Tour de France Stage 11 203.5km Eymet / Pau

neris

https://twitter.com/nedboulting/status/885007172266057738

So after yesterdays snoozefest & 20 seconds of the Marcel Kittel show it looks like we're in for the same again today.

The Tour gets closer to its Pyrenean base but mountain specialists will still be preserving their energy. Going through the areas of Les Landes and Gers, the command of the pack will probably be left to the teams of sprinters. The escapees having made the effort to take off will, why not, have the opportunity to make a prayer at the Notre-
Dame-des-Cyclistes Chapel, situated in Labastide-d'Armagnac.

1 FROOME CHRISTOPHER 1 TEAM SKY 42H 27' 28''
2 ARU FABIO 51 ASTANA PRO TEAM 42H 27' 46'' + 00' 18''
3 BARDET ROMAIN 11 AG2R LA MONDIALE 42H 28' 19'' + 00' 51''
4 URAN RIGOBERTO 188 CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM 42H 28' 23'' + 00' 55''
5 FUGLSANG JAKOB 53 ASTANA PRO TEAM 42H 29' 05'' + 01' 37''
6 MARTIN DANIEL 105 QUICK - STEP FLOORS 42H 29' 12'' + 01' 44''
7 YATES SIMON 89 ORICA - SCOTT 42H 29' 30'' + 02' 02''
8 QUINTANA NAIRO 21 MOVISTAR TEAM 42H 29' 41'' + 02' 13''
9 LANDA MIKEL 6 TEAM SKY 42H 30' 34'' + 03' 06''
10 BENNETT GEORGE 162 TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO 42H 31' 21'' + 03' 53''

Live TV from Midday (if you want to be asleep by 12:10)

Eamonnator

In 1989 Martin Earley won Stage 8 of the Tour de France, that finished in Pau.

Panrich

Eamonnator wrote: »

In 1989 Martin Earley won Stage 8 of the Tour de France, that finished in Pau.

Ah memories. A great rider but understandably overshadowed by Roche and Kelly at the time. His distinctive glasses helped him to stand out and he was one of my favourites of the time. He went on to race mountain bikes if I recall correctly.

neris

And the breakaway is gone... token wanty rider included

JK.BMC

We need more A4 riders in the Tour de France.
The break would never get away. Feckin' chase everything down. Would make for an interesting 200km. And some lad with a fat arse who sat in all day would win the sprint. At least it would be good to watch.

I'll do everyone a favour and not put this on today, that way something is bound to happen once I'm not watching

SickBoy

Haven't gotten to watch much of the tour(yet) this year but what I have seen seems to be flat stage after flat stage.
Why are the stages so flat this year?

robyntmorton

SickBoy wrote: »

Haven't gotten to watch much of the tour(yet) this year but what I have seen seems to be flat stage after flat stage.
Why are the stages so flat this year?

Because they lost so many in the first big mountain stage. If they did more stages like that the winner would be the last one on two wheels.

SickBoy

robyntmorton wrote: »

Because they lost so many in the first big mountain stage. If they did more stages like that the winner would be the last one on two wheels.

Isn't that what what it's all about?

07Lapierre

SickBoy wrote: »

Haven't gotten to watch much of the tour(yet) this year but what I have seen seems to be flat stage after flat stage.
Why are the stages so flat this year?

The tour alternate's between clockwise and anti-clockwise routes. This year the route is an anti-clockwise direction, which usually results in more flat stages in the first week.

SickBoy

07Lapierre wrote: »

The tour alternate's between clockwise and anti-clockwise routes. This year the route is an anti-clockwise direction, which usually results in more flat stages in the first week.

I actually did not know that, thank you.

Eamonnator

Panrich wrote: »

Ah memories. A great rider but understandably overshadowed by Roche and Kelly at the time. His distinctive glasses helped him to stand out and he was one of my favourites of the time. He went on to race mountain bikes if I recall correctly.

He did indeed. He represented Ireland, in the XC MTB race at The Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. He also raced Mountain Bikes for Team Raleigh in '95 and '96.

neris

Cav was on ITV earlier, killed a bit of boredom.

greenspurs

ZZzzzzzzz ....
I made tea....but its a bit hot , so i just had a glass of MiWadi instead ....
#TdF2017

neris

Nico will be on Europsort after the stage

neris

bit of action in the feedzone. few riders down and astana rider doesnt look good holding his wrist, degenkolb also came down. mini excitment

robyntmorton

Cataldo (AST) down in the feed zone. Suspected broken wrist.

robyntmorton

Confirmed that he's abandoned.

highbury1913

Stages like these being shown on TV from km zero do no good for the sport.

In Pau and having a flat stage.

It was the least looking forward to a Tour ever for me looking at the route beforehand.

Easy Kittel win again today.

buffalo

heh, FDJ rider attacking while an FDJ rider calls for a spare bike at the back.

neris

contador down AGAIN

robyntmorton

Contador/Gogl wrapped up in each other at approx. 21.5 km out. Both back up, but Gogl a little slowly.

He must be in bits at this stage, small knocks or not they add up. Man has serious issues staying on the bike and not always his fault, he's got terrible luck.

Kittel here again today baring a disaster, he wasn't even going full tile in the intermediate and managed to stay with the other 3 comfortably.

Bodnar is gunning for it there though

neris

gwan bodnar

REBELSAFC

I thought Kittel had lost it there fro celebrating too early

neris

ebh went very early

dastardly00

Matthews definitely got blocked in by EBH.
Probably still wouldn't have won

neris

froome was very close to the front coming across the line

Got to admire bodnar for that effort. 90% of riders would have rolled back into the peloton and gave up.

neris

dan mcclays not having a bad tour for a sprinter from a bottom team 7th yesterday and 5th today