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

[UpTheRoad]

Are you for real? No way this is an excuse if he loses what is wrong with saying that Flo. You no full well I said Please no crashes. Do you really think im glad he crashed. He as not broke a bone we hear and watch the crash, Contador fell in the middle, the main crash was left side were G.Thomas went over the handle bars. Contador looked in no pain atall to me.

If you can watch the replay again, Contador crashed on the left side, right behind the main crash. Look behind the pole and you'll see him getting up pretty quickly. Kreuziger was the one in the middle.

Also, the Lampre rider did a nice face plant way off to the left.

EDIT: Saxo-Tinkoff rider #99 went down on the ride side of the road. They weren't about to miss a move.

 

[Netserk]

Are you for real? No way this is an excuse if he loses what is wrong with saying that Flo. You no full well I said Please no crashes. Do you really think im glad he crashed. He as not broke a bone we hear and watch the crash, Contador fell in the middle, the main crash was left side were G.Thomas went over the handle bars. Contador looked in no pain atall to me.

Don't be ridiculous. Gesink didn't break any bones either in 2011

 

[Carols]

According to Velonews twitter, Tony Martin lost consciousness inside the team bus.

OMG!!!!! What a total crap up of a stage finish.....

 

[cocteau_ireland]

They were late...

Well then the dude charged with lowering the arch shudda flippin put it back up #contingency

 

[Carols]

Well, one of them has "Contador fanboy" in their sig, so yeah.

So you condemn us all????

 

[forkboy84]

This is GOOD.

But not good enough. There's still sprinters to take the yellow. Blargh.

What a total ****, taking pleasure in a crash

 

[cocteau_ireland]

They were late...

Late's a relative concept. maybe they were early and the focus should be on the arch enemy

 

[jens_attacks]

well i guess this will be an epic tour from the day one

jezuz... some ridiculous, maurice garin age situations today

damn i was so close with kristoff, tomorrow it will be his day i reckon

bus driver made my day though

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Didn't he have a serious face injury a year or two back? This is not good.

Last year training in Switzerland I Believe.

 

[bolingbroke]

Can't believe people are still arguing whether sprinters deserve GC jerseys. Wo cares? Seriously the least interesting talking point after that stage.

 

[MatParker117]

Can't believe people are still arguing whether sprinters deserve GC jerseys. Wo cares? Seriously the least interesting talking point after that stage.

Thank you.

 

[Cimber]

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 4m
Marc Madiot is losing it on France2 right now. Angry dude

 

[Carols]

Can't believe people are still arguing whether sprinters deserve GC jerseys. Wo cares? Seriously the least interesting talking point after that stage.

Indeed! Whoever crossed the line first earned it. A sprinter will never keep it so let him enjoy it while he has it.

 

[MatParker117]

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 4m
Marc Madiot is losing it on France2 right now. Angry dude

Can't blame him I'd be seriously close to calling for Greenedge to be kicked out for that fiasco.

 

[Carols]

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 4m
Marc Madiot is losing it on France2 right now. Angry dude

Tell us more!!!

 

[Warhawk]

BTW, on the BMC website, Tejay says he feels "really good" and that he came away lucky. Some scrapes I think but that's it.

 

[Broth3r]

What a total ****, taking pleasure in a crash

I don't.

That was just a mix of shadenfreude and frustration over the failure of Radioshack's attempt to break the peloton.


Anyway, what's done is done. All I hope now is that tonight, when Kittel looks himself in the mirror with the yellow on, he realizes tomorrow won't be a day like any other in his career. And that for once, he can't allow himself to slip to the grupetto. Fight on.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Are you for real? No way this is an excuse if he loses what is wrong with saying that Flo. You no full well I said Please no crashes. Do you really think im glad he crashed. He as not broke a bone we hear and watch the crash, Contador fell in the middle, the main crash was left side were G.Thomas went over the handle bars. Contador looked in no pain atall to me.

Dude, stop it. Rewatch the crash and read the reports. He hurt shoulder, elbow and knee.

 

[hrotha]

So you condemn us all????

I only condemn those who hate on Kittel for completely transparent Clinic reasons.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Re. Madiot - From the bus and finish line changes? Or crashes? If the latter, what did he expect? A 50km ITT or MTF on stage one? 20km of a straight, wide flats up to the finish? Crashes suck, but this happens every year. Stuck bus or no stuck bus.

 

[roundabout]

Can't blame him I'd be seriously close to calling for Greenedge to be kicked out for that fiasco.

I don't think it's Greenedge that he is upset with, but more with the finish line switching

 

[manafana]

So close for kristoff but jut too quick from kittel.

 

[JimPanzen]

Fabian cancellara Fabian cancellara ‏@f_cancellara 3m
Congrats @marcelkittel and to all non german press people not presentet at #letour2013 he will defently not pick up the mobile phone for you

Although I think he meant german press people..not "non german".

 

[dirkprovin]

Ah so the arch structure at the finish was lowered,as usual, once all the vehicles had passed through. No explanation why orica bus was there.

Apparently it was running late, as does happen to a number of teams throughout these races. One wonders why the organisers didnt alert the driver/team and have them re-routed down the escape road ? A lesson for the OGE team (and frankly a warning to ALL teams) AND the organisers to have procedures in place for team buses/race transport etc

 

[Warhawk]

So I think the obvious question - is this more or less of a fiasco than Stage 14 last year (the one with the tacks)?