Official Thread: TdF Stage 9, Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes 160.5 km

[Cobblestones]

Ten Dam. Owie owie owie.

He looks like he tried to burrow his way to the finish.

 

[BroDeal]

He looks like he tried to burrow his way to the finish.

WE just got a nickname for him: The Mole.

 

[RigelKent]

WE just got a nickname for him: The Mole.

Hans Moleman's cycling grandson.

 

[Bala Verde]

Jeez! L Ten Dam's in a bit of a mess. There is nothing as tedious as a huge climb, when you know nobody is going to attack.
100 riders in a bunch at the finish?

Here is your answer from el mundo ticker

53 km META Informan que en el pelotón hay ya 161 corredores. Como si se hubiera corrido una etapa llana.

Rai due is summarizing the whole week now, no images of the race haha.

 

[mambo#5]

YAWN!! YAWN!! YAWN!!! see u for stage 15 guys.

 

[Parrot23]

Will Astana get the "passivity" or "tranquilo" prize today?

I'm watching F1 now. Even that is more interesting, with hardly any passing, LOL. At least, I'll be able to see some real Ferraris.

 

[Cobber]

Columbia driving the peloton now! Making a statement about the ridiculousness of the stage?

 

[Cobblestones]

Bunch sprint? Cav takes it?

 

[linenoiz]

No suprise that another Rabobank rider went down! They forgot to pay the cycling gods this tour.

 

[Publicus]

Will Astana get the "passivity" or "tranquilo" prize today?

I'm watching F1 now. Even that is more interesting, with hardly any passing, LOL.

Gotta think that award goes to Silence Lotto and Saxo Bank.

 

[BroDeal]

WTF. Sherwin is saying Cav is in the main group? What a utterly useless mountain stage.

 

[Cobber]

Bunch sprint? Cav takes it?

There should be riots in France over these past 2 stages!

 

[Parrot23]

Gotta think that award goes to Silence Lotto and Saxo Bank.

Yes, think so.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

I need coffee.

So do I...... and so does this race.

 

[Mellow Velo]

The Columbia "Mean Machine" train, preparing to screw over another break.
The icing on this stale cake of a stage.

 

[Pezrider]

Will Astana get the "passivity" or "tranquilo" prize today?

I'm watching F1 now. Even that is more interesting, with hardly any passing, LOL. At least, I'll be able to see some real Ferraris.

LOL Webber won!!! (can't believe he finished)
So will the 2 hold on?????

 

[Publicus]

Nothing like a mountain stage that ends in a bunch sprint. Well done TDF route planners, that's exactly what cycling fans wanted.

 

[RigelKent]

If Letour.com is right, Cav is in the peloton and Thor is out the back. That could explain Columbia's effort. But it would also seem inconceivable.

 

[The Barb]

Goodnight Pellizotti and Fedrigo.

Freire clearly the man to beat now.

 

[Bala Verde]

I actually think this year the ToC could have competed with the TdF...

Next year they should reduce it to a one week event, 1TTT, 1TT a mont Ventoux finish, and the remaining days are for Hushovd and Cavendish to battle out.

 

[The Barb]

I don't think Cav is there. Anyone know for sure?

 

[Parrot23]

Question: would no race radios today have changed everything?

 

[Irish2009]

At least a real cyclist has won the F1 GP

 

[Bala Verde]

Group Garate Van de Broeck has been caught again

 

[RigelKent]

I don't think Cav is there. Anyone know for sure?

Almost certainly not. I think they just want a stage win. VN life feed says he's not.