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

[phanatic]

oh vuelta, be good to us

 

[ILovecycling]

Astana riding,are you serious?

 

[53x11 in DC]

This is getting a bit ridiculous. 4 minute gap, "friendly mechanic", Kwiat OTF. Time to race.

 

[luckyboy]

Wouldn't it be benficial for Astana to have Kwia take yellow? He's hardly a GC threat

 

[sultanofhyd]

Where is the ****ing team?

 

[Parrulo]

Astana is riding

 

[The Barb]

Damn you Astana.

 

[trevim]

Wow nice one Astana

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Astana riding...

Contador is back up and Kwiatkowski is up the road. I feel for Berto but you can't just hand 10 minutes do Kwiat like that. Enough fair-play by Astana IMO, considering how much time he was down.

 

[senatorrick]

They said his frame snapped

 

[ILovecycling]

Did Ligget just say Race Radio was reporting Contadors frame had snapped?

What,really?

 

[Arredondo]

Teammates waiting for Contador

 

[Frosty]

Did Ligget just say Race Radio was reporting Contadors frame had snapped?

Yeah, i heard that - lucky that didnt happen when going downhill?! Or did it end up snapping as a result of the crash?

 

[luckyboy]

damn

Simon Clancy ‏@SiClancy 1m
Race radio saying Contador's frame snapped causing the fall.

 

[Climbing]

This is not what we wanted…

 

[woodburn]

And apparently Machado did not abandon and is back on bike.

 

[l.Harm]

Of course Astana is riding, they can't give Kwiat a lead of five minutes

 

[Lance Armstrong]

****ing ****ty tour.

Vuelta showdown!

 

[zombo10]

Astana riding,are you serious?

No choice for them now...

 

[Carols]

Boy this really stinks....I hope he is okay

 

[senatorrick]

If he can get back and hold on at least there's a rest day let's hope so

 

[ILovecycling]

Where is the ****ing team?

They waited if he is going to continue

 

[The Hitch]

How the **** did he lose 4 minutes??? You crash, you're down for 30 -40 seconds maybe. Even people who were too injured to continue the Tour have usually got back up quicker than that.

Then what happens the next 3 minutes. He just stood there?

 

[djpbaltimore]

Another contender for the Vuelta

Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. If he can't cycle his way back to the peloton, it might be the best idea to drop out and fight another day.

 

[Arnout]

damn

Simon Clancy ‏@SiClancy 1m
Race radio saying Contador's frame snapped causing the fall.

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