TDF Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 20 2010, Bagnères-de-Luchon - Pau, 196 km

[Ramira]

Question. Is there more in the break than in Groupe Contador?

Seems 18 people in the Contador group, 10 in the breakaway so about twice the size but people still dropping off everywhere. I think there's going to be a regrouping between break and peleton but it will be under 25 riders, and I'm guessing they'll keep pushing to drop those behind.

 

[Ferminal]

Caisse train leading the Sanchez group.

 

[toontoon]

Cannot get over how brutal the first 40km have been today. I thought they would mark each other to the last climb.

 

[thrawn]

gesink falling off the sanchez group

 

[balkou]

Is Lovkvist the SKY rider in the MJ group?

 

[khodder]

Charteau taking the Polkas Jersey by the Scruff right now.

Also another great climb from Van De Walle, Moreau and Cuenego. All with groupe de Maillot Jaune.

 

[khodder]

Is Lovkvist the SKY rider in the MJ group?

Yes with Wiggo in the Break.

 

[Big GMaC]

The light blue and polkas of Charteau is giving me flashbacks to Kohl

 

[Ramira]

It's de Weert not van de Walle according to the Belgian commentators.

 

[khodder]

It's de Weert not van de Walle according to the Belgian commentators.

I could have sworn it was 138, but could have been 133.

 

[Ramira]

Armstrong struggling now.

 

[salixcycling]

Are any Saxobank riders anywhere close to Andy - tour ticker shows none even in the Sanchez group, and AC has 3 riders including Vino

 

[Mellow Velo]

If Armstrong wants it so bad, perhaps he should stop sucking on everybody else.
He has rear gunned all the way, since half way up the Peyresourde.

 

[khodder]

The light blue and polkas of Charteau is giving me flashbacks to Kohl

In terms of a Clinic style discussion??

 

[khodder]

Are any Saxobank riders anywhere close to Andy - tour ticker shows none even in the Sanchez group, and AC has 3 riders including Vino

Noone for Andy..

Cuenego off the front of the MJ group.

Bertie has Vino in the break, and Navarro and Tiralongo in his group.

 

[koolkinks]

Contador with Navarro and Tirolongo in the Yellow jersey group. LL the wheelsucker is in the group also. Andy has no teammates. There are 3 Lotto guys and 1 Rabobank guy with Menchov.

 

[Sophistic]

the gap to Sanchez group isnt that big

 

[cyclestationgiuseppe]

all 3 groups will come together on the decent....gap between the 3 is only 40 secs w 1k to go....

and good morning from California 4am here!

cheers!

 

[balkou]

The light blue and polkas of Charteau is giving me flashbacks to Kohl

if he pulls a top10 performance in Saturday's TT you would have a point...

 

[salixcycling]

Is Lovkvist the SKY rider in the MJ group?

According to the ticker, yes.

 

[Big GMaC]

In terms of a Clinic style discussion??

Nope purely the colours

 

[Straßenrennen]

Wiggins is doing a great job of not pulling... if he cant at least win this stage sky should throw him off the team bus and make him walk to the next stage, after all he should do something useful on his rest day.

 

[The Hitch]

NOOOOO

Samu.

Hopefully the 70k flat will get him back.

 

[toontoon]

Contador group about 20 seconds back?

 

[Big GMaC]

WOW Levi just exploded