SPOILER: STAGE 1

[zimzum42]

Am limited to German commentary out here.

Still, it's better than listening to Duffers...

 

[marinyork]

Missed this crash caused by a dog because the eurosport started coverage 30seconds later. So far not much happening! Beautiful pictures though.

 

[User269]

Still, it's better than listening to Duffers...

Who?

 

[zimzum42]

I don't know if he's still going, but I mean David Duffield, the Eurosport commentator, who doesn't so much commentate but ramble about when he got pissed in different parts of France...

 

[zimzum42]

Looks like it's winding up for a nice sprint finish

 

[marinyork]

argh! Going to be a lot of people really up for this after the crash!

 

[zimzum42]

Cav out

 

[marinyork]

Argh that's even madder totally blocking the road.

 

[marinyork]

Reckon they'll write off most of the gap due to the crash?

 

[mr Mag00]

what a mangle!

 

[Rob3rt]

Sh*t that was carnage!

They all get same time as the winner though so nothing much lost, hopefully not many injuries.

 

[iAmiAdam]

Bit crazy, whole road block, good that the gap is being written off. Unlucky for cav, reckon he could of got ahead of that crash and carried on the sprint.

 

[Rob3rt]

He was the suspected cause of the 1st crash ^^ he didnt have a chance beyond there, he wasnt even in the mix up for the final sprint.

 

[Crankarm]

http://nos.nl/video/169582-valpartij-in-tour-door-hond.html

The rider held up the most seems to have been David Millar who did such a good opening TT yesterday. What rotten luck. The owner of the dog that let it stray out into the road causing the crash should be prosecuted.

Mind the marshalling at the junction was a bit iffy as those riders on the far right side that were caught in the crash were heading down a right filter lane taking them away from the route instead of straight on.

 

[Ashtrayhead]

Am limited to German commentary out here.

Still, it's better than listening to Duffers...

But on Eurosport you're missing Carlton Kirby wibbling on at every opportunity about something that's happened to him. I'm sure he makes half them up!
I'd be interested to know what sort of lenses Tyler Farrar recommends.