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

[sportzchick]

Oh geez leipheimer has a flat.

when it rains, it pours

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

didn't like that corner

 

[T-Nielsen]

Tossatto

Tossatto finally showing why he is there. Good to see.

 

[Anonymous]

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

He was going to be lucky to make top 10 regardless.

 

[Ramira]

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?

Yes, no way in hell would Frank say behind for Andy unless he was minutes behind in the GC already, and they would leave at least one guy to protect him.

 

[Parrulo]

didn't like that corner

really chaotic.

seems like gilbert will launch greipel.

first real cav vs greipel battle?

 

[H2OUUP2]

Gap is over 2 minutes now. hTC does look good.

 

[RdBiker]

It seems like Cavendish's sprint to lose.

 

[Jamsque]

Ale-Jet is on Cav's wheel.

 

[patrick767]

Now a puncture... How can Leipheimer get so much misfortune in one pancake flat stage? What a terrible way to end his GC hopes.

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?

Maybe. Frank Schleck is a definitely top ten threat and a long shot podium threat.

 

[Frosty]

Kloden and Rojas having a bit of an argument.

 

[Jamsque]

The Garmin train can't even get on terms with HTC.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

really chaotic.

seems like gilbert will launch greipel.

first real cav vs greipel battle?

I'd love Greipel to win this

and not just because I have him @ 21

 

[patrick767]

He was going to be lucky to make top 10 regardless.

Maybe, but I still hate to see more guys eliminated this way.

 

[Four Winds]

Kloden and Rojas having a bit of an argument.

Did Klodi punch him tho

 

[Jamsque]

4 men left for Cavendish with 2km to go.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The Garmin train can't even get on terms with HTC.

is farrar even in there?

 

[Jamsque]

is farrar even in there?

No, they are riding for Thor.

 

[max_powers]

swamp that
HTC

 

[mr. tibbs]

So:

Evans
Schlecks
Contador
Samu
Basso
Kloden
(and dare I say it) Cunego

All made the split.

 

[perico]

I'll be dam'd... Vande Velde, and Danielson in the front group?

 

[luckyboy]

choo choo .

 

[Jamsque]

4 HTC on front under 1km to go. Picture-perfect lead-out today.

 

[pedaling squares]

My God, I almost feel sorry for STFU Levi.

As TFF wrote, he would have been lucky to make the top 10. Sometimes two people attack at one and Levi doesn't know which wheel to suck and misses out.

 

[Frosty]

Did Klodi punch him tho

Ah, think it might have been Galimzyanov.