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

[Jamsque]

This could be Quick-Step's last tour in it's current form and it doesn't look like they are going out with a bang.

 

[luckyboy]

Why, what's happening to QST?

Sucks for Boonen + Sylvain

edit: Sylvain looks ok there

 

[Parrulo]

Sad for Boonen. I think winning worlds is the only thing that can save his season.

boonen isn't as fast any more but after a hard race where the top sprinters are much more tired compared to a 200k flat stage a guy with great endurance like boonen and freire becomes a big threat.

if he gets back into form and steegmans and gilbert agree to lead him out since its a "hard" finish he has chance. but from what i have seen i don't see gilbert working for him because he doesn't seem to like to work for anybody.

 

[sublimit]

The lack of speed of Steegmans has puzzled me because he was really quick a couple of years back. Looks like he is man for them now in any case.

 

[Ferminal]

Average speed 37 kmh

Wish the intermediate sprint was NOW, then I wouldn't be tempted to stay awake

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

God I hope he does...

FYI, when timmy loves rabo comes on the forum he will be very happy due to his footy team winning.

Go Greipel or Swift!

See y'all later.

Good call
what a match.

How's Gesink looking?
Boonen out ?

 

[Anonymous]

boonen isn't as fast any more but after a hard race where the top sprinters are much more tired compared to a 200k flat stage a guy with great endurance like boonen and freire becomes a big threat.
if he gets back into form and steegmans and gilbert agree to lead him out since its a "hard" finish he has chance. but from what i have seen i don't see gilbert working for him because he doesn't seem to like to work for anybody.

Agreed. Plus I think it takes a long, long to come back fron knee problems. Boonen and Haussler were both no where near as good this year.

 

[sportzchick]

Good call
what a match.

How's Gesink looking?
Boonen out ?

you go for the team that won tonight (dont want to spoil it for the NSW/QLD fans who have to wait till midnight to see it)???

yeah Boonen Out - shame

 

[Parrulo]

Agreed. Plus I think it takes a long, long to come back fron knee problems. Boonen and Haussler were both no where near as good this year.

any kind of problem on your knee is awful. a friend of mine ruptured(i think thats the right word for this situation) both his Anterior and Posterior ligaments and it took him 2 surgeries and 2 years of rehab to walk normally again. it took him that long because after the first surgery and first year of rehab the first time he kicked a ball he ruptured them again and had to do everything again(surgery and rehab). he has never done any sports after that.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

you go for the team that won tonight (dont want to spoil it for the NSW/QLD fans who have to wait till midnight to see it)???

yeah Boonen Out - shame

indeed. pretty happy.

sucks for tornado tom.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink looked better than yesterday but there's no way to tell for sure, they have been softpedalling so far. There's plenty of wind and the final will be hard for sure

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Gesink looked better than yesterday but there's no way to tell for sure, they have been softpedalling so far. There's plenty of wind and the final will be hard for sure

That's good for him I guess (sorry everyone else).
Time will tell I guess.

 

[Parrulo]

That's good for him I guess (sorry everyone else).
Time will tell I guess.

no need to be sorry. nothing is happening. even the july crowd seems to be sitting out of this stage well most of it anyway

 

[sportzchick]

no need to be sorry. nothing is happening. even the july crowd seems to be sitting out of this stage well most of it anyway

im starting to wonder if i can go to sleep now and be wide away for the moutain/hilly stage tommorow

 

[Amused]

Heh. Jonathan Vaughters tired of reporters asking the same questions every day?

Reporter: What did you tell your team before todays stage?
JV: I told them it is Groundhog Day. Do you know the movie Groundhog day?
Reporter: No.
JV: Good movie. You should see it...

 

[thrawn]

What an amazing Chateau.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Chavenel and Voeckler are discussing Greece's economic problems. Signs this stage is a snoozer.

 

[Parrulo]

Chavenel and Voeckler are discussing Greece's economic problems. Signs this stage is a snoozer.

either that or the general rage around europe created by moody's dropping portugal's rating's to garbage despite the good measures of the new government

 

[Finn84]

Cancellara seemed to have a talk with his DS. Talking about whether to try to break the group into pieces?

 

[Finn84]

Uran and Trofimov involved in crash.

 

[Jamsque]

Cancellara seemed to have a talk with his DS. Talking about whether to try to break the group into pieces?

Talking about whether dangerously straight roads are a good enough reason to neutralise the stage.

 

[PedalCastro]

Uran! He'll get on no problem obviously

 

[pedaling squares]

LOL at Phil saying that BMC was launching an attack off the front, then moments later suggesting that Uran's mishap was embarrassing.

 

[Tuarts]

Good call
what a match.

How's Gesink looking?
Boonen out ?

Boooooo

Mustve put the monikers on them

 

[Jamsque]

Sky still not contributing to the chase, HTC and Garmin doing all the work today.