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

[puffin]

Cav 3 minutes back on the peleton, Greipel 1.30 back on the peleton.

 

[wirral]

Everybody on Eurosport says Ulrika Green Edge.

 

[ILovecycling]

peloton 1:20
greipel 3:00 think i saw kittel in there as well.
cavendish+the whole Lotto-leadout 4:30

Interesting,Cannondale should hold the pace until the intermediate sprint.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Cav 3 minutes back on the peleton, Greipel 1.30 back on the peleton.

Good effort by Greipel but do we know how much support is with him?

 

[puffin]

OPQS now bringing Cav and Lotto train up to Greipel. Not going well for Cav.

peloton 1:20
greipel 3:00 think i saw kittel in there as well.
cavendish+the whole Lotto-leadout 4:30

 

[Mkind07]

Are chavanel and kwia still in the peloton?

 

[Kris13]

Couple of Sky riders in Greipel and couple in Cavendish group. Don´t think Sky is as strong as in Dauphne.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Being reported that Greipel & Kittel together, Kittel climbed better than Cav or was Cav just taking it easy knowing it would come back?

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

I like this racing! Team time trial to the end!

 

[nesocip]

Tomorrow you will see how strong Sky is, they are just conserving energy.

UK Postal Saturday Afternoon Show.

 

[Taxus4a]

It would be interesting to know if Kristoff is in the first group.

If Cannondale waste his riders, at the end could win a breakaway, or even be dangerous for the GC leaders.

There is usually crosswind, it is not strong, it is well protected normally, but the wind is always a factor.

 

[Bumeington]

Couple of Sky riders in Greipel and couple in Cavendish group. Don´t think Sky is as strong as in Dauphne.

Weak or just chilling for tomorrow? Impossible to tell until tomorrow imo

 

[Frosty]

Being reported that Greipel & Kittel together, Kittel climbed better than Cav or was Cav just taking it easy knowing it would come back?

Could be suffering from the crash yesterday.

 

[puffin]

It probably wont just be the sky train. Froome doesn't need it and they have fewer climbers.

 

[puffin]

Cav, Greipel and Kittel all together now 1.30 behind.

Edit: now apparently back up to 2.50.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Could be suffering from the crash yesterday.

Could well be, chasing sprinters all together now in one group.

 

[oevkride]

It would be interesting to know if Kristoff is in the first group.

He is with the Cav group.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Weak or just chilling for tomorrow? Impossible to tell until tomorrow imo

No need to play their cards today, time to take it easy today.

 

[Frosty]

If this battle does go on for a long time then it could turn into an interesting finish with the sprinters' teams being tired from the long chase.

 

[Taxus4a]

He is with the Cav group.

Thanks, the sprinter group that way is going to catch... I dont think SKy help Cannondale.

But anyway it is going to be funny, there are still 2 climbs

 

[Polza_]

If the Cav group can catch Griepel and Kittel's group would probably work in his favour that Griepel won yesterday.
Most years no one would tow Cav to the line but having been beat by Griepel Lotto & Argos would surely be more keen to help out with the chase.

 

[kingjr]

Thanks, the sprinter group that way is going to catch... I dont think SKy help Cannondale.

But anyway it is going to be funny, there are still 2 climbs

If the sprinters are unlucky they will lose on the climbs everything they might be able to gain in the flat parts.

Anyway seems like Sagan will score big points on the intermediate.

 

[puffin]

2.30 gap with OPQS, Lotto Belisol and Argos Shimano all chasing Cannondale. 19km to intermediate spring 89 to the finish. Another good stage.

 

[puffin]

The groups are together now.

If the Cav group can catch Griepel and Kittel's group would probably work in his favour that Griepel won yesterday.
Most years no one would tow Cav to the line but having been beat by Griepel Lotto & Argos would surely be more keen to help out with the chase.

 

[Lord Stanley]

How about OGE? They could be motivated to cooperate with Cannondale I think.