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

[franciep10]

As usual, as clueless as ever along with the rest of your knob gobblers.

you weren't saying anything before he came back though. by the way cadel and sastre are done. I have made my thoughts on wiggins clear.

 

[Anonymous]

Any of you guys that got duped, care to reminisce?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3vHjnXCe8

The big difference being that he won't win this tour. But I guess you will all just have to be happy with the small victories...you know, like riding up to the leader's group on a Cat 1 climb that wasn't hard enough to make a very good selection considering Dave Z was there, but hey, its the little things.

 

[Cobber]

Voigt being taken to hospital, apparently injuries to face, head and shoulder.

Susan

Awww that sucks... Hope everything's OK Jens.

 

[gjdavis60]

Where's Carlos?

CN says Sastre is with the yellow jersey group, Versus says he is back w/ Evans. Where is Sastre??

 

[BroDeal]

As usual, as clueless as ever along with the rest of your knob gobblers.

Here comes the truly clueless. There is no way that Andy can ride people off his wheel on a climb that moderate. That Armstrong was unable to respond to the initial attack indicates that on a steeper climb he won't come back. That pretty much everyone who was initially dropped was also able to get back to the Schleck group indicates that the Schleck group's pace slowed.

 

[frizzlefry]

The big difference being that he won't win this tour.

Yea, but he still continues to dupe the field(Saxo) and this forum as well. He's going down swinging.

 

[Cobber]

Feel a bit sorry for VDB... he looked really strong today.

 

[TibetT]

Yeah... pretty surprising really. A lot of people that you would expect to be dropped before Evans reached the summit with the Yellow Jersey group.

Looks like there might be a tad more to Evans comments about politics .. read disunity at Silence Lotto.. read interesting transfer season ahead. Looks like JVB is the new man of flavour for Lotto .. and he is what a surprise belgium.

Prediction: cadel will abondon or not start tomorrow..

 

[luckyboy]

Yea, but he still continues to dupe the field(Saxo) and this forum as well. He's going down swinging.

If AC or Andy attack on Ventoux, he's gonna lose minutes



Good for Euskaltel, I knew they'd win something this Tour

And Moreau too strong for Contador

 

[frizzlefry]

If AC or Andy attack on Ventoux, he's gonna lose minutes

I dont think Andy is that big of deal for LA. AC yeah, but his problem is dragging people with him.

 

[luckyboy]

AC yeah, but his problem is dragging people with him.

I don't remember anyone being dragged with him the last two times he's attacked

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Great win for Mikel Astarloza. What a fantastic way to get your first pro road race win!

Agree with others saying the climb wasn't steep enough to really split the leaders up. Cadel getting dropped not withstanding. Much of what he lost was apparently on the descent. Really what the climb was, was big. Up, and down.

Again P&P not sure about who was where, but talked away anyway. Kept saying Sastre was with Evans, when all along he was with Contador.

 

[franciep10]

evans about 2:50 down on the yellow jersey group

 

[klodifan]

Seriously? No one was duped. Lance was dropped. It WAS NOT planned. He clawed himself back up due to the nature of the climb and his tenacity. But his performance today does not bode well for tomorrow, and then what will his fans say?

 

[frizzlefry]

I don't remember anyone being dragged with him the last two times he's attacked

I didnt say he did, that is what he has to becareful of, if AC attacks, LA has to decide to mark A Schleck or not cause he is his main threat to podium. If he does he will drag people with him.

 

[frizzlefry]

Seriously? No one was duped. Lance was dropped. It WAS NOT planned. He clawed himself back up due to the nature of the climb and his tenacity. But his performance today does not bode well for tomorrow, and then what will his fans say?

LMFAO. You got duped as well???? HaHa.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't remember anyone being dragged with him the last two times he's attacked

Yea, Lance would tell you that he cannot hang with Schlecklet either.

 

[Parrot23]

Did Andy attack on the steepest part then it levelled out and not then commit fully once he had the gap, seeing it wasn't big enough? I couldn't see.

Wondering why Andy kept looking back, looking back. Not sure.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Seriously? No one was duped. Lance was dropped. It WAS NOT planned. He clawed himself back up due to the nature of the climb and his tenacity. But his performance today does not bode well for tomorrow, and then what will his fans say?

Stop trying, your just wasting energy and nerves...
it was a brilliant move. You cannot make them believe something diffrent.
Be patient, tomorrow will come soon.

 

[Belokki]

LOL! Contador sprinting..there's something you don't see every day

 

[Anonymous]

LMFAO. You got duped as well???? HaHa.

Seriously man, Dave Z bridged back up. That does not an impressive catch make.

 

[Not Riding Enough]

Looks like there might be a tad more to Evans comments about politics .. read disunity at Silence Lotto.. read interesting transfer season ahead. Looks like JVB is the new man of flavour for Lotto .. and he is what a surprise belgium.

Prediction: cadel will abondon or not start tomorrow..

Not that it really matters but how much time did cadel loose?

 

[ericthesportsman6]

I feel bad for Pellizotti, he really deserved the win today.

 

[klodifan]

LMFAO. You got duped as well???? HaHa.

How was I duped? Lance was dropped. Then Lance closed the gap. Those are the facts. To say it was planned reflects your own irrational delusions and hero workship.

 

[BroDeal]

evans about 2:50 down on the yellow jersey group

He has to be sick. He should be able to climb with most of those guys on a day like today. Two bad days in a row. This one worse than the last even though there was a rest day in between.