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

[spalco]

It's cute when Kirby talks about those horrible 7% "ramps" compared to the Giro mountains.

 

[sulgpallur]

cmon contador!!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Here we go! The pain has started.

 

[No_Balls]

Bring it on!

 

[Maxiton]

Since it's Carmageddon in LA, shouldn't you have already left for the office? Perhaps even stayed the night there?

Bicycle commute.

 

[Bala Verde]

Nous avons arrivé

let's see what happens.

 

[Publicus]

Leopard Trek reminds me an awful lot of the US Postal days...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink lets go at the foot of the climb. Energy saving for the Alps?

 

[BillytheKid]

Paul Sherwood is the worst. Going on and on about O'Grady setting an "infernal" tempo on the those last two climbs with Cancellara on his wheel. He was just setting tempo for the catch that is happening now. Gawd!

 

[lilyprotector]

leopard looks great, but still not sure about andy. hope he has the legs today.

i think contador is looking better today. we'll soon find out.

i hope one or both of the schlecks can drop everyone, but loving the fact that anything could happen now.

 

[Ramira]

Gilbert gone, the tank is finally empty.

 

[superconfex]

fast phil gone

 

[Parrulo]

Leopard Trek reminds me an awful lot of the US Postal days...

lol indeed but its a train with a lot less steam

 

[luckyboy]

Leopard Trek reminds me an awful lot of the US Postal days...

Yeah its like a less effective USP train

 

[Ferminal]

Wow, big fight for front positions by Cuddles.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It's cute when Kirby talks about those horrible 7% "ramps" compared to the Giro mountains.

14,3 at 8,3 is difficult in any race.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cancellara spent before the climb begins.

 

[lilyprotector]

Leopard Trek reminds me an awful lot of the US Postal days...

i was thinking the same thing. regardless of who you like/don't like, it's just a thing of beauty to see a team riding together like that.

 

[benpounder]

NOOOOOOOOOO!

please someone say this is not true

Dont worry, Cav will find some sympathetic car to hang on to...

 

[Jeanne]

spot on.... *just quiet and fingers crossed now*

 

[No_Balls]

i support bertie and hope he is good today but we have to be realistic imo

Yes, i am realistic that one good attack, could see him back in competition again. Not that it looks that way from here. But you have to have hope. To the bitter end.

 

[Publicus]

And Jens! continues to impress. On the deck twice and still up front.

 

[El Pistolero]

Hats off to Leopard for that pace though.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink is catching bottles and passing riders lol

 

[taiwan]

Many of the Leopard domestiques have been well used today. I wonder how much they have left to make this climb hard. It might fall to Szmyd to do the damage fairly soon.