2013 Tour de France, stage 18: Gap - Alpe-d'Huez, 172.5km

[Rollthedice]

Valverde, friend of Froome.

 

[ILovecycling]

I'm pretty sure the Saxo attack was just to put pressure on Sky to make them make a mistake, not to actually try and get a huge advantage. Maybe I'm wrong.

I agree

10ch

 

[Afrank]

How far is Tejay back from Riblon and Moser?

 

[Scirea]

I'm pretty sure the Saxo attack was just to put pressure on Sky to make them make a mistake, not to actually try and get a huge advantage. Maybe I'm wrong.

You are not. It's all about trying to force Froome into bad decisions, they won't beat him by 5 minutes if Froome doesn't make mistakes.

 

[UpTheRoad]

Who is the Movistar rider who has decided to throw away any pretense and join Sky?

Lopez pulls off? No problem. Movistar will take up the tempo riding so Kennaugh and Porte can be saved for later.

And then he helps chase Saxo.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Another fail by Riis, now Porte will catch them on the flat/early part of the ascent and they will both be dropped.

Kennaugh will ride of the flat , and Porte will kill everyone one the first kms of the Alpe D'huez , then it'll be the Alien show.

 

[LaFlorecita]

If only saxo could've reached the Schleck group

 

[Kender]

How far is Tejay back from Riblon and Moser?

45 seconds.

 

[Cimber]

It could have been great had Saxo had guys in the front to help og had Froome been isolated. Now its suicide in the valley

 

[Ruby United]

WOE? Schleck descending well I never thought I'd see the day.

 

[woodburn]

Andy actually looking good on descent.

 

[Warhawk]

Tejay catching up.

 

[woodburn]

Could we see a Contador-Schleck alliance soon?

 

[Cimber]

If only saxo could've reached the Schleck group

Ye if they could do that

 

[The Hitch]

WTF are these tactics from Saxo. They are burning Kreuziger as if he was 50 mins down on gc. And not even on a climb.

 

[Afrank]

45 seconds.

Thanks, pretty big gap to make up. Hopefully they'll ease up a bit for him.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Any chance of The Saxo Duo picking up Rolland? Would help out a little, maybe. Other four are too far I think

 

[Scirea]

Contador and Kreuziger have to catch the Scheck group before they are caught by Sky, that's their only chance for a positive result.

 

[GroupDK]

Another fail by Riis, now Porte will catch them on the flat/early part of the ascent and they will both be dropped.

you seem to have forgot the meaning of pro cycling from a managers perspective..

sponsor time..

Looks at there sponsors, going thrue the roof and arguing about WHO can be main next year and get first titel..

 

[petiagos]

Where is Rolland ?

 

[Kender]

TJVG has a good chance to take this.

 

[Afrank]

Could we see a Contador-Schleck alliance soon?

Tourmalet, round 2 coming up.

 

[Scott SoCal]

WTF are these tactics from Saxo. They are burning Kreuziger as if he was 50 mins down on gc. And not even on a climb.

Trying to force a Sky mistake. What else are they gonna do?

 

[Dutchsmurf]

WTF are these tactics from Saxo. They are burning Kreuziger as if he was 50 mins down on gc. And not even on a climb.

It doesn't look like this is costing any energy so far tho. Let see until they reach the flat part. If they still ride then, then we can call it burning up Kreuziger.

 

[TANK91]

How far is Tejay back from Riblon and Moser?

30secs was last time check