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

[Francois the Postman]

Wow, that sums it up. His heart hasn't been in it all year. the legs neither. And still too big an ego to realize that the team is taking the hit today for nothing.

Glad to see the tactical "telling it like it is" genius Bruyneel keeping the Shack up when the cetral post gave way.

What was it about surrounding yourself with "yes-men" again?

Karma, it's beautiful when it has been brewing one big dump.

 

[jaylew]

Good to see Vino clearly working for AC. I was getting tired of all the "wildcard" Vino speculation. Always figured Levi should be RS's protected guy. Shame Horner had to shepherd LA.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I feel sick!

 

[Thee_chisa]

Gustav Larsson on swedish eurosport: " It's often you go round a corner and find an euskaltel rider on the ground".

lol hahahah

 

[tj_durrant]

Maybe Lance should go out for a few whiskeys with Floyd?

 

[Carl0880]

Brazkovic is better than that... its a dysfunctional team.

I was thinking about this, when was the last time the winner of the Dauphine was used a domestique for the Tour, since Dauphine winner is usually an indication of a possibly threat at overall in the Tour.

 

[53x11 in DC]

and yet you have posted 361 times. Saaay that's odd.......

Been around these boards 14 months longer than you, _____. Many who joined when I did have left precisely because of ____ like this.

 

[Mellow Velo]

An embarrassing and ignominious end.
The Shack in total disarray.

 

[Zoncolan]

Vino the team player. In your face!

 

[Anonymous]

I assume Horner is trying to bridge to the main group.

LA gave him his release I think....

 

[editedbymod]

Maybe Lance should go out for a few whiskeys with Floyd?

Get Floyd to ride the Vuelta.

 

[ruamruam]

Does anyone know here Roche is?

 

[bobs nob]

Armstrong used that last crash as an excuse to give up.

He had already given up. That was just a 5th helping of the sh|t sandwich he has been eating since last week.

 

[Aristarchus]

It sounds like a funeral on the Eurosport English feed, geez.

 

[The Hitch]

Gustav Larsson on swedish eurosport: " It's often you go round a corner and find an euskaltel rider on the ground".

brilliant. .

 

[rhubroma]

Exactly. It's supposed to be a cycling forum. it's laughable. Adios.

Good riddens sweety. Aww let's not talk down on these guys, what terrible sports we are.

Naw that we've had to deal with the arrogance and bullying from LA for all these years, makes me what to scream out loud YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

 

[Fourier]

quick, someone post that GIF of the dancing cat!

it sums up the feelings of many cyclists today

 

[Anonymous]

I like that one. Great. The little whipping boys are piling on. Been waiting years huh?

No, most of us wish his junkie a$$ had stayed retired, but Mr Narcissist couldn't just let sleeping dogs lie. He had to come back...yea, well sometimes things don't turn out the way you demand they turn out. Sucks for him.

 

[Jamsque]

So, enough Uniballer schadenfreude, let's talk about people who are actually in contention for the stage win and the overall.

There is still a chance that the leading trio might stay away to the finish, but the Astana train is warming up on the front of the favourites' group and if they really decide to light it up they should be able to pull back 1:36 no problem. I don't know if the climb is steep enough for Contador to gap the rest, so there ought to be an interesting battle for the stage win. Cuddles, perchance? Maybe Hes-Jay if he can hang on to the summit, he has a good sprint too.

 

[Francois the Postman]

And that wasn't the last climb of the day.

Gosh.

 

[ScottyMuser]

so the peloton slow pedal and allow LA back on (well, as slow as they needed to - it only took him 4 mins or so to close a 45 secs gap), so people can't complain thaty Saxo/Astana/Sky et al didn't wait for him, then as soon as the road went up, akmost the entirity of the RS team fell off. What a surprise, as I said, the RS team is not that good in the mountains, and never was. At least Kloden and Levi are still up with the Contador/Astana led group 0- if they can stay on, will LA give up leadership and allow everyone to back them up? Levi is over min behind Menchov/Wiggins, let alone the rest, so a top 5 would be a possible maybe

 

[auscyclefan94]

cadel got a team mate!

 

[Thee_chisa]

"bleeding carrots" as an aussie rider described the euscatel team

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

"Assassination of Lance Armstrong" - Sherwen

Astana putting foot to a$$ today.

 

[Carl0880]

Gustav Larsson on swedish eurosport: " It's often you go round a corner and find an euskaltel rider on the ground".


This quote someone posted is one of the funniest things i have read in a long time, and it was spoken by a rider too!!