth on his first two flat Tour stages he'd be hyped as the next coming of Cavendish.

 

[Mellow Velo]

You see what you want to see. On the other hand, I'd like to hear your definition of 'joy'.

The first hour of today's Tour of Austria was pretty joyous.

Just giving you a friendly reminder that LOLing at riders potentially getting hurt in a crash can get the mods on your back, nothing more.

Take it, or as I suspect, leave it.

 

[dabaideschbi]

Yup, it's called Green level.

I'm sure peter can beat top sprinters when he gets a better position and a bit of experience..this kid is amazing

 

[The Sheep]

ahah good one. It's the Thor Hushovd Green Jersey Contender sprint level

Hushovd wouldn't have won the green jersey with the current point system.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Is any GC guy hurt in the crash?

Nibali, but only the bike was hurt. Nibs is fine.

 

[cineteq]

Congratulations to Lotto and Greipel they earned it today.

He deserves it! He would've won without a crash as well!

 

[argyllflyer]

Sean Yates saying Cav's ok. Good news.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

He deserves it! He would've won without a crash as well!

He's capable of beating Cavendish. But nine times out of ten he doesn't.