2013 Tour de France, stage 11: Avranches - Mont-Saint-Michelle 33km (ITT)

[Le Baroudeur]

Time to introduce a Maillot Noir for the rider taking the most P***. Shuffle yellow to the guy in 2nd.

 

[BigMac]

I suggest we take it to the clininc from this momment on.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=17756

later.

 

[woodburn]

Interesting how close the contenders all finished in the time trial. Except for Froome. Will be great race for second and third. Only drama left.

 

[SafeBet]

So De Gendt with a podium ride

ALso great to see Kwiatkowski fifth.

 

[brian1225]

Told you martin would win, wind was alot worse. The race is over.

 

[Hayabusa]

3'25 lead, Tour over given that Valverde is only interest in riding for second and Quintana is too far behind for Froome to give a damn if he attacks.

 

[Afrank]

 

[GroupDK]

Gotta take my hat of for froome impressing to say the least..

 

[trevim]

Now think if this was a 50km TT... Anyway, the fight for 2nd should be good.

 

[gmedina]

pssh froome will destroy the "clean" cycling that we are witnessing right now

 

[MatParker117]

I have news..

Only Mollema stays within 2 minutes of Froome of the top GC riders

He's 2.48 back.

 

[Antianti]

Course was slower later, Froome is stupidly much better than his GC competition.

 

[ElChingon]

Is there a photo of Froome picking up Sandbags near the end? So much within grasp

 

[TheEnoculator]

I predicted Valverde would stay in 2nd GC after the TT but concede at least 1 min to Froome. Good for Valverde.

Looks like the Tour's over.

 

[webvan]

Too bad Wiggo wasn't there, he would have won that!

GC looks strange...one guy 3' ahead then 9 guys within a couple of minute.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Another performance like this from Froome, and I may have to break my rule about not drinking before 10am.

 

[spalco]

Where's the guy who was going to bet his tiny salary on Martin getting vaporized by Froome? Come out come out

Well, he wasn't that far off.

 

[Parrot23]

Lovely, both Valverde and Mollema put time into Contador. Should be a very fun battle for the podium.

Yes, great battle for podium coming. Great rides by Valverde and Mollema. Also Talansky.

 

[Aditya]

Well, he wasn't that far off.

Haha but that wasn't the bet

 

[airstream]

Congrats to all who root for Froomey.

 

[woodburn]

1. FROOME Christopher 42h 29' 24''
2. VALVERDE Alejandro + 03' 25''
3. MOLLEMA Bauke + 03' 37''
4. CONTADOR Alberto + 03' 54''
5. KREUZIGER Roman + 03' 57''
6. TEN DAM Laurens + 04' 10''
7. KWIATKOWSKI Michal + 04' 44''
8. QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander + 05' 18''
9. COSTA Rui Alberto + 05' 37''
10. PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe + 05' 39''

 

[Bumeington]

If by faded, you mean dialed it back just a bit, then I agree.

Why wouldn't he dial it back a bit between the 1st and 2nd checks (can always speed up again at the end if he loses too much)?

 

[saneguy]

Froome far superior.....And we have yet another TT to go. Doesnt matter even if Froome cracks in one of the mountain stages (Realistically I dont see that happening either)

 

[infeXio]

 

[Bakhjulet]

Just wait until next TT, Froome will win that one with ease.