Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[smutchin]

This Tour continues to throw up surprises: Taaramae second at the finish!

I think I need to go and have a lie down.

 

[rich p]

He should market some new aero bars called Rein Drops.

 

[jifdave]

Wiggins was not in pink.

So just to clear it up, contador was annoyed that quintana didnt wait for contadors biggest rival?

@Crackle thanks for clearing up about leader

 

[VamP]

Interestingly most riders are on road bikes today. Westra being a notable exception.

 

[VamP]

So just to clear it up, contador was annoyed that quintana didnt wait for contadors biggest rival?

@Crackle thanks for clearing up about leader

There's this funny thing called tradition. Some choose to ignore it. Or ignore it when it suits them. Quintana has apologized for the attack - that should probably tell you all you need to know. Froome waited for Contador. That says a lot too.

 

[Rob3rt]

But why? It was his fault he fell off... I wouldnt wait.

Mechanical is not your fault but crashing by pushing to hard should be punished imv

There is no rule to say you can't attack or indeed carry on if one of the GC's or race leaders crash or have a mechanical, however there is such thing as peloton etiquette and it is not the done thing and doing so will not win you any favours!

 

[Crackle]

Westra has paced well as evidenced by his blistering final 12 km.

So far it's looking that way

 

[rich p]

Izaguirre - I hadn't considered him to be honest!

 

[jifdave]

There is no rule to say you can't attack or indeed carry on if one of the GC's or race leaders crash or have a mechanical, however there is such thing as peloton etiquette and it is not the done thing and doing so will not win you any favours!

Fair enough, Eurosport commentators both just said nothing wrong yesterday...

Quintana apparently said contador was upset about contact with Quintana just after he crashed???

 

[VamP]

So far it's looking that way

Actually now it seems it was his bike choice that made him relatively faster on the last 12.

Izaguirre apparently changed bikes on top of second hill. Looks like the winning strategy.

 

[VamP]

Fair enough, Eurosport commentators both just said nothing wrong yesterday...

I just heard that. Nobbers.

 

[smutchin]

Tejay going well. No pictures at the moment... is he on a TT bike?

 

[iLB]

Actually now it seems it was his bike choice that made him relatively faster on the last 12.

Izaguirre apparently changed bikes on top of second hill. Looks like the winning strategy.

Think that is the plan for Froome, road bike to top of second climb- then swap to TT bike. Could see a lot of people doing it.

 

[smutchin]

Just read that Tejay is on a road bike with clip-ons. Wonder if he'll change for the last section...

 

[smutchin]

"@stephenfarrand: Italian TV saying Alpe d'Huez stage will finish after first climb in case of rain. Peschaux of ASO refused to confirm it to them."

Hmmmm.