Robbie McEwen agrees with Cav...Kwibus said:I don't know if they decided to do that because of HTC dominance, but it could very well be the reason.
Yes it is, it's a French rider...abbaskip said:Speaking of Headbutting and officials not liking Cav much...did everyone see this the other day?
http://yfrog.com/h23hkkbj
That's apparently different than Cav and Thor?
TeamGilbert?Dekker_Tifosi said:Greipel is furious with Gilbert. Gilbert was supposed to help him in the sprints and now Gilbert went for his own chance.
Greipel went into the bus without saying anything and looked angry, according to the Belgian teletext...
Well Gilbert is making many friends at his team
Ah, so it was the cartographers fault.TeamSkyFans said:I am correct.
The picture in the road book is wrong, the text next to it correct. Thanks ASO. !
What did Boonen do wrong? Rojas went to the left so that Boonen had to leave his line. Rojas didn't allow him to hold his line. But I expected that decision.Connor Pass said:Rojas and Boonen declassified from the Intermediate Sprint.
Gilbert back in green.
The guy should just focus on races without nervous sprint stages... the Vuelta a Burgos or stuff like that. Three Tours, three serious crashes in the first week. The only GT he managed to get through relatively unscathed is his first Vuelta.Dekker_Tifosi said:Damage report Gesink: Back problems seem to be the most troubling.
He said he was behind Brajkovic and Brajkovic fell first, Gesink went on top of him
I knew the moment i saw the helicopter image that Boonen was going to get in trouble for that sprint. You may not like it, but you can't really argue with the dicision.Janjapan said:What did Boonen do wrong? Rojas went to the left so that Boonen had to leave his line. Rojas didn't allow him to hold his line. But I expected that decision.
Boonen then got ahead of Rojas and drifted back across the road. Rojas got penalised for drifting left, Boonen for drifting right immediately afterwards.Janjapan said:What did Boonen do wrong? Rojas went to the left so that Boonen had to leave his line. Rojas didn't allow him to hold his line. But I expected that decision.
I'm starting to dislike Gilbert. When you're so dominant, you have to remain a super cool saint or you start rubbing people the wrong way.Dekker_Tifosi said:Greipel is furious with Gilbert. Gilbert was supposed to help him in the sprints and now Gilbert went for his own chance.
Greipel went into the bus without saying anything and looked angry, according to the Belgian teletext...
Well Gilbert is making many friends at his team
And again he couldn't help or prevent the fall in any way.theyoungest said:The guy should just focus on races without nervous sprint stages... the Vuelta a Burgos or stuff like that. Three Tours, three serious crashes in the first week. The only GT he managed to get through relatively unscathed is his first Vuelta.
- Jakob FuglsangThank God Im alive & in one piece! Stupidest stage I've ever done!! @ASO this was not okay. Hope that nobody are hurt to bad!
- Fabian CancellaraI have done a few #tdf but until know the parcours and specially the last kilometers has nothing to do with racing.it is so dangergous.
- Fränk SchleckCrazy dangerous finish.I know that everybody wanna see a great show and specacle but I believe we have to find the right balance of show and safty
Okay, I forgot about that.Ragerod said:Boonen then got ahead of Rojas and drifted back across the road. Rojas got penalised for drifting left, Boonen for drifting right immediately afterwards.
Hmm, hard to resist saying something about Leopard after those comments, but I guess I will leave it to some others here.Janjapan said:Interestingly, all the crashes occured at relatively flat and straight sections of the route. I don't think you can blame the organizers for that.
Janjapan said:- Jakob Fuglsang
- Fabian Cancellara
- Fränk Schleck
Interestingly, all the crashes occured at relatively flat and straight sections of the route. I don't think you can blame the organizers for that.[/QUOTE
That noone crashed on that finish run in was just dumb luck. Actually, most crashes with winds happen on narrow roads; particularly when you've got 180+ guys, spectators dashing across the road like chickens on crack/dropping stuff...most guys would be a little irritated after that experience. Except Cav.
Big words, but if you really raced and sprinted for the flowers you would know that after the finish your colleagues have "words" with you if you act like a cowboy.Winterfold said:Then you should know that elbowing and butting is what you do to encourage errant riders who are straying from their line - it is straying from their line that is far more dangerous.
Butting is not - it just upsets armchair fans who want cycling to be like netball.
Well, he said that his teammates got him through the stage, because he lost all morale, which must mean something because the guy has had his share of crashesLogic-is-your-friend said:Any news on the other GC victims? Gesink backpains? Too soon to tell whether or not it's going to be a problem i suppose?
I'm sorry, but Trek Leopard is really a bunch of whiny b**ches. Fabian, why didn't you try to neutralize the stage then you big prima donna.Janjapan said:- Jakob Fuglsang
- Fabian Cancellara
- Fränk Schleck
Interestingly, all the crashes occured at relatively flat and straight sections of the route. I don't think you can blame the organizers for that.