Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*
- Thread starter Noodley
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Shadow
member
- Location
- edge of the south downs
Chapeau Kittel, indeed. He out-Cav's Cav.
Cav looks round at the line in bewilderment.
Cav looks round at the line in bewilderment.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Right that's my Cav duvet cover in the bin.
Hip Priest
Veteran
It looks like Cavendish has a real rival now.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
It'll be funny watching the final stage and not thinking the sprint on the Champs-Elysees is a foregone conclusion... almost forgotten what that's like.
dragon72
Guru
- Location
- Mexico City
Wow. 3 stage wins for Kittel. For me, he's been the star of this TdF.
Incredibly, even though he's the sprinter with the most wins, Kittel is only 4th in the points classification.
Incredibly, even though he's the sprinter with the most wins, Kittel is only 4th in the points classification.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
More bad news for Sky - EBH busted his collarbone in that crash today.
Will Chris Froome even have any [fit] team-mates left by the time they reach the Alps?
Will Chris Froome even have any [fit] team-mates left by the time they reach the Alps?
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
Very strong sprint from the German, nice one, good to see some proper competition at the sprints, I hope these lads all make it to Paris to make it an interesting day there.
Monsieur Remings
Guru
- Location
- Yatton UK
And I thought OPQ did well today and as Smutchin says quite correctly, Cav was beaten on pure speed.
thom
____
- Location
- The Borough
EBH out with a broken shoulder from the crash 2km from the finish...
Risex4
Dropped by the autobus
- Location
- The Green/Gray Hills Of Debunshire
Uh-oh. Has Cav been rumbled?
Chris Norton
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Boston, Lincs
I don't see losing EBH as a massive loss any more than the other Russian bloke, but it certainly would have been better to still have the whole team around Froome.
Cav could well be still suffering from the effects of the bronchitis when it really gets busy.
I still think it's all teeing up to be one hell of a last week. I have my Thursday afternoon all set for the double ascent.
Cav could well be still suffering from the effects of the bronchitis when it really gets busy.
I still think it's all teeing up to be one hell of a last week. I have my Thursday afternoon all set for the double ascent.
He crashed twice today. It left me wondering about whether it would have happened if they hadn't switched tactics to leave only Stannard up front.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
EBH is defo a loss for Sky. Not like they are drafting in riders to replace those lost. Just means less protection for Froome.
Huge kudos to Kittel. As Cav said, he was just better. No excuses!
Huge kudos to Kittel. As Cav said, he was just better. No excuses!
ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
I think Frome is like lone riders of the past and can do it alone, the question now though is whether a lone rider can outwit a team effort and if his team boss will allow him to.
