2013 Tour de France Stage 1: Porto Vecchio -> Bastia, 213km (29/06/13)

[RedheadDane]

What has it got do with it? Bus didn't cause the crash for pity sake.

No... but it caused some confusement.
Okay, since it was removed in time and the finish was moved back to the regular spot it wouldn't have made a difference, but if the finish had been at the 3K to go, and Goss had just "happened" to be the first over the new invissible finish line...

As for who actually caused the crash; honestly, I can't see it matters that much...

 

[Willy_Voet]

Radioshack rider moved inside, forced Golas or Greipel to evade and caused Steegmans to crash if you ask me. Only saw the footage once.

From the replay, was the Polish (national champ) guy on OPQS, not Greipel.

 

[movingtarget]

Pointless penalizing Hesjedal today. All should get the same time.
Stage pretty much a total write off.

I think that's what they said. Everyone gets the same time because of the mess and confusion. Hesjedal might have been lucky. Not sure he got back before the crash.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

To be fair Cavendish could defend it a lot better than Kittel.

Plus Argos will make no effort at all to help Kittel as they will be riding for Degenkolb.

 

[Warhawk]

Looks like Tejay was caught up in that too, but didn't look too bad.

 

[kanari]

EBH was seriously slow in that sprint

He showed his back wheel on TV now, it was totally ****** up which explains it.

 

[Delberan]

EBH just showed his bike to norweigan TV2. Someone hit him from behind just before the finish and his rear wheel got jammed itself.

 

[Tigerion]

First, he was wedged. Second, he did the race a favor. Cav should be ashamed of saying he wanted yellow. He can't defend it, so he can't honor the jersey.

It's just a shame one of his kind ended up winning anyway.

Why should you be ashamed of wanting yellow if you can't defend it all the way to Paris? Basically every rider who wears the jersey in the first week is not going to win GC.
Should Cancellara be ashamed of wanting yellow after a prologue?

 

[l.Harm]

So

Kittel wears yellow tomorrow
Kristoff green
and Van Poppel white
Lobato polka dot.

 

[Kazistuta]

Youngest guy in the tour getting a podium finish in first ever appearance, quite good Danny-boy!

 

[Silhouette]

No wonder EBH was slow, somebody hit him from behind so his rear wheel was just about stuck

 

[movingtarget]

Looks like Tejay was caught up in that too, but didn't look too bad.

Couple of BMC riders went down. Evans was up with the sprinters. He was on the opposite side of the road to the crash.

 

[aarononymous]

Any news on Quintana? Looked like he got caught up behind the crash but saw a Movistar rider go down pretty hard on the right side

 

[Broth3r]

To be fair Cavendish could defend it a lot better than Kittel.

Granted, but still not to an acceptable level.

Hushovd in '11 is the standard.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Headjudge just announced live that all will be given the same time

 

[Lexman]

ASO caused the crash.

you're right but they look only at the $€...

 

[Red Rick]

Greipel caused it

Yeah, it looked like him

 

[Pulpstar]

What a complete joke by the organisers. The stage should have been announced as neutralised, that 3k finish was ridiculous.

OGE and the organisers fail./

Hope Cav, Sagan, Contador are all ok.

Possible Greipel snapped his chain putting pressure on it to power for the 3k line, and that caused the crash ?

The sprinters must put alot of pressure on their pedals and I'm sure chains could snap under it.

 

[Afrank]

Any news on Quintana? Looked like he got caught up behind the crash but saw a Movistar rider go down pretty hard on the right side

Oh god, please tell me Quintana didn't go down. That would be just horrible.

 

[SantiBotero]

you're right but they look only at the $€...

Obviously all this situation is not profitable for ASO.

 

[Willy_Voet]

Cav should be ashamed of saying he wanted yellow. He can't defend it, so he can't honor the jersey.

That makes no sense.

 

[bolingbroke]

Greipel was pushing through and you can see when the opqs rider falls he knocks something off Greipel's bike

 

[Afrank]

Apparently bus broke timing system of banner. So have to wait a while for the full results.

 

[Hayabusa]

I think Cavendish is fine as he didn't actually crash, he just got stuck behind everyone who did. Sagan did actually go down and it will be interesting to see how this affects the green jersey competition.

Though I doubt Kittel will actually survive the mountains and make it to Paris anyway, he has a good lead. Kristoff could surprise.

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Contador got taken out by an astana rider who swerved right across him. Hopefully it looks worse than it is. He certainly came off at a very low speed.