2012 Tour de France: Stage 7: Tomblaine → La Planche des Belles Filles (199km)

[The Sheep]

I hear van Summeren has abandoned?

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Everybody stopped caring about green, that is what happened. Only Goss forgot to tell his team.

Oh, maybe that's why both Goss and Greipel sprinted for it.

 

[Panda Claws]

Oh, maybe that's why both Goss and Greipel sprinted for it.

Is that what we call sprinting nowadays?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Oh, maybe that's why both Goss and Greipel sprinted for it.

Sagan was the only one who sprinted (for a few metres)...

 

[c&cfan]

lol at kelly.

"maybe luis leon sanchez..." kelly answers: "no."

 

[glassmoon]

Oh, maybe that's why both Goss and Greipel sprinted for it.

well... sprinted
but Greipel is probably injured and Goss looked like couldn't follow his own train. It's only 1 point difference but Sagan showing great will at least. props.

 

[Kwibus]

lol at kelly.

"maybe luis leon sanchez..." kelly answers: "no."

The final climb doesn't suit him. I expected him to be in the break tomorrow really.

 

[will10]

The final climb doesn't suit him. I expected him to be in the break tomorrow really.

KoM with a fecked wrist?

 

[Publicus]

woo hoo! CAS has his first KOM points.

 

[vcampbell]

Everyone knows, that CAS need the points, so there is no battle

 

[Kwibus]

KoM with a fecked wrist?

Not sure how his wrist is atm, but I got a feeling his wrist is pretty ok again.
I have no source or info at all about his wrist though, so it's just a wild guess really.

 

[c&cfan]

eisel working.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Farrar dropped by Bernie's ferocious pace.

 

[guncha]

Eurosport coverage is annoying - difficult last 500m, so exciting; tour has never been there, it is historic etc. Why they forget to add TDF route is c***?
I can't imagine big time gaps in this single climb stage, it is by far the easiest first MTF stage in years.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Eurosport coverage is annoying - difficult last 500m, so exciting; tour has never been there, it is historic etc. Why they forget to add TDF route is c***?
I can't imagine big time gaps in this single climb stage, it is by far the easiest first MTF stage in years.

This time last year we were climbing Super Besse, but don't let facts get in the way of your whining.

 

[dlwssonic]

I think the break will get caught, for some reason sky, katusha and BMC want to chase.

 

[dlwssonic]

Eurosport coverage is annoying - difficult last 500m, so exciting; tour has never been there, it is historic etc. Why they forget to add TDF route is c***?
I can't imagine big time gaps in this single climb stage, it is by far the easiest first MTF stage in years.

I think arcarlis is easier than this.

 

[glassmoon]

the car driver should be super aware - Farrar could get him crash pretty easy

 

[hscoach2]

Was expecting to be able to watch live in Canada starting at 9:00, but instead TSN2 is sticking with watching the rain fall at the Grand Priz QUALIFYING.

 

[c&cfan]

This time last year we were climbing Super Besse, but don't let facts get in the way of your whining.

how does that change the fact that this year's route is tragically bad?

 

[Arnout]

No spoilers please for other events.

Today steepest MTF in Tour history by the way, it's not bad at all. And most probably no headwind, mostly sheltered.

 

[dlwssonic]

lol harmon going on about cummings again and his massive engine.
He has been doing this since giro 2010 I think.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

how does that change the fact that this year's route is tragically bad?

He complained that this stage is the easiest ever for a first climb finish.

It is much more difficult than last year's equivalent.

 

[Gloin22]

Cav bringing bottles back to Wiggins

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Liquigas letting BMC/Sky do all the work today -
Hope Nibali has the legs to take advantage later.