2012 Tour de France: Stage 9: Arc-et-Senans → Besançon (ITT) (41.5 km)

[Carlo Algatrensig]

With that kind of logic Wiggins will be the second Brit to win the tour after Cadel Evans and his Welsh grandparents.

Or conversely wiggins will be the second Aussie to win it because of his dad.

 

[Warhawk]

Wow not bad at all from Frank

First leg suits him I think. I imagine he'll fall off a bit.

Although I hope he doesn't, since at the pace he went on the first leg, I could nail my prediction.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Certainly hope Rogers was not pushing it.

 

[Bala Verde]

With that kind of logic Wiggins will be the second Brit to win the tour after Cadel Evans and his Welsh grandparents.

I thought it would be another Belgian victory if he won....

 

[Gloin22]

Looks like no yellow helmets tomorrow, yay!

As I pointed out thousand times yesterday I think. RSNT is the only team at Tour to refuse the yellow helmets

ASO encouraged all accept the rule, but it wasn't obligatory. RSNT didn't go with it.

 

[Fowsto Cope-E]

With that kind of logic Wiggins will be the second Brit to win the tour after Cadel Evans and his Welsh grandparents.

No, Wiggins is a Belgian.

 

[Fetisoff]

Nice Michael Jackson gloves JVDB2 is wearing

 

[Bala Verde]

He's still young. He outdid Rein yesterday, too, despite it being trendy to say Rein is a far better climber (Rein is better, just not by as much as people like to suggest around here). I think he's got potential, a bit early to give up on him as a climber yet. Maybe he can learn a few things from Cadel.

Isn't Rein less consistent? One day he rides with the best i.e. up the planche de belles filles. The next day he pays the consequences?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Vroom vroom.. Go go Froome!

 

[goggalor]

As I pointed out thousand times yesterday I think. RSNT is the only team at Tour to refuse the yellow helmets

ASO encouraged all accept the rule, but it wasn't obligatory. RSNT didn't go with it.

Yes, and with Rogers clocking in 2:23 behind Cance, and Jensie and Klödi both having solid rides RSNT should have the yellow numbers tomorrow.

Edit: Unless Froome and Wiggo both absolutely kill it. Which definitely could happen.

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

No, Wiggins is a Belgian.

name one belgian who will celebrate a wiggins win. Not including brad himself of course.

 

[will10]

As I pointed out thousand times yesterday I think. RSNT is the only team at Tour to refuse the yellow helmets

ASO encouraged all accept the rule, but it wasn't obligatory. RSNT didn't go with it.

In that case I will support Radioshack's bid to win the team competition so we remain a yellow helmetless society.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Certainly hope Rogers was not pushing it.

If he was going all out it was a pretty disappointing time. If he wasn't, it was a very impressive time to do with his foot off the gas.

 

[Falken]

Come on Froomy - tool the competition.

 

[El Pistolero]

Or conversely wiggins will be the second Aussie to win it because of his dad.

Or the first Belgian since Lucien van Impe.

 

[Warhawk]

Isn't Rein less consistent? One day he rides with the best i.e. up the planche de belles filles. The next day he pays the consequences?

And on the flip side, Tejay completely fell apart on Belles Filles, then very nearly ended up with the lead group yesterday (he was pretty much the last guy to get dropped and lost a bunch of time on the descent, if he'd been able to latch onto the RSNT train that bridged the gap right before the summit, he would have picked up about a minute.

I think part of it is that I just don't like Tejay on a steep mountain finish. Along similar lines, I think he probably needs to ride smarter on the mountains. I've seem him gas himself on occasion via bad strategy.

 

[Trunnions]

name one belgian who will celebrate a wiggins win. Not including brad himself of course.

Big Eddie and Mr. Bakelite

 

[Unkown]

Kloden 4th at the second check

 

[Falken]

Klöden +48 at 2nd split. Finally Klöden showing some sign of life.

 

[Mellow Velo]

name one belgian who will celebrate a wiggins win. Not including brad himself of course.

Other than cyclists, name one Belgian.

 

[Yingge]

TJVG about to catch Basso.

 

[Sidbike]

Other than cyclists, name one Belgian.

Dr. Evil

.........

 

[Hugo Koblet]

TJVG still 2 secs faster than Fabian.

 

[Morbius]

Didn't we agree there are no such things as Belgians?

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

Other than cyclists, name one Belgian.

Plastic Bertrand
Hergé