The 100th Edition Of The Tour de France: Chirps, Opinions, News, Updates.

[nickc]

His wounds

 

Lance has got a great deal to answer for by cocking it up for all his fellow countrymen.

 

Looking at the damage done there to Ted Kings chassis its a wonder he actually came so close (7 seconds) to staying in the race.

 

 

 

 

Peter Sagan`s support rider Ted King eliminated from the Tour after missing the cut off by 7 seconds due to injuries suffered during the big day one crash that also left Sagan injured. Together with the loss of King and injuries to several other of the Cannondale Proffesional Cycling team members together with his own injuries Sagan has a monumental battle ahead of him to try retain the Green Jersey lead.

 

King suffered a dislocated and seperated shoulder.

Edited July 4, 2013 by nickc

['Dale]

World Champ and Hulk.

 

[nickc]

RadioShack-Leopard veteran Jens Voigt, who was time-cut in 2005 after falling ill, said on Wednesday morning that a poll of riders in the race would have come back with the decision to let King ride.

“The guy crashed, he’s just suffering like hell to stay in the race, and I think you should just choose humility with the rules and say, ‘Hey, look, let’s make an exception,’” said Voigt. “If the riders could have chosen, to put him in or out, I’m sure we would have 100-percent agreement to just come on, let him race. He just wants to reach Paris. It’s his first Tour. He just wants to reach Paris and have the Tour de France on his paper.

“I’ve been in a situation like that. In [2005], I was 42 seconds [outside the time cut]. It was a 180km stage over the Galibier and I did probably 120km by myself. I was 42 seconds out, and I went home. It’s heartbreaking.”

['Dale]

Carbon tossed salad, in the final 30 mins of the stage yesterday,

 

['Dale]

The break held on until the final 10

 

[nickc]

Carbon tossed salad, in the final 30 mins of the stage yesterday,

 

 

Cool action shot - who was the Cofidis rider going down there on the left?

['Dale]

The final crash...

 

Officials’ medical report:

Zubeldia (ESP) 5th metacarpal fracture left hand (splint)

Noval (ESP) repair dressing left hand

Dupont (FRA) heartburn (gastric dressing)

Bouhanni (FRA) crash in finish; trauma to back leg and dermabrasion left and right shoulder (radio balance and normal echo). Stomach pain.

El Fares (FRA) left knee tendinitis (anti-inflammatory, analgesic)

Hoogerland (NED): sunburn forearm

Muravyev (KAZ): stomach pain, early gastroenteritis, headache

Bonnet (FRA): digestive disorders

Trentino (ITA) wounds right knee

Klöden (GER): superficial wound right calf

Vande Velde (USA): crash at finish; cervical contusion [Crash occurred earlier in stage 5 —Ed.]

Hesjedal (CAN) crash at finish; the sixth left rib fracture [injury occurred in stage 1 —Ed.]

Bouet (FRA) crash at finish; non-displaced fracture left wrist (splint)

 

 

[Squier]

Now that's not a nice list to be on. Ouch for them all, but especially Hesjedal. Is he continuing? Riding with a fractured rib must be agonising!

['Dale]

Hesjedal fractured his rib in Stage 1 already.

 

Yoh! Pain barrier stuff.

[nickc]

Interesting battle unfolding for the green jersey.

 

 

Points Classification:

 

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 111 pts 2 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 76 3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 76 4 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 65 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 58 6 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 57

['Dale]

Pained rider at the finish after fighting in the break, Yukiya Arashiro

Virtual race leader for most of yesterday.

 

 

['Dale]

Winless still in Rainbow Stripes

 

['Dale]

Goss with his new Scott Addict, the 1st production bike to go sub 1 kg, frame and fork.

 

['Dale]

Them fans

Beautiful

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Easy stage for Cav today, almost dead flat so no chance of been left behind or the break staying away, and as it seems he is back to form I think the rest will just be going through the motions.

 

Apart from the last 3 km, yesterdays stage was dead boring as far as I am concerned, and I expect much the same today - theres a coupla bumps on Friday which may favor a break, but roll on Saturday and Sunday when I think the big names will at least need to poke their heads out of the peleton.

[hayleyearth]

I love the fact that I get home and can put the tv on and there it is...everyday so far