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

[Descender]

I'll say it again: exemplary team work by Rui Costa.

 

[spalco]

Schleck can't descend to save his life HANG ON ANDY!

He should pick up a couple water bottles filled with lead at the summit or something. I honestly don't understand his problem in this descent.

 

[trevim]

Is he the RSLT rider struggling at the back of the Froome group? Can't make out who that is.

Yeah that's him

 

[Ferminal]

I'll say it again: exemplary team work by Rui Costa.

He's actually there?

 

[Aditya]

Mollema showing why he was referred to as TGBM once upon a time. Finally ha?

 

[Miburo]

They should attack each turn now against Froome.

Quintana, valverde, contador and Kreuziger.

Reminder: THEY SHOULD, not that they gonna do it

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Maybe Movistar think they get a jersey for distancing Porte.

 

[Scott SoCal]

I'll say it again: exemplary team work by Rui Costa.

Too bad he has a ball- less leader.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Pretty sure it was Valverde that dragged the alien to the front group...

Saxo are protecting their leader and building for week three, while throwing jabs at sky in the process. Nothing wrong with that.

If Froome hadn't gone with Valverde he'd have made it to the group thanks to Rogers, Roche and Kreuziger anyway as Valverde dropped the Saxo guys.

The real problem here was that nobody had the cojones to go on Azet, and when they got to Ancizan they were happy to sit behind Plaza until he burst, but he was running on empty for a while before that which meant that while Froome could get into a rhythm and have a bit of recuperation before Quintana commenced hostilities.

As it was, this stage promised much, but hasn't delivered enough.

 

[Gubby Allen]

oh my ... what happen. I just tune in. Porte 11 minutes???? wow, he got his big mouth clammed shut pretty well today looks like?

Yes - and people are saying they havent got any pleasure from todays stage!

 

[hoolaparara]

So AG2R got 3 riders into the front group but Team Gadret got none?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink alone vs Fuglsang/Martin

no chance. Movistar or Saxo must help or the stage victory is gone

 

[saneguy]

Yeah that's him

Damn. Andy come on! This is not really a tough one.

 

[Eshnar]

As it was, this stage promised much, but hasn't delivered enough.

in the end this stage delivered just what it was supposed to. Either a breakaway win or a 30-men sprint.

 

[GroupDK]

Fuglsang looks most gain of these two..

 

[ILovecycling]

Ryo must be very angry today lol

yea, I thought about it too

They should attack each turn now against Froome.

Quintana, valverde, contador and Kreuziger.

Reminder: THEY SHOULD, not that they gonna do it

you are right, but its like a science fiction

 

[The Hitch]

Wtf is Kreuziger doing?

Itws way way too late now anyway.

 

[Ferminal]

in the end this stage delivered just what it was supposed to. Either a breakaway win or a 30-men sprint.

Pretty much exactly what I expected to happen in preview, the only difference being Porte and Kennaugh getting dropped made the fast start entertaining for half an hour more than it probably would have been otherwise.

 

[Vino's Mum]

I'm half-expecting Froomie to get on the Movistar bus at the end of this.

 

[ILovecycling]

If Froome hadn't gone with Valverde he'd have made it to the group thanks to Rogers, Roche and Kreuziger anyway as Valverde dropped the Saxo guys.

The real problem here was that nobody had the cojones to go on Azet, and when they got to Ancizan they were happy to sit behind Plaza until he burst, but he was running on empty for a while before that which meant that while Froome could get into a rhythm and have a bit of recuperation before Quintana commenced hostilities.

As it was, this stage promised much, but hasn't delivered enough.

I think that the main problem is that Quintana didnt put there a proper attack cos of Valverde

 

[Descender]

He's actually there?

He tried a solo atack to see if he had a chance to catch the breakaway, but when he was caught he just went back to quietly look for a comfortable saddle again.

 

[bolingbroke]

Pretty much exactly what I expected to happen in preview, the only difference being Porte and Kennaugh getting dropped made the fast start entertaining for half an hour more than it probably would have been otherwise.

Kennaugh didn't get dropped he got forced into a ditch.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well Gesink is actually gaining time

 

[maltiv]

Man, I wish Nibali were here...he wouldn't have let this chance slip.

 

[The Hitch]

yea, I thought about it too


you are right, but its like a science fiction

Do you still want to "see Bailsford now"?