Sagan again...
Three down -- two to go!
Posted on 06/24/2012 9:40:23 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy
22k from the finish and another crash. Tyler down again ...Tom Danielson out. I hate seeing this many wrecks.
Sagan again...
Couldn’t agree more, luvvy.
Stage 6 results:
1. SVK SAGAN Peter 57 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 04h 37’ 00’’
2. GER GREIPEL André 114 LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
3. AUS GOSS Matthew Harley 204 ORICA GREENEDGE 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
4. NED VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert 129 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
5. ARG HAEDO Juan Jose 172 TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
6. NZL HENDERSON Gregory 116 LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
7. ITA PETACCHI Alessandro 47 LAMPRE - ISD 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
8. ITA PAOLINI Luca 137 KATUSHA TEAM 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
9. RSA IMPEY Daryl 205 ORICA GREENEDGE 04h 37’ 00’’ + 00’ 00’’
10. AUS LANCASTER Brett Daniel 206 ORICA GREENEDGE 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
11. FRA HINAULT Sébastien 75 AG2R LA MONDIALE 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
12. NED CURVERS Roy 212 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
13. FRA SIMON Julien 99 SAUR-SOJASUN 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
14. AUS EVANS Cadel 1 BMC RACING TEAM 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
15. AUT EISEL Bernhard 104 SKY PROCYCLING 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
16. ITA NIBALI Vincenzo 51 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
17. ITA MARCATO Marco 125 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
18. GER KLÖDEN Andréas 15 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
19. ESP SANCHEZ Samuel 31 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
20. IRL ROCHE Nicolas 79 AG2R LA MONDIALE 04h 37’ 04’’ + 00’ 04’’
Top 25 Overall in the General Classification after Stage 6:
1. SUI CANCELLARA Fabian 12 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 29h 22’ 36’’
2. GBR WIGGINS Bradley 101 SKY PROCYCLING 29h 22’ 43’’ + 00’ 07’’
3. FRA CHAVANEL Sylvain 192 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 29h 22’ 43’’ + 00’ 07’’
4. USA VAN GARDEREN Tejay 9 BMC RACING TEAM 29h 22’ 46’’ + 00’ 10’’
5. RUS MENCHOV Denis 131 KATUSHA TEAM 29h 22’ 49’’ + 00’ 13’’
6. AUS EVANS Cadel 1 BMC RACING TEAM 29h 22’ 53’’ + 00’ 17’’
7. ITA NIBALI Vincenzo 51 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 29h 22’ 54’’ + 00’ 18’’
8. SVK SAGAN Peter 57 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 29h 22’ 55’’ + 00’ 19’’
9. GER KLÖDEN Andréas 15 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 29h 22’ 55’’ + 00’ 19’’
10. BEL MONFORT Maxime 16 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 29h 22’ 58’’ + 00’ 22’’
11. EST TAARAMAE Rein 81 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 29h 22’ 58’’ + 00’ 22’’
12. ITA MARCATO Marco 125 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 29h 22’ 59’’ + 00’ 23’’
13. RUS GUSEV Vladimir 134 KATUSHA TEAM 29h 23’ 00’’ + 00’ 24’’
14. ESP ZUBELDIA Haimar 19 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 29h 23’ 00’’ + 00’ 24’’
15. IRL ROCHE Nicolas 79 AG2R LA MONDIALE 29h 23’ 01’’ + 00’ 25’’
16. AUS ROGERS Michael 108 SKY PROCYCLING 29h 23’ 01’’ + 00’ 25’’
17. BEL VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 111 LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM 29h 23’ 04’’ + 00’ 28’’
18. ITA BASSO Ivan 52 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 29h 23’ 05’’ + 00’ 29’’
19. RUS VORGANOV Eduard 139 KATUSHA TEAM 29h 23’ 11’’ + 00’ 35’’
20. ESP SANCHEZ Samuel 31 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 29h 23’ 16’’ + 00’ 40’’
21. POR COSTA Rui Alberto 163 MOVISTAR TEAM 29h 23’ 18’’ + 00’ 42’’
22. USA LEIPHEIMER Levi 191 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 29h 23’ 21’’ + 00’ 45’’
23. FRA COPPEL Jérôme 91 SAUR-SOJASUN 29h 23’ 24’’ + 00’ 48’’
24. USA HORNER Christopher 14 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 29h 24’ 05’’ + 01’ 29’’
25. ESP MARTINEZ Egoi 35 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 29h 24’ 06’’ + 01’ 30’’
Apparently Sagan was either a gorilla or the Incredible Hulk today, LOL. His little "dance" after his stage win the other day was apparently Sagan's "Forrest Gump dance", so he said. ;-D
Bob Roll pretty much agreed with your comment above in his commentary this morning.
