Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[avsd]

What a great stage - we will get the bands out to celebrate this later this afternoon in Belfast

 

[smutchin]

That was delightful. A 1-2-3 for my fantasy team.

Best day of racing I've seen for ages.

I don't have Sagan, but I do have Terpstra - three of the top five isn't too bad.

 

[avsd]

The Sly team have lost a lot of leaders/experience from last year's team. It is beginning to have an obvious impact

 

[iLB]

Memories of 2009! Contador on the right side of the split this time.

Cavendish ecstatic in the post race interview.

.....E
...M C
.....A H
.......D E
.........N L
...........E O
.............S N
................S

 

[raindog]

Did any of you lot catch Berto shouting "Vamos! Vamos!" about 3ks from the finish?

Bloody hell - what a stage - could do with a drink now......

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Interesting that many of the famous 2009 htc echelon antagonists were instrumental today: Mick Rogers for Saxo, and of course Holm/Cav/etc. for OPQS. Perhaps Sky would have turned out better with Eisel, especially given Froome just said the stage looked simple on paper...

 

[Crackle]

Was that Belking gaining revenge over something on Moviestar because putting the pedal down on a GC rider with a mechanical is an unwritten rule broken.

Froome was just the wrong side of that split then and suddenly Sky are looking really, really vulnerable and though I don't support Dirty Bertie, he is an excellent reader of a race and can always spring a surprise: Brilliant stage.

 

[VamP]

I don't have Sagan, but I do have Terpstra - three of the top five isn't too bad.

I've got 1237 awesome day for my fantasy team

Awesome stage - shame I missed most of it!

 

[avsd]

Who is the road captain on the Sky team?

 

[Havoc6]

Who is the road captain on the Sky team?

Wiggo

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Who is the road captain on the Sky team?

Whoever it is, it seemed he was sitting in the Sky bus on the other side of Froome's radio...

 

[iLB]

Who is the road captain on the Sky team?

I think Thomas is meant to be, and he has limited road experience compared to Eisel last year.

I think Sir Brad might have a little chuckle when he is done training in Mallorca today. He would have been good in that.

 

[tigger]

could do with a drink now......

Its drinking weather!

 

[smutchin]

I thought it was Kiryienka.

Wiggins would have been extremely useful to the team today.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Great stage. I had to watch the last 60km in silence (it was on the tv in the gym offshore here, while I was on the treadmill) so missed the commentary, but just watching that last break was fantastic. Very enjoyable to see proper racing with some tactics and little on road agreements etc going off, and a fine win for Cavendish. Need to go watch it again, with sound this time.