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

[nia O'Malley]

The time AS put into Menchov et al on his own is awe inspiring.

If only Frank hadn't fallen.

 

[The Hitch]

the chaingat thing did mess this up a bit. with 31 seconds it would still be interesting and there would be a moment at which contador overtook schlecklet in the tt.

 

[lilyprotector]

Stop talking to each other this is lame!

my husband's screaming at as to shut up. if you can chat, maybe put the energy into attacking haha. i'm sure ac would be happy to chat up the mountain with him!

 

[Spare Tyre]

What's with those banana suits (running by the side of the road)?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

theres a better race up front that you have obviously missed.

Up front where the "best team in the mountains" isn't?

Yeah. I'm watching that.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Did you see the Livestrong man?

 

[scribe]

Someone surely will insist we ought to neutralize the race for that.

Humanity was neutralized

 

[alberto.legstrong]

I need more trackstands!!!

I got a fever, and the only prescrip--

 

[Kazistuta]

NO! I have been shut down multiple times in this tour even though I have been right about tatics and predicted winners quite often.

Which winners f.i?

 

[Ferminal]

We're still in the fog, Phil.

 

[schnebit]

This is dumb... Andy isn't going to win this way...

 

[lilyprotector]

What's with those banana suits (running by the side of the road)?

are you talking about the men in borat outfits?

 

[Francois the Postman]

It's all about mountain bragging rights now, isn't it?

What a waste of a mountain ride.

 

[Ferminal]

Menchov might have a go here...

 

[Ten Percent Grade]

I wonder if Andy will call his eternal pal Alberto after he only puts 30 or so seconds into him on the time trial, chalking the whole tour up to Alberto's attack during the dropped chain.

"He's my friend. I call him and we OK"

Yeah, right.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

1k to go. Contador will attack Andy for sure now.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Menchov cracked?

 

[Fourier]

will they hold hands at the line?

 

[scribe]

Shrek looks more comfortable of the two.

 

[hoolaparara]

crowd must make a late attack nearly impossible.

 

[red_flanders]

Schleck knows he can't win, is clearly tweaked at him, and is trying to keep the stage win from Alberto or goad him into attacking and cracking.

 

[Anonymous]

This is dumb... Andy isn't going to win this way...

He rode as hard as he could, and he just isn't strong enough to drop him. Nothing more that he could do.

 

[Spare Tyre]

are you talking about the men in borat outfits?

No, big yellow condom looking thing.

 

[dgodave]

I will take my revenge!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Menchov cracked?

? He was in Rodriguez wheel...