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

[alberto.legstrong]

Alberto should attack to destroy AS mentally

Not quite yet

 

[Moondance]

Gesink... Beautiful boy!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Anyone got Foggovision?

 

[Francois the Postman]

Menchov settled for 3rd, just covering Sanchez now. Not enough today to follow the 2 that he would need to take time off. Think he is confident he can close that gap in the TT.

Andy also not shaking Contador early enough I think.

 

[therhodeo]

I bet Andy is wishing he was the one in yellow following right now.

 

[Ferminal]

Good to know that AC hasn't won his GTs on falseness.

 

[auscyclefan94]

AC I think will hit Andy at 4km to go. Andy looks weak. He will pop and lose 2nd imo in the final tt.

 

[nicholaaaas]

Has Team Classification ever been that important, seriously? More so than a potential podium i GC?

Just to get LA to get onto the podium one last time?

Benesto/CdE has taken it very seriously for a long long time

 

[indurain666]

Looks cold up there...6-10 C ?

 

[luckyboy]

I bet Andy is wishing he was the one in yellow following right now.

Why? He'd be in the same position as he is now. Still needing to take a lot of time.

 

[nia O'Malley]

The racket from the crowds is always best of all

 

[The Hitch]

the one thing in schlecks favour is that contador is dancing on the peddles, while he is sitting.

But contador looks really strong.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Andy, big ring. Just a friendly reminder.

 

[hoolaparara]

AC I think will hit Andy at 4km to go. Andy looks weak. He will pop and lose 2nd imo in the final tt.

cmon he'll have 5 minutes by the end of the climb.

 

[Publicus]

Andy almost got snagged right there. That would have sucked if he went down

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gesink has one of his better days!

It is a gesink climb as it is over 2000m above sea level.

 

[Anonymous]

AC I think will hit Andy at 4km to go. Andy looks weak. He will pop and lose 2nd imo in the final tt.

He dropped everyone in the race but AC...yea, he looks weak....

 

[nia O'Malley]

Andy, big ring. Just a friendly reminder.

At last someone who hasn't drunk wishful thinking juice

 

[Kazistuta]

AC I think will hit Andy at 4km to go. Andy looks weak. He will pop and lose 2nd imo in the final tt.

EPIC LOL at the weed statement....

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Kreuziger and Roche in the Menchov group

 

[CatsNK]

Sanchez is amazing - that tough fall and he's still hanging in there.

 

[luckyboy]

the one thing in schlecks favour is that contador is dancing on the peddles, while he is sitting.

But contador looks really strong.

AC always does that.

No way is he going to be dropped.

 

[kurtinsc]

Has Team Classification ever been that important, seriously? More so than a potential podium i GC?

Just to get LA to get onto the podium one last time?

What potential GC podium? Best case for Levi (if he had managed to hang) was 6th overall. He's in 7th now. This will drop him to 9th or 10th (depending on Vino's finishing spot)... with a realistic chance of getting back to 8th in the TT if he's close enough.

I'm not sure if getting possibly two in the top 10, with the team classification isn't better then 6th place overall. It's not good... but it wasn't going to be good for RS regardless going into today.

 

[cyclestationgiuseppe]

AC I think will hit Andy at 4km to go. Andy looks weak. He will pop and lose 2nd imo in the final tt.

You are insane! AS may not drop AC but he looks far from weak...putting minutes into everyone else...

 

[indurain666]

Benesto/CdE has taken it very seriously for a long long time

More important than having a guy finishing top five? I kind of disagree. But I can see it from stupi Radioshack marketing perspective.