The most spectacular crackings in recent years

[Eshnar]

I'd like to collect in this thread stages with one (or more) rider(s) losing unpredictably minutes and minutes in a single climb (in last 20-30 years). It's a while I don't see such a thing anymore (at least not with the frequency I used to). It would be nice to find pictures or videos. It's compulsory to provide at least a link and the total time lost
Let's begin with a classic
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/giro02/?id=results/stage17
Corvara In Badia - Passo Coe 222 kms (Giro 2002)

Stage 17 of that Giro. A young Cadel Evans, at his first ever partecipation, wears pink on stage 16. He has just one MTF and the final ITT to go. In the first positions of the GC there's also Dario Frigo, another favourite.
Those two competely bonked that day, in a way I hardly ever saw.
Results
1. TONKOV Pavel LAM 07:24:57
2. SAVOLDELLI Paolo INA 00:02:11
3. GARATE Juan Manuel LAM 00:03:08
4. TOTSCHNIG Georg GST 00:03:14
5. LUNGHI Denis CPK 00:03:14
6. CAUCCHIOLI Pietro ALS 00:03:14
7. MUNOZ Hernan Dario CLM 00:03:21
8. ESCARTIN COTI Fernando COA 00:04:01
9. HAMILTON Tyler CST 00:04:01
10. ENGELS Addy RAB 00:04:14
11. POPOVYCH Yaroslav LAN 00:04:33
12. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino CST 00:05:37
13. VERBRUGGHE Rik LOT 00:06:24
14. NIERMANN Grischa RAB 00:06:29
15. BOOGERD Michael RAB 00:07:02
16. PEREZ CUAPIO Julio Alberto PAN 00:07:02
17. GOTTI Ivan ALS 00:07:51
18. PEREIRO SIO Oscar PHO 00:08:22
19. SASTRE CANDIL Carlos CST 00:09:07
20. MIZUROV Andrey MER 00:09:11
21. FARESIN Gianni GST 00:09:34
22. SPEZIALETTI Alessandro SAE 00:09:52
23. VERHEYEN Geert RAB 00:10:25
24. HONCHAR Serhiy FAS 00:10:27
25. GONZALEZ JIMENEZ Aitor KEL 00:10:39
26. MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir ALS 00:10:48
27. PELLIZOTTI Franco ALS 00:10:48
28. RASMUSSEN Michael CST 00:10:57
29. MESA MESA Hector Orlando FOT 00:10:58
30. VAN DE WOUWER Kurt LOT 00:11:16
31. SCARPONI Michele ACQ 00:11:25
32. HIEKMANN Torsten TEL 00:11:55
33. FRIGO Dario TAC 00:12:16
34. KESSLER Matthias TEL 00:12:26
35. DUMA Vladimir PAN 00:13:09
36. ZAMPIERI Steve TAC 00:13:10
37. MAZZOLENI Eddy TAC 00:13:10
38. LAVERDE JIMENEZ Luis Felipe FOT 00:13:48
39. ADYEYEV Sergiy LAN 00:14:24
40. NOE' Andrea MAP 00:17:11
41. EVANS Cadel MAP 00:17:11

I'm looking for pictures of that stage... Has anybody got them?

Other suggestions?

 

[roundabout]

Here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LGnvZqs8qgQ#t=111s

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=4076

 

[ak-zaaf]

Stage 17 of that Giro. A young Cadel Evans, at his first ever partecipation, wears pink on stage 16. He has just one MTF and the final ITT to go. In the first positions of the GC there's also Dario Frigo, another favourite.
Those two competely bonked that day, in a way I hardly ever saw.
Results
1. TONKOV Pavel LAM 07:24:57

41. EVANS Cadel MAP 00:17:11

I'm looking for pictures of that stage... Has anybody got them?

Other suggestions?

It took me about 3 weeks to download the 'Sporza Wielerjaaroverzicht 2002' form cyclingtorrents, but there's a small bit in there about that stage.
Also Cipo winning Gent-Wevelgem in an amazing way. Totally worth the wait.

I'll see if I can take some screenshots.

 

[Eshnar]

Here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LGnvZqs8qgQ#t=111s

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=4076

thanks, I didn't remember Landis lost SO many minutes that stage

 

[Eshnar]

It took me about 3 weeks to download the 'Sporza Wielerjaaroverzicht 2002' form cyclingtorrents, but there's a small bit in there about that stage.
Also Cipo winning Gent-Wevelgem in an amazing way. Totally worth the wait.

I'll see if I can take some screenshots.

That would be nice

 

[will10]

Basso @ Giro 2005, Stelvio stage.

