TdF Stage 12 - Fri 16th - Bourg-de-Péage - Mende 210.5km

[rxgqgxnyfz]

I'm enjoying watching cocky Andy waste energy on things like getting bottles and riding in the wind.

I thought he only took two bottles for himself only?
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[theyoungest]

Armstrong dropped on the very first climb of the day. What's that about the poison cup?

 

[Anonymous]

armstrong and kloden have already been spat out the back on the first 3rd cat of the day.

In a second peloton with pettachi, and robbie mcewan

and whoever said hesjedal.. hes gone on the attack

 

[Jamsque]

Racing! On transitional stages like this I kind of wish the TV stations would broadcast the first and last hours of the stage. The middle 100km is the boring part.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Armstrong, Kloden, Petacci and McEwen, distanced, according to live updates.
No reason given.
Farrar now dropped, too.

 

[Ferminal]

Who's in the break?

 

[theyoungest]

The split in the peloton is void. Break of Hesjedal, Costa, and Fédrigo.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Hes-Jay, Fedrigo and Costa have 22 seconds on the bunch.
Off to see if F3 will pick this up in their programme.

 

[ErmOkk]

armstrong and kloden have already been spat out the back on the first 3rd cat of the day.

In a second peloton with pettachi, and robbie mcewan

and whoever said hesjedal.. hes gone on the attack

Strange that Klöden was with him too though, maybe some food poisoning? Or maybe they just didn't feel like getting into the fight so early, knowing the protocol of the tour that it always falls dead after the first hour...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The split in the peloton is void. Break of Hesjedal, Costa, and Fédrigo.

where do you get this from?

 

[Jamsque]

Ryder heard all you guys telling me that he had no chance today and decided to PROVE YOU WRONG!

 

[theyoungest]

where do you get this from?

How about letour.fr?

 

[theyoungest]

Ryder heard all you guys telling me that he had no chance today and decided to PROVE YOU WRONG!

From a break anything can happen, obviously.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ryder heard all you guys telling me that he had no chance today and decided to PROVE YOU WRONG!

We were assuming you meant winning from the favorites (or finishing top 10)

A long break is in no way comparable. That way even Arashiro stands a chance (if he has the right opponents with him)

So this doesn't prove anything. Sorry.

 

[Jamsque]

I was kidding guys, god damn. Why so serious? It's unprofessional Friday!

 

[Jamsque]

On a more serious note, if this stays away might Saxo consider dropping the jersey to Hesjedal so they can have a rest tomorrow?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

On a more serious note, if this stays away might Saxo consider dropping the jersey to Hesjedal so they can have a rest tomorrow?

of course not. no group will get a huge lead today. others will be working to protect their top 10 and stagewin like katyusha

 

[theyoungest]

On a more serious note, if this stays away might Saxo consider dropping the jersey to Hesjedal so they can have a rest tomorrow?

Doesn't look like the peloton is content with this break, they'll probably be caught.

 

[Ferminal]

Strange that Klöden was with him too though, maybe some food poisoning? Or maybe they just didn't feel like getting into the fight so early, knowing the protocol of the tour that it always falls dead after the first hour...

Bad beds again I guess.

 

[Liquigas]

On a more serious note, if this stays away might Saxo consider dropping the jersey to Hesjedal so they can have a rest tomorrow?

No more Perreiros

 

[Anonymous]

Doesn't look like the peloton is content with this break, they'll probably be caught.

Radioshack hunting them down and controlling the front

So are we to read anything into Radioshack not letting Hesjedal go in a breakaway?

I think maybe all the RS riders have a list of names attatched to their bar tape of riders not allowed in breakaways, Hesjedal, Barry, Zabriskie..

 

[ErmOkk]

Radioshack hunting them down and controlling the front

So are we to read anything into Radioshack not letting Hesjedal go in a breakaway?

I think maybe all the RS riders have a list of names attatched to their bar tape of riders not allowed in breakaways, Hesjedal, Barry, Zabriskie..

Why would they start chasing if they know LA and Klöden have a terrible off day? maybe an inner RS fight .

 

[Cerberus]

Radioshack hunting them down and controlling the front

So are we to read anything into Radioshack not letting Hesjedal go in a breakaway?

I think maybe all the RS riders have a list of names attatched to their bar tape of riders not allowed in breakaways, Hesjedal, Barry, Zabriskie..

What are we supposed to read into it?

 

[Anonymous]

Why would they start chasing if they know LA and Klöden have a terrible off day? maybe an inner RS fight .

Na klodi and LA got back in the pack, then the RS huntdown started I think hesjedal has dave millar syndrome

 

[Roland Rat]

Radioshack hunting them down and controlling the front

So are we to read anything into Radioshack not letting Hesjedal go in a breakaway?
I think maybe all the RS riders have a list of names attatched to their bar tape of riders not allowed in breakaways, Hesjedal, Barry, Zabriskie..

Don't think so. Radioshack and its members are always entirely honest and up-front and there'd never be any behind the scenes manipulation or deviousness going on. They love cycling too much to let anything like that damage it.