TdF Stage 11

[PeterM]

While doing work i follow the TdF on the BBC and Spiegel.de websites (life text commentary).

Now something interesting is happening - stage 11 (184km) - +-40km still to go - basically a flat race. The average speed up to now has been about 37km/h and the race organisers said that this race should have an average speed of 41km/h. So what is happening. Maybe the TdF riders really stopped doping?!? Or is it something else.

[TNT1]

While doing work i follow the TdF on the BBC and Spiegel.de websites (life text commentary).

Now something interesting is happening - stage 11 (184km) - +-40km still to go - basically a flat race. The average speed up to now has been about 37km/h and the race organisers said that this race should have an average speed of 41km/h. So what is happening. Maybe the TdF riders really stopped doping?!? Or is it something else.

 

 

For good commentary, you should use cyclingnews.com's live coverage.

[Squier]

Well, it is the first day after the Alpes...

 

I don't think it's got anything to do with doping, if they wanted to lift the pace I'm sure they could've... but why would they today?

[TNT1]

Probably the biggest reason for the slower speed is the block headwind.

[Bos]

Appart from the wind.. If there is no one in a break that is a threat to the overall classification there is no need for the peleton to go faster.

[PeterM]

So they are just saving themselves for the 4 mountain stages.

[Squier]

Bakkies got 9 weeks for a headbutt, how many weeks will Mark Renshaw get?

[PeterM]

Well done M Cavendish for the stage win!

 

The average speed for this race went up to 39km/h vs the forecasted 41km/h. Still on the slow side.

It will be informative to see how the speed of this TdF compares with the other TdFs.

Edited July 15, 2010 by PeterM