2013 Tour de France, Stage 7: Montpellier→Albi (206 km)

[Ney the Viking]

Victory Cannondale!!

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Voeckler in the back group too apparently.

Needs to lose time to escape the leash.

 

[cineteq]

What a racing today. It looks like Lotto just gave it up.

It's over, now everybody to root for Sagan to get full sprint points and win the stage!

 

[Ferminal]

Fair enough too, the big guys in the back group wouldn't have much of a chance against Sagan with the last couple of hours in their legs.

 

[Publicus]

Looks like the Greipel/Cavendish group has thrown in the towel. Nice move by Cannondale. If Sagan pulls off the win he'll net 65 points today (and all but sew up the green jersey competition)

 

[Hugo87]

Sagan takes the green 100% till the end today.

 

[puffin]

Great work by Cannondale. Chapeau!

Now do they have enough left to catch the break and get Sagan the win?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sagan surely has the green jersey won unless he crashes. Could be around 100 points clear at the end of the day.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

No more looking behind, all about the three infront for Sagan now.

 

[Ruby United]

Not a great week for Cav, imo, despite stage win.

 

[Ferminal]

DLG looks like he's about to fall asleep back there.

 

[the sceptic]

Cannondale will surely need some help to keep it together until the finish though?

 

[Hugo87]

Cannondale will surely need some help to keep it together until the finish though?

Orica need to keep the yellow jersey, so they will help them.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Not a great week for Cav, imo, despite stage win.

Nope, although he was unlucky to be held up by crashes on 2 stages but that's the Tour. Still plenty of flat stages to come and his beloved last stage in Paris.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Would think Cannondale would let OricaGreenedge do the work now ?

 

[annekcm]

I've been a bit out of it. Degenkolb is still there? If he is I don't think Argos should be chasing. Degenkolb has nmore of a chance against Sagan than Kittel against Cav, Greipel, Sagan imo.

According to Eurosport he is? Im'm relying on their websites, here and texts atm tho..
If he is, he'd be much fresher than the others after them chasing on and his superior climbing.

Is Gilbert still there?

 

[ThirdWorld]

Nope, although he was unlucky to be held up by crashes on 2 stages but that's the Tour. Still plenty of flat stages to come and his beloved last stage in Paris.

I hope sagan can put a wooden stack in cav's heart by winning the last stage! it will be great.

 

[Escarabajo]

cannondale is gonna be pretty unpopular (among the pros) by the end of the tour.

???? why. I liked what they did. Good racing.

Finally they showed up for Sagan today.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Would think Cannondale would let OricaGreenedge do the work now ?

light on numbers it would appear, anyone seen Gerrans working for Impey at the front or is he saving himself for later?

 

[the sceptic]

Bakelants winning the stage and taking back yellow would be pretty awesome

 

[Netserk]

Albasini is the only Orica rider who has taken any pulls. Gerrans will save himself for the sprint, I'd guess.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I hope sagan can put a wooden stack in cav's heart by winning the last stage! it will be great.

I doubt it, Cav always seems strongest come the final stage, Not sure why. If anyone beats Cav in Paris it would be Greipel.

 

[manafana]

yeah orica basicaly said we will do a little but we arnt going pull back the breaks just keep them in check

 

[l.Harm]

I thought Degenkolb was sitting there behind Dumoulin.

 

[uconnryan]

Navardauskas will jump from the pack and time trial his way to the win.