Post-Race!

by Jen See on Jul 18, 2008 11:38 AM EDT in Live Races

Post-Race Show! Stage 13: Narbonne-Nîmes

Here are today's stage results and the current general classification.

Sprinters' Day. Today's flat stage unfolded in the usual pattern. Niki Terpstra of Milram and Florent Brard of Cofidis comprised the break, and spent a long day together in the wind. Behind, the bunch picked its desultory way across the sun-baked valley. Terpstra found time to flip off a spectator, who must have said something nasty.

Inside 10 km to go, Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis made a play for the stage win, but fell a few traffic circles short of the finish. With Chavanel back in the field, it turned to the sprinters' teams to line it up. Team Columbia again showed their skill and speed, delivering Mark Cavendish to his fourth stage win of the Tour. Robbie McEwen finished second, followed by Romain Feillu of Agritubel, Heinrich Haussler of Gerosteiner, and Oscar Freire of Rabobank.

Classifications. The classifications remain unchanged today. Cadel Evans rides again in the Yellow Jersey of race leader, while Sebastien Lang retains the spotted jersey of mountains leader and Vincenzo Nibali wears white as best young rider. Though Oscar Freire still leads the points classification with 184, Mark Cavendish moves into second with 156 after his stage win today. Thor Hushovd is third, tied on points with Cavendish, with the British sprinter's stage wins acting as the tie breaker.

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Terpstra's finger

That’s all.

by Sui Juris on Jul 18, 2008 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

Si

I’m guessing someone called him a doper and he didn’t like it. But purely speculatin’ there…

by Jen See on Jul 18, 2008 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

We need

photos

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 18, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Wet Bird

I saw Terpstra give the finger so I rewound it a few times on Tivo to see what happened. A fan (looked like a young girl, but it was a bit hard to tell) threw water on him. It didn’t look like a bidon getting squirted - it actually looked more like a small bucket and a decent amount of water came out. Apparently, he didn’t appreciate it… I doubt he saw who actually did it - just felt the water and then turned around to give his salute…

by Noah on Jul 18, 2008 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow... Vs. actually put that in their highlight of the race in the morning broadcast...

... it wasn’t a subtle one either… full extension…

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 18, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, but neither Phil nor Paul commented about it

I’m not convinced Phil even noticed, just kept going on about the climb (I think) they were on.

by guidemd on Jul 19, 2008 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Points

Freire 184
Cav 156
Hush 156
Zabel 141
Kirch 138

by robinhowlett on Jul 18, 2008 11:58 AM EDT reply actions

Krauss joins the list of 'best crashes of the season'?

with Schleck in Suisse

by King of Doping on Jul 18, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah

by ursula on Jul 18, 2008 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Will

VS have to update its “watch the Tour because people can get severely injured” promo?

by Katiek on Jul 18, 2008 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

They need something to replace the annoying

and suddenly missing musical montages of select dopers who got caught at the tour.

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by Koppenberg on Jul 18, 2008 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess they had to take that one

back to production.

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 18, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions

3 times

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 18, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

That

was a DoodSmak

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 18, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Gomez in Flanders

Was fantastic too

by Softie on Jul 18, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Contador is already preparing some other races

yeah, this is the infamous “Cueña les Cabres” of the Angliru climb

by King of Doping on Jul 18, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

Oh god dammit...

... I’m gonna have to polish up my Spanish in a couple months now too … instead of all the damn accent grave’s and circonflex, it’s going to be 3 weeks of enyeahs.

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 18, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

didn't she used to be a singer?

by lyne on Jul 18, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps Contador is point towards the Orinoco Flow...

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 18, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Contador - the one that beat Rico at the Giro

after not training. I’d keep very quiet if I were him right now.

by lyne on Jul 18, 2008 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

+1

Unfortunately I’ve been thinking that too since yesterday. Ugh.

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew Davis on Jul 18, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s kind of the disgusting after effect.

Well, if X doped, and Y beat him…

We all are thinking it, and it makes me sad/angry

by johnw on Jul 18, 2008 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

+2

by slowK on Jul 19, 2008 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Is Damsgaard the doping inspector

for Astana ?

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 18, 2008 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

it was announced earlier this year

and since then, silence. No reports, no PRs, nada.

by lyne on Jul 18, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions

On the Bicycling Blog that was taking questions for Johan today,

Johan indicated that they’ll release the results after the Vuelta.

by Katiek on Jul 18, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm sure that has

nothing to do with waiting to see the results for the year.

by Sui Juris on Jul 18, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

by lyne on Jul 18, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt

that Bryuyneel wants to allow a suspect rider to start the Vuelta, even if the doping tests will be carried out in Spain.

He probably has an issue and wants to can the rider(s) first, Honchar-style.

by Softie on Jul 18, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't.

I’d imagine that he’d want to clean that rider up, first, and then unleash him on the Vuelta. And erase any of those results from the fall release.

by Sui Juris on Jul 18, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

trust me, Damsgaard is feared between the athletes,

he has busted so many and is still on the mission!
If Contador hasn’t been busted so far by him, then there is nothing on him, imo, since Damsgaard woulnd’t hesitate for a second to bust a cheat.
No matter how much you dislike JB/Astana, it’s weird that I have to almost apologise for being a fan of the team!

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 18, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

not weird at all

They have earned their reputation, being the bastard child of ONCE, Postal, Saiz, and Brunyll. I’ll be happy if you are right, but any doubt and suspicion cast their way has been earned by past behavior.

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by Koppenberg on Jul 18, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Robbie McEwen talking today about Cavendish...

“I came under the kilometer at about 25th position and I had a helluva lot of ground to make up… and I just basically started my sprint with 500 to go just to get towards the front… and the moment I came out on the right, Cav had started out of the wheels in the middle and just burned me off.”

“I think I’m capable of winning a stage but, today that was man against man and he was just too strong today.”

Poor guy looked like he was gonna hurl through all of Ventura’s interview…

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 18, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions