2013 Tour de France, Stage 6: Aix-en-Provence→Montpellier (176.5 Km)

[Kender]

Lol, maybe because Cav's drafting was a zillion times more obvious?

No it wasn't it was exactly the same. Sagan even tapped his brakes to stay on the rear corner of his car

 

[Richeypen]

Not really, but you see it allot less from non-sprinters. Its against the rules, it should be enforced.

Non-sprinters do it just as much as the sprinters. Its just not shown on TV

 

[Lance Armstrong]

20km to go and already so nervous. Crashes incoming.

 

[uconnryan]

I'm LOL-ing at Belkin working so hard today.

 

[Kender]

Not really, but you see it allot less from non-sprinters. Its against the rules, it should be enforced.

Get over yourself. Sagan had a mechanical, cav had a crash. They were not dropped so they are allowed more leniency with the cars

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Not really, but you see it allot less from non-sprinters. Its against the rules, it should be enforced.

You are more likely to see it for certain riders because of their profile. Hence Sagan and Cav. The rules are there to avoid people abusing it. As someone mentioned very few people have an issue when it is chasing back due to a crash or mechanical.

 

[Avoriaz]

Anyone the name of the town? before we get into he did it first lol

Candillargues? It was on the edge of the Etang de l'Or

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Cavendish chase back on looks like being the highlight of the day unfortunately. What a disappointing stage

So what made Cavs more exciting than any of the others? was it the bunny hop

 

[Pulpstar]

THe only 'dodgy' drafting I have seen thus far is Bouhanni yesterday. Sick and picked up that convenient mechanical. And then ruined JvDB's tour

He's out now anyway

 

[b.broadhurst]

OPQS ready to pounch

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Candillargues? It was on the edge of the Etang de l'Or

Thanks, that looks like a special town.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

So what made Cavs more exciting than any of the others? was it the bunny hop

Maybe someone tuned in just at that moment and thought Cav had attacked on his own and gapped the rest of the field.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

No excuses for Andre today with all his main rivals crashing and having to chase hard on.

 

[b.broadhurst]

8 quicksteppers lining them out now....

 

[The Principal Sheep]

OPQS ready to pounch

Is that like a pounce into a punch manoeuvre! sounds dangerous ^o^

 

[Flamin]

No it wasn't it was exactly the same. Sagan even tapped his brakes to stay on the rear corner of his car

Yeah, and Cav was behind a car from the minute he got back up until the back of the peloton

 

[Kender]

Was hoping a split would have formed by now, but the incidents to Sagan and cav screwed that up

 

[b.broadhurst]

Is that like a pounce into a punch manoeuvre! sounds dangerous ^o^

hahahahaha

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Maybe someone tuned in just at that moment and thought Cav had attacked on his own and gapped the rest of the field.

Hey when you're switching from spreadsheets to streams it can happen!

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Yeah, and Cav was behind a car from the minute he was back up until the back of the peloton

So basically like every rider in every race out there who gets a mechanical?

 

[b.broadhurst]

saxo look strong and i think lotto are going to try and mug opqs late

 

[spalco]

If Froome was supposedly nervous for racing ahead on that hill a few days ago, can't the same be said about Saxo here?

 

[JimPanzen]

No excuses for Andre today with all his main rivals crashing and having to chase hard on.

He's not exactly known for giving excuses.

 

[Kender]

Finally getting serious

 

[Flamin]

So basically like every rider in every race out there who gets a mechanical?

Most actually send some team mates back. But hey, I don't care, I was just responding to a Cav fanboy who said Sagan did exactly the same as Cav, which was clearly not the case.