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

[Scirea]

Froome obviously won't lose 5 minutes but the battle for the podium between Contador, Quintana and J-Rod should be awesome.

 

[TANK91]

no change in order for top 6

12 sec for quintana to Kreu

29 to for Q to conta

Yes their is change, Quintana is 3rd.

 

[Kender]

What a failure this stage was. Other than the French getting their stage win, it offered almost no excitement. Froome ahd his little issue and Bertie attacked on the descent but neither one was serious. I thought this stage was going to be epic and we only got a below average mountain stage.

You must have been watching a different race. There was action over the entire stage unlike most mountain stages which only have action in the last climb

 

[Ruby United]

hoping they won't punish Porte for that but Froome, since Froome told him to go get a gel for Froome. Froome would've lost more if Porte hadn't done that.

One of the reasons Porte got it was so that he might get the 'penalty' instead of Froome.

 

[batchuba]

Froome actually bonks on the L'Alpe D'Huez, and Saxo had managed to unravel themselves to the extent that Contador is not even in the neighbourhood. Doubt the descent could have taken much from him though.

All moot anyway. Bat**** attacking was required before, and bat**** attacking is required now.

Froome at least looking human. Wasn't acting this time.

 

[Le Baroudeur]

Well played.

Although I don't really feel that AC is that popular, is he?

Yes, he is hugely popular... More so now than ever. Sorry to disapoint.

 

[boladelmundo]

That Nairo boy is pretty good a climber.
So, second time now I have seen Froome eating before/during a climb.

 

[The Hitch]

Well played.

Although I don't really feel that AC is that popular, is he?

Before 2011. No. Since the attacks on Gap, Telegraphe and Fuente de, yes.

 

[Amused]

Great entertainment today!

 

[whittashau]

Pretty disgusting by Sky. Showing they have no disregard for rules, but in saying that, this type of thing might happen more than I realize.

 

[happytramp]

I certainly dislike him less than I used too.

 

[TANK91]

hoping they won't punish Porte for that but Froome, since Froome told him to go get a gel for Froome. Froome would've lost more if Porte hadn't done that.

Theirs a surprise you want CF punished for taking a gel with 4 kms to go heck lets give him a 5 minute penalty so he looses the TDF.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

What a failure this stage was. Other than the French getting their stage win, it offered almost no excitement. Froome ahd his little issue and Bertie attacked on the descent but neither one was serious. I thought this stage was going to be epic and we only got a below average mountain stage.

Well find another sport you Bell - End

 

[Walkman]

Yes, he is hugely popular... More so now than ever. Sorry to disapoint.

Where do you live?

That would be of interest. In my country people tend to really dislike dopers and I am happy that my countrymen has that mentality.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Dawg is just faking it - wait for the hammer down with a 5K

posts like these are becoming very tiresome

 

[sultanofhyd]

Pretty disgusting by Sky. Showing they have no disregard for rules, but in saying that, this type of thing might happen more than I realize.

It happens all the time but not with the leaders. No one cares if Cavendish or Kittel munch on something in the autobus.

 

[dgodave]

I certainly dislike him less than I used too.

Want to be liked? Stop winning.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

How exactly is Purito getting better as the race goes on?

the others are getting worse

 

[Le Baroudeur]

Theirs a surprise you want CF punished for taking a gel with 4 kms to go heck lets give him a 5 minute penalty so he looses the TDF.

That's a bit to lenient...

 

[Frosty]

Pretty disgusting by Sky. Showing they have no disregard for rules, but in saying that, this type of thing might happen more than I realize.

People seem to get done for this every so often. I think Roche did during his famous comeback in 1987. If it saves you more time than it costs than it is worth doing it i suppose.

 

[Grupetto1]

That bonk was coming really and Froome didnt help himself by making those attacks with 10k to go. He might have paid as well for the pretty mental start to the race where he chased saxo by himself

 

[TANK91]

Pretty disgusting by Sky. Showing they have no disregard for rules, but in saying that, this type of thing might happen more than I realize.

The funny thing is you would say the same if he won the stage, do you actually have anything constructive too say. Sky fanboys you should be ashamed is your av line isn't it. Who do you cheer for by the way?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Question:

Will Froome knocking today affect the next two days ?

Thanks

 

[Scirea]

Theirs a surprise you want CF punished for taking a gel with 4 kms to go heck lets give him a 5 minute penalty so he looses the TDF.

That's illegal, of course everybody wants him to get punished. He was dead at the end, imagine what would have happened without the energy gel. But fanboys don't have to worry, he will get 20 seconds or something like that what surely won't matter at the end.

 

[ILovecycling]

23 my ***. He is the same as Cuban baseball players who somehow has the wrong year of birth in their passport. He looks older than me and I'm soon-to-be 29.

Lol @ you,he is indian,they look older,its nothing with his passport