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

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Griepel so poor he's hitting Cav's chance at green, getting beaten by Sagan.

Cav trims lead to 35 points.

Will be in green by Friday night if he wins the next two.

 

[gerundium]

GC damage report?

VDB2 on the second crash and quintana on the first crash? no more that i could pick up.

 

[Red Rick]

Sagan did very well, if the sprint had 15 more meters Sagan would have take it. Quintana looks bad after that fall.

Lol

10 char

 

[Pricey_sky]

Great win from Cav, he's that strong he even pulled Eddy up for 2nd.

 

[Ruby United]

Sagan did very well, if the sprint had 15 more meters Sagan would have take it. Quintana looks bad after that fall.

Nah, EBH was holding his own against Sagan, though Cav always had that.

 

[Kwibus]

Once again totaly ridiculous that the gc and non sprinters have to be at risk in the finish. If its pan flat they should be aloud to sit up well in advance. Makes me cringe.

I agree. Just f*ck time losses in the last 10km. Let the sprinters do their thing and the 1 or 2 guys that think they can break away in the last km.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Sagan did very well, if the sprint had 15 more meters Sagan would have take it.

He did well to get third, but the only time he closed a bit on Cavendish was when he kicked. Once he was riding in the wind he stopped getting closer.

 

[del1962]

Ferrari 5th, my first points in TDF C Game

 

[ILovecycling]

Nice win by Cav,good efforts by EBH and Sagan,Greipel very disappointing

what about the crash?Nairito?

 

[el chava]

Another stupid sprint/crash stage. This why the tour is so frustrating - keep the sprinters on the track. who will miss them ?

 

[thedudeak47]

I wonder if Sagan will ever get a decent leadout by his team...

 

[Ruby United]

Sagan did well to get third, but the only time he closed a bit on Cavendish was when he kicked. Once he was riding in the wind he stopped getting closer.

Agreed. Sagan's always seemed to have a stronger acceleration than sprint.

 

[gerundium]

GC damage report?

VDB2 on the second crash and quintana on the first crash? no more that i could pick up.

Hmm apparently quintana is 128 not 122. Don't know if he was involved then.

 

[Finn84]

Bouet and one Sojasun rider seemed to be on the ground for long time after the crash.

 

[kingjr]

Hmm apparently quintana is 128 not 122. Don't know if he was involved then.

122 would be Amador.

 

[valentius borealis]

Strange crash. FDJ was down on his own for a couple of seconds before Schar clipped him and cue carnage

It appears to me that the FDJ rider ran into the back of the Cavendish's last but one lead out man (who managed to stay upright).

 

[ILovecycling]

I wonder if Sagan will ever get a decent leadout by his team...

No he won't.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Like it or not sprints and crashes are a part of TdF. There would be no point in leadout trains and jostling for position if everyone not interested in the sprint were allowed to drop back.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Another stupid sprint/crash stage. This why the tour is so frustrating - keep the sprinters on the track. who will miss them ?

I would, don't put the crash on the sprinters, they were all there at the line, GC guys all crashed by themselves BEHIND the bunch of sprinters and wannabe sprinters

 

[Ruby United]

Incredible by Trentin for Gert. A leader in his own rights.

 

[spalco]

Quickstep rider caused it but didn't fall

Could very well be, I just noticed the BMC guy to the first to fall.

 

[Netserk]

Kittel will be dropped. Cav will win. Sagan will podium.

Like a baws

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Good to see Rojas back to form after the blip a couple of days ago.

 

[Cramps]

Another stupid sprint/crash stage. This why the tour is so frustrating - keep the sprinters on the track. who will miss them ?

Me........

 

[BigMac]

Lol

10 char

The front image was decieving, i realised i was wrong after the top view. But i can tell, maybe 150meters.