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

[maltiv]

Would be real interesting to see EBH in a break today. Not shure they will let him go, but he would be a goog man to have up the road. If the break goes in he'll win for shure, unless Sagan is there maybe.
This does not look like a stage Sky will have to use Eddy on the flats...

A teammate of the yellow jersey is never allowed in the breakaway, because that'd give the rest of Sky a "day off" when they should be working on the front. Sky will use EBH early again, even though he could win the stage from a small bunch sprint that's just not their priority, naturally.

 

[LaFleur]

Adam Hansen ‏@HansenAdam
I have a bet with @AndreGreipel. If Sagans win 2day I must ride a lap in Paris wearing boardshorts & flipflops. If Sagan loses, Andre must.

 

[classicomano]

Johnny has knee problems, hes not gonna contend, might even drop out.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Johnny has knee problems, hes not gonna contend, might even drop out.

Where did you hear this ?

 

[rghysens]

Would've been great if they'd been riding from right to left.

They will do this year. But I'm afraid the race will be a sky-controlled borefest by then.

 

[classicomano]

Where did you hear this ?

Read it on his Twitter.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Read it on his Twitter.

Ah OK Thanks

 

[Roude Leiw]

Would be real interesting to see EBH in a break today. Not shure they will let him go, but he would be a goog man to have up the road. If the break goes in he'll win for shure, unless Sagan is there maybe.
This does not look like a stage Sky will have to use Eddy on the flats...

if I would find myself with a sky in the break, i would climb of my bike and call it quits....

some of those who lost quite some time already (mollema, martin, voeckler) should try to do sth today, but who knows, the british postmen might want to set up ebh for a sprint....

 

[Froome19]

if I would find myself with a sky in the break, i would climb of my bike and call it quits....
.

Why?

some of those who lost quite some time already (mollema, martin, voeckler) should try to do sth today, but who knows, the british postmen might want to set up ebh for a sprint....

No they will make EBH work and they wont prevent him from sprinting but with so many different dynamics in the team to be working for EBH as well would be pure folly.

 

[The Barb]

God it's great having tv coverage right from the start.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Lampre rider crashes on the roll out.

 

[Frosty]

Dave Brailsford saying that Sky dont mind losing the jersey as long as its not to a GC threat.

Not very concerned about the last descent as its not that technical

 

[Frosty]

Aren't those two Garmin riders drafting the car?

 

[Frosty]

Lampre rider crashes on the roll out.

Matt Lloyd - a bit banged up actually

 

[The Barb]

What awful luck for Matt Lloyd.

 

[superconfex]

and we're off

 

[Mellow Velo]

Matt Lloyd - a bit banged up actually

Well, it had to be didn't?
Kissing the tarmac and getting cut up, before that start.
The man most likely to need stabilizers in the whole peloton.
He was supposed to go chasing polka, today.

Bang! down goes Gusev?

 

[T-Nielsen]

Jens Voigt is a bad man.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

What awful luck for Matt Lloyd.

Not sure luck had much to do with it - looked like he took a tumble trying to bunny hop the central reservation

 

[c&cfan]

i would love to see sagan winning today or at least provide a great show, just like suisse against damiano

 

[zapata]

Well, it had to be didn't?
Kissing the tarmac and getting cut up, before that start.
The man most likely to need stabilizers in the whole peloton.
He was supposed to go chasing polka, today.

Bang! down goes Gusev?

Yes, it's not nice to laugh when someone falls off, but every time he crashes of his own accord, I can't help thinking it's karma, after he invented the stupid "bleeding carrots"-thing.

 

[Froome19]

Gusev crashes

 

[Frosty]

Millar, Voigt, Chavanel, Rui Costa, Lulu Sanchez, Gilbert in the break.

Moncoutie at the back - not interested in the break today by the looks of things.

 

[The Barb]

No FDJ or Astana in break - surely they pull it back?

 

[superconfex]

that's a strong breakaway group