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

[Escarabajo]

I expected more from Kwiatkowski. Disappointing.

I didn't

I think this is him.

 

[luckyboy]

Every year we get the time gap back to the unimportant guy in yellow permanently on screen but we have no idea where the GC group is

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Sacrebleu! Pappy still in front group?!?

 

[kingjr]

Every year we get the time gap back to the unimportant guy in yellow permanently on screen but we have no idea where the GC group is

1:39 behind Purito

 

[ILovecycling]

Thibaut will atack in the last climb ... fou sure ...

I hope!

I didn't

I think this is him. Really.

unfortunetly,thats true

 

[woodburn]

Sacrebleu! Pappy still in front group?!?

His terrain.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

JRod + Visconti partnership?

 

[Aditya]

Scarponi down.

 

[Arredondo]

The crash of Scarponi is good for the leaders

 

[Linkinito]

Scarponi crash!

 

[Afrank]

Scarponi down!

 

[ILovecycling]

Scarponi doing vdb2

 

[Fzotrlool]

Scarponi, damn.

 

[Rollthedice]

So much for Scarponi.

 

[jaylew]

never understand why people hype him

What's not to understand? He finished top 10 in his first Tour last year and 6th on the final mtf, then won the Dauphine this year. No guarantee of future success of course, but it's perfectly logical for people to hype him somewhat. It's not like anyone hyped him for victory, just as a possible top 5 or podium in an absolute best case.

I thought he had a good shot at a top 5 before the Tour started but I expected him to suffer today after all his crashes, so I'm not surprised at all.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Big crash Scarponi! Nibali loses another teammate

 

[maxmartin]

OMG SC crashed, Nibali is fine

 

[ILovecycling]

The crash of Scarponi is good for the leaders

very gooood

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Tombola for an Astana (Scarponi)

 

[Aditya]

Searching that post about VDB having a better chance at the podium over Porte, Valverde and Co. LOL!

 

[Publicus]

Well there goes Scarponi!

 

[damian13ster]

I expected more from Kwiatkowski. Disappointing.

Honestly, I didnt. He hasnt shown anything in the mountains this season. Overraced/overtraine. I think some serious change in training is needed. Might try altitude training for a first time in his life. Even for the classics some better climbing would help. I dont want him to turn into Tony Martin (dont get me wrong, he is amazing, I just think that Kwiatkowski can win couple monuments).

Anyway, I still think attacking was good idea. He would end up behind the bunch on this climb anyway and ride tempo. Might as well start doing that with some time advantage. It was all about limiting the losses today and with a rest day tommorow that was the best they could hope for

 

[maxmartin]

Nibali showed excellent bike handling again

 

[Rollthedice]

Second time Nibali almoast taken down by his own men.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A T T R I T I O N - and we ain't at the 1st rest day yet