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

[Mambo95]

No crash according to the below, maybe ill?

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=40526

He had a crash on stage 1 (harder than most) and he's been racing more or less constantly for four months. I think his body just rebelled.

 

[hdmfox]

According to twitter messages from reporters on Norwegian TV2 Sky is to save strenght today but ride for EBH in the sprint with Thomas and Swift as leadouts. Garmin is to protect the yellow and ride for Tyler Farrar in the sprint.

 

[Amused]

Last 1K

Guess everyone knows what´s going to happen.

 

[metya77]

Have the situation been when two drivers came in at the same time?
Have you ever had such a situation when two drivers came in at the same time?

 

[sublimit]

To coin a phrase... Huh?

That HRM Data thingy is like watching a pacman competition but without the deaths.. Kind of surreal.

Edit for those that havn't seen it: http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/

 

[Spare Tyre]

To coin a phrase... Huh?

That HRM Data thingy is like watching a pacman competition but without the deaths.. Kind of surreal.

Edit for those that havn't seen it: http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/[/b]

Oh, I'm glad you introduced me to that.

Quite hypnotic. Like defragging in the good old days.

 

[hrotha]

To coin a phrase... Huh?

That HRM Data thingy is like watching a pacman competition but without the deaths.. Kind of surreal.

Edit for those that havn't seen it: http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/

Haha, while I was watching the square representing Oss suddenly took a turn and disappeared into the countryside before returning to the route like one second later. Weird.

 

[Anonymous]

any streams? not eurosport one

 

[Ney the Viking]

any streams? not eurosport one

Live tv first start 14:15, so the streams should appear around now.

 

[just some guy]

any streams? not eurosport one

make your choice my friend - http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/#live

 

[Parrulo]

http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/10/16/v-301618.html

eurosport stream.

i will have harmon talking on my ear while i study <_< (i am on the library studying atm)

unlucky me i have important exams i must pass next monday, wednesday and friday and then the following monday and friday so this is going to be a nasty tour for me

 

[mortand]

Rolf Sørensen has, as usual, been riding the final 30-35 kilometers of the stage. According to him, the roads are wide open and with a strong crosswind. Here's hoping he's right.

 

[hdmfox]

It is supposedly strong crosswinds last 25k.. Should be interresting

 

[sportzchick]

It is supposedly strong crosswinds last 25k.. Should be interresting

on one will get caught out - especally AC after the first stage

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

not good for the battered and bruised company tho.

 

[Anonymous]

make your choice my friend - http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/#live

http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/10/16/v-301618.html

eurosport stream.

i will have harmon talking on my ear while i study <_< (i am on the library studying atm)

unlucky me i have important exams i must pass next monday, wednesday and friday and then the following monday and friday so this is going to be a nasty tour for me

@just some guy. Thank you, kind sir
@Parulo. Darn. u have some schedule with all ur exams and the tour, good luck to ya.

 

[dlwssonic]

wooo fck yeah i love crosswinds. this boring stage has suddenly become exciting!

 

[Parrulo]

@Parulo. Darn. u have some schedule with all ur exams and the tour, good luck to ya.

ty i will need it XD anyway cya in 100k

 

[PedalCastro]

Will there be splits though, even with crosswinds everybody is gonna be really wary.. The big names won't get caught out I don't think

 

[Tuarts]

I'm not going to complain about this pancake flat stage. This is the 7th stage and we've only had 1 pancake flat stage so far so we really can't complain about this. Normally we would've had about 5 so far.

Besides that we need all kind of stages in a GT and flat stages are part of that. This first week certainly didn't dissapoint me. Ofcourse most of the action happened at the end of the stage, but the same happens in a mountain stage. It were all interesting finishes with a lot of diversity.
The TdF certainly isn't dissapointing so far.

Today should be Cavs. Normally he starts to dominate after his first win. Only a disrupted HTC train can spoil his party, but that will be very hard today.

Exactly. People whinged about the stages last year (and there were a lot of very flat finishes) and now when the organisers throw something up to make it a bit of a challenge they start complaining. Its all an anti-HTC conspiracy though!

Ventoso is actually faster than Rojas, in my opinion, but of course he'll be working for him because of the green jersey thing, so I guess his (*) rating is fair.

Yeah, this. Mind you haven't exactly seen the 2 go head to head. Ventoso did do a nice lead out at the intermediate yesterday, only Renshaw, Cavendish, Rojas was able to follow

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Finish line is a 1.5km straight so its going to be the closest thing to a "drag" in cycling. Should be good!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

last 25 or last 35 k cross winds??

man, can't wait!

 

[dlwssonic]

Will there be splits though, even with crosswinds everybody is gonna be really wary.. The big names won't get caught out I don't think

no one can keep at the front you know. some will be caught out. contador might have problems with his weak team.

 

[auscyclefan94]

last 25 or last 35 k cross winds??

man, can't wait!

Basically from the sprint points it turns left which is @ 25.5km to go. If a team is organised after the sprint point they could put the hammer down and gap the field.

 

[perico]

Zabriskie is a stud. So is Navardauskus.

 

[ferryman]

Bye bye Boonen