Nice win for Cadel. Also, Contador showing a lot of fight..gonna be fun. But I have to give the biggest shout for Thor! Jeez! You got to be kidding me. Fantastic ride by all.
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reyan12 said:Andy will abandon the Tour next Wednesday i bet!
Andy might have nightmares about Contador today. Not gonna make him feel any better.
And of course, Riis won't let him forget what Alberto did today either
dlwssonic said:
Stop saying everyone was underestimating BMC everytime.
If they perform well in the mountains you can brag all you want, but nobody every said BMC had a crappy team for the flats. We all saw BMC in the Tour of Flanders.....
No, it was both his strength and his timing.
In the big mountains, he will be fighting to limit his losses against Alberto.
In the big mountains, he will be fighting to limit his losses against Alberto.
EXCELLENT finish!!!!
Cadel was monumental...happy for him and you too ACF! :-0
Thor looks awesome today in yellow...
VERY exciting to watch ...Yay! what a battle
Cadel was monumental...happy for him and you too ACF! :-0
Thor looks awesome today in yellow...
VERY exciting to watch ...Yay! what a battle
Albeit being a fan of Gilbert I'm glad he did not win today. His head was getting just a tad big for my liking. Maybe it's just the Sporza commentators getting under my skin with their question of the day ''Is it even possible for Gilbert to lose today?''. Maybe they will settle down a bit now. I do hope Gilbert takes at least one more stage though . Congrats to BMC fans, especially ACF, enjoy it.
. Congrats to BMC fans, especially ACF, enjoy it.
"That's the guy who won? He looks like an animal" - My momauscyclefan94 said:“Did my heart love till now? For ne’er saw true beauty till this night"
(True story)
SiAp1984 said:
oh boy now thats funny
Dekker_Tifosi said:
exactly andy is a very explosive rider i would say more explosive then people give him credit for yet he was beaten by pure diesels. hell he even got dropped by a diesel guy people have been writing off due to a fall for what? month and a half? (talking about basso) not to mention guys like thor and rojas.
ofc schlecks form will appear out of nowhere 1 day before the big mountains
Whan I saw Van Den Broeck getting a little gap, I thought it was already over, because if someone attempted to close the gap, Gilbert would cover him. And nevertheless, nobody seemed willing to do the work. Until Gilbert himself volunteered. Quite a nice team mate. I normally like him, but that was a shame.
And Andy didn't use his head today.
And Andy didn't use his head today.
I don't think people should write andy off yet. Disappointing from him tho.
more like a bug.
hrotha said:
more like a bug.
How dd Gesink go? He was right up the front but seemed to fade a bit. He's better on the longer climbs but needs to minimise loses on the stage to Super Besse.
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SiAp1984 said:
I disagree, if I am correct the majority of the attack by Contador was placed after the steepest part. For me more telling was the sprint in the end. Contador is not known for his sprint and the fact that he attempted it and almost got the better of Evans shows how hungry Contador is. I think the gift giving of the giro, and the rumoured gifting of the Spanish championship, will not be present during the tour.
The climb of this stage was prior to and during the stage hyped up to be more than it turned out to be, people like Andy, who is an explosive rider and a rider that does well in the Ardennes classics, should not lose time on such a hill, especially if a rider like Hushovd (who was brilliant) managed to retain his position in the front group
Anyway, I am happy that Evans wins and would be pleased to see Evans win the Tour, although I myself would rather see Contador win the tour.
@ ACF Gesink was in the A Schleck group 8 seconds back
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:
My thoughts exactly. I am
by his performance today.Still a great stage though!
mewmewmew13 said:
i really hope so! first i like frank and unlike andy he isn't that stupid.
second, i am tired to listen to people saying how andy is the big thing for the future when he is 2 years younger than alberto (who knows who is going to end their career first?) and the difference in quality and palmares is abysmal.
Ildabaoth said:Whan I saw Van Den Broeck getting a little gap, I thought it was already over, because if someone attempted to close the gap, Gilbert would cover him. And nevertheless, nobody seemed willing to do the work. Until Gilbert himself volunteered. Quite a nice team mate. I normally like him, but that was a shame.
And Andy didn't use his head today.
The gap VDB had before Gilbert closed it I thought he was going to win the stage. The thing to take from this is the Jurgen looked really good for challenging for that podium spot.
auscyclefan94 said:
He seems to be rather weak on these climbs nowadays. When he was 22 he finished 4h in F-W though. Not sure why that changed.
Super Besse will be a tough one for him as well, but in general I can't say I'm 100% convinced he's going to be in the top5 at the end of the TdF. I sure hope so ofcourse
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