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

[Benotti69]

It's a bit of a disgrace isn't it? If you didn't know Bob Roll was a professional cyclist you'd swear he was just an uninformed d-bag.

ex pro cyclist and d-bag. can he not be both

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sandy Casar ftw? He has been the least active at the front.

 

[ggusta]

omg ... he didn't say a word about a video that shows nothing

shocking

brilliant .

 

[Gingerale]

what. ?

Can you sum it up, clearly miseed this situation with AC did see he went down but not aware of any bigger reason to it. ?

i'm sort of trying to catch my breath from the sight of hoogerland and flecha swiped by that car and hoogerland flying into barbed wire! my god. and of course the front pelaton descent crash injuring so many....

all i have on contador is that little video clip some1 posted here. it's not clear to me that karpets shoved him into the ditch. i wouldn't jump to conclusions from the little clip. but i do hope if contador was pushed it's reviewed.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gilbert changes bike

 

[Franklin]

Look again. He looks over then gives the shoulder/hip shove. Maybe they had been fighting for a wheel or something... but that looked intentional.

He looks to the left, not in front, touches a wheel/pothole, swirves, bumps AC and of goes AC....

Isn't that just as likely? Intent is really weird.. why would VK do that? Perhaps you have better footage than the one I'm using?

 

[Andy99]

Come on LLS!

 

[thirteen]

and be given the most aggressive rider award

+1

he sure deserves it!

 

[Anonymous]

ex pro cyclist and d-bag. can he not be both

Sure. I just wonder WTF is going on between his ears.

 

[brollebol]

Sandy Casar ftw? He has been the least active at the front.

Seems to me like he is struggling to hold on...

 

[Maxiton]

Finally caught up after taking the time to rewind and watch that car.

The average Versus audience knows nothing about cycling except they're excited about the mountains coming up, because that's where Lance is going to take the yellow jersey.

Hilarious. And true.

Should have radioed back for Cancellara's opinion. Duh.

Lol.

I expect a serious rider protest. French TV driver just changed the entire race.

A protest definitely in order.

 

[AussieGoddess]

Pretty bad bike change for Gilbert

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Gilbert has a mechanical. Will be up there in no time.

"Garmin Cervelo trying desperately to get Thor Hushovd to the rest day in yellow." - Liggett

 

[sportzchick]

ex pro cyclist and d-bag. can he not be both

he's a new breed of human....

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Why does Garmin to bother now? It's clearly too late, but they still burn out Hesjedal etc.

 

[meandmygitane]

Garmin already stated their non-intent to keep yellow

Why do they ride at the front now at all then? It is the schizophrenia I'm against, half-committing to stuff, like Vaughters saying over the race radio in RvV: "don't race"

 

[Bavarianrider]

Vockler gets a yellow gift.
That sucks big time

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Good grief, all of Lampre is off the back. I didn't realize Cunego had teammates in this race.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Garmin trying to save the furniture.
Gesink is looking much much better than yesterday now

 

[sportzchick]

Vockler gets a yellow gift.
That sucks big time

It wasnt his fault FFS!

 

[kjetilraknerud]

JV vas interviewed on norwegian TV before todays stage, and he said straight out that were going to defend the jersey. So it's a failed attempt.

Ryder out back now.

 

[Anonymous]

He looks to the left, not in front, touches a wheel/pothole, swirves, bumps AC and of goes AC....

Isn't that just as likely? Intent is really weird.. why would VK do that? Perhaps you have better footage than the one I'm using?

I'm just rewinding the Versus footage. I didn't see anyone else in the group swerve. I doubt Karpets wanted to crash AC but it really looks like they are fighting for a wheel or something.... Karpets hip/shoulder checked him imo.

 

[Maxiton]

He looks to the left, not in front, touches a wheel/pothole, swirves, bumps AC and of goes AC....

Isn't that just as likely? Intent is really weird.. why would VK do that? Perhaps you have better footage than the one I'm using?

There's a tradition of doing this in the peloton. They call it "flicking." Might have done it because he doesn't like Conti. Might have been paid to do it. But it definitely looks intentional.

 

[RdBiker]

Vockler gets a yellow gift.
That sucks big time

Why the hell did BMC stop riding now? Garmin has no interest in burning their riders to keep Thor in yellow.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Danielson making this climb very difficult.