2014 Tour de France, Stage 5: Ypres – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut: 156km

[ILovecycling]

And Janier isn't even in

Oh boy oh boy

 

[Hmmmmm]

Just listened to Nibali interview. Class act. Honest, open, and caring. Even though he rode the stage like a beast today.

Lots of respect to him.

 

[deValtos]

So JRod can't be too happy with the Froome developments ... the vuelta a rodriguez just got a lot tougher ...

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Velasco to lose time to his GC rivals tomm.

Thank you.

 

[Eclipse]

So JRod can't be too happy with the Froome developments ... the vuelta a rodriguez just got a lot tougher ...

Vuelta will be stacked lol

 

[kingjr]

Majka is out?

Huh? he came in 22.40 min down

 

[Arredondo]

So JRod can't be too happy with the Froome developments ... the vuelta a rodriguez just got a lot tougher ...

And it was already tough with Quintana present

 

[sultanofhyd]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Tour_de_France#Classification_leadership

 

[red_flanders]

I'm not panicked at all. I've followed AC long enough to know that he's going to take the fight to Nibali all the way to Paris.

The results today could not have set up a better race. You are spot on.

EPIC.

 

[Bushman]

What a performance by Astana, especially Fuglsang. Maybe he should (and this is no joke no matter how silly it may sound) actually give it a shot in Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Roubaix.

 

[Ramira]

Uran is top ten climber. IMHO.

After Zoncolan people were just mad that he dropped everybody but Quintana.

I knew I shouldn't have over exaggerated for effect. Uran might just be top 10, but there's a good bunch significantly better than him (just to name a few: Froome, Contador, Nibali, Quintana, Valverde, Purito), at best he's at the lower half of the top 10. My point was that the gap between him (7-10th best) and Quintana (2nd best) was a lot bigger than between Contador and Nibali who are both in the 3-5 range in my estimation.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Huh? he came in 22.40 min down

Oh, was looking at the GC, he's waaay down in 189th

 

[Squirbos19]

So JRod can't be too happy with the Froome developments ... the vuelta a rodriguez just got a lot tougher ...

Rodriguez just can't get a break. Froome's abandon is unlucky for both riders, in different ways.

 

[Escarabajo]

Sagan hasn't looked happy at all on the podium this whole tour. I think only a stage win or a stint in the yellow jersey could cheer him up.

Is because they don't let him touch the lady models anymore.

 

[Ramira]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Tour_de_France#Classification_leadership

Let's hope that doesn't happen again. I'm absolutely fine with Nibali winning, but a 12 minute gap to the number two, that's boring as hell.

 

[Hmmmmm]

^^^ @Publicus and @Red_Flanders. I hope so. Race ain't over and want to see some attacking and want to be on the edge of my seat the way I was today. So refreshing to have a TdF as exciting as this one.

 

[murali]

Majka is out?

he came in at 176th spot in the spilak grp. 22 40 down

 

[Hugo Koblet]

According to Riis, Contador had problems with his gear.

 

[Arredondo]

Acevedo is in, + 32 min.

 

[PeterB]

Boom said it seemed like Kwia had a mechanical. He decided to jump or the Astanas were gone.

Thanks, makes sense, bringing Kwiatkowski back after mechanical would explain why all Martin/Renshaw/Trentin suddenly disappeared from the chase of Astana.

 

[thrawn]

The results today could not have set up a better race. You are spot on.

EPIC.

Well Froome could have not crashed out and finished another 3 mins behind Contador. That would have been perfect!

 

[infeXio]

Contador had problems with his gears on the last stretch, according to Bjarne Riis. He didn't give any explanation as to why he was dropped earlier, though

 

[red_flanders]

Nibali quote:

"I know how to ride a bike."

Truer words rarely spoken.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Rodriguez just can't get a break. Froome's abandon is unlucky for both riders, in different ways.

Its perfect for both riders. Nobody wants to win a GT with limited competition.

 

[Squirbos19]

Is because they don't let him touch the lady models anymore.

Haha true. At least they give him a kiss unlike with Nibali after his stage win.