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

[Ferminal]

Hopefully Froome puts 2 minutes into them on Ancizan so their planned attack on the descent into Bigorre will be in tatters.

 

[goggalor]

No cars in sight for Porte either. He'll be 5 minutes down at the end of the day.

 

[Gubby Allen]

Portes with same riders he was 5 minutes ago.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Richie Portador still looking ok.

 

[sjonnie]

This has gone from the greatest stage ever to the biggest joke ever.

I've never seen an entire peloton riding so ****ing pathetically.

You can't ride the entire 180km like they did the first 40km, it's too much effort, that what was so great (and crazy) about it. It had to calm down at some stage. We'll see if anybody has anything left on the last climb.

 

[Descender]

Let us count the seconds Rui Costa works for his leaders today.

Let us.

 

[Scott SoCal]

Did you want Contador to attack 80km out?

Final climb is the only place. You cannot cut your nose off for one attack.

Wait. Patience.

Please. Froome follows anything/everything that Valverde/AC/Kruiziger does on the final climb. He's been isolated for two hours and only one serious move, which he covered.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Like at the Vuelta last year, or the Giro this year, or the spring Classics? They were nowhere in any of them.

Uh, they took 2nd in the Giro this year. Were you asleep?

 

[The Hitch]

Hopefully Froome puts 2 minutes into them on Ancizan so their planned attack on the descent into Bigorre will be in tatters.

What attack. It seems like they are doing a Liquigas 2 days ago and just leading Piti out for a sprint.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Does anyone know something about the Grupetto? How far is it back, how many riders are in it?

 

[GroupDK]

2.15 porte on top.. so aint closing anymore and last 55k will speed up..

 

[Miburo]

Wimbledon final cant start soon enough.

To think some people were calling this the greatest stage ever lol.

Yea ok Hitch, we know it already after your 1000 posts in this thread about the matter.

It's bad enough you're right, don't twist the dagger man.

 

[sjonnie]

Please. Froome follows anything/everything that Valverde/AC/Kruiziger does on the final climb. He's been isolated for two hours and only one serious move, which he covered.

Actually two attempts to break by Movistar, Saxo pulled back the second one.

 

[Scott SoCal]

Wimbledon final cant start soon enough.

To think some people were calling this the greatest stage ever lol.

Hitch...

 

[Broth3r]

Let us count the seconds Rui Costa works for his leaders today.

Let us.

Hilarious.

Here's an easier one: count the seconds he isn't shielding Valverde.

 

[thehog]

Please. Froome follows anything/everything that Valverde/AC/Kruiziger does on the final climb. He's been isolated for two hours and only one serious move, which he covered.

Quintana will go at the base of the climb. Contador will go with 5km to go. Valverde will follow or go on his own also. Martin will follow one of those attacks.

Froome has to mark Contador only.

 

[Amused]

I have been entertained for three an a half hours today. Why so many long faces? Is it either completely and totaly epic, or absolute ****e?

 

[Ferminal]

Quintana will go at the base of the climb. Contador will go with 5km to go. Valverde will follow or go on his own also. Martin will follow one of those attacks.

Froome has to mark Contador only.

Froome just has to attack?

 

[GroupDK]

last climp with the french president.. lets hope they deliver a show for him & us.

 

[Descender]

Hilarious.

Here's an easier one: count the seconds he isn't shielding Valverde.

Define shielding.

 

[thehog]

Froome just has to attack?

He can't decend. Not advisable.

 

[sulgpallur]

Quintana will go at the base of the climb. Contador will go with 5km to go. Valverde will follow or go on his own also. Martin will follow one of those attacks.

Froome has to mark Contador only.

Froome will drop them all like yesterday, he doesnt lose such performance edge like that

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Quintana will go at the base of the climb. Contador will go with 5km to go. Valverde will follow or go on his own also. Martin will follow one of those attacks.

Froome has to mark Contador only.

Froome will attack and drop everyone. What a waste, Kreuziger and Quintana should have attacked much earlier.

 

[Rocksteady]

Is Talanksy gone?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wimbledon final cant start soon enough.

To think some people were calling this the greatest stage ever lol.

Never hurry a murray mint