2014 Tour de France, Stage 11: Besançon - Oyonnax (187.5 km)

[movingtarget]

Who will collide with Gerrans at the end today?

Riders that look backwards after the sprint has already started.

 

[greenedge]

Whats up with Bakelants? I read he tried once before but they did not let him go? There are only a few stages left that suit him. Or are OPQS going with Kwiatkowski/Trentin again?

I doubt Trentin can survive here- they should focus on trying to let Kwiatowski salvage his TDF (bit harsh since he tried to gain time/ has placed well but...) and get a stage win.

 

[ILovecycling]

they will get nice gap, then cannondale will start working and give pretty fast pace on the first two climbs, they will catch them but then all green except sagan will dissapear, he will stay with best 12 climber from which, one will defeat him in the end.

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[Fzotrlool]

Lame break. I was hoping for a group with 30-40 men.

 

[Avoriaz]

As there are no previous winners in the race 2014 will see the seventh different winner in seven years (giving 2010 to Andy Schleck). This hasn't happened since 1938 when Gino Bartali followed Lapebie, Sylvere Maes, Roman Maes, Magne, Speicher and Leducq.

These are the only two such runs in the race's history

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Whats up with Bakelants? I read he tried once before but they did not let him go? There are only a few stages left that suit him. Or are OPQS going with Kwiatkowski/Trentin again?

Many serious riders tried in the first 25km, but everybody wanted to go with them. Too easy to bridge on flat terrain. Finally the top dogs gave up and we have 3 PCT riders in front.

The upside to a weak break here is the guaranteed action we get later. Very easy to pull this break back considering the hills at the end.

Hell we may even see GC action, who knows.

 

[tomorrow]

Cannondale and GreenEdge have decided to ruin the breakaway. The time gap goes down to 6.15.

what a surprise

 

[LosBrolin]

Was expecting at least one Saxo guy to be in breakaway, but nah. Who is their best choice for stagehunt, Rogers?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Was expecting at least one Saxo guy to be in breakaway, but nah. Who is their best choice for stagehunt, Rogers?

Probably Roche today. Rogers could do it as well, though.

 

[Carols]

Was expecting at least one Saxo guy to be in breakaway, but nah. Who is their best choice for stagehunt, Rogers?

Me too! Disappointed Rogers or Roche not up there. Maybe tomorrow. I think Rogers is the best chance to take a stage.

 

[Akuryo]

Many serious riders tried in the first 25km, but everybody wanted to go with them. Too easy to bridge on flat terrain. Finally the top dogs gave up and we have 3 PCT riders in front.

The upside to a weak break here is the guaranteed action we get later. Very easy to pull this break back considering the hills at the end.

Hell we may even see GC action, who knows.

I wasnt talking about todays stage with my Bakelants-comment. I meant he only tried to attack on one stage before. And at that time it was not allowed and he never tried again so far.

 

[Frosty]

Probably Roche today. Rogers could do it as well, though.

Bennati for the sprint? Maybe not a winner but could place highly.

 

[Frosty]

I reckon there are a fair few people waiting for the first slopes to start and then they will really lift the pace to try and drop as many of the Cannondale/OGE riders as possible, then start the attacks on the climbs thereafter.

 

[woodburn]

Talansky off the back. Not looking good.

 

[Kazistuta]

So will Talansky DNF today?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

What is going on with Talansky?

 

[thrawn]

What is going on with Talansky?

Gerrans crashing into him has really ruined his Tour.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

What is going on with Talansky?

he has hit the ground like 1785202 times, so he probably is having a baad time

 

[barmaher]

Talansky is 40 seconds behind the peloton, so it looks as if he will struggle to finish this Tour.

The gap had been well under 4 minutes, but it is now up at 4.10.

Greipel and Kittel led the peloton over the sprint point. With Sagan getting just 11th place.

 

[hmpower]

Talentsky must be in a bad place

 

[thrawn]

He should probably just abandon and target the Vuelta.

 

[Akuryo]

He should probably just abandon and target the Vuelta.

So just like basically every other GT-contender/pretender?! Vegas will earn a lot of money in september.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gerrans crashing into him has really ruined his Tour.

I disagree. It was his own fall the stage to Gerardmer that really cost him a good Tour

 

[glassmoon]

Talansky off the back. Not looking good.

... big relief for the peloton

 

[SKSemtex]

nobody to help him?