Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[Herzog]

Fast stage so far today, average for first hour around 50kph.

Rolland in a counter attack, very early for him to making a move - next points are in 70km or so...

 

[Noodley]

2 FDJ riders in the break, Roy and Fedrigo, so it could be a French win today...

 

[Crackle]

I'm sorely tempted by the odds, I'll admit.

Yeah, well, Noodley is odd, so I can see why.

 

[raindog]

Apropos of nowt, here's a picture of Tommy Simpson's memorial I took a few years ago, without getting off the bike..

I cheated and got off the bike to take mine

 

[Herzog]

2 FDJ riders in the break, Roy and Fedrigo, so it could be a French win today...

Quintana today! Movistar have nowt else to work for...

 

[jifdave]

Mollema said he has never climbed ventoux before but it's only a climb...

What's that saying about poor prep...

Froome climbed it in may.

 

[asterix]

Mollema said he has never climbed ventoux before but it's only a climb...

What's that saying about poor prep...

Froome climbed it in may.

Gamesmanship?

 

[theloafer]

watch kelly and froome climbing ventoux should be a great stage today... opps forgot link

http://www.bestsportgo.tv/20130131/vv510a6315e2152626115287-493129.html

 

[smutchin]

Mollema said he has never climbed ventoux before but it's only a climb...

What's that saying about poor prep...

Froome climbed it in may.

Never climbed it all or just not in a race?

Afaik, Froome has never been up it in race conditions either. He didn't do the Tour in 2009 and they didn't go up it in 2008.

 

[Noodley]

Looks like the peloton are not going to let someone in the break win this stage. Gap has dropped from 7 mins to 3 and a half at the half way point.

 

[raindog]

Average speed so far today - 47kph

 

[smutchin]

It's go time!

 

[Noodley]

Go FROOMEDAWG!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jifdave]

Skynet put the machines on the front....

Beware the machines, attack them, they must be destroyed.

 

[rich p]

Here we go then