I've been a big Tyler Farrar fan since he first appeared in the TdF. Disappointing Tour for Tyler so far this year unfortunately...
My bet is on the old man in yellow trying to cross thru the peleton that caused the crash today.
Yes, Tyler was leaning into Feelers, that's what happens when you rub the wheel in front of you. If you rub the left of the wheel in front of you the inertia of your movement will stop and you will be leaning to the right. But, your natural tendency to steer to the right to correct can't happen because you are stuck on the left of the wheel ahead. Then, you end up leaning over to the right with no way to correct or get straight.
If you are riding with just one other person you fall over on your right side. If you are in a pack you fall on the person to your right - I'm surprised Bob Roll never experienced this.
Stage 07 - Tomblaine > > > La Planche des Belles Filles (199km)
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Km 112.0 - Col de Grosse Pierre 3.1 kilometre-long climb at 6.4% - category 3
Km 150.5 - Col du Mont de Fourche (620 m) 3.1 kilometre-long climb at 6.4% - category 3
Km 199.0 - La Planche des Belles Filles 5.9 kilometre-long climb at 8.5% - category 1
Mountains!! Check out the last kilometer. "Only" a 1, but should be a grueling finish at >14%.
Stage 07 - Tomblaine > > > La Planche des Belles Filles (199km)
Saturday, July 7, 2012
The first mountain stage of the Tour will be a complete contrast to the opening week and is was always going to be a different sort of rider who excels on the road to La Planche des Belles Filles. The peloton has been ravaged by crashes in recent days, especially the carnage that wiped out so many riders on the road to Metz. Still, some of the big pre-race favorites all survived the chaos and Wiggins, Evans, Menchov and Nibali are all still in contention for the podiumin Paris. Still many may have to accept that a win could now be out of reach. That might be the case for Fränk Schleck, Alejandro Valverde, Robert Gesink and Michele Scarponi – who were all casualties of the crash near the end of stage six. They now only have one solution to put themselves back in contention: attack!
Fabian Cancellara recognizes that his time in the yellow jersey is due to come to an end but some of the potential winners of stage seven are loathe to inherit the leader's color too soon. Evans timed his race into yellow perfectly last year, taking the lead with only one day to race. And he'll be satisfied if he manages it that way again this year. This is the stage when we're going to see who is able to keep dreaming of the top step of the Parisian podium.
The first steep ramps
Most pundits believe that the route of this year’s Tour heavily favours the time trial specialists and Frank Schleck is the man most frequently picked out as the rider for whom this is a problem. On this basis, Schleck and other climbers who struggle against the clock, such as Robert Gesink and Pierre Rolland, will have to take advantage of stages like this. All the damage will be done on the final climb, which has never previously featured on the Tour but provides a breathtaking finale to the Trois Ballons sportive. They may only gain seconds at the finish but they will get a big psychological boost if they drop key rivals.
Janez Brajkovic: "The profile of the final climb is really hard with ramps of 11 and 13 percent and there are certainly going to be some time differences at the top. It is almost six kilometres and averages around 7 percent so it is a climb that suits me."
(Commentary - letour.com & cyclingnews.com)
Bttt and thanks! Maybe the red devil will make an appearance tomorrow!
The Mountains took their toll today. What, four or five left at the finish. Cadell and Wiggins went pedal stroke for pedal stroke.
Apropos de cela, Golux, your remarks about my angelic girlfriend were inappropriate. Tabernac, elle est catolique,ne comprends pas?
Stage 08 - Belfort > > > Porrentruy (157.5km)
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Km 20.0 - Côte de Bondeval 4.4 kilometre-long climb at 3.9% - category 4
Km 32.0 - Côte du Passage de la Douleur 3.8 kilometre-long climb at 6.4% - category 3
Km 50.0 - Côte de Maison-Rouge 7.9 kilometre-long climb at 5% - category 2
Km 73.0 - Côte de Saignelégier 7.8 kilometre-long climb at 6.1% - category 2
Km 97.0 - Côte de Saulcy 4.6 kilometre-long climb at 8.6% - category 2
Km 130.5 - Côte de la Caquerelle (834 m) 4.3 kilometre-long climb at 7.6% - category 2
Km 141.5 - Col de la Croix (789 m) 3.7 kilometre-long climb at 9.2% - category 1
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