Official thread - TdF Stage 6 Gérone - Barcelone (181.5 km)

[issoisso]

My pick is Kirchen, provided he's on form (which is a question mark)

The only guys who will go out the back are the pure sprinters like Cav, Ciolek and Farrar.

Ciolek is a much better climber than any other sprinter in the pro peloton. Not even Bennati or Davis can compare

You are not making a strong point there Columbiafan/BHF fan (yes, I know you)

In the second result Hushovd is beating Ciolek...

To be fair, Ciolek was the leadout man for Hushovd that day...and he still finished third

 

[EmJayEm]

Sorry, n00b question, what time does this stage start?

Thanks

 

[whiteboytrash]

Sorry, n00b question, what time does this stage start?

Thanks

11:10am local time.

 

[EmJayEm]

Thank you!

 

[Amsterhammer]

11:10am local time.

Incorrect. The stage got under way just before 13:00. From the official site -

13:11 The peloton is at the 12 km mark and it's still one group.

The winds are less than yesterday; it's dry at the start but raining in Barcelona.

 

[Columbiafan]

You are not making a strong point there Columbiafan/BHF fan (yes, I know you)

In the second result Hushovd is beating Ciolek...

That was to show he is capable of finishing close or even winning in this stage

Are you Ruben of NCL?

 

[issoisso]

Are you Ruben of NCL?

Yes, he is the world's 15th best Mountain Biker

(I want to see someone catch that reference to this very site )

 

[Kazistuta]

To be fair, Ciolek was the leadout man for Hushovd that day...and he still finished third

No way Ciolek lead out for Hushovd

Besides that, Ciolek sprinted at his own - watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFPZPa0-NmY

 

[issoisso]

d'oh, I meant Kirchen, obviously. Brain cramp there, sorry.

 

[Buninyong Bunny]

I'm a bit surprised that Moncoutie didn't go the KOM points considering that he stated that he was going for that jersey. Does anyone here think he was just foxing when he said that, or is he just not worrying about the minor hills?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kirchen should have been my pick.

heavy rain and thunder in the city...

Meanwhile in the race, that curvy narrow hilly coastal road after Sant Feillu is causing splits... 10 riders, with Cancellara, in a first group

 

[Amsterhammer]

I'm a bit surprised that Moncoutie didn't go the KOM points considering that he stated that he was going for that jersey. Does anyone here think he was just foxing when he said that, or is he just not worrying about the minor hills?

I suspect that he's not bothered about the three points from a Cat. 4. I'm counting on him for some action tomorrow, for sure.

Today's first three points went to Botcharov. Various minor escape attempts have so far not succeeded.

 

[Buninyong Bunny]

On your judgement is that split likely to stay?

 

[EmJayEm]

Incorrect. The stage got under way just before 13:00. From the official site -

13:11 The peloton is at the 12 km mark and it's still one group.

The winds are less than yesterday; it's dry at the start but raining in Barcelona.

Thank you muchly

 

[whiteboytrash]

Incorrect. The stage got under way just before 13:00. From the official site -

13:11 The peloton is at the 12 km mark and it's still one group.

The winds are less than yesterday; it's dry at the start but raining in Barcelona.

You're such a wa*ker. You know you want to be me.

 

[Boleyn]

Dont the french only win on bastille day?....

Having seen Stage 5, obviously not!

 

[Amsterhammer]

You're such a wa*ker. You know you want to be me.

What, you can't handle being corrected on a matter of verifiable fact? Your response would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic. Your second sentence in particular exposes you for what you are. Perceptive readers will draw their own conclusions.

 

[whiteboytrash]

What, you can't handle being corrected on a matter of verifiable fact? Your response would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic. Your second sentence in particular exposes you for what you are. Perceptive readers will draw their own conclusions.

The knife cuts deep...

 

[Amsterhammer]

Millar, Auge and Chavanel now two minutes ahead of the peloton at the second col.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yes, he is the world's 15th best Mountain Biker

(I want to see someone catch that reference to this very site )

Yeah, two years in a row I belonged to the 20 world bests mountain bikers, according to the readers of cyclingnews.

Sadly, I have never touched an MTB in an official race. So you can guess my awesome talent.

 

[Bala Verde]

Looks like Milram, Cervelo, Katyusha and Rabobank have a sprint in mind...

 

[Ferminal]

ffs Millar better not stay out, was very close to laying money on him

 

[Bala Verde]

Freire showed he was strong the other day during the TTT. He didn't get dropped. DId the same apply to hshvd, ciolek and Pozzato?

 

[Amsterhammer]

Dutch tv reporting that the first hour saw 46kph!

Pedro Delgado says that as soon as these roads get wet they will be "treacherous" since it hasn't rained for months - till today.

 

[Anonymous]

juust about to tune in

how bad is the rain?