Stage 8: Station des Rousses - Morzine-Avoriaz 189km

[Thee_chisa]

flecha popped

 

[Parrot23]

anyone got a good eurosport link?

This seems to be working:

http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-tour-de-france.html

 

[Thee_chisa]

cheers, i jsut found a eurosport link

 

[superconfex]

flecha gone....so what are sky playing at

 

[Mellow Velo]

Tempo isn't that high, judging by how slowly the gap is coming down.
Sky almost done, nevertheless.
Tommy V is done. Paulinho out next.

 

[Anonymous]

So Sky's plan is to leave Wigans with no teammates on the final climb?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Sky are not overly smart. They are burning wiggins' own team mates.

 

[Thee_chisa]

flecha gone....so what are sky playing at

got rid of some astana and shack doms though

 

[Ferminal]

Bye Bye Sergio

How much do P&P want to overstate the "effort" to get Lance back.

 

[sublimit]

Shack rider Paulinho is toast.

 

[Thee_chisa]

chavenel off

 

[Mellow Velo]

Chavanel pops!

 

[Moondance]

Awwww, shucks Sylvain... Thought you'd be better.

 

[Jamsque]

Sky are isolating their own leader as well as the other team's leaders. I'm not entirely sure what they are hoping to achieve here.

I guess it sort of makes sense, because once the big accelerations from the serious climbers come on the final slope the likes of Thomas, Flecha and Lovkvist would probably get dropped anyway, so Sky might as well use them up now.

They've managed to drop the Maillot Jaune, though!

 

[franciep10]

there goes chavanel

 

[Publicus]

I hope he minimizes his losses, so that he gets another day in yellow. But it doesn't look good.

 

[movingtarget]

Wiggans has used up his entire team before the last climb. They have gone too early but obviously softened up some of the opposition.

 

[iFev20]

Chavanel pops!

..which makes Cuddles the leader on the road.

 

[Fourier]

Cadel in yellow today?

 

[Beech Mtn]

Saxo working now

 

[Thee_chisa]

saxo riding now

 

[superconfex]

Come on Vino tear these mothers up

 

[Francois the Postman]

Chavanel going quicker than I'd anticipated. They are dropping like flies now.

 

[Tyke1968]

Kelly explains it well saying Sky pushing on Wiggins preferred climbs the not as steep ones.
Saxo taking over now.

Cadel getting nearer to yellow now.

 

[Ripper]

Bye Bye Sergio

How much do P&P want to overstate the "effort" to get Lance back.

Never underestimate the poor commenting by P&P. Wow, now Phil just confused Saxo for Sky!