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

[Jamsque]

Every time Paul Sherwen says 'Tour de Frances' I wince involuntarily. It's Tours de France, just like courts martial or surgeons general.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Why are three Saxo guys pulling?

 

[pedaling squares]

Those flags don't bode well for Boonen. Not going to be an easy finish.

 

[theyoungest]

woot gesink @ the front.
about time.

I only see TGBM and LLS.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Why are three Saxo guys pulling?

They've had enough sh!t hit Contador already, they don't want more coming their way.

 

[Moondance]

Has there been an HTC sighting today yet? They've kept incredibly quiet today. Therefore i'll predict a win for the Cav

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Has there been an HTC sighting today yet? They've kept incredibly quiet today. Therefore i'll predict a win for the Cav

Ideal situation for them really, with Garmin controlling the race for most of the day.

 

[Dedelou]

tommy V back to the times of pointless attacks?

showing the maillot in bretagne? better than paying with american express card.. imagine how much free beer he gets comes november in his region for that.

 

[abbaskip]

Has there been an HTC sighting today yet? They've kept incredibly quiet today. Therefore i'll predict a win for the Cav

He'll be fired up after that intermediate too.

 

[Highlander]

Boonen is 8 minutes back with a teammate, so he may have a chance of avoiding the time cut. However, the wind over the final +20k isn't going to help him.

 

[Lanark]

thats a pretty big if

Still no sprinter teams. With the small roads in the last 20 km's, wind in the back, and two guys who haven;t been riding at the front all day but only 10 kilometers, they shouldn't give them a minute.

 

[Maxiton]

Quickstep was a bit slow getting somebody back there to help Boonen.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Voeckler and Roy have 45 seconds.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I only see TGBM and LLS.

maybe they are giving TGBM the green flag for a free role and Gesink is worse with injury than we think

 

[trevim]

How much is the time cut?

 

[Parrulo]

really tight roads

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Jesus those are some narrow roads.

 

[valentius borealis]

Carrot chute

 

[spalco]

Voeckler and Roy are giving it a ballsy effort, but it's probably pointless.

 

[the student]

I think quickstep had a man at the ready for boonen, but he didnt stop to wait he just soft pedaled till boonen would reach him, not knowing bonen could hardly pedal at all.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Euskaltel down.

Wow it's really the usual suspects falling again

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I think quickstep had a man at the ready for boonen, but he didnt stop to wait he just soft pedaled till boonen would reach him, not knowing bonen could hardly pedal at all.

The Quick Step man has a name, Addy Engels.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Euskaltel down. Izaguirre?

 

[Lanark]

Unless they start chasing immediately, Voeckler will win.

 

[Moondance]

Oh no... Basque is hurt in a bad way.

Chouchou has a shot if it continues like this