TDF Stage 17 - Thursday, July 22 2010, Pau - Col du Tourmalet, 174 km

[Sasquatch]

Samuel Sanchez seriously injured

 

[thrawn]

sanchez down and in a lot of pain. think his podium chance is gone now

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cmon samuel sanchez

 

[Ramira]

Do teams normally do this for the team classification and we just don't notice it because it's never important to us normally? Both Caisse and RS both seem to be trying to win it - it can't just be this year surely...?

In the time of Banesto/ONCE there was a real struggle for the team classification especially Manolo Sainz used to make his team ride for it like crazy, and if I'm not mistaken Bruyneel is more or less part of the Sainz school. That being said for most teams it's not something that matters unless other classifications are out of the question (Like the polka dot jersey can be sometimes).

 

[Spare Tyre]

Doesn't look good for Samu right now.

 

[superconfex]

carlos dosen't give a hoot

 

[clearhop]

Sanchez looks out...

 

[ericthesportsman6]

****ing ****

 

[Publicus]

WTF is Sastre doing?

 

[Lyds97]

He's trying to get back on. Contador slowing things down at the front. Sastre riding off up the road??

 

[Wergeland]

What?! That really looked like a collarbone or worse, and now he's back on his bike!

Alberto tells the peloton to slow down. Spaniards always looking out for each other.

 

[Ramira]

He's up again and Contador is making them wait, I hope he just got the wind knocked out of him rather then really getting injured so it won't have any real long term effect.

 

[Roland Rat]

samuel sanchez down damn that sucks balls.

neutralise the stage!!!!!!!!

 

[Moondance]

Hmmm.... It seems to be alright, at least for now.

 

[salixcycling]

Contador slowing the bunch. Sanchez back up

 

[Carl0880]

Since Versus want a commercial free last climb, to allow that we will spending the next 2 hours in a constant state of going in and out of commercial.

HTe only time I remember the Team Classification causing a significant movement I believe was 2005 going into Revel when T-Mobile had the lead by like 18 minutes over Discovery, and the break of the day was 20 minutes up the road, there was 1 T-Mobile rider to 2 Discovery. at the 20 minutes mark, T-Mobile went to the front and started chasing. The break got splintered and one of the DIscovery riders got caught out. The stage was won by Salvodelli for Discovery but T-Mobile went on to win the team classification. Thats the only time I recall this decade the team classification coming to the forefront that significantly

 

[clearhop]

Contador slowing things down at the front?

*insert chain gate joke here*

 

[Francois the Postman]

Sanchez down but helmet strapped on. Contador wanting to neutralize. Wow, that sort of day coming up. hold on to your hats.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Looks dazed, but no blood.

 

[Ramira]

I'm kind off surprised there's only 3 Euskaltel behind he has 6 helpers left normally.

 

[Lyds97]

Sean reckons he's just winded, hope so.

Come on Sammy!!

 

[Publicus]

I hope Sastre gets dropped like a very bad habit today.

 

[Ramira]

He looks pretty normal style wise, doesn't seem like there's an injury holding him back from my PoV then again I'm not exactly a specialist.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Good that he's up and going again but he was struggling on Tuesday and this isn't going to help

 

[Rob_Roy]

WTF is Sastre doing?

Agree!!!!!

Contador told him what happened and he took off anyway?!