Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[smutchin]

The podium places (after Froome) are still wide open I believe

Yes, agreed. They're all racing for second place now though. If they weren't already.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Glad Martin won that, he deserved the stage. Froome has done some damage though, the opposition needs to take the fight now.

 

[VamP]

That was a world class ride by Froome. I hadn't anticipated he'd be that dominant TBH.

 

[rich p]

Big losers, Quintana?
Andy Schleck too, an even worse time trialler than Matt Goss

 

[thom]

1. GBR FROOME Christopher 1 SKY PROCYCLING 42h 29' 24''​

2. ESP VALVERDE Alejandro 121 MOVISTAR TEAM 42h 32' 49''+ 03' 25''​

3. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 164 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 42h 33' 01''+ 03' 37''​

4. ESP CONTADOR Alberto 91 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 42h 33' 18''+ 03' 54''​

5. CZE KREUZIGER Roman 94 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 42h 33' 21''+ 03' 57''​

6. NED TEN DAM Laurens 167 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 42h 33' 34''+ 04' 10''​

7. POL KWIATKOWSKI Michal 153 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 42h 34' 08''+ 04' 44''​

8. COL QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 128 MOVISTAR TEAM 42h 34' 42''+ 05' 18''​

9. POR COSTA Rui Alberto 124 MOVISTAR TEAM 42h 35' 01''+ 05' 37''​

10. FRA PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 42h 35' 03''+ 05' 39''​

2 -> 6 places all within 45 secs - is this good or bad for Froome with regards to collaborations ?
Quintana will be given some rope to attack given he's so far back but if Ten Dam or Kreuziger attack Froome, the other high placing guys won't be so keen to let them go.

 

[jarlrmai]

Anyone got the splits?

 

[rich p]

Anyone got the splits?

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/livematch/570465.html

 

[oldgreyandslow]

Anyone got the splits?

Loperamide works for that

 

[lukesdad]

Wonder who is in the team bus now, saying"well there is always the vuelta !"

 

[dragon72]

Three minutes and twenty five seconds.
That's the length of a pop song, for goodness sake.

 

[suzeworld]

Three minutes and twenty five seconds.
That's the length of a pop song, for goodness sake.

Got one in mind?

 

[smutchin]

Big losers, Quintana?
Andy Schleck too, an even worse time trialler than Matt Goss

Dan Martin had a stinker today.

 

[dragon72]

Dan Martin had a stinker today.

He's deffo Oirish then. :troll:

 

[VamP]

OK final wild guess of the day. Top three to end like that. Martin, De Gendt, Porte.

Would have been a good guess, if Froome hadn't turned out to be even more superhuman than he already was.

 

[rich p]

Would have been a good guess, if Froome hadn't turned out to be even more superhuman than he already was.

Ray says he's not paying out each way on that one though!