Tour de France 2011 Stage 7: Le Mans - Châteauroux 218 km

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink is really strong, just sprinted up front himself w/o teammates. This bodes well for tomorrow

 

[Frosty]

any sign of Roche

Possibly. There are at least three Ag2r riders there.

 

[Tuarts]

Gilbert riding in the wind!

 

[Carl0880]

Oh wow, that ****'s gonna break up.

THERE'S KLODI!!

They need Klodi now, because their goal of winning Team Classification may be out now.

 

[Archibald]

I don't like what they're doing BUT I also see a few other teams doing the same thing at the same time and taking no heat for it here. They're the whipping boys of the year, just like old Bradley and Team Sky were last year.

it is funny how those crying 'hypocracy' and 'double standards' are doing exacty that...

leopard on the front and suddenly IQs drop around here...

 

[spalco]

Rewind the ****ing tape *******, see for yourself.

I will tomorrow.

 

[patrick767]

We interrupt the Leopard hatefest to point out that HTC has been pushing really hard.

It seems there are multiple teams riding absolutely ruthlessly. Take all the advantage they can from the crashes.

2nd group has now dropped to 1:40 behind per CN feed.

 

[Bielers]

Decided to take a mid-afternoon nap while nothing was happening and wake up to find all hell has broken loose! Shame for Wiggo and all the Sky riders who had to wait. Not sure if they could have stayed in the main group, but would it not have been possible to leave some of the riders (Thomas, EBH, Uran) in there and leave the rest to help Wiggins should he get back on his bike? This way they've ******ed the whole teams chances for this stage at least...

Or was having the whole team wait the right call?

 

[Four Winds]

Farrar in second group?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Leipheimer with a flat tire, unbelievable

 

[Frosty]

Leipheimer puncture.

 

[UselessToo]

Bottle mechanical

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

SKY AT THE FRONT

 

[thrawn]

Leipheimer mechanical...

 

[Jamsque]

Levi's GC challenge is over. He'll be lucky to make the top 10.

 

[lilyprotector]

oh wow, that ****'s gonna break up.

There's klodi!!

where is he??? Is he still in it?

Oh geez leipheimer has a flat.

 

[RdBiker]

Leipheimer's Tour looks to be over after today...

 

[Frosty]

Farrar in second group?

Apparently so, hesjedal too.

 

[luckyboy]

Levi lolheimer

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Levi lol.

Radioshack's team leader decision is getting easier.
Thier tactical advantage vaishing.

 

[max_powers]

Bottle leak

 

[Parrulo]

thats what happens when you steal the tour de suisse from il principe the way you did bottle

 

[Bavarianrider]

Bottle

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Leipheimer with a flat tire, unbelievable

he will now be relegated to domestique for sure to support Klodi

 

[Jamsque]

Decided to take a mid-afternoon nap while nothing was happening and wake up to find all hell has broken loose! Shame for Wiggo and all the Sky riders who had to wait. Not sure if they could have stayed in the main group, but would it not have been possible to leave some of the riders (Thomas, EBH, Uran) in there and leave the rest to help Wiggins should he get back on his bike? This way they've ******ed the whole teams chances for this stage at least...

Or was having the whole team wait the right call?

They already got a stage win, their other big goal was GC. If your GC leader goes down, everyone waits. Would you expect Leopard to leave anyone up front if Andy crashed?