Tour de France - Stage 9, 168.5km - Saint-Girons / Bagnères-de-Bigorre, July 7th

[roundabout]

Purito and Moreno also dropped

Moreno yes, Purito no

 

[thehog]

Froome is fried.

 

[sulgpallur]

When does the climb start?

They are climbing allready

 

[sjonnie]

Saxo and Movistar seem to have slowed allowing the Sky boys to come back. Anybody see who knocked Kennaugh into the bushes this morning? ;-)

 

[Hayabusa]

Saxo and Movistar seem to have slowed allowing the Sky boys to come back. Anybody see who knocked Kennaugh into the bushes this morning? ;-)

Was a Lampre rider apparently.

 

[Gloin22]

Noval abandonds

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Noval DNF ...wow he was helpfull

 

[Donkey]

Its not about riding for second place. Its riding about their teams.

For example Moviestar should not help Contador to win, they should help Valverde. And for example Saxo will not help Valverde to win, they will help Contador.

What the point of helping other teams, if your team loses. Always your team priorities first.

they should put Froome under pressure and not let Porte come back!

 

[saneguy]

Where is Kiryienka??

He is with the Skyborg - a minute back

 

[The Hitch]

Froome is fried.

I thought your job was to troll sky fans, not sky sceptics.

 

[wirral]

Here are the cut-off coefficients.

Coefficient 4 (very difficult stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 7% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 30
km/h
• 8% between 30
km/h & 31
km/h;
• 9% between 31
km/h & 32
km/h;
• 10% between 32
km/h & 33
km/h;
• 11% between 33
km/h & 34
km/h;
• 12% between 34
km/h & 35
km/h;
• 13% between 35
km/h & 36
km/h;
• 14% between 36
km/h & 37
km/h;
• 15% between 37
km/h & 38
km/h;
• 16% between 38
km/h & 39
km/h;
• 17% between 39
km/h & 40
km/h;
• 18% over 40
km/h

 

[Bakhjulet]

Honestly, Movistar looks incredibly strong, Froome will have a hellish TdF.

 

[lemoogle]

Gutierrez (Movistar) and Noval ( Saxo ) have abandonned

 

[virandociclista]

The tdf is not a surprise event... Can not understand a lot of rides not at 100%...

 

[auscyclefan94]

Bye Bye Noval

 

[Red Rick]

Abandon Noval, there goes the option of Noval eating Froome to prevent him from winning

 

[Poursuivant]

Here are the cut-off coefficients.

Coefficient 4 (very difficult stages)
The permitted finishing time is calculated
according to the winner’s finishing time plus:
• 7% if the average speed is less than or equal
to 30
km/h
• 8% between 30
km/h & 31
km/h;
• 9% between 31
km/h & 32
km/h;
• 10% between 32
km/h & 33
km/h;
• 11% between 33
km/h & 34
km/h;
• 12% between 34
km/h & 35
km/h;
• 13% between 35
km/h & 36
km/h;
• 14% between 36
km/h & 37
km/h;
• 15% between 37
km/h & 38
km/h;
• 16% between 38
km/h & 39
km/h;
• 17% between 39
km/h & 40
km/h;
• 18% over 40
km/h

Ted King will be paying attention tonight

 

[sjonnie]

Honestly, Movistar looks incredibly strong, Froome will have a hellish TdF.

Six Movistar riders together in that group, leading now.

 

[trevim]

Game of chess - the Spanish Variation


http://www.chessage.com/database/opbrowser.php/eco/C48

Four Knights:

Contador, Valverde, JRod & ?

& Nieve obviously

 

[Pricey_sky]

I thought your job was to troll sky fans, not sky sceptics.

Or just stick him on ignore if you can't put up with his drivel.

 

[Hayabusa]

At the pace they are going, Sagan may end up having no rivals for the Green Jersey at all as they all get booted out for missing the time cut!

 

[wirral]

The Skyborgs are coming.

 

[LaFlorecita]

According to Rolf Sorensen people in sky car look desperate

 

[The Hitch]

Kelly saying same thing. If you wait till the final climb you wont put any time into Froome, probably lose it too.

So wtf are you doing.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

JI Gutierrez abandons

Man today is going to kill off half the peloton