TDF Stage 10*Warning-contains unmasked spoilers

AG2R

Teejay off the back of the group...white may change hands again

mcgratheoin

AG2R wrote: »

Teejay off the back of the group...white may change hands again

And Nico only needs 15 seconds to overtake him....

torturedsoul

don't know about anyone else here but I have really enjoyed the first 10 days of the tour.

Feels like the best tour in a while already

A_Sober_Paddy

torturedsoul wrote: »

don't know about anyone else here but I have really enjoyed the first 10 days of the tour.

Feels like the best tour in a while already

Its my first tour and I'm really enjoying it to be fair...Just hoping Evan's can pull in some time on Wiggins soon

CramCycle

Voeckler over Col de Richemond

AG2R

and he goes into the Polka dots

ednwireland

thebourke wrote: »

has anyone here climbed the col de grand colombier?

yep - where do you think i got the photos from earlier, came up their descent took me over 2hours

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/62457513

AG2R

Rolland goes over and takes VDB with him

ednwireland

its going to be a long week and half for team sky

AG2R

Rolland and VDB are pushing on

AG2R

Voigt has nearly caught the 4 leaders

AG2R

fantastic ride by Teejay there

thebourke

yep - where do you think i got the photos from earlier, came up their descent took me over 2hours

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/62457513



wow....you burned over 2000 calories in 3 hours!!!!!!!!!!!
how hard was the climb?

AG2R

DEVENYNS has done nothing all day and just went on the attack

JRant

How does Voigt keep doing it, legend.

AG2R

Voigt has started to chase and Tommy V is chasing down Voigt

AG2R

GO ON TOMMY !

ednwireland

thebourke wrote: »

yep - where do you think i got the photos from earlier, came up their descent took me over 2hours

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/62457513



wow....you burned over 2000 calories in 3 hours!!!!!!!!!!!
how hard was the climb?

hardest thing ive ridden thank god for triples - anyone who knows me knows that mountains arent my best terrain - ahem
think the pro's climbed that in 45 mins
but climbs like that you can go as fast as you can go on them if you go faster you'll blow a mile up the road, its just a matter of figuring out how fast you can ride and doing it.
the worst thing coming up from the side i did it is wher the tdf came over the top and go into a steep drop you come up a easy climb then hit a steep ramp to the top did it that day without stopping unlike this day

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/62457541

corny

Absolute legend Jens. Never gave up.

torturedsoul

Why is the UCI car parked on the finish line?

AG2R

Roche still in the wiggins group woo!

AG2R

VDB Gained "31

manafana

wiggins likely winner but it is is trueing up some great stages, as lads try different things and breaks have good chance, tommy v really knows how to dig in as does voigt.

retalivity

nico up to 9th

kenmc

crossed in 14th according to letour.fr super ride by him

lennymc

well done nico!

dastardly00

retalivity wrote: »

nico up to 9th

yup, he's leap-frogged Tejay van Garderen

corny

AG2R wrote: »

VDB Gained "31

Roche should take note. Sky won't chase him if he attacks and the Radioshack riders bar maybe Horner throw in token efforts to take riders back. I'd say he could have gone with VDB and Rolland today but chose not to. Little mistake.

surripere

awesome attack there evans

buffalo

Great riding by Jens, pity to see him beaten at the end - all the riding on the front over the last week has taken its toll no doubt. Though they all looked shattered, such a drawn-out finish.

Wouldn't be surprised if Voeckler gets dropped or abandons, considering he nearly didn't start. Today must've killed him. But he has the polka dots to ride for now...

GetWithIt

corny wrote: »

Roche should take note. Sky won't chase him if he attacks and the Radioshack riders bar maybe Horner throw in token efforts to take riders back. I'd say he could have gone with VDB and Rolland today but chose not to. Little mistake.

I'd disagree. VDB gained 26 seconds after killing himself over the later part of the race.

Roche pretty much sat in the ideal position all stage, expending the minimum amount of energy. Once again he was able to sprint for the minor placings.

I would imagine that 26 seconds will look like buttons tomorrow.

Lumen

GetWithIt wrote: »

VDB gained 26 seconds after killing himself over the later part of the race...I would imagine that 26 seconds will look like buttons tomorrow.

Indeed, tomorrow he will take 126 seconds. You read it here first! Go Jurgen!

corny

GetWithIt wrote: »

I'd disagree. VDB gained 26 seconds after killing himself over the later part of the race.

Roche pretty much sat in the ideal position all stage, expending the minimum amount of energy. Once again he was able to sprint for the minor placings.

I would imagine that 26 seconds will look like buttons tomorrow.

Can't see VDB losing time to Roche tomorrow and Rolland had the right idea let VDB kill himself but sit on his wheel. Sky rode to deter Nibali and Evans not to take back VDB.

surripere

Thx be to fook for Nibal, VDB & co. Chapeau! I dearly hope Sky cycle of the edge of a cliff, plus Evans is sure to follow

dastardly00

No sign of Dan Martin yet?
Le Tour website has stage classification up to 75th place (17min 26sec behind the winner).
Another bad day for Dan

retalivity

dastardly00 wrote: »

No sign of Dan Martin yet?
Le Tour website has stage classification up to 75th place (17min 26sec behind the winner).
Another bad day for Dan

I just saw that....there are still ~100 riders to finish!

manwithaplan

Pity VDB had that mechanical at the bottom of the Belles Filles (oooer missus). It would have been interesting to see what would have happened with a climber a bit closer on GC.

Ormus

surripere wrote: »

Thx be to fook for Nibal, VDB & co. Chapeau! I dearly hope Sky cycle of the edge of a cliff, plus Evans is sure to follow

I see it the other way round. Nibali, VdB & Co. haven't got enough quality to make this TdF really exciting.

It's not Sky's job to take risks that don't need to be taken. Their job is to defend the yellow.

dastardly00

Dan Martin was 90th, 19min 05sec behind the winner.
He's now 74th overall.

dastardly00

The biggest loser was Tony Gallopin (Radioshack-Nissan) today. Before the start, he was 13th overall, 5min 59sec behind Wiggins.
He finished 4th last today, losing 31min 55sec to the winner! :eek:

retalivity

He was sick overnight, supposedly...

JRant

corny wrote: »

Absolute legend Jens. Never gave up.

Jens "shut up legs" Voigt.

Min

dastardly00 wrote: »

Dan Martin was 90th, 19min 05sec behind the winner.
He's now 74th overall.

He was on sports extra at 7 on RTE radio 1, from about 6:40pm or so on.

He said he was saving himself today, the last day of treatment for his sinus problems and the goal is to win a stage.
It was a good interview.

Rovi

Jens tweet a few minutes ago:
"Ok that officially a very hard day, gotta admit. More than once i yelled at my legs" shut up legs" believe on that on."

buffalo

From Jen's blog:

When he caught me, oh wow, I had lactic acid coming out of my ears! Voeckler was clearly fresher and stronger and there was nothing I could do about it. Even my fingertips were hurting. It had been a long time since I hurt like that.

BQQ

You've gotta love Tommy V.

Delighted for him. He really deserved that.
Was doing the lion's share of the work in that break.