TdF Stage 9 – A Clearer Picture [Spoilers]

I wonder what the odds are on Froome rather than Wiggins being the first Brit to stand on the overall podium on the Champs Elysees (2nd and 3rd get to go up before the winner don’t they?)

com’ on Wiggo chase that aussie down

I dont know the incident but.

ponytail = gay

sideburn = modfather

I am tense!

Hmm – looks like Froome may have gone off fast – lost 10s to Cancellara on the second split.

Please let this not be a repeat of the Veulta last year where wiggins went off too quick and died…. I’m sure its not…

Come on Wiggo prove me a complete wally in the other thread

ponytail = gay

I’d suggest you say that to Fignon’s face, but sadly you can’t.

Please let this not be a repeat of the Veulta last year where wiggins went off too quick and died…. I’m sure its not…

Didn’t he attribute that failure to be the 1.000m altitude and 37ºC?

Hmm – looks like Froome may have gone off fast – lost 10s to Cancellara on the second split.

only 5 secs (27 at first, 22 at second)

Team hoppy have 1st – 4th places at the 1st split, come on boys keep it going!

I dont know the incident but

I heard on the radio that someone had calculated the drag and thinks that may have lost him the most exciting TT ever.

I’d suggest you say that to Fignon’s face, but sadly you can’t.

That. It was still wonderful to hear him commentating right up to the end though

Come on Chris!!!

I heard on the radio that someone had calculated the drag and thinks that may have lost him the most exciting TT ever.

This is the most exciting TT ever!

only 5 secs (27 at first, 22 at second)

😳 – was looking at Wiggins time at first split.

Anyway Zubeldia and Menchov still losing time to him – though given the margins it does look like he went off a little fast (Sky couldn’t possibly be sneaky enough to have told him to go off a little hard for tactical reasons could they?)

15km to go for Wiggins…
Wiggins is 1’20” ahead of Evans with 15km to go in the stage.

😯

Froome’s elbows go right to the top then. Sub 52, rapid stuff.

Froome gets first by 22 secs, now for his team mate!

Wiggins is 15s up on Froomes split..

Cancellara looked like he was flying as well – he thought he’d got it.

Evans upto 6th tho, is he making a late comeback?

Froome now 4s off the overall podium on the road at 2nd split and only 19s off second place. Matched Cancellara to the finish when he was flying, so you’d have to reckon on him taking those gaps…

Great stuff!!

[wimbledon]

Come on Andy Bradley

[/wimbledon]

Has anyone caught a rider in front of them today?

Evans upto 6th tho, is he making a late comeback?

Still losing time to the Sky boys though – just not as much as he did on first split, or as much as others are.

TdF drinking game – every time a rider “battles with their machine” you have to drink.

Apparently Chris Froome is from Kenya (drink) he was born at 6000ft (drink)!

Froome now onto the overall podium at the end of the stage, 16s up on Nibali – waiting to see if he’ll pass Cuddles.

…that will be a no – Cuddles finishes very strongly to lead Froome by 14s on overall.

😆

Froomedog on the podium now in the GC?

Wiggins wins 35s ahead of Froome !

1m43s

😀

51:24 for Wiggo.

I think that’s 1:55 over cuddles, and then another few (<10s) to Froome

[edit – Evans has 14s to froome, 1:53 behind Wiggo]

Awesome 😀

Well that couldn’t have gone much better.

Don’t use the word much but: awesome!

Drugs innit! They make you tetchy which explains yesterdays interview!

British 1,2!

Not yet updated, but will be soon

http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/classifications.html

unbelievable ! 😯

Not much fat on that Froome laddie.