Official Thread: Stage 16 TdF Martigny - Bourg-Saint-Maurice

[Belokki]

LOL! Watching it live!
After a breakaway started Contador went to Armstrong and from the gestures asked if thats
"Is that OK to let them go?"
he replied(what I saw from lip reading:
"It's OK! don't worry!"
Contador went behind Armstrong, clearly letting the old champ dictate the race! Lance ain't a lieutenant domestic, lol , he's a general of the armies

 

[Anonymous]

LOL! Watching it live!
After a breakaway started Contador went to Armstrong and from the gestures asked if thats
"Is that OK to let them go?"
he replied(what I saw from lip reading:
"It's OK! don't worry!"
Contador went behind Armstrong, clearly letting the old champ dictate the race! Lance ain't a lieutenant domestic, lol , he's a general of the armies

My goodness, you obviously took LSD this morning. You saw something that didn't happen.

 

[craig1985]

OK, I just listened to 10 minutes of how Lance still doesn't have to ride for Contador because he is still capable of winning because according to Bob Roll he "has a unique ability to recover better and better every day."

Some observations:
1. Lance clearly is weaker than not just Contador, but Schlecklet, Kloden, Wiggins, and several others. He isn't going to win unless there is a crash by Contador, and even then it will be hard for him to keep the gap he has even with the TT.
2. It is physiologically IMPOSSIBLE for a rider to recover better and better over the course of a 3 week tour. The human body does not work that way. The ONLY way for that to happen it with performance enhancing drugs. Period. No way around it.
3. I am sick of Versus and their reporting from inside Lance's colon. I don't think Mr Armstrong would agree with the crap they were talking about this morning. It is almost as if they didn't listen to him after Sunday's stage.

I would rage so hard if Bob Roll is getting paid by Versus.

 

[Mellow Velo]

My goodness, you obviously took LSD this morning. You saw something that didn't happen.

Belokki is actually a mind reader. He has to be, as he hasn't got one of his own.
I think Cyril Dessel is already struggling off the back.
Cav's gang are definitely out the back door....

 

[Publicus]

The Versus HD feed is just amazing. Talking about the Alps (not the commentary)

 

[Wergeland]

Aren't people watching this stage? Everything is setup to a really interesting stage. Karpets in the lead, a breakaway with Voigt and Canc for the Schlecks, Van den Broeck for Evans and Cervelo has 3 riders up front for Sastre.

Astana is gonna have to work today.

 

[craig1985]

SITUTATION



Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas), Vladimir Karpets (Katusha), Egoi Martiez (Euskalel)



Jose Angel Gomez Marchante, Heinrich Haussler, Hayden Roulston (Cervélo Test Team), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Silence Lotto), Jens Voigt, Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), Laurens ten Dam (Rabobank), Martijn Maaskant (Garmin Slipstream), Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel Euskadi), Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux), David Moncoutie (Cofidis), Pierrick Fedrigo, Pierre Rolland (Bouygues Telecom), Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d’Epargne), Maxime Bouet (Agritubel), Peter Velits (Milram), Simon Geschke (Skil-Shimano) at 0:1



Peloton at 2:32

 

[Belokki]

My goodness, you obviously took LSD this morning. You saw something that didn't happen.

Just after the race started and the breakaway started to form and Astana started to line up! Don't know what Contador said! But I did see Armstrong saying "It's OK! Don't worry...!" Contador gave him a padle in the back and went behind him! And the camera went away...

 

[craig1985]

TBF to Belokki:

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11:13 GMT

There are many riders ahead...bear with us while we get the names together. Voigt and Pellizotti are there...however Voigt is sitting up momentarily as his team-mate Fabian Cancellara is coming across with Martijn Maaskant (Garmin Slipstream).

Astana are chasing. Contador comes up alongside Armstrong and appears to give him a tap on the A$$ to let him in behind him - he looks a lot more assertive today than before, when he appeared almost like a nervous junior rider.

Armstrong smiles at the camera.

 

[Belokki]

Belokki is actually a mind reader. He has to be, as he hasn't got one of his own.
I think Cyril Dessel is already struggling off the back.
Cav's gang are definitely out the back door....

And you're supposed to be someone who know everything about nothing! Not having a personal life can do that to ya! Get a life!

 

[Doug Laipple]

I just saw Martinez gesture to Pellizotti, "Let's stop off in the next village for a pizza," and I think I could lipread Pellizotti saying, "No, I just had one for breakfast."

 

[klodifan]

The Versus HD feed is just amazing. Talking about the Alps (not the commentary)

Yes, gorgeous views.

 

[Mellow Velo]

And you're supposed to be someone who know everything about nothing! Not having a personal life can do that to ya! Get a life!

OK. Just as long as it's not yours.

Karpets........ a bit too close in the GC to be off and away.
Now over 3 minutes lead....

 

[Publicus]

Why is Sastre always riding at the back?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Let me raise the only realy important question of todays stage:
where ist Kenny van Hummel?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Why is Sastre always riding at the back?

That's just his style of riding.

 

[Publicus]

OK. Just as long as it's not yours.

Karpets........ a bit too close in the GC to be off and away.
Now over 3 minutes lead....

Still a long way to go.

 

[Belokki]

OK. Just as long as it's not yours.

WOW! that was weak..., Expected a bit more from a smart@ss. But your right! Don't think to much! You might hurt yourself

 

[Mellow Velo]

Still a long way to go.

But of course. That's why they should have gone over the Colle San Carlo and derailed the mountain train.

 

[Parrot23]

Let me raise the only realy important question of todays stage:
where ist Kenny van Hummel?

LOL, that's right!

 

[Publicus]

But of course. That's why they should have gone over the Colle San Carlo and derailed the mountain train.

Astana could also want to give up the jersey so they don't have to control the break tomorrow. Which is going to be a beast of day.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Martins Top 20 chances are gone right now.

 

[Marmot]

I like to see two guys with mullets in the lead. You don't get enough of that these days.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Eurosport interview with Lance.
"Even when I was in my prime, I couldn't match what Alberto did at Verbier...."

 

[Publicus]

Eurosport interview with Lance.
"Even when I was in my prime, I couldn't match what Alberto did at Verbier...."

Well at least he's honest.