Tour de France Stage 4: Lorient - Mur de Bretagne - 172.5 km

[SiAp1984]

You must of had strange expectations. ... Did you seriously think he would be dropped on the bridge?

I just tried to be ironic. And when I saw the split, I wouldn't have been surprised had he missed the first group again. Flat stages are one of his few weak points (2009: wind, 2010: cobbles, 2011: lost time because of bad position in the field).

 

[just some guy]

looks like there are gaps coming in the group

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

I'd love to see these five just hold on and Hoogerland win the stage - it won't happen, but it would be sweet if....

Yes, sweet, just skip the part with Johnny Testosteroni winning. And take Roy instead.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Counting Harmens mistakes can be a good way to pass the day.

The irony

No worse then phil and paul, in fact I wish I had harmon and kelly to listen to.

 

[Jamsque]

The Gorilla is giving it everything he has got.

 

[Maxiton]

NBC just came up with an alternate stream - one that doesn't suck. Awesome!

 

[just some guy]

Go Andre...

 

[The Sheep]

do you remember the 'entertaining' rider or the winner of the tour de france?????

Rather have an exciting tour that I don't remember than a boring tour that I do remember

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I honestly don't mind the occasional boring stage, more often then not I'll just tune into the last 10km.

As long as the stages with expectation deliver I'm satisfied.

 

[Mambo95]

Do you watch the sport for your entertainment or because you want to know who the winner is?
Of course you remember who the winner is, but also the entertaining riders, everytime Hoogerland or De Gendt is at the front, you have people on this board cheering for them. A lot more then when Cav wins a stage...

But what is entertaining? It's different for different people.

Some want a breakaway to stay away because they see it as entertaining, but to me I just see four or five riders doing a lame sprint in the last 500m (there are rarely lots of a attacks), I prefer a sprint battle between several teams.

 

[spalco]

The breakaway's time advantage is slipping quickly now unfortunately.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Flat tire Cadel Evans

 

[Ney the Viking]

Evans either crashed or punctured, bad time!!

edit: ah the bunch isnt going as fast as just before.

 

[Jamsque]

What the eff happened there I missed it, why was that motorbike on the ground?

 

[YoRUsh]

Evans chasing

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

lol @ the motorcyclist.

evans flat

 

[Carl0880]

The breakaway's time advantage is slipping quickly now unfortunately.

That just means we are due for a Hoogerland attack soon..

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

sherwen bank account comparison : check

 

[Maxiton]

Looks like BMC needs better bikes.

 

[Parrulo]

i just spent half an hour listening the portuguese eurosport guys saying how much better the giro route was then the tour route. pretty funny

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

good to see gesink so high up.

 

[Maxiton]

sherwen bank account comparison : check

LOL. Let's all check our passbooks.

 

[Bala Verde]

Vino setting himself up for a last minute attack.

 

[woodburn]

sherwen bank account comparison : check

He already did his "musn't panic" when the mechanic is making a tire change, too.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Kadri and Hoogerland are doing some giant pulls on the front of the break.