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

[Clemson Cycling]

any more news on Vande Velde?

 

[Anonymous]

I can't now can I? Let me show you 2000:

Stage 1: 0
Stage 2: 0
Stage 3: 0
Stage 4: 0
Stage 5: 0
Stage 6: 1
Stage 7: 2

Well, don't you look silly now?

Really? So it's your position that the first week of the tour is normally incident free? Congratulations, you just won the interwebz.

Let's neutralize the descents, crosswinds, sprints, pack riding and feed zones. Good enough for you?

 

[DenisMenchov]

I don t know how to watch this anymore, everyone I like are either absent or not doing good. Mollema, JVDB, Menchov, Vino, Wiggins.....

 

[cineteq]

Is Gesink with the main group?

 

[just some guy]

Via Eurosport Via a Norwegian cycling person - saying leopard wanted to ride hard we the crash happened and Thor said slow it until folks catch up ?????

 

[hrotha]

They're riding now. Seeing the Leopard crew applauding and Gilbert acting as a spokesperson was worrying, but it was understandable to wait for the many, many domestiques that had stopped to tend to their fallen leaders.

That said, if there hadn't been a breakaway or if it was made up of riders 30 minutes down in the GC, I'm not sure they would be riding now.

 

[bjaelkesex]

any more news on Vande Velde?

He's back on his bike.

 

[VinoRoche]

Any status on CVV (Vandevelde)? CN nearly gave me a heart attack with the update.

EDIT: Too late!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Schleck is o much skinnier then cadel. It is unsurprising he gets owned I'n the mountsins

 

[slim charles]

eurosport comentators say leopard wanted to up the pace after the crash, but thor insisted they slowed down until everyone catched on

 

[VeloCity]

According to Harmon, it was Leopard who wanted to keep riding, and Hushovd who told them to ease up. That makes a lot more sense.

 

[The Hitch]

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

Yes it will. Last year 1 minute 30 was the biggest gap in any mountain stage between the contenders and in 4 of 6 they all finished together. Dont see where on earth someone can get 2 and a half minutes back. And im thinking on Cadel Evans yet alone Andy Schleck.

 

[just some guy]

Did he crash? When?

I´m asking ? I thought as well as being behind in the stage 1 crash he fell but not hard - I´m asking not starting a rumour

 

[TourOfSardinia]

... but it was understandable to wait for the many, many domestiques that had stopped to tend to their fallen leaders.

This brings to mind the Trojan wars!

 

[Jamsque]

He's back on his bike.

Did he make it back to the peloton?

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Via Eurosport Via a Norwegian cycling person - saying leopard wanted to ride hard we the crash happened and Thor said slow it until folks catch up ?????

Thor had a few teammates behind, so that makes sense.

 

[Arnout]

eurosport comentators say leopard wanted to up the pace after the crash, but thor insisted they slowed down until everyone catched on

Payback's a *****.

That's why Andy Schleck was applauding.

 

[GroupDK]

Frank schleck a true survivor.

Hes normally the first to hit the DNF..

amazing survivor capabilitys..

aha..its due to the +10 survivor trips he was on with Saxo, where the did all other then cycling, with a danish navy seal called BS where they spend days / weeks out in the wild, and on water and down that alley..to build teamspirit (but yeah Bjarne, you sure did build team-spirit - actual so much that it allmost killed your team, when they all couldnt live without each other and have to leave together also +20 person did leopard takes from Riis last year incl. 8 topriders..

 

[Franklin]

Really? So it's your position that the first week of the tour is normally incident free? Congratulations, you just won the interwebz.

Let's neutralize the descents, crosswinds, sprints, pack riding and feed zones. Good enough for you?

Good job in just glossing over your dare.

I came within minutes with evidence to the contrary, whereas you haven't.

I understand this is where you just must become abusive

 

[Maxiton]

Yes it will. Last year 1 minute 30 was the biggest gap in any mountain stage between the contenders and in 4 of 6 they all finished together. Dont see where on earth someone can get 2 and a half minutes back. And im thinking on Cadel Evans yet alone Andy Schleck.

Probably you're right. I just think it's too early to say that 2 1/2 minutes is definitive. It's a long race.

 

[The Sheep]

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

He's going to fall in yellow 4 kms before the finish on the champs elysees

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Gilbert better win

Got some great odds @7.50

Gotta cover my gesink podium losses

 

[woodburn]

@Vaughters
Millar ok, in peloton. Zab ok, maybe broken hand, but out of race. Everyone else ok.

 

[Jamsque]

Probably you're right. I just think it's too early to say that 2 1/2 minutes is definitive. It's a long race.

There are many more tough mountain stages this year.

 

[funnytanlines]

Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters
Millar ok, in peloton. Zab ok, maybe broken hand, but out of race. Everyone else ok.

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