Tour de France 2012

[Heckflosse]

Nice contest for the climber's jersey.

 

Voeckler bags 10 over the 1st climb and gets the latest L'Equipe newspaper and chucks it into his jersey front for the chilly descent.

 

Sheesh!! Voeckler is fighter. I like what is happening on that King of the mountain contest.

[Heckflosse]

http://inrng.com/medias/img/pyreneesfog.jpg

 

Serious fog.

['Dale]

Nibs attacks on the descent!!!!!!

[TiBones]

Nibs has jumped across!

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[Heckflosse]

Nibs attacks on the descent!!!!!!

That's going to cause some serious commotion.

['Dale]

Serious fog.

 

I think Nibs used the fog as a 'smokescreen' to get away from the main bunch.

He's joined a strong breakaway group and is 26 secs ahead.

[TiBones]

24 seconds on Biggins

['Dale]

Sky Machine starts whirring up....

 

3

 

2

 

1

 

Go!

[petatodd]

Nibs attacks on the descent!!!!!!

Steady 'Dale, you'll have to save that boner for the rest of the afternoon....

[_C50_]

Nibs attacks on the descent!!!!!!

 

Think he should've rather done that on the descent of the HC climb closer to the finish.

[Heckflosse]

24 seconds on Biggins

 

Nibali backs off

['Dale]

Nibs sits up and waits for the bunch...

 

Eh?

[Heckflosse]

 

Steady 'Dale, you'll have to save that boner for the rest of the afternoon....

 

Bwaahahahahahaha

[udxcob]

14:06 Nibali leads Wiggins' group by 25"

Nibalii (LIQ) has moved up to virtual second place overall with his current advantage of 25" on the Wiggins group. 14:05 Boassan Hagen leads the reaction...

Boasson Hagen appeared to have been in pursuit of Nibali but the Norwegian champion is now ahead of the yellow jersey's peloton with who of his Sky team-mates following him down the technical descent.

Nibali is with the lead group but he's looking around and doesn't seem as though he's going to go to the front of hte bunch that also includes Voeckler. Martinez (EUS) is the rider at the front of the lead group.

[TiBones]

He's sat up and rejoined

[udxcob]

14:08 Nibali waiting for peloton...

Although he had a lead of 25" on the yellow jersey, Nibali has shaken hands with Valverde and wished him all the best: if the Italian stays on the attack, the front group has little chance of staying ahead.

The rider in third overall is now waiting for the yellow jersey.