2016 TdF, Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux (178km)

[Roude Leiw]

Re:

The hell is Kirby talking about Greipel's climbing?

he saw him leading up the taienberg at the ronde, so he must be a climber

 

[laurensde+]

Re:

The hell is Kirby talking about Greipel's climbing?

Fear the upper-body strength of the mountain gorilla.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Lol, Greipel winning on even half-ventoux would be the funniest thing this Tour after Froome's iranian centrifuge attack down the Peyresourde.

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

That's not a big peloton. Hopefully there are precious few "lulls" to allow other teams to come back.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

So why are Trek and Etixx working so hard? Did anybody spot Yates, Bardet etc.?

 

[TMP402]

Maybe Kittel has worked on the front of the peloton before, but I don't remember seeing it.

 

[TMP402]

Re:

So why are Trek and Etixx working so hard? Did anybody spot Yates, Bardet etc.?

I spotted someone who looks like Yates in the final third of the peloton.

 

[garthsheehan]

Re:

So why are Trek and Etixx working so hard? Did anybody spot Yates, Bardet etc.?

Wondered this myself......I know Yates is there unsure on Bardet.

 

[garthsheehan]

14 min to the peloton..... Coming down fast.

Do you think the catch the break?

 

[Roude Leiw]

Re: Re:

So why are Trek and Etixx working so hard? Did anybody spot Yates, Bardet etc.?

Wondered this myself......I know Yates is there unsure on Bardet.

french tv prefers showing archeological sites to peloton composition

 

[deValtos]

Can someone explain why when there is a big race going on they are showing pictures of architecture and landscapes ...

I want to see the damn race !

 

[Samamba]

Re: Re:

So why are Trek and Etixx working so hard? Did anybody spot Yates, Bardet etc.?

Wondered this myself......I know Yates is there unsure on Bardet.

Bardet is there.

 

[Billie]

At this pace the break will have troubles reaching Bedouin.

 

[Kwibus]

Only Meintjes is missing?

What about Purito?

 

[saganftw]

only barguil is loosing,pinot and majka are not going for gc anyway

 

[grizzlee]

Re: Re:

So why are Trek and Etixx working so hard? Did anybody spot Yates, Bardet etc.?

Wondered this myself......I know Yates is there unsure on Bardet.

Bardet is there.

Why would etixx not be working, Dan Martin would be one of the favourites for this stage, climb has been reduced to 10km

 

[staubsauger]

At the Giro d'Italia Astana already would've ripped the field apart long time ago. Such a shame they ain't care enough (Exceptions like 2010 & 2014 prove the rule) about the Tour de France anymore. Well in fact it ain't. Luckily they're always on fire at the Giro!

 

[RattaKuningas]

Aru bike change.

 

[Poursuivant]

Amazing bike change lol

 

[Arredondo]

Aru mechanical

 

[saganftw]

aru mechanical,this could be awfull

 

[sir fly]

Aru doesn't suffer of machine.

 

[ontheroad]

Froome's exertions from yesterday may come back to bite him if the current pace of the peleton persists.

 

[staubsauger]

There comes Fabio Aru Vuelta overall contender!

 

[Kwibus]

Poor Aru.