|
Friday, July 6: Stage 6: Epernay-Metz
|
| CountArach |
Posted on 06-07-2012 11:44
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 8205
Joined: 14-07-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
ruben wrote:
100% farrars fault. Veelers was following his teammate (De Kort). Farrar tried to steal his place, total lack of respect for his train. Veelers just held his line, Farrar lost balance and crashed.
Farrar is simply pissed off because he has been bad all year. He sucked everywhere this season
For sure. Plus the hotel of Garmin can't be a great place to be at the moment with the USADA stuff going on. Lots of stress coupled with a lack of results will lead to this sort of confrontation.
|
| |
|
|
| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 06-07-2012 11:49
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2107
Joined: 19-10-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
BOTD seems to have formed early.
ZABRISKIE David +13'26"
MALACARNE David +3'34"
ZINGLE Romain +9'57"
KROON Karsten +13'43"
Garmin look to be sick of Farrar, so have sent Dave Z out there. Only 1 KOM point up for grabs though, so no threat to Morkov.
|
| |
|
|
| Lachi |
Posted on 06-07-2012 11:54
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 8360
Joined: 29-06-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
ruben wrote:
100% farrars fault. Veelers was following his teammate (De Kort). Farrar tried to steal his place, total lack of respect for his train. Veelers just held his line, Farrar lost balance and crashed.
Farrar is simply pissed off because he has been bad all year. He sucked everywhere this season To me it looked like a Lampre rider hit the front wheel of Farrar. These riders surely are experienced in bike handling but I doubt that it is possible to survive such a hit when trying to find balance. |
| |
|
|
| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 06-07-2012 11:57
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2107
Joined: 19-10-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
Lachi wrote:
ruben wrote:
100% farrars fault. Veelers was following his teammate (De Kort). Farrar tried to steal his place, total lack of respect for his train. Veelers just held his line, Farrar lost balance and crashed.
Farrar is simply pissed off because he has been bad all year. He sucked everywhere this season
To me it looked like a Lampre rider hit the front wheel of Farrar. These riders surely are experienced in bike handling but I doubt that it is possible to survive such a hit when trying to find balance.
Yeah I agree, Farrar could have done better, but it was mainly the Lampre riders fault imo.
|
| |
|
|
| Crommy |
Posted on 06-07-2012 12:00
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 8755
Joined: 29-11-2006
PCM$: 200.00
|
From our friendly overseer: https://drupal-spo...ator-cykel
|
| |
|
|
| kumazan |
Posted on 06-07-2012 12:15
|
Team Leader
Posts: 6195
Joined: 02-07-2009
PCM$: 200.00
|
I can understand like 3 words in the whole text, but the fact that Mike got Sagan's nationality right is an improvement from the standard journalist level. 
|
| |
|
|
| ruben |
Posted on 06-07-2012 12:51
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7125
Joined: 23-10-2006
PCM$: 200.00
|
Van den Broeck, Porte fell in neutralisation
Greipel crashed early in the stage. Then a huge crash at 35km with Gutierrez, Westra, Cantwell as most injured victims. But also Valverde, Gesink (who else?), Peraud and some others crashed in the same fall.
Only Westra has consulted the doctor so far though, so most of them seem unscathed? |
| |
|
|
| Alakagom |
Posted on 06-07-2012 12:57
|
World Champion
Posts: 10452
Joined: 19-11-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
Hmm, the finish is quiet technical and with already that amount of crashes, I just hope we won't get more...
|
| |
|
|
| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:14
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7104
Joined: 04-03-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
I see the Katusha bus on TV coverage. My first reaction? Oh yeah, I forgot they were in the race.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
|
| |
|
|
| Smal |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:25
|
Free Agent
Posts: 122
Joined: 06-09-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
doddy13 wrote:
I see the Katusha bus on TV coverage. My first reaction? Oh yeah, I forgot they were in the race.
The silent assassin in good form then  |
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 18-12-2025 10:24
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| ruben |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:30
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7125
Joined: 23-10-2006
PCM$: 200.00
|
Menchov was good in the prologue and good in the hill stages. He'll be there 
And he hasn't fallen yet |
| |
|
|
| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:31
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 16576
Joined: 27-07-2011
PCM$: 13838.70
|
CountArach wrote:
ruben wrote:
100% farrars fault. Veelers was following his teammate (De Kort). Farrar tried to steal his place, total lack of respect for his train. Veelers just held his line, Farrar lost balance and crashed.
Farrar is simply pissed off because he has been bad all year. He sucked everywhere this season
For sure. Plus the hotel of Garmin can't be a great place to be at the moment with the USADA stuff going on. Lots of stress coupled with a lack of results will lead to this sort of confrontation.
So Pettacchi wacking his wheel had nothing to do with it?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
| |
|
|
| DavydeFauw |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:32
|
Under 23
Posts: 67
Joined: 25-03-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
Why does Gesink change his tyres? |
| |
|
|
| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:32
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 16576
Joined: 27-07-2011
PCM$: 13838.70
|
Teddy The Creator wrote:
BOTD seems to have formed early.
ZABRISKIE David +13'26"
MALACARNE David +3'34"
ZINGLE Romain +9'57"
KROON Karsten +13'43"
Garmin look to be sick of Farrar, so have sent Dave Z out there. Only 1 KOM point up for grabs though, so no threat to Morkov.
Farrar apparentley has been directed not to take part in the sprint until after the mountains, so they sent Dave Z out.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
| |
|
|
| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:40
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7687
Joined: 24-07-2009
PCM$: 200.00
|
No frenchies in the breakaway that is quite remarkable |
| |
|
|
| Riis123 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:47
|
Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 5061
Joined: 07-08-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
What happened to Gesink? Just turned on the TV and he was 10+ sec behind the peloton with a teammate. |
| |
|
|
| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:47
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2107
Joined: 19-10-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
Kirchen_75 wrote:
No frenchies in the breakaway that is quite remarkable
Malacarne, the bad meat, is French. Contador's enemy.
|
| |
|
|
| DavydeFauw |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:49
|
Under 23
Posts: 67
Joined: 25-03-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
Riis123 wrote:
What happened to Gesink? Just turned on the TV and he was 10+ sec behind the peloton with a teammate.
I think he turned back in the group after he was by his car, but at that moment, Voigt started to drive faster. Now he is back in the group. |
| |
|
|
| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:51
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7687
Joined: 24-07-2009
PCM$: 200.00
|
Teddy The Creator wrote:
Kirchen_75 wrote:
No frenchies in the breakaway that is quite remarkable
Malacarne, the bad meat, is French. Contador's enemy.
He's italian |
| |
|
|
| ruben |
Posted on 06-07-2012 13:54
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7125
Joined: 23-10-2006
PCM$: 200.00
|
Riis123 wrote:
What happened to Gesink? Just turned on the TV and he was 10+ sec behind the peloton with a teammate.
He changed both tires. |
| |
|
