Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[smutchin]

Damn, I picked the wrong Saur-Sojasun rider - it's Julien Simon in the break. I nearly said him too! Honest!

...although it's academic because it doesn't look like the break is going to succeed after all. Oh well.

d.

 

[Dave Davenport]

IIRC, the team ranking is based on your top three riders per stage. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...

d.

Top three riders total time.

 

[zimzum42]

They just ran a red light!

 

[zimzum42]

Top Finish!

 

[Rob500]

26 days in yellow for Cancellara
If Fabian Cancellara .......... and become the rider with the biggest collection of Tour leader’s jersey for someone who hasn’t won the overall title. The men who have worn the yellow jersey for more than 26 days in the history of the race are:

Hi. I was wondering about the wearer of the yellow.
Does FC get to keep those yellow jerseys or is he only "collecting" the honour of wearing it? Is it only the overall winner who keeps the yellow jersey?
Is there any prize money in it? There's money for stage wins, intermediate sprints etc - Does FC get any money for keeping hold of yellow each day?

 

[raindog]

Hi. I was wondering about the wearer of the yellow.
Does FC get to keep those yellow jerseys or is he only "collecting" the honour of wearing it?

Oddly enough he was asked what he does with them all in the post race interview about an hour ago. He keeps some, gives some away to friends and others get auctioned for charities.

 

[Rob500]

Oddly enough he was asked what he does with them all in the post race interview about an hour ago. He keeps some, gives some away to friends and others get auctioned for charities.

Thanks raindog. Top answer.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Sky looked much better today.

 

[thom]

Well done Greipel - how he avoided crashing with Farrar is quite specticular :
http://www.steephill.tv/players/720...d=tour-de-france&id=48082954,33399756&yr=2012

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Well done Greipel - how he avoided crashing with Farrar is quite specticular :
http://www.steephill.tv/players/720/nbcsports/?title=Crash almost takes out Greipel&dashboard=tour-de-france&id=48082954,33399756&yr=2012

Yes, spectacular but Sagan took his weight and that held him upright and saw Sagan out of the sprint with nowhere to go. No sympathy for Farrar here, though.

 

[thom]

Yes, spectacular but Sagan took his weight and that held him upright and saw Sagan out of the sprint with nowhere to go. No sympathy for Farrar here, though.

Farrar seems a bit upset about one of the Argos guys:

 

[derrick]

First year of watching the tour and really getting into it, the scoring system is a bit hard to get into, but starting to understand it now, shall be following it to the end.

 

[Doseone]

Farrar seems a bit upset about one of the Argos guys:

He was ready to go medieval on Tom Veelers ass Looking at the ITV4 close ups it looked like Farrar was as much to blame as anyone.

 

[lukesdad]

Sky looked much better today.

Really ?

 

[doctornige]

Oooh. Boasson Hagen looks like one to watch in the future. His stats are looking great.