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

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Ferrari's VAM technique paying dividends. There's obviously a key ingredient that goes along with that technique.

Rogers dropping Samu. That's believable.

You probably should have alleged doping before you predicted they'd all get dropped, it would be a stronger look.

 

[The Hitch]

I really miss Andy Schleck.

 

[classicomano]

Vdb2 always looks like he just came down from a serious coke binge.

 

[Trunnions]

I feel confident you'll all join with me in congratulating Mr. Bradley Wiggins on assuming the Maillot Jeune in the 2012 Tour de France.

All together now...

Hip Hip....

Hip Hip...

Hip Hip...

 

[happychappy]

Looks like evil will prevail.

Nope, he's banned at the moment.

 

[burning]

I hope Froome wins this Tour somehow, he fully deserves it

 

[thehog]

Froome is classy, humble

I think he was embarrassed.....

 

[Kwibus]

It's a bloody shame Froome lost time in the stage to Seraing because of a flat tire.

He would win the Tour if he didn't lose time there. I hope Froome manages to take it all in the end anyways. That be awesome.
Allthough i don't dislike Wiggins, but last year Froome could've won the Vuelta if he didn't have to work for Wiggins all day.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

froome is classy, humble

+1 .

 

[ferryman]

Taaramae fourth on GC. What a performance!

Totally agree. Given his problems this year, just fantastic.

 

[Trunnions]

I really miss Andy Schleck.

You Sir, cannot possibly be English.
What on Earth are you doing in London?

 

[Lance Armstrong]

I hope Froome wins this Tour somehow, he fully deserves it

After one stage?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

You Sir, cannot possibly be English.
What on Earth are you doing in London?

He's Polish.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

new GC top ten:

1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 34:21:20
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:10
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:16
4 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:32
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:54
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:59
7 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:09
8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:22
9 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:32
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:01:40

 

[Maxiton]

I think he was embarrassed.....

Yeah, that was my impression, too, seriously. Then I closed the window.

 

[Afrank]

I really miss Andy Schleck.

+1, I'm going to miss the absence of a Schleck Contador battle this tour.

 

[slim charles]

Awesome by Froome. Can't help the feeling he's the real talent in the Sky team. I can't really like Sky, they are too strong.
Hoping Nibali or Evans will win it at the end, or at least Froome.

 

[Cervelo77]

I hope Froome wins this Tour somehow, he fully deserves it

Based on... karma?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

new GC top ten:

1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 34:21:20
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:10
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:16
4 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:32
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:54
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:59
7 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:09
8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:22
9 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:32
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:01:40

3 horse race; maybe 4 if you include Nibali.

 

[happytramp]

Yeah, Froome seemed a very nice guy. No chance of him being let off the leash I'm afraid.

 

[LaFleur]

I'd say I'm happy with these results

 

[El Pistolero]

I have never seen such an enormous nobody turn into one of cycling best riders... Wow. Repeat of the Vuelta last year?

 

[Clemson Cycling]

something tells me he won't be on Sky next year

 

[the asian]

Leipheimer dropped.
Sanchez dropped.
Menchov dropped.
Rolland dropped.

In a single stage!

What does this tell us?

All of them had a bad day, nothing else.

 

[TheEnoculator]

Brajkovic is sitting 8th. That's pretty impressive.