.. First Kms were very fast with a lot of breakaways but here we are now in the Sprint and.... Yes Jalabert launch the Sprint with Olano and Mikhailov.. And yes Jalabert won the 6 ", Olano was second with 4" and Miklhailov third and 2"
.. Then David Millar attacks with the great surprise of the peloton.. With him was Frederic Guesdom.. But like most of the breaks the peloton caught them at only 6 kms to the finish..
.. And the Sprint was Launched early by Zabel, McEwen and Vainsteins caugh his wheel and... Yes Robbie McEwen won the Stage, second was Zabel and third was Romans Vainsteins..In four position was Tom Steels
@Sali isn't it easier to upload the screenshots to photobucket and copy the img code to your posts?
You can include multiple screenshots per post then and you don't have to attach them.
The Weather is Cool, overcast. Chance of an intermittent shower, but it should clear later. The temperature is 25 C.
The stage is another flat run for the sprinters in the western part of France. Edited by sali on 16-04-2013 09:55
And yes it was.. McEwen won the stage with clear authority and now he has the green jersey..But everybody expected the stage of Tomorrow . All the favourites will have a hard stage in the Team Time Trial between Nantes and St Nazaire.
Here the photo of the winner
Stage 4 : Team Time Trial Nantes - Saint-Nazaire, 70 km
This is a stage where one won't win the Tour, but one can certainly lose the Tour. Why? With the time cut at 25% of the fastest team (taken from the teams 5th rider) a rider who gets dropped by his team, or an entire team can not lose more than 7 minutes on the fastest team, or they will be eliminated from the 2000 Tour De France.
After an en ville start in Nantes, the capital of the Loire Atlantique departement,the parcours heads west-northwest along the south bank of the Loire River towards St.Nazaire. After 57km, the teams will climb the only obstacle of the day, the dramatic Pont de St.Nazaire, soaring over the mouth of the Loire River as it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The final 10kms are crucial, as the exhausted teams must then negotiate the city streets of the grimy port city as they streak towards the finish.
For my team is a very good stage and i try to catch the yellow jersey.. I´m 40" above of Alex Zulle but he doesn´t have a great team for the TTT..So what do you think =? Edited by sali on 16-04-2013 10:06
OMG What a day for my team!!! Today i have the Maillot Jaune with Jalabert..And the most important thing.. I Catch many time..Now Armstrong is a 2´27",Ullrich 3´24", Beloki 3´48",and Zulle at 4´05"..Many others rivals like Escartin, Heras, Pantani or Virenque lost a lot of time for the general .. Here is the new general classification stage after St Nazaire Tomorrow stage 5
This stage, starting in the French coastal town of Vannes, heads northeast to finish inland in Vitre. Another 'flat' stage, peppered with undulations that will make the sprinter's legs quite heavy after the previous day's team time trial.
The weather: a typical Bretagne summer's day. Lots of puffy clouds off the the ocean, and cool, fresh tempaeratures. The peloton are likely to encounter crosswinds from the left early on, with a tailwind into Vitre. A lot of people are expecting some opportunistic breaks early on, but it is expected to come back together for a sprint finish, but we´ll see
Difficulties
Km 23.0 - Côte de Cadoudal - 1.8 km at 6.3% (Cat. 3)
Km 34.5 - Côte de Coët-Bugat - 1.2 km at 4.8% (Cat. 4)
Km 119.0 - Côte de Calorguen - 0.5 km at 6.4% (Cat. 4)
Km 144.5 - Côte du Chat - 0.6 km at 6.5% (Cat. 4)
Erik Zabel won the stage with O´Grady in second place.. Erik dekker leads now the king of the mountains competition. Jalabert is the leader, so no chages, my team suffer to conserve the maillot jaune and extebarria luttenberger and serrano lost today many time
Edited by sali on 17-04-2013 10:18
The stage of today was normal for my team and nothing unexpected happens..McEwen won the stage, Zabel was second and Vainsteins,third.. Tomorrow the stage 7 Here the breakaway of the day
The Tour heads south into some hillier territory today with this 205 kilometre leg to Limoges. Only one fourth category climb is en-route, but a few sharp humps at the end may split things up a little.
Difficulties
Km 157.0 - Côte de Maison-Neuve - 1.0 km climb at 6.7% (Cat. 4) Edited by sali on 17-04-2013 23:51
