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

[Damiano Machiavelli]

The peloton needs to exercise some discipline on how people ride. This is ridiculous. Beginning racers do not crash this much.

 

[just some guy]

Gesink
evans
Basso

all at the front

Vino
LL 2ND GROUP

 

[luckyboy]

Leipheimer + Vino in chasing group.

 

[Ramira]

Oh oy how i hate those Leopard *******s.

And now it's Rabo riding so you hate Rabo now too? And Garmin/THC they're all doing more work then Leopard. Grow up and get over your irrational Leopard hate.

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

Wow a lot of man love for Wiggo on Eurosport. Not surprised

I'm kind of disappointed for Horner, I was looking forward to that old redneck in the mountains. If he's ok, he's going to lose way too much time.

 

[Moondance]

Damnit... Wigans out. Horner, maybe, out. Shack nowhere to be seen in front (Klodie???)

 

[therhodeo]

Could the road have been more straight and flat where that happened?

 

[luckyboy]

Gesink
evans
Basso

all at the front

Vino
LL 2ND GROUP

AC + Andy in front group too.

 

[Jamsque]

I was sure Wiggins would make the top 5 again the way he was going.

 

[max_powers]

need good off road skills to negotiate these messes

 

[spalco]

Where is AC?


is Horner OK??? P&P havent said as they are mainly talking about Brad

The cameras didn't really show him, which I would guess is a good sign.

 

[woodie]

Oh oy how i hate those Leopard *******s.

Why?...............

 

[Frosty]

Taaramae up there, The whole of HTC up there as well i think, certainly the vast majority.

 

[sulgpallur]

Gesink
evans
Basso

all at the front

Vino
LL 2ND GROUP

contador also at the front

 

[HL2037]

aw 5hit

Horner too

He should have stayed in front. Lots to learn.

 

[Bavarianrider]

And now it's Rabo riding so you hate Rabo now too? And Garmin/THC they're all doing more work then Leopard. Grow up and get over your irrational Leopard hate.

No but there's a history with Cancellara and Schleck inthose kind of situations!!

 

[just some guy]

Gesink
evans
Basso

all at the front

Vino
LL 2ND GROUP

Andy and Fränk
Contador all in front group

Wiggins DNF

 

[funnytanlines]

um, suddenly looking good for klodi. but he may not have a team left

 

[Finn84]

Wiggins abandon confirmed.

Horner continues.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Abandon Wiggins

Horner being treated by the doctor

 

[cineteq]

Bradley's first big casualty...

 

[Aristarchus]

Horner's back on.

 

[Ramira]

Could the road have been more straight and flat where that happened?

Probably not, but this is an unfortunate part of the first week of the TDF, though this year has been quite extreme.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Wiggans has abandoned and going to ambulance

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

It's quite eerie how the "which of the 4 will be the leader" solved itself in just a few days as only Kloden is left unscathed (and probably only he and Levi will even be left). That being said it does seem he was the strongest of the 4 anyway, he's been quite impressive.

When Leipheimer said, "The road will decide," he meant that the guard rails, curbs, road furniture, and innattentive riders will decide.