

Km 176.5 - Côte de Talencieux 2.9 km at 8.1% - category 2
Km 191.0 - Côte de la Sizeranne 2.9 km at 6.6% - category 2
GC:

Final:

Remember the last time?
Yes. Looks good for De Gendt.Dazed and Confused said:A serious break could take the win.
About 50 riders @ 10 minutes back or so.
De Gendt to go with the break and win stage.
That is stage 3. Not the overallcineteq said:GC Contenders
1 Andrew TALANSKY USA GRS 4:06:15
5 Richie PORTE AUS SKY +0
11 Lieuwe WESTRA NED VCD +7
14 Nicolas ROCHE IRL TST +7
23 Andreas KLÖDEN GER RLT +7
24 Nairo QUINTANA COL MOV +7
26 Tejay V. GARDEREN USA BMC +7
27 Robert KISERLOVSKI CRO RLT +7
28 Michele SCARPONI ITA LAM +7
34 Robert GESINK NED BLA +1:05
35 Heinrich HAUSSLER AUS IAM +1:05
36 Michael ALBASINI SUI OGE +1:05
37 Jakob FUGLSANG DEN AST +1:05
42 Maxime MONFORT BEL RLT +1:05
43 Jerome COPPEL FRA COF +1:05
45 Denis MENCHOV RUS KAT +1:05
50 Thomas VOECKLER FRA EUC +1:22
Hussler for IAM instead of Löfkvist? :Scineteq said:GC Contenders
1 Andrew TALANSKY USA GRS 4:06:15
5 Richie PORTE AUS SKY +0
11 Lieuwe WESTRA NED VCD +7
14 Nicolas ROCHE IRL TST +7
23 Andreas KLÖDEN GER RLT +7
24 Nairo QUINTANA COL MOV +7
26 Tejay V. GARDEREN USA BMC +7
27 Robert KISERLOVSKI CRO RLT +7
28 Michele SCARPONI ITA LAM +7
34 Robert GESINK NED BLA +1:05
35 Heinrich HAUSSLER AUS IAM +1:05
36 Michael ALBASINI SUI OGE +1:05
37 Jakob FUGLSANG DEN AST +1:05
42 Maxime MONFORT BEL RLT +1:05
43 Jerome COPPEL FRA COF +1:05
45 Denis MENCHOV RUS KAT +1:05
50 Thomas VOECKLER FRA EUC +1:22
I second that.serfla said:This one is for Chava.
Since when was Haussler a GC contender?cineteq said:GC Contenders
1 Andrew TALANSKY USA GRS 4:06:15
5 Richie PORTE AUS SKY +0
11 Lieuwe WESTRA NED VCD +7
14 Nicolas ROCHE IRL TST +7
23 Andreas KLÖDEN GER RLT +7
24 Nairo QUINTANA COL MOV +7
26 Tejay V. GARDEREN USA BMC +7
27 Robert KISERLOVSKI CRO RLT +7
28 Michele SCARPONI ITA LAM +7
34 Robert GESINK NED BLA +1:05
35 Heinrich HAUSSLER AUS IAM +1:05
36 Michael ALBASINI SUI OGE +1:05
37 Jakob FUGLSANG DEN AST +1:05
42 Maxime MONFORT BEL RLT +1:05
43 Jerome COPPEL FRA COF +1:05
45 Denis MENCHOV RUS KAT +1:05
50 Thomas VOECKLER FRA EUC +1:22
I was thinking the same way. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that most passes are closed and that they want some differentating in the KOM to enhance the chances of GC riders.Unkown said:Can someone please explain to me the mountain categories? How is a 2.5 km @ 8% grade considered a category 2? Makes no sense.
Maybeserfla said:Looks like it was harder back then. Maybe that was the reason why Chava hasn't won it.
I think it also depends on circumstanceUnkown said:Can someone please explain to me the mountain categories? How is a 2.5 km @ 8% grade considered a category 2? Makes no sense.
And I'm pretty sure that voeckler will lose 15 minutes on Montagne de Lure to attack next daygruppeto993 said:Since when was Haussler a GC contender?
HH is not a GC man! I thought Lofkvist looked good today, lurking in the main group of contenders, putting in a couple of big pulls when needed and then when clear that the group he was in wouldn't lose many seconds falling back and letting eg BMC do the hard work.Gotland said:Hussler for IAM instead of Löfkvist? :S
the 09 stage where contador cracked was much much harder then this onehfer07 said:I second that.
Is this stage a carbon copy of the one in 09 when Contador cracked? cuz Chava was one of the instigator back then & rode brilliantly...
Yup, my bad. I meant of course to post the overall.Netserk said:That is stage 3. Not the overall
And this is the stage 4 thread
I missed editing him out.gruppeto993 said:Since when was Haussler a GC contender?