Tdf Stage 11 - Thursday, July 15 2010, Sisteron - Bourg-lès-Valence, 180 km

[Jamsque]

Hushovd is low on team-mates and just had to stick his nose in the wind for a bit.

 

[The Hitch]

saxo should have made a deal with columbia to do a team break, if columbia take schleck with them. Contador only had vino and lampre to help bring them back.
oh well

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cavendish got an easy run it because Petacchi was blocked.

 

[The Hitch]

OH what a sprint

Headbuts.
Cav 1st but Pettachi gets good green points.

 

[Moondance]

Cav clearly the best.

 

[Jamsque]

Cav just too too fast, went from quite far out and no-one could come close.

Ale-Jet second, in green tonight I think!

 

[Mellow Velo]

"Rocky" Renshaw!
I wonder what will be said about that?
Cav easy off that lead out.

 

[Big GMaC]

Renshaw blocking, headbutting pushing all over the place

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Petacchi actually came closer in the final 50m. Darn you hondo

edit: Arashiro 6th

 

[Jamsque]

Arashiro in sixth! What a fighter. Love that guy.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Renshaw clearly blocked Farrar.

 

[Big GMaC]

Farrar would have won

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Green Jersey for Petacchi!

Green Jersey for Petacchi!

 

[Spare Tyre]

He is obviously past his best, but how does McEwen do it? (5th, I think).

 

[crispy]

Doubtful Farrar could've come around Cav regardless but Renshaw really hooked him good.

 

[The Hitch]

huschovd 7th. How many points does pettachi get. Is he in green? He was only 7 points down.

 

[therhodeo]

Renshaw clearly blocked Farrar.

Indeed. Thor got pinched as well.

 

[Roland Rat]

Cav just too too fast, went from quite far out and no-one could come close.

Ale-Jet second, in green tonight I think!

Yep. And Cav is closing in on it...

 

[Francois the Postman]

The all new whack a helmet mole sprinting technique.

Will that incident have repercussions?

 

[Kwibus]

Hmmm.. Don't know what to think about this sprint. Renshaw first headbutting Farrars leadout man out of his way and then when the Cav goes and Farrar picks his wheel Renshaw blocks Farrar.
Not sure what would've happened if Farrar was able to stay in Cavs wheel.

 

[Big GMaC]

Ale-Jet in Green.

Farrar just started his sprint and had a-lot of speed and renshaw just hooked him, right after headbutting Dean twice

 

[Cobblestones]

Ale jet should have the green now.

 

[Roland Rat]

huschovd 7th. How many points does pettachi get. Is he in green? He was only 7 points down.

35, 30, 26, 24, 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1

 

[Mellow Velo]

Renshaw clearly blocked Farrar.

Yup and Dean tried to block Cavendish.
More like football than cycling!

 

[Jamsque]

Renshaw gave Julian Dean a great big head-****, and then weaved all over the place as he was drifting back instead of pulling over to the opposite side of the road like lead-out men usually do. He'll probably get a fine and a relegation for that.

Still, I don't think anyone would have caught Cav today regardless.