2014 Tour de France, Stage 10: Mulhouse > La Planche des Belles Filles 161.5 Km

[Amsterhammer]

Is it just me or are you guys managing to crash the CN servers with pure despair?

Had the same thought as it took ages to turn the page. No surprise, though. Like many others, I didn't realize how much I would miss Bertie.

 

[ToreBear]

Conti.....

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Gutted for Contador, but the Tour is not over!

Now riders from second row will see a chance to podium or win - everyones biggest chance ever, of winning the tour. Expect attacks left and right now and an epic battle for yellow!

But over half of those will see a perfect chance to podium and won't even try to win. If you see how much value is giving to place 5 or 6, you really think riders will risk that for a small chance at something more?

 

[MartinGT]

29 years I've watched and never missed a second. Can't see point in watching race now.

So when LA was dumping on everyone you watched then and thought it was fun

 

[webbie146]

bad luck for Contador

what happened to his bike? did it just disintegrate?

seas are parting for Nibali... even with Purito losing an hour, its his to lose now (obviously)

long way to go though but sad for the race

the king of mountains duel is enjoyable though

Can anyone cobfirn this frame break rumor? If true this would ne devastating for them.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

29 years I've watched and never missed a second. Can't see point in watching race now.

Just turn it off then. You already wrote the same thing 3 times. Still plenty of excitement for me.

 

[senatorrick]

Gutted for Contador, but the Tour is not over!

Now riders from second row will see a chance to podium or win - everyones biggest chance ever, of winning the tour. Expect attacks left and right now and an epic battle for yellow!

I agree should see more aggression and less following I hope! I want 2 or three guys to just lay it all on the line

 

[Lupi33]

back to some sanity...

someone else may emerge

Nibali isnt that amazing in the big mountains

we havent even completed a single big mountain stage yet. race has barely begun.

 

[hfer07]

What the fvck?? Contador out ???

oh man....... that stinks.....

 

[Netserk]

When was the last time (if ever) something like this happened? The two main pre-favourites being out before the first restday?

In 2006 the two main favourites were out before the first race day.

 

[hmpower]

Tour just going get more exciting with big guns out going be more twists and turns to come.

 

[movingtarget]

A lot of the crashes are not seen. According to two days ago only three riders in the peloton had not had a crash.

 

[JimPanzen]

back to some sanity...

someone else may emerge

Nibali isnt that amazing in the big mountains

we havent even completed a single big mountain stage yet. race has barely begun.

I think we will see big things from Costa.

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Hopefully one of the other GC guys (it really doesn't matter who) will drop Vincenzo on La PDBF.

Not that I dislike him, just want things to open up

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The Shark of Messina vs. The Beaver of Bend

Legendary Tour. Hornito fighting for the Tour at the young age of 49.

 

[Eclipse]

It sucks that Alberto is out, but it just means it is on the other riders to make the race exciting now and lets hope they manage that

 

[dgodave]

Can anyone confirn this frame break rumor? If true this would ne devastating for them.

Somebody seems to know exactly what caused the wreck.

How do they know?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

When do Tony Martin's batteries run out?
This hill or the next?

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Nibali isnt that amazing in the big mountains

You base this on? Who exactly is better than him? The list with possible people who are better is really small and all of those are a couple minutes back already.

 

[gustienordic]

Now the final will be easier to predict
1) Nibali
2) Valverde
3) Horner
4) Costa
5) Porte

 

[Lupi33]

any Colombians watching they race or do they only watch Colombians?

 

[maxmartin]

back to some sanity...

someone else may emerge

Nibali isnt that amazing in the big mountains

we havent even completed a single big mountain stage yet. race has barely begun.

true to that

 

[movingtarget]

The Shark of Messina vs. The Beaver of Bend

Legendary Tour. Hornito fighting for the Tour at the young age of 49.

Don't forget the Tasmanian Devil.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Barta/Westra retaken

 

[willbick]

Quite incredible after everything that has already happened in this Tour that people are saying Nibali has already won!!!