TDF Stage 14: Saint-Gaudens - Plateau de Beille 168km

[Publicus]

Neither Linus nor Jens! look great. Well the whole group looks pretty shot at this point.

 

[luckyboy]

ahaha nice one Sylvain

 

[Archibald]

In terms of forum members, almost everyone except the Aussies, and the odd Schleck fan.

turn it up. i'd like to see contador make something of it today.
not keen on schlecklet coming out on top?

 

[AussieGoddess]

The worst one yet i think.

Flat flat flat flat. Theres a little hill to climb in there somewhere but not near the finish. Its not a circuit i dont think, they go out into the country to take on one or two climbs, then flat flat flat into the city and the finish.

Its one thing to have flat stages in stage races. But the biggest one day race, where everyone wants to win, there should be some challenges somwhere to provide excitement.

******. So designed for Cav then ???

 

[Jeanne]

ahaha nice one Sylvain

+1

(pointless characters)

 

[The Hitch]

I'd say a number of fans have lost their man. So many big names gone...
dutch, UK, US, AC fans, Belgium etc

Most fans on this board dont base their support on their nationality

 

[roundabout]

Chavanel needs to win a lot more climbs still.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nicolas Roche drops!! That's really early

 

[Ramira]

Roche dropped his GC dreams are over it seems

 

[Trofinios]

Oh ****, Roche dropping!!!

 

[Bala Verde]

Roche dropped

there goes his top 10 maybe...

 

[Parrulo]

roche already dropping?

 

[Wergeland]

Roche dropped?

 

[Jeanne]

Most fans on this board dont base their support on their nationality

that is very very true

 

[sultanofhyd]

Chavanel needs to win a lot more climbs still.

Or just Plateau de Beille.

 

[Tony80]

Gruppetto would all be docked.

First time it happened was the Sierra de la Pandera stage of the '09 Vuelta. Greipel lost the points jersey to Valverde because of that, and thought it was some ridiculous decision to give the title to a Spaniard before being informed that it was a new and universal rule, it's just that he was the first to lose out because of it (he then went on to win the next flat stage and get the jersey back of course).

It also happened to Tyler Farrar on the L'Aquila stage of the Giro last year. He had been ahead of Evans but with Evans having more stages coming that favoured him. It could have been an interesting competition but it was destroyed by that -25 points (all stages have the same points in the Giro/Vuelta).

ok thanks, cavendish looks safe for the time being, would need a major deficit on last climb to be at risk now

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

When O'Grady is making pace and you are dropping.... then forget about a GC. Nicolas Roche

 

[dgodave]

Most fans on this board dont base their support on their nationality

I want to see a Frenchman do well.
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[Archibald]

LOL!! anyone notice the paint job on the black van they just passed??

A-Team!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Most fans on this board dont base their support on their nationality

most do seemingly, especially in july.
don't mistake the amount a users posts with amount of posters

anyway we all support someone, for one reason or another.

 

[The Hitch]

******. So designed for Cav then ???

As was said on some other thread a year ago, someones not doing their job properly if the race isnt designed for Cav.

 

[Archibald]

I want to see a Frenchman do well.
.

Jeannesson?

 

[The Hitch]

Roche dropped his GC dreams are over it seems

Might be another good performance at the Vuelta from Niko though.

Agr already have their awesome gt performance for 2011 though.

 

[Bala Verde]

the stage is so slow, Voeckler has time to pick up tomorrow's Equipe and read it on the downhill.

 

[Finn84]

Arroyo in problems too.