'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 The average speed for the second hour was 50.4 km/h. That's even faster than the first hour, giving an average for the race so far of 49.3km/h!
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 However the gap between the breakaway and the peloton is down to just over five minutes now.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 The gap is down to 3:50 and the peloton seems determined to chase the break.
Christie Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Im watching the Asses(Ashes), 30 runs for Aus to win, 1 wicket for England to take the test.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 The break is approaching the fourth climb of the day, the Côte de Bourdeaux. After this Cat 3 climb the only remaining ascent is the Geant, Mont Ventoux.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 The hard racing is starting to take its toll on the riders in the break. Julien El Fares (Sojasun) has been dropped.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 Team Sky performance manager Rod Ellingworth is confident that the Sky riders are good enough to help Froome win. "We’ve brought a good team to the Tour. You can always look back and ask but we’ve got a lot of good guys here. Have we brought the right team? I think we have yes," he told Cyclingnews."We’ve been unlucky with Thomas and Edvald too. I’m still confident that we can see it through though. I’m 100 per cent confident."
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 The rider still face 100km of racing including the 20.8km climb to the summit.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 The race still face 100km of racing including the 20.8km climb to the summit.
Shebeen Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Impey in the break, ashes down to the wire. Remote getting overuse injury
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 Impey in the break, ashes down to the wire. Remote getting overuse injury :-D And thumb too - careful for strains now.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 It is surely every French rider's dream to win on Mont Ventoux today on Bastille Day. Thomas Voeckler of Europcar knows that he is due to do something big in this year's race....
'Dale Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 With 76 km to go the gap is 3:40. The group may be caught before the massive final climb, at this rate.
Chro Mo Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Looking at the landscape and at that of the Giro and Vuelta, one can only be amazed at the beauty of it all. We live in a beautiful country, but this is in a stratospherically different league Saving up for a cycling holiday next year!!
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