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

[TANK91]

Richie would have podiumed this race, people saying what if with Valverde the same can be said about Porte. It looks like Australia have a passing of the torch from Cadel Evans to Richie Porte.

 

[Le Baroudeur]

Porte is pure pi**take...

 

[roundabout]

Even Fugslang has caught Contador

 

[wwabbit]

Lol did i just see a fan mooning Riblon?

 

[Scott SoCal]

LMFAO @ this race.

Hoping for VanGarderen to win this at least.

This.... It's like watching a train wreck.

 

[TheEnoculator]

Sky never needed a 9-man roster for this Tour. They only needed two.

 

[ThirdWorld]

froome at the radio: only 456 watts!!!

 

[Big GMaC]

froome is so awkward

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Froome had to ask Porte to calm down...he isn't faking it, he actually has a bad day.

Armstrong also had bad days, lets not forget.

One. On Joux Plane. Other than that, we all know what was going on in 2003.

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Contador looks haunted. Quintana looks 43.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Richie would have podiumed this race, people saying what if with Valverde the same can be said about Porte. It looks like Australia have a passing of the torch from Cadel Evans to Richie Porte.

No he wouldn't. Valverde had bad luck, Porte actually got dropped.

 

[Afrank]

Thanks Phil - "Tejay van Garderen at this point must be thinking about the possibility of a win today."

No, really? I thought he got into that breakaway to see the scenery.

Oh my god. I hope he's been thinking about a win much longer before just now.

 

[Kender]

Purito and Quintana obviously slowed right down. Froome was in trouble. And now Porte has caught up. Riding your own pace on big climbs is im'porte'ant

 

[the sceptic]

Now Porte will probably drop Quintana and Purito

 

[roundabout]

Selfish Froome doing a Wiggins.

 

[Scirea]

Even though a stage win for TJ would be fully deserved, I'm kinda sad the peloton didn't gave Purito/Quintana a chance for a great stage win.....

What kept their teams from setting a stronger pace from earlier on, not just from the second turn on Huez?

 

[Grupetto1]

Phil is just the best, what a man. Dont see how it is a complete farce what porte is doing. He had a rest day basically yesterday when all these other guys went full on

 

[Kokoso]

Contador isn't working. F*** him.

 

[TheEnoculator]

Poor Kreuziger. He's sacrificing his podium spot for an underachieving Contador.

 

[TANK91]

C.F not as strong as usual, but looks like Sky, Mov and Kat are the ones forming an alliance as they are all helping each other. Maybe AC will regret the sarcastic thumbs up what you lot think?

 

[forkboy84]

Thanks Phil - "Tejay van Garderen at this point must be thinking about the possibility of a win today."

No, really? I thought he got into that breakaway to see the scenery.

God, that comment was seriously silly. Even by P&P's usual low standards

 

[thrawn]

WTF. How often do they need to use the radio. Seems like they're riding slower on purpose.

 

[Christian]

Froome still wearing the oreillette on the podium, at dinner, when he goes to bed....

 

[Scott SoCal]

TJ deserves this... Hang on.

 

[Scirea]

Contador might actually keep even his second place and Kreuziger his third place. Difference between the two groups is stabilized around 1:15.