Tour de France 2017 stage 9: Nantua > Chambéry - 181,5 km

[TommyGun]

Re:

Huh, did a rider go off the cliff, or why's there an extra bike?

It was Lutsenko, he was sitting on the grass below the road.

 

[Rollthedice]

Herrada out.

 

[glassmoon]

Herrada out

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Ag2r pushing on both groups??

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Herrada abandon. Hope he's alright.

 

[Ruby United]

Re: Re:

Shirley they should be attacking to drop Knees and Rowe...

Yes, they should eliminate Sky's heavyweights before Colombiere.

You mean physically because I see no other way?

How about upping the pace?

You can't assume Sky are super strong and unassailable just because they're riding at the front, as the leader's team is wont to do, while the pace is slow and almost everybody is still in that group.

Who can up the pace?

Valverde would be perfect
Otherwise Chaves and Yates or Fuglsang and Aru.
Even Roche/Caruso (both just over 2 minutes down) and Porte can change the attitude of this stage.
Also, there is Latour (1 minute down) and Bardet (like yesterday) or Uran and Talansky...

Basically, any team with a leader and another rider within 3 minutes of Froome can make this stage fantastic.

(Coming from a SKY fan)

 

[klintE]

Re:

I know Viviani isn't in the race, but at this pace he can start his journey from Italy (or Austria, if he's still there), and arrive at the bunch just before the start of Mont du Chat.

This is very likely. Very!

 

[deValtos]

Ag2R Directeur Sportif has been temporarily switched out for a PCM player ... nice

 

[sir fly]

They're tackling some goat paths today.

 

[Rollthedice]

AG2R going a bit loco.

 

[rick james]

Sky crash

 

[Rollthedice]

Landa crash?

 

[Laplaz]

Holy s***!

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Sky man down! Who was that?

EDIT: It's G!

 

[webvan]

At last Bertie will have some help today since Pantano is in the front, when is the last that happened...when Kreuziger towed him in 2013 I suppose.

 

[TomLPC]

G is in huge trouble

 

[TommyGun]

Thomas!

 

[RattaKuningas]

Thomas down.

 

[glassmoon]

Thomas down.

 

[portugal11]

Thomas!!! This is good for astana

 

[Amused]

Same place?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Even Alex Zulle didn't crash as often as Thomas.

 

[klintE]

del

 

[staubsauger]

Strike one!

 

[MikeTichondrius]

I think I'm gonna tune out the F1. This TDF is about to light up like the fires of Gondor.