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

[Rollthedice]

Quintana in first group?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Maybe the Valverde/Kittle group closes the gap when the peloton races for the sprint points.

Nope, .........

 

[roundabout]

Wonder who Lampre is chasing for, Kittel or Piti?

 

[Publicus]

You would think Valverde would be near the front of the 2nd group to avoid another split.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I wonder what the reaction of people are who were calling out movistar.

 

[Jelantik]

Oh my. belkin put the hammer down. Pufffffhhhhh... movistar will pay them back!!! Mollema will crack like hell.

 

[murali]

another intermediate sprint in which cav free wheels.

makes me think that cav is no more in his top game.

 

[Scott SoCal]

Why is Omega riding so hard anyways? Its not like there is a break to catch... Lame riding by Belkin.

Cav is scared of Kittel.

 

[SafeBet]

If Valverde loses time here it will make racing far more interesting from now on. Movistar will be finally forced to do something instead of procession racing to protect his podium placement.

 

[Kender]

Why is Omega riding so hard anyways? Its not like there is a break to catch... Lame riding by Belkin.

They don't want kittel at the front

And to be fair to bulking, they were helping OPQS befor valvarde punctured

 

[Publicus]

Nope, .........

I meant to say close the gap a little. It went down to 1'11 but it is back up to 1'26

 

[Ruby United]

Quintana in first group?

Yeah

10char

 

[Jelantik]

Wonder who Lampre is chasing for, Kittel or Piti?

valverde might told cunego, i'll give you stage win, if you help me get back

 

[uconnryan]

Quintana in first group?

Yes he is.

 

[Kender]

If Valverde loses time here it will make racing far more interesting from now on. Movistar will be finally forced to do something instead of procession racing to protect his podium placement.

It could make it more interesting for sure. Quintana might get let off the leash

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

2nd group gaining time!

 

[Broth3r]

Come on fanboys KEEP ON CRYING

Now really we only need Cannondale to take some turns on the front and BOOM. Bye bye Vomistar

This is the GREEN DAY!

Just in case you don't know how celebrations work: you celebrate when you win, not when the others lose regardless of who wins.

Save it for Sagan on the sprint.

 

[SafeBet]

Wonder who Lampre is chasing for, Kittel or Piti?

ferrari.

Quintana in first group?

yep.

 

[Jelantik]

If Valverde loses time here it will make racing far more interesting from now on. Movistar will be finally forced to do something instead of procession racing to protect his podium placement.

++++1
that was valverde goal. Podium. Now if he lost time, his team will have to attack!!!!.. Go belkin, go belkin.... put the hammer down.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

It could make it more interesting for sure. Quintana might get let off the leash

This is better for Quintana and i hope Piti retires.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Really don't want to see Valverde lose time here.

Hopefully the first peloton will back off a bit now that the intermediate sprint point has gone.

 

[The Sheep]

The Belkins are just fans of Quintana that's why they're riding

 

[The Hitch]

This is why the race for the yellow is never over until they reach paris.

If Froome gets a flat tire now, he can lose minutes.

No he wont. Stannard or someone will give him his bike. THen a few minutes later with sky 100% ready to give Froome back his bike

 

[The Hitch]

Oh Lord, a "How Sky have revolutionized cycling" mini documentary

 

[ThirdWorld]

I was actually thinking (even before the piti flat) a mechanical for Froome would be really interesting

they need to watch 'breaking away' and use the same tactical with froome in the ventoux..