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

[Mellow Velo]

Well, so far this stage is living up to it's potential.
It's as if someone has thrown a bunch of hand grenades into the peloton.
A lot of riders already under the shadow of the dreaded hors delay.

 

[Froome19]

Maybe Astana are going for the team classification or something like that? Though it does seem a bit too early in the Tour for that

 

[Caruut]

Jelle has some feats Jurgen is sorely lacking though

Yeah.

I saw a man on the train who looked a lot like Jelle. My heart went out to him.

 

[Froome19]

CAS and Weening now coming up to Voigt these 3 may be able to stay away.

 

[Kwibus]

Maybe Astana are going for the team classification or something like that? Though it does seem a bit too early in the Tour for that

No. They simply didn't have anyone in the break.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Cav dropped Eisel?

 

[DominicDecoco]

Best racing so far this year

 

[Froome19]

The thing is then why are they not trying to bridge they have had enough opportunities to do so and instead they waste so much energy chasing.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Gesink dropped. Guess he will quit the coming days.

 

[Roude Leiw]

gesink dropped?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Gesink gone!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gesink gone already.
Pack it in, lad.

 

[cineteq]

Gesink gone!

Sad to see that so soon...hope he cut his losses and leave...

 

[Froome19]

Gesink in trouble, such a shame I would be surprised if he doesnt abandon soon and look for the Vuelta

 

[c&cfan]

Gesink gone already.
Pack it in, lad.

he should do like menchov and forget about the tour for a few years.

 

[Roude Leiw]

The thing is then why are they not trying to bridge they have had enough opportunities to do so and instead they waste so much energy chasing.

because it is not easy at all to bridge to a group which tries to get away

 

[Publicus]

Pretty sad effort from Gesink.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Would we see exciting starts to most stages like this if the stages were shorter ??

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Would we see exciting starts to most stages like this if the stages were shorter ??

Nothing to do with the length. Everyone knows that whoever gets into the break today has a chance to win. Simply because nobody will try to get the break back once it gets away.

 

[c&cfan]

Would we see exciting starts to most stages like this if the stages were shorter ??

it has nothing to do with it. it has to do with profiles, GC situation and expecially the riders.

i still cannot believe that we will loose vino and jans

 

[Froome19]

Yeh but they are not even trying to bridge over, like other teams are

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

They will reach the finish, still trying to form a break.

 

[SantiBotero]

Nothing to do with the length. Everyone knows that whoever gets into the break today has a chance to win. Simply because nobody will try to get the break back once it gets away.

That's a fact, but shorter stages are always more active than longer ones. For example, last year Huez had attacks from the start. It wouldn't happen if the stage had 200 km.

 

[Froome19]

Kessiakof, Voeckeler and Izaguirre, Peraud and Vichot

In the break apparently.

 

[glassmoon]

gesink dropping?