2012 Tour de France: Stage 5: Rouen → Saint-Quentin (196.5km)

[barmaher]

We have our break of the day.

Mathieu Ladagnous (FDJ), Pablo Urtasun (EUS), Jan Ghyselinck (COF) and Julien Simon (SAU).

 

[taiwan]

I really don't see how Juan Jose Haedo can lose this one.

You will.

 

[taiwan]

I think it will. Last corner will reduce speed so they won't be coming into the last kilometer with 60 km/hr. Also, I've been informed that the 2.8 % is rather close to 4 % over 700m, and then the last 150m is flat.

I don't know this for certain though. Anybody who lives there?

It should favour Goss/Cav/Sagan slightly.

IDK if you can seperate those + Greipel in a slightly uphill sprint. They've all had their moments on that type of finish.

 

[ruamruam]

the same as swiss...

And American and Mexican

 

[El Pistolero]

Il n'ya pas des Belges.

 

[Netserk]

Il n'ya pas des Belges.

No, but there is Flemish, right? (and of cause French ^^)

 

[Catwhoorg]

Another one where EBH will have a go I think.

 

[Panda Claws]

Boasson Hagen will always have a go, because Cavendish performs better by finding a wheel himself than have (awful positioner) Edvald lead him out.

 

[Gubby Allen]

Cav, Greipel, Goss, Petacchi, Sagan, veelers, renshaw, hutarovich, kvh, Cantwell

 

[El Pistolero]

No, but there is Flemish, right? (and of cause French ^^)

Sire, vous régnez sur deux peuples. Il y a en Belgique, des Wallons et des Flamands ; il n'y a pas de Belges.

 

[patterson_hood]

Sire, vous régnez sur deux peuples. Il y a en Belgique, des Wallons et des Flamands ; il n'y a pas de Belges.

What does the first sentence say?

 

[Panda Claws]

What does the first sentence say?

Sire, you reign over 2 people I think.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Kittel just abandoned.

 

[Machu Picchu]

Kittel just abandoned.

Real shame for him, first tour, gets sick and has to end it before he could even get going

 

[fluffkitten]

Kittel just abandoned.

A pity but unfortunately not surprising.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Sire, you reign over 2 people I think.

euh... two people? Two peoples. Two communities.

 

[Catwhoorg]

Kittel just abandoned.

Thats a real shame. I really wanted to see him test himself against the best here.

 

[TRDean]

Kittel just abandoned.

Sorry to hear that! He will be back...such a young talent.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

That's bad news. The silver lining is that Veelers will get to continue showing what he can do, I suppose.

It makes the Tour pretty difficult for Argos. Their biggest star, and focus of their whole team, is gone and they didn't bring their next biggest name. I suppose they'll have to try and put someone in every breakaway like most other wildcard teams, but they don't have anybody who can climb well enough to win from a break on the kind of stage a break is most likely to win.

 

[El Pistolero]

What does the first sentence say?

Sire, you reign over 2 peoples. In Belgium there are Flemish and Walloons; there are no Belgians.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Sire, you rule over 2 peoples. In Belgium there are Flemish and Walloons; there are no Belgians.

Yes, two people. His wife and his courtesan.

Argh: stealth edit, you son of a @!§µ* lol

 

[Gloin22]

Hmmmm Eisel after hard day can enjoy something at last

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Hmmmm Eisel after hard day can enjoy something at last

Yeah, looks like he is looking at that bird's ****.

 

[burning]

Hmmmm Eisel after hard day can enjoy something at last

"I'd love to be a domestique to her instead of this stupid rainbow guy"

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Is he checking out Fabian's tooshie?