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

[Ryaguas]

This stage is for Cunego or LL Sanchez... if they arrived together to the finish the stage win would be for Sanchez... he has a better sprint than Il Principe

Samu at 10secs from AS&AC

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Come on Sammy get up there.

 

[Big GMaC]

Sanchez has gone.

Beautiful descent though

 

[Cobblestones]

Come on Sammy get up there.

I don't think Sammy'll get up there any more.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Samu shakes his head - he got as close as 12s from the AC/AS/Moureu group
- because the descent is over

 

[Jamsque]

SamSan has failed! If only the descent had been 3 or 4 km longer! He looks like he is struggling now, I think he will drop back by a minute or more before the finish.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sanchez cramping!

 

[Ryaguas]

Samu is cracking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Thee_chisa]

SamSan has failed! If only the descent had been 3 or 4 km longer! He looks like he is struggling now, I think he will drop back by a minute or more before the finish.

yep, he could lose a lot of time on his own riding these undulating roads

 

[Bala Verde]

S Sanchez bonked...

 

[Cerberus]

Danish commentators think SSanchez has cramps again.

 

[Wergeland]

Sammy has muscle cramps. Same as on sunday.

 

[BroDeal]

Poor Leipheimer. Even when he is the team leader he gets no coverage.

 

[Cobblestones]

OMG a$$cam is back. Can we see relevant riders for once. What about the leading group for starters?

 

[Jamsque]

Lance sucking wheels all the way to the finish.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Not to mention La Flèche Wallonne.

HA... which is why I said 'full tilt all year".... and I am thinking all the way back to March as he was competitive in Tirreno Adriatico.

 

[bicing]

Danish commentators think SSanchez has cramps again.

Definitely cramps, what a shame! This will make it a tough final 7 km...

 

[Big GMaC]

Where is the Levi/Rabo/Rodriguez group?

 

[Ryaguas]

hey Van den Broeck connected again with the Uniballer's group...! nice... he had bad luck with a puncture...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

**** ASO for showing no images of the group Menchov, but instead of Basso/Armstrong

Complete fail

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lance isn't helping Basso coz Levi is up ahead - the Rai said

 

[khodder]

Guess at the virtual standings;

1 - Schleck
2 - Contador
3 - LLS
4 - Samu
5 - Levi

Sound about right??

 

[luckyboy]

AC group @ 1.14
Samu@ 1.47
Menchov group @ ??
Krueziger @ ??
Basso group @ 3.55


I'll be ****ed if Sanchez wins this. He's done no work at all.

 

[Francois the Postman]

this early - not even a week in yet

Menchov last year was a no show from the word go. He did well to get yellow.

 

[vcampbell]

I feel so bad for Sammy I was hoped that he will catch the Contador group.