2013 Tour de France, Stage 13: Tours - Saint-Amand-Montrond (173 km)

[Froome19]

Why is neimic in the break? this stage is for sprinters. or does he expect that the final bump might help him?

Indeed what was Niemec doing?

 

[webvan]

They should try to ride Froome's entire team out of the time limit, so that Froome has to do everything on his own

Would probably still find a ton of idiots happy to help him...

 

[Arnout]

What language did Cav learn in his free time?

 

[GroupDK]

What a great race..

great show and one hell of a stage.. impressing level of procycling we saw...

my hats of for saxo..

played it cooled and didnt wanted to lean on valverdes bad luck..

but they certainly did in a fashinonable way, when they first took the scene..

btw great interview with cav and his view on the stage.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

It would have been better for Cavendish to have won the stage over Kittel and Greipel direct, not that I take anything away from him, great by him/team to stick with the right moves.

No, that would just be another bunch sprint.
This is real racing.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Mollema's comment "we only heard Valverde was behind, we only heard later it was something with his bike. But Valverde shouldn't complain about unfairness. He's been unfair in the past"

 

[Ferminal]

Cav pretty happy, nice.

 

[Pippo_San]

First Wiggins get trashed at the Giro and the Colombian Mick Jagger rises to 2nd overall.

Now Valverde collapses at the Tour and the new Colombian hope rises to the rank of captain.

Man these South Americans

 

[thehog]

That was Hinault-esque riding by Contador.

He's a very smart rider.

 

[GazelleFormula]

Mollema's comment "we only heard Valverde was behind, we only heard later it was something with his bike. But Valverde shouldn't complain about unfairness. He's been unfair in the past"

10char

 

[Aditya]

Mollema just dissed Piti in his post race interview, lovely

Haha, he's going to come across a whirlwind of **** in the remaining stages

 

[Roude Leiw]

Come on guys, you are killing me.

And piti? Did he stopped for a coffee?!

Please write a short re-cap!! TELL ME!

Echelons happened, OPQS started the xwind wars when Kittel was at the nd of the pack with 80km to go. Split the field, went Paris Roubaix mode. Pity hat a flat, cooked his team to get back but it never happened as Belkin gavr more than just a hand to QS. When all seemed said and done, Saxo joint the war a a dog ended up chasing bikes without being able to catch them....

 

[BigMac]

Riis telling they would never pace when Valverde punctured because of fairplay. Nice boys.

 

[Lanark]

Lol, Mollema saying Valverde has been unsportsmanlike in the last few years as well (obviously hinting at clinic), so he doesn't care about anything.

I have to say that was the best reaction in pro cycling for a long time.

Dont't think it was a clinic hint. Probably referredto the 2011 Tour de Suisse, when Movistar started riding when Mllema got a flat tire. Just deserts for Movistar...

 

[Ferminal]

Mollema's comment "we only heard Valverde was behind, we only heard later it was something with his bike. But Valverde shouldn't complain about unfairness. He's been unfair in the past"

No, poor Valverde always waits for top GC contenders when they puncture.

 

[cineteq]

Lol, Mollema saying Valverde has been unsportsmanlike in the last few years as well (obviously hinting at clinic), so he doesn't care about anything.

I have to say that was the best reaction in pro cycling for a long time.

Mollema's doing the same thing as Valverde = unsportsmanlike. What a fool, it will explode right on his face.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Great quote by Cavendish on Echelons -

"Echelons are like walking on breaking ice - once it starts to break - you have about 5 seconds to make it"

- paraphrased of course.

 

[BigMac]

It was Pippo Moudui. sry not riis

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Mollema's comment "we only heard Valverde was behind, we only heard later it was something with his bike. But Valverde shouldn't complain about unfairness. He's been unfair in the past"

All elements needs to be explored.
Chapeau Belkin.

 

[webvan]

Lol, Mollema saying Valverde has been unsportsmanlike in the last few years as well (obviously hinting at clinic), so he doesn't care about anything.

I have to say that was the best reaction in pro cycling for a long time.

Wow...he's got a point, but kicking a guy when he's down...adding insult to injury it seems, payback will be fun to watch!

 

[classicomano]

Haha, he's going to come across a whirlwind of **** in the remaining stages

Ah really from who exactly? Valverde is far from the most popular rider in the peleton, to put it mildly.

 

[Afrank]

Movistar now going for stage wins... again. Now way they will be riding full for Quintana, Valverde will try to win a stage or two.

Valverde will go for stages now, but Movistar will ride for Quintana at the same time I think. I don't what reason they would have to not ride for him.

 

[GoodTimes]

They got 5 metres on him but didn't even chase, relied on his team, surely he knows his team is weak

this. froome should have stayed with contador. contador should not be counted out, the man is a real champion and never gives up.

When sky had 4 riders @ the front, and gap was only 15s, I thought froome could have pulled.

 

[goggalor]

P. amazing that a single puncture cost Valverde any chance at a podium. I think giving Mollema a minute is worth being rid of Valverde, but I can't get over how weak Sky is. He could be in real trouble. Mollema FTW!!

Edit: referring to Froome here

 

[GazelleFormula]

Mollema's doing the same thing as Valverde = unsportsmanlike. What a fool, it will explode right on his face.

Obviously he was talking about the clinic aspects of Valverde's unfairness.