Tour de France 2011 Stage 9: Issoire - Saint-Flour 208 km

[Jamsque]

Captain America noooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[ggusta]

Really a miracle that F.Schleck hasn't fallen yet

Someone falls when it's wet and Cancellara immediately demands no one goes more than 20 kph downhill. I am getting tired of that.

 

[Franklin]

Favorites? Who's out that had a reasonable chance to win? Podium maybe. Either way, the attrition rate is about the same as always,. Wiggins going out was a bummer but sometimes cycling is like that.

I know, it bites when the cold facts are against you.. so you just move the goal posts a little

Once again, name a TdF where so many top ten candidates were hospitalized.

 

[GroupDK]

Voeckler now having + 6.01 to Hushovd in regards to yellow jersey.

http://gaps.letour.fr/us.php
(vitual standing and second jersey)

 

[sportzchick]

Evans and Kloden went down as well - so Fränk, Andy Basso only people not to hit the road GT Guys

Official DZ out

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[Ramira]

Sorry what is the list of 6 right now?

Zabriskie, Brutt, VDB2, Vino, Willems, Txurruka and Poels

 

[Anonymous]

So it was Dave Z after all.

 

[Arnout]

Is there any mountain that they could use?

Lots. Alsace for example, or Central Massif. ASO is always using excuse of only having Alps and Pyrenees but half of France consists of medium mountains.

 

[YoRUsh]

Txurruka too

And Poels...

 

[Publicus]

Someone falls when it's wet and Cancellara immediately demands no one goes more than 20 kph downhill. I am getting tired of that.

This. I'm sick of this crap.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Too soon to count Basso out of the picture.

Evans and Kloden went down as well - so Fränk, Andy Basso only people not to hit the road GT Guys

Official DZ out

samu hasn't crashed yet either I think?

 

[funnytanlines]

dz out but fortunately not injured.

 

[AussieGoddess]

because he'd get reeled back in by an angry gilbert. still it's ridiculous what if voeckler is in yellow tonight with 10 minutes? he could very well podium

Considering Gilbert will be a major loser from today ... That says it's not just leopard trek.

Gilbert needed the break back to have a chance at green. He needs max points here where cav will get none - and now he won't get many.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Too soon to count Basso out of the picture.

It's going to be easy for Ivan Basso if everyone else fall off on the way!

 

[craig1985]

Rumour that CVV is out as well.

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15:34:42 CEST

We also hear that Vande Velde may have abdandoned, and that Van den Broeck has a broken collarbone.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Did sanchez get injured? Did Contador get injured? Hell did anyone crash out?

No to all of them. There's quite a difference between a crash causing some lost time and a crash where at least 3 riders are so badly injured they can't continue.

Yes in one instance they take advantage of a crash and in the other they softpedal without it making any difference, because the damage has already been done.

 

[Arnout]

samu hasn't crashed yet either I think?

No.

Crap about having to use 10 characters.

 

[Winterfold]

VdB2 and Vino

EDIT

Only just catching up with this - that is a pretty elite breakaway - will be difficult to catch them

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

This. I'm sick of this crap.

you should be sick of the riders who listen to cancellara. cowards

 

[Dutchsmurf]

I know, it bites when the cold facts are against you.. so you just move the goal posts a little

Once again, name a TdF where so many top ten candidates were hospitalized.

Why does it matter if it is top ten candidates?

 

[Zoncolan]

Is there any mountain that they could use?

None this far north.

 

[Jamsque]

This. I'm sick of this crap.

I have to agree. Crashes are terrible and I do appreciate the etiquette of not attacking or pushing the pace after a large fall, but the race shouldn't shut down for an hour every time someone goes over.

 

[just some guy]

samu hasn't crashed yet either I think?

I thought he went down but not hard - maybe I´m wrong Hitch ?

 

[YoRUsh]

Rumour that CVV is out as well.

#
15:34:42 CEST

We also hear that Vande Velde may have abdandoned, and that Van den Broeck has a broken collarbone.

At least he bettered himself by a couple of days...

 

[Maxiton]

and samu sanchez, he seems very strong to me

Possibly. Isn't he like two and a half minutes down? But that won't mean much come the big mountains.