2013 Tour de France, stage 16: Vaison-la-Romaine - Gap 168Km

[Lance Armstrong]

Lol, we have the names, Europcar and Euskaltel missed it again.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Big group trying to go away including both Bennati & Roche of Saxo and Costa & Rojas of Movi.

 

[Pulpstar]

Rui Costa and Rojas too (Though Rojas being there doesn't tell us anything)

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Noone from Europcar, FDJ or Cofidis?

 

[l.Harm]

Sagan (CAN), Voigt (RTL), Didier (RTL), Hansen (LTB), Bennati (TST), Roche (TST), Brutt (KAT), Kadri (ALM), Ribon (ALM), Costa (MOV), Rojas (MOV), Mori (LAM), Boom (BEL), Velits (OPQ), Navardauskas (GRS), Degenkolb (ARG), Dumoulin (ARG), De Gendt (VCD), and Vuillermoz (SOJ) are the riders in the lead of the stage. They have an advantage of 29".

FDJ chasing

 

[Pulpstar]

Francais de Jeux chasing the break

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Francais de Jeux chasing the break

You missed it, you chase it!

 

[Pulpstar]

Ooh Lars Boom from Belkin in there too - That is good news.

 

[xrayvision]

They will get caught.

 

[roundabout]

Cofidis

 

[lemoogle]

What in the world are the french teams doing. This is the 100th tour de france, at least try and get into the break for a stage win.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Noone from Europcar, FDJ or Cofidis?

Cross out Europcar, Veilleux made the break!

 

[Euskaltel!]

That's an interesting break group

 

[JimPanzen]

Bertie sending the troops ahead

 

[TommyPlus]

Cofidis and FDJ

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Boekmans from Vac and Svein Tuft of Orica struggling off the back of the peleton.

 

[Pulpstar]

This must be the worst tour for French teams since records began.

 

[roundabout]

Looks like mass attack L'Aquila style from the ticker.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

"Bakelants (RTL), Kloden (RTL), Morabito (BMC), Voeckler (EUC), Jeannesson (FDJ), Vorganov (KAT), Jon Izaguirre (EUS), Navarro (COF), Chavanel (OPQ), Hesjedal (GRS), Flecha (VCD) have recently joined the lead group"

- le tour

 

[Pulpstar]

Jesus is in the break. Perhaps this could be the second coming for TST.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

"Bakelants (RTL), Kloden (RTL), Morabito (BMC), Voeckler (EUC), Jeannesson (FDJ), Vorganov (KAT), Jon Izaguirre (EUS), Navarro (COF), Chavanel (OPQ), Hesjedal (GRS), Flecha (VCD) have recently joined the lead group"

- le tour

The stage winner is in the break:

Voeckler!!!!!

 

[xrayvision]

Jesus Hernandez also in the break, 3 saxo boys..... big plan from saxo today

 

[Parrulo]

The stage winner is in the break:

Voeckler!!!!!

Yup . . .

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Still no Astana or Orica riders in the break?

(Sky also missing)

 

[puffin]

Garmin, Saxo, Movistar, Katusha and Belkin all represented. Not too many GC teams with an incentive to chase. All the sprinters teams represented. Could the Col de Macuègne see stage 9 style chaos leaving sky to chase alone for a ridiculous period.

Maybe I am just dreaming...