2014 Tour de France, Stage 8: Tomblaine – Gerardmer/La Mauselaine: 161km

[Netserk]

At the final they are.

Three hours away...

 

[maxmartin]

No they aren't...

final part

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Yates should be the favourite to take the stage if the break stays away but you cant count anyone out

Just seen Yates in the break!!

Very excited now!!!

 

[whittashau]

Am I imagining that there is more yellow on the Astana jerseys than normal?

 

[Sciocco]

Am I imagining that there is more yellow on the Astana jerseys than normal?

Thought I saw a yellow sleeve on them, but the ES hasn't been giving the front of the peloton much air time.

 

[Tournesol]

Not a strong enough break in size to stay away i reckon.This is perfect for some sort of GC battle later on between lieutenants or possibly even the big favourites.....please please please make it so.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

So who will start working? Garmin, Orica? Astana obviously not interested so we might see the first successful break.

edit: well, Orica has Yates in there

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Yates (sean) recons this is the breakaways day.

Here's hoping.

 

[Poursuivant]

So who will start working? Garmin, Orica? Astana obviously not interested so we might see the first successful break.

Orica have Yates in break.

Movi may chase

 

[Tournesol]

Yeah,my theory is screwed,Kelly says the break will stay away.Darn it.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

So who will start working? Garmin, Orica? Astana obviously not interested so we might see the first successful break.

edit: well, Orica has Yates in there

No obvious stage favourite today so if the yellow jersey team won't chase it'd be a brave call for anyone else to commit to chasing this back.

 

[Tournesol]

Adam Yates is the brother i have noticed this season.Can anyone tell me about Simon's potential as a rider?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Adam Yates is the brother i have noticed this season.Can anyone tell me about Simon's potential as a rider?

Early impressions is that Simon is a puncheur, Adam a climber. But Liggett has just tipped Simon as a future tour winner...

 

[The Hegelian]

Potential= High.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Adam Yates is the brother i have noticed this season.Can anyone tell me about Simon's potential as a rider?

A bit punchier than Adam - 12th in the Basque country earlier this year then broke his collar bone. Won the 'MTF' at the Tour of Britain last year, showing he's a better climber than Quintana.

 

[indianfanboy]

Adam Yates is the brother i have noticed this season.Can anyone tell me about Simon's potential as a rider?

Simon is supposed to be more talented than Adam.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Why Terpstra in the break and not Bakelants who at least has a chance of winning? Still too close in GC I guess although 7 minutes is quite safe. Even if Chavanel is dropped he might get back in the descents, I can see him winning this.

 

[The Hitch]

Giro 2012 springs to mind.

Most of my life too

 

[Kender]

Yeah,my theory is screwed,Kelly says the break will stay away.Darn it.

No one is interested in chasing them. They'll lose a lot of their advantage when the gc boys come out to play, but yeah, break will probably stay away ( or a portion of it at least)

 

[indianfanboy]

Chavenel and Terpstra might attack before the climbs start to put some daylight between the better climbers

 

[roundabout]

No one is interested in chasing them. They'll lose a lot of their advantage when the gc boys come out to play, but yeah, break will probably stay away ( or a portion of it at least)

I still think that Movistar should at least make some effort in trying to win today

 

[Stetoe]

Yates to win easy surely???

 

[indianfanboy]

I still think that Movistar should at least make some effort in trying to win today

OPQS and Orica are the other teams with good punchers but they wont chase..I think its all on Movistar

Maybe Garmin will chase too if Slagter is feeling good

 

[Rollthedice]

Nobody chases today, winner from the break. Vino is smilling from the car.

 

[the asian]

Nobody chases today, winner from the break. Vino is smilling from the car.

A Pity. I was hoping for a Piti win.