Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[thom]

And with that, all Wiggo and Froome have to do now is not fall off !

 

[Nearly there]

Is that the yellow in the bag then

 

[dellzeqq]

I don't think there's any doubt that Froome could have won this TdF.

I think there's every doubt

 

[Flying_Monkey]

That was a good stage. Riders coming in all over the place now...

 

[Nearly there]

I reckon froome could of took the stage if he hadn't had to slow down for wiggins

 

[thom]

I think there's every doubt

Yes I'm in agreement with that. Froome has shown weaknesses occasionally and Brad's leadership skills are I think much underestimated.
But he's been key to the team and his day will come.

 

[Slaav]

The way it looked to me was that Wiggo was telling him to go (which he did) and then the radio may have calmed him down?

Better to guarantee the Yellow and Wiggo than potentially have him fall of thehill with 3K to go - not that he would have I am sure. Gaining time over Nibbles is surely better than trying to snatch the stage win...

It would have been amazing to see Wiggo start driving and the two of them clearly decide to go after the win for Froome or die in the process? But that would be risky?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Great racing today, and some thought it was a dull tour!!!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I reckon froome could of took the stage if he hadn't had to slow down for wiggins

Yeah, but his job was to make sure that Wiggins got to the line and secured the Yellow. That's what he did, superbly. If he had gone off on his own, Wiggins could have cracked and Nibali come back at him (if he hadn't cracked a bit himself). And once you've had a bad day like that, nothing is certain not even the stages which normally suit you.

 

[montage]

I'm wondering why Froome didn't go for the stage there - he could have closed that gap, and Bradley's lead was in no way in jeopardy with the TT still to come. Interested in the post race interview now!

 

[smutchin]

Froome is employed by Sky to do a particular job. He does it very well, but he's not team leader... yet.

Watching that, the only argument I could come up with in favour of letting him attack was to prevent Val.piti getting the stage win.

d.

 

[raindog]

Can't wait to see Pinot, van Garderen and the other youngsters next year.

 

[dellzeqq]

there was a good reason for letting Froome go - he would have opened up the gap to Nibali, and given himself a bigger cushion in the TT

 

[yello]

An excellent stage. Really enjoyed that.

Whatever happens, I sincerely hope for Wiggin's sake that this tour doesn't become known as the tour that Froome should have won. That'd be disrespectful. Wiggins is a talented and intelligent rider.

Also, I wonder if Froome was perhaps playing a little to the audience there?

 

[LosingFocus]

Can they extend this by another week? Enjoying it too much!