Good on you, Mr. Evans! Bonne chance to make it to Paris.
Popo went down hard, too. I'm watching at 103km to go right now.. first climb.
Good on you, Mr. Evans! Bonne chance to make it to Paris.
Popo went down hard, too. I'm watching at 103km to go right now.. first climb.
Stage 11 - Sisteron > > > Bourg-lès-Valence - 184.5 km
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Km 56.5 - Col de Cabre - 5.0 km climb to 5.9 % - Category 3
12:37 - Prize Classifications: Part 01 – Yellow Jersey
There were no changes to the top 12 of the general classification after the 10th stage but a clever move by Nicolas Roche in the final kilometers of what had been a slow day for the peloton, netted the Irishman a gain of one minute, 21 seconds. He jumped up from 18th overall to 13th for his efforts. Otherwise, it’s status quo in the race for the yellow jersey: Andy Schleck (SAX) leads Alberto Contador (AST) by 41”, while the runner-up in stage eight Samuel Sanchez (EUS) is third at 2’45”.
12:37 - Prize Classifications: Part 02 – Green Jersey
Although the escape of stage 10 finished over 14 minutes ahead of the peloton, there were still points on offer for the green jersey. Mark Cavendish (THR) beat three of the four riders who are ahead of him in the points classification – Alessandro Petacchi (LAM), Thor Hushovd (CTT) and Robbie McEwen (KAT). Hushovd still wears the green jersey, with 138 points, while the winner of stages one and four Petacchi has 131pts. McEwen has 116pts while Rojas (GCE) has 98. Cavendish’s tally is up to 97…
12:41 - Prize Classifications: Part 03 – Polka-Dot Jersey
Three French riders are at the top of the climbing classification after 10 stages of the 2010 Tour. Jérôme Pineau has work the polka-dot jersey for all but one day since it was first awarded at the end of stage three. Anthony Charteau spent a day in the lead of this category after being the first rider to crest the col de la Madeleine in stage nine but he was beaten to the line by Pineau in the sprint for seventh on yesterday’s cote de Laffrey… so Pineau is back in the dotted top.
12:43 - Prize Classifications: Part 04 – White Jersey
The youth classification is a rather one-sided affair with the leader of the general classification also the best young rider in the 2010 Tour de France. Andy Schleck cannot wear the white jersey and the yellow one, so Robert Gesink (RAB) – who is 7th overall and 2nd in the youth category – will wear the special shirt sponsored by Skoda for a second successive day. Gesink is 4’22” behind Schleck, while Kreuziger (LIQ) is third at 5’11”. Cyril Gautier is ranked fourth, 30’18” behind Schleck.
13:00 - Comments From Garmin
Matt White told LeTour.fr this morning that Robbie Hunter dearly wanted to try and start the stage but he had to consider his injuries. “Robbie [Hunter] has a fracture of the radial head of his right arm – up near the where the elbow. He wants to see if he can start today. That’s the plan. He’s got a bit of trouble with his tendons around the elbow so it’s quite tricking to use the brakes and change gears but he wants to see how he goes at the start.”
13:02 - White: Tyler is coping...
The situation for Garmin-Transitions isn’t ideal: two sprinters and two broken arms... but Matt White remains optimistic about the rest of the Tour. Here are a few more comments from the Australian directeur sportif of the American team. “Robbie’s injury is a lot worse than Tyler’s. I know that Robbie wants to started today but, really, I don’t think he’s going to last. I can’t see him getting through. “Tyler’s injury is painful, certain movements hurt him but he’s coping.”