TdF Stage 19 [Possible Spoiler Content]

I’ve been looking forward to this one, stage of the tour I reckon.

Everyone’s going to be looking at Frank today, but Cadel can still lose a bit of time, think he can make it up in the TT.

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I predict Evans for the overall win

It is getting interesting wonder how his legs are today tbh

If Cavendish misses the cut off time again today will it be more points deducted or will he be out?

Up at the front, will the GC contenders have the legs today or will they be watching each other like hawks and shaving saving their legs for tomorrow’s TT? Hopefully AC will go for it and make it interesting.

Game on, should be a great stage.

About yesterday’s heroics from AS, I’ve read a few comments that the chasing group basically fked things up on the descent from the second climb and across to the Galibier. AS put roughly 2 mins onto them in his initial break, lost roughly 2 mins on the Galibier, but gained a further 2 mins on the descent and traverse between the two.
Are these times correct? Hard to understand why CE and co just couldn’t get it together early enough if so, maybe they didn’t want to risk blowing up on the Galibier?

Bertie will go for the stage today. Shreks will have to chase him down, Evans will sit on their wheels all day. And Tommy V will wheelsuck the Whining Wheelsucker all day long.

Tommy V to stay in yellow again….!

We can but dream!

If Cavendish misses the cut off time again today will it be more points deducted or will he be out?

depends. If more than 20% of the tour miss the cut off they dont eliminate them all but they deduct points. If less than 20% all are out they ride together [autobus] so always the deducting of points
Yes Cpt Tommy V and Hoogeland are this years heroes for me

Tommy V to stay in yellow again….!

Like I said before..

My sadistic side is really looking forward to seeing Voeckler cracking spectacularly into a thousand broken pieces in a mixture of salty tears on the mountains. I just know it’s going to happen.

Soon, soon..

Hard to understand why CE and co just couldn’t get it together early enough if so, maybe they didn’t want to risk blowing up on the Galibier?

did he have many folk with him at that stage? that’s certainly why he had to take it on himself up the last one anyway..

If Cav is outside the time cut off in the grupetto it is highly likely that the Tour will let them all back in, 88 riders in that group yesterday! So if he is outside the limit but Rojas is in, Rojas will then take the lead in teh green! it will be a shame if the green jersey competition was decided by a climb and being outside the time limit! Not what it’s about but hey.

Going to be a corker today! Can’t wait.

Today is basically a sprint stage (aside from the massive climbs in the way!) but it’s still very short. Should be fantastic. Wondering who’s got the legs to go for it. AS will probably be wrecked from yesterdays attack. Cadel will probably be wrecked from chasing for the last 50km. Voeckler was already wrecked yesterday and is almost certainly going to lose yellow today (real shame cos he’s the true hero of this years Tour).

So, Frank Schleck?

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Bertie will go for the stage today. Shreks will have to chase him down, Evans will sit on their wheels all day. And Tommy V will wheelsuck the Whining Wheelsucker all day long.

Tommy V to stay in yellow again….!

We can but dream

Where’s the yawning smiley, trotting out the same old tedious bilge, irrespective of the riders actual performance in the race and without the slightest inkling of what he has to do to acheive what he does!

Matt

Where’s the yawning smiley, trotting out the same old tedious bilge, irrespective of the riders actual performance in the race and without the slightest inkling of what he has to do to acheive what he does!

+1

Expecting to see a break of about 30 or so, last chance for anyone but people like canceralla and cavendish to get a win, and only have to be in a ~90km break.

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i never understood the whining wheelsucker comments from previous years either… Just go back and take a look at the ‘great’ climbers he was supposed to have sucked wheels from and then go to the list of dodgy riders that have been busted for drugs in grand tours list and note how many names are the same…

Ive always had a longheld belief that evans was one of the few clean riders in top twenty – Id be whinging too if I was beaten by dopers every time I trie to win…

But back onto today – whats the betting yesterday was a huge bluff by the schreks – wear everyone down, frank sits on teh wheel and today he goes whilst everyone dies in a meltdown of legs…

Jeremy Roy for the win, or at least be in the breakaway!

Cancellara will keep his powder dry, unless the schlecks need him, for the TT tomorrow. Expect him and Tony Martin huddled in the autobus.

Literally can’t wait for this stage!

Mainly because I rode it on the Etape last week 😀

Going to be amazing to see how much quicker they do it!

But back onto today – whats the betting yesterday was a huge bluff by the schreks – wear everyone down, frank sits on teh wheel and today he goes whilst everyone dies in a meltdown of legs…

They kinda gave it away when they said what their plan was in the interview after the stage. Andy was meant to get caught, then Frank was meant to go straight away when the rest were tired from chasing. Andy didn’t caught, so today is just going to be about Frank, as he should still be fresh.

Nice one will, it’s something I want to do as well. How was it?

Frank for the win today.

I’m going to have a daft prediction and say that Cav will get at least one point on the intermediate sprint today. The long descent will enable him to get back on terms.

Yeah would be great to see someone like Roy or Boogen-hasen to Hoogerland to make a break and get away with it.

Hoogerland has made a break for it already.

oh did he, oh well

There’s a yellow mavic “support” car with yellow bikes on it. Which team is it associated with? Sorry, it’s been bugging me.

they are for anyone, if you have a mechanical and your team car is nowhere near

they are cannondales

Neutral Service – any rider can take one.

Cheers.

You don’t see the bikes being used very often but a quick wheel change happens often enough.

So Greipel in the escape, also hoping to disrupt Cav.

Hope the boy makes it in today.

Sorenson just went, does that mean Contador’s given up?

Doesn’t look like it, Contador has suddenly found his legs again…

Wow, it’s kicking off early today!!

Maybe not then.

GO TOMMY!!!

This is going to be amazing 😀

Looking like a classic day, glad I took the day off work to watch it!

allez tommy v!

Got tears in my eyes watching this, Tommy = AWESOME.

Brilliant, this going to be an epic day

Contador might pull Andy to the overall win