: 2013 Tour de France, stage 19: Bourg-d'Oisans / Le Grand-Bornand, 203.5km

[The Principal Sheep]

Well that was rather cool, can they get an award for that?

 

[Parrulo]

Nieve might start going for it on this climb, considering Rolland is tiring fast and will probably be caught half way up.

He clearly is the bets climber in the group looking the results of the mountain stages this year.

 

[roundabout]

I have a feeling that Sicard might lose the uphill pursuit race

 

[Sasquatch]

Nieve might start going for it on this climb, considering Rolland is tiring fast and will probably be caught half way up.

He clearly is the bets climber in the group looking the results of the mountain stages this year.

With Sicard still going strong, I think he'll wait until the last climb.

 

[Cimber]

That'll happen, not sure Alberto has anything to give today. But with him you never know. I think Froome will finish ahead of both today to make a point.

Think the whole Saxo team is more or less out of gas. Almost. Rogers seem to be doing well, and has moved up the GC.

Ps: Saxo might be riding partly for the team GC but maybe also for Rogers top 10

 

[Parrulo]

I have a feeling that Sicard might lose the uphill pursuit race

Yup, he doesn't seem to be making up time anymore.

Its time for Mike Snow to have a go

 

[Alphabet]

This really is a bit dull.

 

[Pulpstar]

Team Saxo-Tinkoff-Sky still pacing the bunch.

 

[Bexon30]

Think the whole Saxo team is more or less out of gas. Almost. Rogers seem to be doing well, and has moved up the GC.

Ps: Saxo might be riding partly for the team GC but maybe also for Rogers top 10

I am surprised on how well Micks doing he looked strong on the ITT the other day

 

[painai]

This really is a bit dull.

Actually watching a bit of ashes

 

[Cobblestones]

Think the whole Saxo team is more or less out of gas. Almost. Rogers seem to be doing well, and has moved up the GC.

Ps: Saxo might be riding partly for the team GC but maybe also for Rogers top 10

Yesterday they happily sacrificed Kreuziger's podium and today they're riding for Roger's 8th place or the 'all important' team classification? Hm.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Good to see Sicard actually contributing something significant for Euskaltel-Euskadi

 

[Ferminal]

So everyone in the Sicard group is happy to make it a single mountain sprint for the stage?

 

[Bakhjulet]

Nordhaug to launch an attack on the last climb. He may even win today!

 

[roundabout]

looks like a much more serious pace now

 

[Scirea]

Yesterday they happily sacrificed Kreuziger's podium and today they're riding for Roger's 8th place or the 'all important' team classification? Hm.

My thought exactly. I think they will try something,

 

[Jelantik]

kreuziger looked good. bertie not so much....

 

[Pulpstar]

They are copying the Sky 'deathtrain' tactic !

 

[Scirea]

Froome only have 3 buttboys left btw.

 

[b.broadhurst]

kennaugh dropped, third week too much for his young legs

lopez still there, surprise

 

[meat puppet]

My thought exactly. I think they will try something,

they'll ride tempo and pull faces to sky riders. some of them will be ugly, but thats it.

as long as rolland doesnt win

 

[Pulpstar]

Lopez has had great legs in the alpes, he took it easy up till there. Part of the plan I think.

 

[Parrulo]

The gap between Rolland and the Nieve group is increasing fast. Almost 2 minutes now. . .

 

[Vino's Mum]

Is it time to wake up yet?

 

[Pulpstar]

Is it time to wake up yet?

Yep
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