2013 Tour de France, Stage 5: Cagnes-sur-Mer→Marseille (229 Km)

[Pulpstar]

OPQS lined up behind Lotto and OGrE. Break is doomed.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Just to go off topic briefly, has anyone been watching Eurosports The Ride - Conquer the Road amateur 4 part series?

Oakley are releasing clips but I wondered if anyone knew where I could watch the full episodes online?

 

[Pulpstar]

Are you Scottish?

No.

(10 chars)

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

How odd.

I thought only Scottish people said 'outwith'.

Odd word.

 

[Pulpstar]

Bouhanni mechanical or gassed ?

Also is that an Argos rider on the front (I have pictures only, no sound)

 

[Finn84]

Bouhanni mechanical or gassed ?

Also is that an Argos rider on the front (I have pictures only, no sound)

You mean break? No, it's Japanese champion.

 

[mc_mountain]

Nice to see Japan and Eritrea both represented in the break, a taste outwith the normal European/Anglophone/spanish-speaking flavour.

(Reza is french -Berhane is Europcar's Eritrean)

 

[Pulpstar]

(Reza is french -Berhane is Europcar's Eritrean)

Oops thought it was Teklehaymanot. I'll go and die quietly somewhere in a corner

 

[mc_mountain]

Oops thought it was Teklehaymanot. I'll go and die quietly somewhere in a corner

Your point on diversity still stands though...

 

[Kwibus]

Oops thought it was Teklehaymanot. I'll go and die quietly somewhere in a corner

Teklehaimot rides for Orica.

Berhane for Europcar and I don't think he rides the TdF. Not sure though.

 

[Pulpstar]

My streams died, is Bouhanni playing entirely within the rules ?

From Guardian Liveblog:

Chapeau, Bouhanni! After hiding behind team cars for a bit to shelter from the wind - and possibly let wind of a different sort subside too - Bouhanni has overcome his stomach problems and rejoined the peloton. Speaking on French TV, however, his team officials are unsure whether he is in any state to play a significant role in the sprinting stakes.

Not entirely sure it is 'chapeau' to draft the cars if you are feeling bad...

 

[mr. tibbs]

Link to a stream, please!

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Link to a stream, please!

here (10char)

 

[wirral]

Reza French nationality of Guadelopienne descent (apologies for spelling).

 

[notrolfsorensen]

route:

When I first saw the route I thought there would be 12 sprint stages. It actually looks like I really misread the stage profiles so far. I actually thought Cav would be able to contest all Corsica stages. I'm really hoping Sicard will make it. Chances are good I would say. Eh? If break holds - Sicard vs. de Gendt? Or BabyVino? Actually pretty strong break

 

[mr. tibbs]

here (10char)

Thanks!

Klodi.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Looking at the end of the profile on the letour live tracker... Is this the double alpe d'houz stage?

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Kloden chute or puncture?

 

[The Principal Sheep]

apparently Jens and Porte puncture too.

 

[wirral]

Chute! 10 chars

 

[xrayvision]

Porte puncture, 4 sky riders down to pull him up.

 

[FlyingSquirrel]

Klodi always so stylich even while wetching bidons would ne so nice if he could fly up thoses mountains with the best once more !

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Kloden and Zubeldia clearly went down

 

[richard_91]

Incase you missed it here's some no nonense spectating from a moment ago

http://tinypic.com/r/3507vp1/5

 

[Pulpstar]

20 km/hr tailwind - Good for break I'm thinking right ?