 

[Zoncolan]

2006 TdF, stage 16 Flandis bonked, losing 10:04 to the stage winner (Chicken), and 8:10 to Pereiro.
Couldn't find a link

2008 TdF, stage 10 to Hautacam Valverde was dropped by Voigt on the Tourmalet and lost almost 6 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9kTDIZa-k

2005 Vuelta, stage 15, Menchov lost over 5 minutes to Heras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-5VLAhnVCI

1998 TdF, stage 15, you all know what happened there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FQqHF8x5I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Rein Taaramäe, on Xorret del Catí in 2009. This climb is less than 4km long. At the base he and his fellow breakaway companions had over 3 minutes over the péloton. And Rein was feeling good; he quickly cast his breakaway companions aside and made for the line with 6km to go, more than 2 of which were easy, comfortable downhill.

It was looking good for the Estonian champion, but suddenly further up some of the people he'd shelled were catching him fast. And then the heads of state blew past him like he was standing still as Purito, Evans, Gesink and Valverde looked to put time into Sánchez and Mosquera. Then the Sánchez group blew past him like he was standing still. That's because, by this time, he was standing still.

He eventually crossed the line in 111th place, 8'47" behind stage winner Gustavo César Veloso, all of it and more lost inside 4 kilometres.

 

[ak-zaaf]

That would be nice

Sorry, can't do that now.
You can donwload it here though: http://cyclingtorrents.nl/details.php?id=5925

I'll keep seeding it until you're done.

 

[Eshnar]

Basso @ Giro 2005, Stelvio stage.

I was about to post that damn.
42 minutes, just checked...

 

[Eshnar]

Sorry, can't do that now.
You can donwload it here though: http://cyclingtorrents.nl/details.php?id=5925

I'll keep seeding it until you're done.

nevermind, I can't download it now, I'm about to turn off. Thanks anyway.

 

[Eshnar]

Then the Sánchez group blew past him like he was standing still. That's because, by this time, he was standing still.

This was a good one Libertine
What just happened to him??

 

[will10]

2006 TdF, stage 16 Flandis bonked, losing 10:04 to the stage winner (Chicken), and 8:10 to Pereiro.
Couldn't find a link

2008 TdF, stage 10 to Hautacam Valverde was dropped by Voigt on the Tourmalet and lost almost 6 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9kTDIZa-k

2005 Vuelta, stage 15, Menchov lost over 5 minutes to Heras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-5VLAhnVCI

1998 TdF, stage 15, you all know what happened there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FQqHF8x5I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Not sure we can count the 2005 Vuelta one, that was more brilliant teamwork on Liberty front than it was Menchov blowing. He had no-one around him and had to chase for 40+km, but he didn't blow particularly spectacularly IMO

Others are good ones though

 

[taiwan]

Rein Taaramäe, on Xorret del Catí in 2009...

That's the one I came here to post. Really it says something about his mentality that he could push himself to such an extreme. Not that it's always a good idea.

 

[The Hitch]

A very light and recent example, but I doubt anyone expected Andy Schleck to lose 2 seconds let alone nearly 2 minutes on the little bump into Gap which was supposed to be a transition stage.


Also, perhaps since he wasnt such a contender at the time Pereiro's loss of 25 minutes wasnt seen as such a big deal, but in hindsight stage 11 or 12 or whatever of 2006 was the stage on which the eventual tdf winner would lose almost half an hour.

Rein Taaramäe, on Xorret del Catí in 2009. This climb is less than 4km long. At the base he and his fellow breakaway companions had over 3 minutes over the péloton. And Rein was feeling good; he quickly cast his breakaway companions aside and made for the line with 6km to go, more than 2 of which were easy, comfortable downhill.

It was looking good for the Estonian champion, but suddenly further up some of the people he'd shelled were catching him fast. And then the heads of state blew past him like he was standing still as Purito, Evans, Gesink and Valverde looked to put time into Sánchez and Mosquera. Then the Sánchez group blew past him like he was standing still. That's because, by this time, he was standing still.

He eventually crossed the line in 111th place, 8'47" behind stage winner Gustavo César Veloso, all of it and more lost inside 4 kilometres.

A brutal reminder of what the mountains we send the riders up can do.

 

[Sofía_]

Rein Taaramäe, on Xorret del Catí in 2009. This climb is less than 4km long. At the base he and his fellow breakaway companions had over 3 minutes over the péloton. And Rein was feeling good; he quickly cast his breakaway companions aside and made for the line with 6km to go, more than 2 of which were easy, comfortable downhill.

It was looking good for the Estonian champion, but suddenly further up some of the people he'd shelled were catching him fast. And then the heads of state blew past him like he was standing still as Purito, Evans, Gesink and Valverde looked to put time into Sánchez and Mosquera. Then the Sánchez group blew past him like he was standing still. That's because, by this time, he was standing still.

He eventually crossed the line in 111th place, 8'47" behind stage winner Gustavo César Veloso, all of it and more lost inside 4 kilometres.

Poor Taaramäe, that's a nightmare.

BTW, is Frank Zappa holding him at the last pic?

 

[ak-zaaf]

nevermind, I can't download it now, I'm about to turn off. Thanks anyway.

