Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[yello]

Astana rider Kiserlovski abandons, on his way to hospital with a broken collar bone. He crashed out at the start of the descent.

 

[yello]

Doubt it's tacks. Could just be damp tyres plus that pretty crappy road up the Mur de P. We'll see.

 

[smutchin]

Cavendish did a fair old stint at he front at the start of the Mur de Péguère too. He's dropped back now but you have to say he really is playing his part in the team. I think we can expect Wiggins to ride himself into the ground for Cavendish at the Olympics.

I'm expecting Sky to do Cav the courtesy of a full lead-out in Paris too.

d.

 

[yello]

Looks like the peloton aren't waiting now.... Evans has plenty of team mates with him to bring him back but, tbh, I'm not really sure what's happening.

 

[RhythMick]

Tacks reported on the road.

 

[RhythMick]

Would like to find the idiot who threw tacks and make him run barefoot across them. Then flog him. Then feed him to the wolves. Then blow up the wolves.

 

[yello]

Tacks reported on the road.

I've not heard anything of that yet.

LL Sanchez takes a very very eventful stage!

 

[yello]

Evans rejoins the peloton before the finish. Peloton slowed up once Rolland was back in.

Yep, French commentators have just mentioned the tacks in the road (had to look the word 'punaise' up in the dictionary!)

 

[Steve H]

What other sport has such 'good sportsmanship'? Evans has a mechanical and all his rivals wait for him.

 

[HLaB]

Tacks reported on the road.

28 of them, too few for a Church Elder

 

[smutchin]

Very pleased for Luis Leon. Classy rider.

d.

 

[yello]

The tacks were scattered at the summit resulting in around 30 punctures. Coppers are asking the spectators at the point but organisers are doubtful of finding the culprit.

I wonder if it was a tack puncture that caused Kiserlovski to crash.

Edit; I meant to say that it was a fine victory for Sanchez. Timed his break to perfection (i.e. when Sagan was eating!) and TTed it to the line.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Tacks on the road, something very wrong wth someone who does that.

Good win for Sanchez, bed with no tea for Rolland.

 

[thom]

Edit; I meant to say that it was a fine victory for Sanchez. Timed his break to perfection (i.e. when Sagan was eating!) and TTed it to the line.

Sagan is one classy rider innit ?! He certainly doesn't need a lead out.
It's funny how one off day for Sky in the mountains could still leave Liquigas with both the yellow and green jerseys.

 

[just jim]

I love these flat stages.