Tour de France Stage 5: Carhaix - Cap Fréhel 164.5 km

[No_Balls]

You must feel for Gesink. Very talented rider but always messed up with some ****.

 

[Jan the Man]

Any idea what happened to Kern?

tendonitis

 

[Frosty]

Run into Moncoutie i think people were saying? Is this why Cofidis are being so helpful of others?

 

[UpTheRoad]

Any idea what happened to Kern?

Sore knee leading to a sore back due to compensating from it. Just wear and tear. No crash or anything like that, I believe.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Appearently Horner and Leipheimer crashed in this stage as well. But they are back already

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Any idea what happened to Kern?

Supposedly had been suffering a minor (?) knee injury for some days now.

 

[Carl0880]

so who had the break being over at around 60 km left in the stage?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Same **** different year.

I place my hope in TGBM and Kruijswijk now, they don't seem to fall every important race

TGBM crashed aswell today in the same crash as Wiggins and Leipheimer.

 

[Moondance]

Awww... Kern

Has nothingto do with the big crash i know, but as shame he wasn't able to carry his Dauphine form to this race. Could've gone on some interesting attacks in the mountains.

Also, the coast producing no wind so far.

 

[UpTheRoad]

The medical car needs an overhaul. The doc has to squeeze through the window to attend to Popo. Needs to be a convertible, or at least a hardtop with bigger windows.

 

[Jamsque]

It seems like Garmin has stopped pushing on the front, either they have decided it isn't worth the effor or an amnesty has been called so all the crash victims can go visit the doctor.

 

[BYOP88]

so who had the break being over at around 60 km left in the stage?

Hmm nobody?

Insane pace in the peloton for the last 20-25 minutes.

 

[abbaskip]

I dont think it was deliberate, he tried to go round somebody and switched a bit but thats what happens in sprints.

These things do happen in sprints, but so does defending your position when someone cuts in on you, like Cav did against Hushovd. Also, last year they made it clear the one clear rule in a sprint is you can't deviate from your line. Especially if it runs another guy off the road. It often happens, but usually just enough to make the guy behind change direction and lose a bit of momentum. This time they came a long long way across and completely stopped Cavs run. But he should have kept sprinting anyway.

 

[Parrulo]

so janez options now are regroup recover and shape up for the vuelta again?

 

[Carl0880]

I think everyone on Radioshacks team has crashed except for Kloden and Murayev (Sp?) if what they are saying that Horner Crashed is correct.

 

[valentius borealis]

Run into Moncoutie i think people were saying? Is this why Cofidis are being so helpful of others?

I don't think that he actually went down when Moncoutie ran into him. He was stopped at the time because of the Wiggins crash.

 

[Moondance]

Awww... Kern

Has nothingto do with the big crash i know, but as shame he wasn't able to carry his Dauphine form to this race. Could've gone on some interesting attacks in the mountains.

Also, the coast producing no wind so far. At least it'll allow those hurt by the crash to recover for a bit

 

[craig1985]

Cadel get yo *** up to the front of the peloton.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Were they in the back or near the front?

Front. You could see them looking back from the sprint.

 

[UpTheRoad]

Cadel get yo *** up to the front of the peloton.

Looks as though he was having a problem with his radio. Pure speculation on my part, but he didn't appear to be in trouble and he had a few teammates ready to bring him back up.

 

[Parrulo]

I think everyone on Radioshacks team has crashed except for Kloden and Murayev (Sp?) if what they are saying that Horner Crashed is correct.

and paulinho i think

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

rabo still not present. They will have to get up there before wind.

 

[valentius borealis]

I'm used to the riders taking natural breaks, but not into peoples gardens.

 

[thirteen]

I'm used to the riders taking natural breaks, but not into peoples gardens.

you do it where you can

 

[rabofan]

With Gesink's TdF history surely TGBM must be Rabo's GC Plan B should Robert screw up?