Tour de France, Stage 21: Creteil - Paris!!, 95 km

[Jeanne]

Barredo kissing the ground..

 

[Gubby Allen]

Hopefully one of Canc/De Gendt/Voigt/Roy/Hoogerland attacks with a few kms to go and gets the win.

edit: Phil is obviously feeling the effects of the TT incident.

I really fancy an upset today, after this tour there's every chance a few will jump off like Vino and hold on.

The breakaway is staying static at 40 seconds and Garmin & Omega are doing a bit of work.

 

[Finn84]

My hope now:

HTC has man in breakaway - other teams don't want to chase as Cav wins the bunch sprint anyway.

 

[Maxiton]

Here comes Gilbert.

............

 

[thirteen]

What does it say?

essentially, Vino sent him a text and told him to attack

use the translate program of your choice or this to flesh that out: http://translate.google.com/transla...rza/wielrennen/Tour/110724_TDF_Vooraf_Gilbert

 

[luckyboy]

Hah, Harmon just asked if HTC might let the break go so they would definitely get green.

 

[Gubby Allen]

Need to gain 20 seconds on both of the laps, probably will do but will disrupt the peloton. This is going to an outsider today.

 

[rainman]

Btw, where's the rest of the forum? Church?

just got in unbelievably knackered

 

[Granville57]

just got in unbelievably knackered

Too much communion wine?

 

[Ragerod]

HTC have to win now. Either Bak from the breakaway or Cavendish in the sprint.

Their tactics have been perfect so undoubtedly it'll go wrong.

 

[Ferminal]

Btw, where's the rest of the forum? Church?

The Tour finished yesterday!

Today was actually the first stage I went to lie down and watch, I fell asleep in no time.

 

[sulgpallur]

millar takes a time trial helmet

 

[palmerq]

going perfectly for htc I think it will be a repeat of last year :S

 

[Granville57]

The Tour finished yesterday!

Try telling that to André Greipel!

 

[maltiv]

When Bak is not pulling at the front in the peloton he is leeching behind some breakaway

 

[SarahDane]

Ok, Lars Bak wont win this stage.

 

[Gubby Allen]

Oss is 150/1 at the moment. Worth an E/W punt for a 1-3 place.

 

[SarahDane]

When Bak is not pulling at the front in the peloton he is leeching behind some breakaway

Yeah, but he wont will, he'll probably get 4th again.

 

[Ferminal]

Bak should attack.

 

[Tuarts]

The Tour finished yesterday!

Today was actually the first stage I went to lie down and watch, I fell asleep in no time.

Me too. Slept through the start. Too exhausted from travelling. 8am-5pm, 11 hours, yikes.

Break got 10 secs, last lap!

 

[Granville57]

13 seconds?

These guys are toast.

 

[luckyboy]

ding ding ding

 

[Gubby Allen]

Are Quickstep really confident of a Ciolek win then?

 

[Jeanne]

Are Quickstep really confident of a Ciolek win then?

there's no harm in trying

 

[rainman]

Too much communion wine?

LOL, no but will toast Cadel, enjoy the moment Aussies.