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

[lemoogle]

Start and Stop attacks may actually work.

What froome will have to do is attack himself if he's bothered by them.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?

Exactly my thoughts. Quintana is no GC threat.

 

[Scott SoCal]

AC looks better... Maybe a stem winder coming?

 

[vcampbell]

Contador much-much better. If today will be same time, I'm almost sure, that this will be really hard for Froome in the next 2 weeks.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Andy is already looking so much better

 

[bolingbroke]

Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?

He's his only threat.

 

[saneguy]

Go Andy!!! W00t!!!!

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Saxo worried about Contador?

 

[Gloin22]

Exactly my thoughts. Quintana is no GC threat.

Sky view Quintana as much of a threat as Contador ( and rightly so )

 

[burning]

Excuse me i never said anything needs to be the best ever. I said this stage was boring. And it has. Im hardly the only person who thinks that. Nothing has happened for over 100km despite the fact that there have been 4 climbs in that period.

Of course i must hate cycling for make that observation. Watching 40 riders do nothing for 3 hours isnt the reason most people watch the sport. Maybe you do though.


They did that 100km ago.

What have they done since?

And isolating him from his teammates only works for todays stage. After the final 34k of this stage are done, Porte will be free to start with froome on every stage and protect him all over again.

I think they missed a big chance on the flat part of the course

 

[Scott SoCal]

Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?

Doesn't want spring board help for Valverde getting up the road.

 

[akrogirl]

Never thought I'd be cheering for Andy to do something, lol.

 

[vcampbell]

Not a fan, but impressed by Abandy.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wout Poels also majorly improved

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Good to see Andy mixing it up with the big boys again.

 

[Aditya]

Where are Zubeldia and Kloden? Go Andy!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Never thought I'd be cheering for Andy to do something, lol.

A N D Y Yeah!

 

[postmanhat]

Who's that tall, skinny alien-looking bloke, next to Froome

 

[Scott SoCal]

Where are the counter moves? WTF?

 

[sjonnie]

Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?

No gifts! Froome wants the KOM points ;-)

 

[wwabbit]

This Cat and Mouse is only going to help Porte...

 

[Lance Armstrong]

C'mon Andy, drop that bunch of wheelsuckers.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Wonder if Andy is thinking about a move to Sky?

 

[Aditya]

How are the Belkin boys riding so well? Atleast try dropping them Nairo.

 

[vcampbell]

I know Alberto is far from top form, but I hope he will attack at least once, just to show himself to Froome.