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

[RdBiker]

Damn I just realised something. Voeckler is going to be in the yellow on Luz Ardiden, that means instead of seeing the real racing up front the French director is going to constantly show him in the back trying to defend the yellow. Meh.

If the top GC guys keep their powder dry on Luz Ardiden Voeckler could keep yellow on Bastille day Actually Voeckler gains so much time that he could still keep the jersey even if the top guys go head to head.

 

[superconfex]

Lulu is BACK!!!!!

 

[screaming fist]

David Harmon assuming Voeckler is a GC contender?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Lulu finally turns up for the season.

 

[hfer07]

LULU just saved his season

 

[Bala Verde]

Lulu finally turns up for the season.

Just in time...

 

[Maxiton]

A victory for wheel-sucking.

Lol . . .

 

[Publicus]

The yapping and whining here is from Contador fanboys. About this incident, about how people are mean to him, about how those two American TV idiots don't give him enough respect, about just about everything. It's tedious.

What possible reason would Karpets have to risk his own race by deliberately throwing Contador into a ditch? Is it that you think he imagines he's in with a chance of winning the overall, if only he can get Alberto out of the way?

I don't know where you are in the world, but here in the states the Versus converage is fairly biased/anti-Contador, which you might not recognize (or if you do it might comport with your views, and that's fine). As for the incident with AC, I don't know why the rider did what he did (and I've been very careful to say it was KArpets, because it isn't clear to me that it is him). What is clear, at least to me and majority of the others here and on twitter, is that the movement was intentional. I try to avoid speculating about things where I don't have a reasonable basis, and this particular rider's rationale for his actions is one of those situations. Which is also why I also minimize my contact with the Clinic.

 

[Bala Verde]

Gesink dealing better with the accelerations...

 

[brollebol]

Not much compensation really.

Gesture is well-meant I guess. But if I were Flecha/Hoogerland it would **** me off even more...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gesink still in the front group!

 

[Anonymous]

A victory for wheel-sucking.

Wow. That made Levi look like a hero.

 

[Moondance]

Hushovd breaking. If only BMC had ridden they would be in yellow now.

 

[GroupDK]

gesink sits with the contenders today - a good sign for him

 

[Ramira]

Hushovd breaking. If only BMC had ridden they would be in yellow now.

Doubt they want to be though, would cost to much energy imo.

 

[The Sheep]

Tony Martin also trying to take out contador

 

[brollebol]

Gesink looks remarkably good...

 

[Jamsque]

The pace was really high up this climb, the group is down to 20 or 30 riders.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Hushovd breaking. If only BMC had ridden they would be in yellow now.

He's just taking it easy, nothing to bother about now.

 

[Maxiton]

Nice to see a Frenchie in the yellow jersey. Too bad, though, his jersey is in the shadow of that stupid car thing.

 

[Bala Verde]

I find it amazing/impressive and great to see devenyns ride the way he does.

 

[Gingerale]

gilbert go, go ...

contador up there looking perfectly fine.

ah thor

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Race has splintered completely.

 

[Ramira]

Velits looking good, Andy too.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink finishes in front of Basso