Le Tour de France 2011 STAGE 8 - Aigurande-Super-Besse Sancy 189 km

[Bala Verde]

Gesink will lose minutes today. He is with Hoogerland.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The peloton has been shattered. Thor still in the group!

 

[craig1985]

Vino has nearly caught TJVG.

 

[luckyboy]

Vino in virtual yellow?

 

[Zoncolan]

Vino closing in!!! Go Vino!

 

[bjaelkesex]

Vinokourov keeps on giving!

 

[zapata]

Vino catching Van Garderen

 

[franciep10]

vino catching tejay

 

[GroupDK]

Gesink dropped again.. a shame..hopefully he will find his game longer in the race...hopefully not to to soon

 

[Publicus]

moi aussi.

but can Vino still get in yellow for a night?

He needs to finish 32 seconds ahead of Thor and Cuddles.

 

[Ramira]

If the peleton doesn't explode soon Vino will take the yellow.

 

[luckyboy]

Vino ominously in the distance

 

[Maxiton]

Here comes Vino.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Gesink will lose minutes today. He is with Hoogerland.

yeah. he is done.

will he continue if he does lose minutes..?

 

[Publicus]

Vino ominously in the distance

(cue the music from the movie "Jaws")

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Vino 18s from Rui Costa - what a race!

 

[Anonymous]

Vino looks spent. And TJVG is young, but he may have the goods for the future.

Well played by Rui, TJ was the stronger rider.

 

[Maxiton]

Phil is so full of it.

 

[Parrulo]

sucks for gesink

 

[craig1985]

Gutted to see Gesink like this.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gesink gone.

 

[ggusta]

I hope you're right, but I'm preparing myself for a boring finish.

Schleck is usually off form in week 1, Evans is a question mark, has looked good but they killed it chasing. I would think AC would want to know what they are holding unless he is holding a royal flush, which after the Giro I do not think he is. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ramira]

yeah. he is done.

will he continue if he does lose minutes..?

I think it will depend on how he feels after the rest day. If he still feels good he will probably go on for the white jersey and maybe go for the mountains. If he's feeling bad he might just leave it for the Vuelta.

But all of that depends on his time loss, he can probably limit it to 1 minute or so he would still be in the same time as Contador and Samuel Sanchez and ahead of a lot of others.

 

[Bala Verde]

yeah. he is done.

will he continue if he does lose minutes..?

No. I think he will let the team go stage hunting for the rest of the tour, with Boom , Mollema, LL Sanchez, LtD.

This could relieve Garate too.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Favourites near the front, exciting times.