TDF Stage 9 - Tuesday, July 13 2010, Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 204 k

[nvpacchi]

Sorenson turning up the heat

I've never seen someone look so pained while riding a bike. Every type of terrain it looks like he is destroying himself.

 

[Anonymous]

Vino's nuts.

What about his nuts?

 

[Ferminal]

Horner should go after Vino.

What happened to Bottle marking him?

 

[El Imbatido]

he has one more than the monoballer

 

[Jamsque]

What about his nuts?

They are bonkers.

 

[BroDeal]

What about his nuts?

He has two of them...unlike some riders.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

What happened to Bottle marking him?

I'm pretty sure that strategy changed yesterday.

 

[kurtinsc]

What happened to Bottle marking him?

He did... he said "Look... there he goes!".


But in all seriousness... as RS's lone GC hope now, he's in theory supposed to mark Contador at this point (good luck with that).

 

[Anonymous]

What happened to Bottle marking him?

Three crashes by a certain team leader....

 

[Thee_chisa]

hot, hot pace being set

 

[Anonymous]

ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is why i could never ever hate vino..

 

[Lyds97]

What happened to Bottle marking him?

Bit ill thought out that strategy, having the peloton's least aggressive rider try to follow the one most likely to launch crazy attacks.

 

[Cobblestones]

I'm pretty sure that strategy changed yesterday.

Shouldn't scabs doing that job now?

 

[Thee_chisa]

contador to attack and bridge to vino?

 

[Jamsque]

Vino in yellow tonight? The pace in the peloton seems to have slowed a little, Cadel is pretty much out of team-mates.

 

[Thee_chisa]

flecha still hanging on go on son!

 

[sometriguy]

contador to attack and bridge to vino?

that would be fun, but probably won't happen

 

[Mellow Velo]

Santambroggio is wearing his Phonak face.

 

[BroDeal]

Bit ill thought out that strategy, having the peloton's least aggressive rider try to follow the one most likely to launch crazy attacks.

Awww, but that is the brilliance of Bruyneel's tactical genius. No one else would have thought of it.

 

[Christian]

Respect to BMC, they lived up to the challenge. Even if Evans should lose his jersey they still did great. I think he'll keep it though

 

[python]

so what is astana's tactic now ?

no one chased...

 

[eleven]

Think the Astana team plan involved Vino attacking like this?

Edited to add: This descent is a bit nuts!

 

[Anonymous]

Good tactic here by astana.. if vino gets 2 minutes or so in front, BMC and Saxo are going to have to chase..

 

[Lyds97]

Gutierrez has been on the front almost all day, or at least it seems like it. Nocentini dropped from the break.

The main field will have to chase Vino down surely.

 

[eljimberino]

If Evans keeps the jersey for the next week he can kiss a podium spot goodbye.