There's actually a couple of minutes in that vid on that stage. I'll keep it in seed for the next couple of weeks for you. It's really worth it.

/Almost forgot about that Xorret del Cati stage. That was cruel. Felt actually physically hurt just looking at it.

 

[Eshnar]

There's actually a couple of minutes in that vid on that stage. I'll keep it in seed for the next couple of weeks for you. It's really worth it.

Thank you, I'll download it asap.

 

[El Pistolero]

Not a Grand Tour, but the only time Contador really bonked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypkz63JHSk&feature=related

 

[jens_attacks]

That would be nice

i found here 2;30 hours of cadel and frigo's big time cracking

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9ITJICER
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C0JH2B2K

 

[taiwan]

The way Scarponi cracked after trying to follow Contador on Etna at the '11 Giro was pretty dramatic, although I can't rewatch the video just now. Seem to remember it was just like someone flicked a switch and turned his legs off. He didn't lose that much time though.

 

[jens_attacks]

probably the most shocking and spectacular was big mig's cracking on les arcs...
after 5 years of total annihilation,here comes the 7th stage of 1996 tour
everything seemed to be just ok after madeleine and cormet de roselend where he responded good to zulle's attack.
hell broke out on les arcs,not a difficult climb,especially for indurain.your usual indurain who could go at above 500 watts could not do more than 300.that's what i call cracking.

1. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti 5.47.22
2. Tony Rominger (Swi) Mapei 0.47
3. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera 0.52
4. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina
5. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina
6. Abraham Olano (Spa) Mapei all s.t.
7. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom 0.56
8. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme
9. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
10. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto
11. Yevgeny Berzin (Rus) Gewiss all s.t.
12. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Refin 2.19
13. Bo Hamburger (Den) TVM 3:14
14. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONCE 3:29
15. Alex Zulle (Swi) ONCE s.t.
16. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto 4:19





just a little bit earlier on cormet de roselend,the maillot jaune heulot was forced to abandon crying.he seemed to ride in the red following the leaders for way too long time and that's what happens when you push your body in such a barbaric mode.

this stage is probably one of the greatest in le tour's history.
you can find it here,i think it's more than 4-5 hours in spanish.
http://www.videosdeciclismo.net/buscar.php?v=carrera&carrera=400

 

[mewmewmew13]

2006 TdF, stage 16 Flandis bonked, losing 10:04 to the stage winner (Chicken), and 8:10 to Pereiro.
Couldn't find a link

2008 TdF, stage 10 to Hautacam Valverde was dropped by Voigt on the Tourmalet and lost almost 6 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9kTDIZa-k

2005 Vuelta, stage 15, Menchov lost over 5 minutes to Heras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-5VLAhnVCI

1998 TdF, stage 15, you all know what happened there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FQqHF8x5I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

What a terrific thread!
I'm home with a cold and what better way to spend the day than looking at clips of epic racing. It's been awhile and the adrenaline of watching a race feels great.

I'm reflecting on the amount of pain and suffering that Ullrich went through during his tours. Except for his win I can't think of many that went his way...
a true champion in my mind anyway.

 

[mewmewmew13]

probably the most shocking and spectacular was big mig's cracking on les arcs...
After 5 years of total annihilation,here comes the 7th stage of 1996 tour
everything seemed to be just ok after madeleine and cormet de roselend where he responded good to zulle's attack.
Hell broke out on les arcs,not a difficult climb,especially for indurain.your usual indurain who could go at above 500 watts could not do more than 300.that's what i call cracking.

1. Luc leblanc (fra) polti 5.47.22
2. Tony rominger (swi) mapei 0.47
3. Peter luttenberger (aut) carrera 0.52
4. Richard virenque (fra) festina
5. Laurent dufaux (swi) festina
6. Abraham olano (spa) mapei all s.t.
7. Bjarne riis (den) telekom 0.56
8. Fernando escartin (spa) kelme
9. Jan ullrich (ger) telekom
10. Piotr ugrumov (rus) roslotto
11. Yevgeny berzin (rus) gewiss all s.t.
12. Leonardo piepoli (ita) refin 2.19
13. Bo hamburger (den) tvm 3:14
14. Aitor garmendia (spa) once 3:29
15. Alex zulle (swi) once s.t.
16. Miguel indurain (spa) banesto 4:19





just a little bit earlier on cormet de roselend,the maillot jaune heulot was forced to abandon crying.he seemed to ride in the red following the leaders for way too long time and that's what happens when you push your body in such a barbaric mode.

this stage is probably one of the greatest in le tour's history.
You can find it here,i think it's more than 4-5 hours in spanish.
http://www.videosdeciclismo.net/buscar.php?v=carrera&carrera=400

epic!!.......

 

[Ruudz0r]

Here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LGnvZqs8qgQ#t=111s

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=4076

Whats Leipheimer doing in that race !?