2012 Tour de France: Stage 8: Belfort → Porrentruy (157.5km)

[DominicDecoco]

Can't wait for Sagan and Nibali to take hours on Sky on the descents.

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[Bala Verde]

That's why I hope he will pull out. Now he's on a 2011 repeat

I still find it strange, despite his fall. I saw him in an interview the night of the fall and he was pretty upbeat and said he hardly had any pains or anything. He was in much better spirits and condition than the 2011 crash.

About yesterday, the little I read was that he said he just blew up at the start of the climb. Is that due to the crash, or is he just not good enough?

The rest of RAB also seem to be off. another disappointing TdF is in the cards.

 

[Caruut]

Surely better to pull out and ride the Vuelta now. Or is he going for a stage win tomorrow

In a regular year, an easy call to make, but when Contador and Brother Andy are both riding it as their only GT of the year, it's a lot harder to cut it off.

 

[woodburn]

This is a great ride from Gallopin.

Showing lots of promise. As is Pinot.

 

[the asian]

kessiakoff & Pinot are impressive. Gallopin doing what RSNT riders typically do.

 

[cineteq]

Almost over the climb, is it showtime?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Not a super hard pace, since everyone is still there.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Nearly as good as yesterday's ride...

He proved himself a good rider in the classics
A good sprinter in the Dauphine
And now a good climber in the Tour..

Don't be disrespectful to the first 60 km of this stage. It has been twice the race than yesterday.

 

[Bala Verde]

Kessiakoff is putting in a monstrous performance.

 

[the asian]

This is a great ride from Gallopin.

He was a good climber. Nothing surprising.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I still find it strange, despite his fall. I saw him in an interview the night of the fall and he was pretty upbeat and said he hardly had any pains or anything. He was in much better spirits and condition than the 2011 crash.

About yesterday, the little I read was that he said he just blew up at the start of the climb. Is that due to the crash, or is he just not good enough?

The rest of RAB also seem to be off. another disappointing TdF is in the cards.

However, due to the early uphill stages I know for sure know at least Gesink and Mollema WERE good before the fall. They were simply up there..
Last year even that was an unknown.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

However, due to the early uphill stages I know for sure know at least Gesink and Mollema WERE good before the fall. They were simply up there..
Last year even that was an unknown.

What uphill stages? You mean the 700 m uphill sprints?

 

[Machu Picchu]

kessiakoff & Pinot are impressive. Gallopin doing what RSNT riders typically do.

He was a good climber. Nothing surprising.

Kess & Pinot impressive but Gallopin not, nice logic

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What uphill stages? You mean the 700 m uphill sprints?

You want to convince me they were bad? your call. But I'm not responding to you any longer

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Boasson back?

 

[the asian]

Kess & Pinot impressive but Gallopin not, nice logic

You have your answer now.

 

[cineteq]

Boasson back?

No, he went to visit Cav.

 

[SafeBet]

Come on Thibaut.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Is Leakygas going to do anything?

 

[Froome19]

Yep EBH back though Porte seems to be towards the back of the peloton

Gallopin gone but Pinot is looking strong...

 

[Bala Verde]

However, due to the early uphill stages I know for sure know at least Gesink and Mollema WERE good before the fall. They were simply up there..
Last year even that was an unknown.

That's true. In Seraing they were up there. On the other hand, that was one stage and I don't know how they would have fared yesterday without the fall.

Kruijswijk lost a lot of time. 3m for Gesink and 2 for Mollema.

I don't know. Perhaps it's the morale that's down, with Wijnants, Tjalingi out with serious injuries. All GC hopes lost, knowing it's another failed year. That certainly doesn't help either.

Impressive ride by Sagan at the moment too.

 

[Caruut]

Jelle pacesetting. Eh?

 

[Frosty]

Lotto trying to drop Sagan? Thinking of the points competition?

 

[Machu Picchu]

You have your answer now.

that it was impressive of Gallopin to stay with a better noted climber? I knew this.

 

[Froome19]

Chavanel now struggling as well.