Tour de France Stage 4: Cambrai - Reims 153.5km

[therhodeo]

Dean looked strong but was that Farrar coming up on the left in the orange helmet?

 

[Dr. Maserati]

HAs to be Cav.... 1 K to go

And I was right...... am Petacchi..ahem.

2nd Dean 3rd EBH ....

Cav was no where!

 

[Ten Percent Grade]

Wow, Cav was awful. Got absolutely spanked.

 

[Rocksteady]

Dean and Hunter showing that Farrar isn't Garmin's only sprinter. 3rd and 5th. If Farrar wasn't hurt, he would have owned with those 2 leading out.

 

[Carl0880]

Jeez, Petacchi the strongest by far.

He could be a potential Green Jersey challenger if he could somehow get over his horrible uphill allergy he seems to get frequently

 

[auscyclefan94]

Ale Jet!!!!!ACF94 tipped it again!

Cav just faded away. He has choked like a typical Pom!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I love Peta. One of the few non-dutch riders I'm really a fan of

 

[Cobblestones]

Somewhere, Greipel is having a laugh.

 

[saganftw]

cav...to cause another crash,its quite technical finish and i dont think he can keep his bike in a straight line

now for real...i think petacchi is in great shape i put my money on him

yay me FTW

 

[palmerq]

petacchi is a beast... looking at the overhead shots he went early and no one could get close to him :S........ cavendish was very bad though he was blown away so early.... :S Hushovd is not so fast but the fight for green will be interesting.. petacchi can beat him and he can finish grand tours too :S...

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Dean looked strong but was that Farrar coming up on the left in the orange helmet?

Robbie Hunter was the Garmin rider finishing stongly....

Jeez....Petacchi was strong, went from a long way out, great ride.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I love Peta. One of the few non-dutch riders I'm really a fan of

me also. such a champ.
Him, Zabel and Friere have always been my fav.

 

[Roland Rat]

I don't remember the last time I saw Cav so slow... blimey.

 

[davis_123]

Cav isn't much chop without his perfect lead out

 

[max_powers]

Old Guys Rule!

 

[palmerq]

He could be a potential Green Jersey challenger if he could somehow get over his horrible uphill allergy he seems to get frequently

petacchi was climbing really well(for a sprinter) in the 2009 giro(I think).. when he was at lpr.... although everyone at lpr climbed really well that giro :S

 

[therhodeo]

Old Guys Rule!

I guess so. McEwen made a pretty good showing too.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Again I'll say it, Cav's dominance last year came down to his team, they delivered him to the line... he had a lot to do in that sprint.... and failed. He is very overrated.

 

[BYOP88]

I think Cav needs to get his old teeth back, they must have been the "source" of his sprint.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I love Peta. One of the few non-dutch riders I'm really a fan of

I agree. He is really cool

Cav failed again! Gave up and sooked like a little baby he is!

Geez, Ale jet went so early and just blitzed it. He just kept on going and did not fade!

 

[online-rider]

Old Guys Rule!

:hehehe

 

[WinterRider]

Did anyone notice how Cav stopped pedalling as soon as he saw people on either side? He didn't even try to sprint for points, he looked more like a deer caught in headlights. Not only that but he just looked stiff and uncomfortable in the extreme.

I think his head space for sprinting has been shattered by his crash with Hausler. He could have the best legs in the world and I don't think it would make any difference, I think he's scared of another crash.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Again I'll say it, Cav's dominance last year came down to his team, they delivered him to the line... he had a lot to do in that sprint.... and failed. He is very overrated.

+1

Renshaw made it impossible for sprinters to beat him. HTC pulled back the break but only had 3 guys for the final km.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Brent Bookwalter was 13th. Not bad at all.

 

[Carl0880]

Again I'll say it, Cav's dominance last year came down to his team, they delivered him to the line... he had a lot to do in that sprint.... and failed

I wonder how much the cobbles yesterday zapped his speed. It toughen up the riders and his advantage being his top speed may have taken a dent.

I still expect him get 1 or 2 victories in this tour.