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

[sjonnie]

Porte coming back...darn!

Not much, he's a minute 25s behind Froome.

 

[wirral]

Porte is fine. He'll come back. Sky just wants to keep this from looking ridiculous.

This
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[Aditya]

Are people that blind? Porte is still a minute and 15 behind Froome.

 

[Broth3r]

Let Castroviejo rest already. He's done.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Anton struggling

 

[The Hitch]

jup ' it will certainly inspire the motivation for the rest of the GC to realize that the sky-team is talkable.

Where? This is 1 of 2 multi mountain stages. The 2nd one ends on the mtf.

If they dont do something here then it nearly 2 weeks before they get their 1 other chance.

 

[Scott SoCal]

Porte is fine. He'll come back. Sky just wants to keep this from looking ridiculous.

Damn I hope that's not the case.

 

[saneguy]

Porte seems almost back to the Froome group. But what is he going to do? He possibly can't have much steam left to help Froome.

 

[Gloin22]

Do something Movistar for ffs..

 

[Ferminal]

Those Swisse supplements really doing the job for OGE.

They aren't allowed to say that though.

 

[wwabbit]

Would be really impressive if Porte limits his losses and gets back to the podium with the ITTs

 

[maltiv]

Do something Movistar for ffs..

They are riding for 2nd.

Pathetic.

 

[goggalor]

Porte isn't really closing. He's taken maybe 15 seconds on the groupe MJ.

 

[wirral]

This
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Jens Voigt still in the yellow jersey group!

 

[cineteq]

Would be really impressive if Porte limits his losses and gets back to the podium with the ITTs

That's impossible, keep dreaming.

 

[karlboss]

I fear anyone wanting to attack froome may have left things too late. Best time to get a gap is before this climb is over, if they wait till the next climb it's seconds not minutes to be gained.

 

[will10]

Do something Movistar for ffs..

The pace is high, it's only Porte who's making it look like it isn't.

 

[Telmisartan]

Porte is fine. He'll come back. Sky just wants to keep this from looking ridiculous.

It got ridiculous at Vuelta 2011 and has been ever since...

 

[all_in]

Talansky dropped and Anton is struggling big time.

 

[Adam.S]

Porte does seem to be moving up but he was about 1.50 down, not sure how much of that he has closed down.

 

[Ferminal]

The pace is high, it's only Porte who's making it look like it isn't.

And the 3-4 guys ahead?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Porte flying up the climb now.

 

[Scott SoCal]

Stunningly, Movi really is waiting for the last climb. El stupido.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Porte does seem to be moving up but he was about 1.50 down, not sure how much of that he has closed down.

He is 51 seconds behind now.

 

[meat puppet]

seriously, they should hit the gas now.