ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Jens had this to say after yesterdays stage "So that means it is going to be full gas tomorrow as guys try to get in that breakaway. And let me tell you, if my team wants me to go for it, they won’t have to ask me twice!"
NotSoBigBen Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 It being Friday and all I'll join them on my IDT for the first part and just chill later ......
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 At km 8, we have 6 breakaways, Martin Elmiger (IAM) and Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp) , Alexandre Pichot (Europcar), Matthew Busche (Trek), Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) and Anthony Delaplace (Bretagne). Peloton at 40seconds.
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Gap out to 1 min 40 Sec after 12km of racing
Falco Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Chris Froome will now target the Vuelta a Espana after crashing out of the Tour de France, his Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford said. Hope it doesn't rain. He might have to bail again.
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 New time gap: 2.10 at km 12. Swiss national champion Martin Elmiger of IAM Cycling is the highest ranked of the breakaway riders, 43rd at 9.25 from race leader Vincenzo Nibali.
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 FDJ.fr leads the peloton at an avg speed of 50.4km/h.
Spoke101 Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 after 27 km gap is at 4.20Holey molly the guy's in the break must be going full gas to open a gap that big in that distance with the Peloton averaging 50kph
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Holey molly the guy's in the break must be going full gas to open a gap that big in that distance with the Peloton averaging 50kph After 30km the avg speed has dropped to 46.8km/h , still bloody fast IMHO
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 with 200km remaining the gap is down to 4.05
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) calls his team car because of a mechanical. New time gap: 3.55.
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Simon Gerrans spoke to letour.fr this morning. On paper, he'd be a hot favorite for today's stage as the two climbs in the last 17km suit him. He knows the côte de Maron since he rode the Tour de France for the first time with AG2R in 2005 but the straight and steep Côte de Boufflers is new to him. However, he was victim of a painful crash caused by Mark Cavendish towards the finish in Harrogate. “I've recovered since the crash but I'm still not at 100% of my capacities”, said the Australian national champion. “I'm getting better each day though. There's still lots of bruising coming out. I must wait and see on the road how I feel today before I know if I can be a contender for today's stage. But my intention is to go for it. In the team, we also have Michael Albasini as a back-up rider in case I can't do it.”
ScottCM Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Stef Clement of Belkin has crashed. He's not back on his bike yet.
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