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

[sometriguy]

If lovkist attack about 10km out and everybody rides slowly up mende Lovkist will win. So he has no chance.
Good to see Cadel right up the front with some of the BMC boys. Maybe he is feeling better today. It is a Cadel finish.

I thought cadel wasn't very good on short and very steep... I thought he was better on long fast tempo, like basso??

 

[Delicato]

I thought cadel wasn't very good on short and very steep... I thought he was better on long fast tempo, like basso??

And he won that certain race called something like Fleche-Wallonne which ends on a particularly steep hill

 

[sometriguy]

And he won that certain race called something like Fleche-Wallonne which ends on a particularly steep hill

how can i possibly be expected to remember what happened 3 or 4 months ago

That was an impressive ride

 

[sportzchick]

If lovkist attack about 10km out and everybody rides slowly up mende Lovkist will win. So he has no chance.
Good to see Cadel right up the front with some of the BMC boys. Maybe he is feeling better today. It is a Cadel finish.

Its going to be the mountains that will hurt not the flat parts - thats where I can see that hurting him. A stage win is not on my radar for him

 

[Merckx]

Well represented breakaway.. What are the odds on them holding off the mainfield for another 60k?

 

[Anonymous]

If lovkist attack about 10km out and everybody rides slowly up mende Lovkist will win. So he has no chance.
Good to see Cadel right up the front with some of the BMC boys. Maybe he is feeling better today. It is a Cadel finish.

Normally? Maybe. With a broken elbow? Nope.

 

[sometriguy]

I can't believe how much more exciting this tour has been than last...so glad the soft pedal fest is over

 

[auscyclefan94]

Its going to be the mountains that will hurt not the flat parts - thats where I can see that hurting him. A stage win is not on my radar for him

If he is feeling better, maybe. Lelangue said on twitter that today is a very important day. I am not saying he will win but if he feels better he will be up there and him being up the front indicates he is feeling a bit better. Probably still not 100% but I was making the statement that it is his finish.

 

[Roland Rat]

More waaa waaa waaa from the Schlecks

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schlecks-united-on-issue-of-cobbles-in-the-tour

 

[sportzchick]

he may be feeling better but he isnt superhuman AC94 - he would be hurting with a broken arm/elbow. He is doing a very good job to hang in there.

 

[sometriguy]

More waaa waaa waaa from the Schlecks

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schlecks-united-on-issue-of-cobbles-in-the-tour

seriously... i almost liked them before the tour...

 

[ak-zaaf]

Sporza people, who is/was Wuyts talking about????

/nm Paulissen (again?)

 

[kurtinsc]

he may be feeling better but he isnt superhuman AC94 - he would be hurting with a broken arm/elbow. He is doing a very good job to hang in there.

Cadel is nothing if not tough. He seems to be able to fight through pain very well... for a short time. Eventually, if the pain is too much then he'll completely blow up, but net before giving everything he has first.

I think his elbow will really kill him today... but he's tough enough that I can see him deal with it for 3-4km... enough to take this stage. If it was 10km he'd probably have to let go though. If he's not hurt by the pace leading up to the final climb, I think he's got a shot.

 

[sublimit]

he may be feeling better but he isnt superhuman AC94 - he would be hurting with a broken arm/elbow. He is doing a very good job to hang in there.

Cadel usually spends most of his time out of the saddle on the steep climbs but that will be impossible with an arm fracture on this one, Evens has no chance to do anything today.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Versus just showed an interview with Levi, who has declared he will wheelsuck Menchov on the final climb.

 

[khodder]

I cannot wait to watch the Astana Train destroy the entire field up the Pailheres then watch Bertie and Andy go at it on Ax Domaines. Andy needs to time before Tourmalet and the TT. In two days, just to make it clear I was not talking about today....

 

[Publicus]

Versus just showed an interview with Levi, who has declared he will wheelsuck Menchov on the final climb.

I was just embarrassed for him watching that interview. Pretty inspiring stuff when your GC hopeful admits that he's going to do everything he can to just hold on and not lose too much time. Confident!

 

[sublimit]

Versus just showed an interview with Levi, who has declared he will wheelsuck Menchov on the final climb.

Menchov will burn him off, Shack riders hanging on for death so no surprise i suppose.

 

[sportzchick]

Thor gets max points in the sprint - YES!

 

[Beech Mtn]

Thor gets max points

 

[kanari]

Thor using his old CA team mate Charteau as lead out man to grab the 6 pts... Nice!

 

[Anonymous]

Versus just showed an interview with Levi, who has declared he will wheelsuck Menchov on the final climb.

That's just a sad attitude. He needs a "L" tattooed on his forehead.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Pffff

Petacchi will take it back.

 

[Balleballe]

Maybe Cavendish can learn from this, it's good to have friends in the peloton. Nice work by charteau an Pauriol.

 

[crispy]

Wow... Hushovd is an animal!