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Le Tour Stage 14... LIVE!!

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Le Tour Stage 14


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To the hills! This stage has breakaway written all over it, and I wouldn't rule out Silence! throwing the yellow jersey away, just to take the spotlight off for a day or so. I got an email from a reader passing on some details from the Aussie press about Cadel's attempt to give the jersey away a few days ago. Those sprint stages were too precious for a break to stay away, but with a couple long climbs today, and the deal going down tomorrow, the motivations could be quite different. If a bunch comes in, then we might see Erik Zabel's last great day on a bike. Actually, that'd be pretty cool. Enjoy!

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12:38 The 21 Escapees At the 5km mark, Stijn Devolder instigated the first successful escape of stage 14. The riders involved are: O’Grady (CSC), Oroz and Txurruka (EUS), Garcia-Acosta and Gutierrez (GCE), Eisel (COL), Quinziato (LIQ), Bono (LAM), Bonnet (C.A), Devolder (QST), Riblon (ALM), Haussler (GST), Gonzalo Ramirez and Lelay (AGR), Tankink (RAB), Sprick and Voeckler (BTL), Velo (MRM), Casar and Sebastian Chavanel (FDJ), Frischkorn (GAR). The teams not represented are: Silence-Lotto, Barloworld and Cofidis.

This are gonna be the gus which we have to watch the whole race prbably.. I put my money on. Quinziato and JIG, with a 20 km solo, but it’s al open

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 6:48 AM EDT   0 recs

That's a good break

Lotto is going to have to work today. Did someone tell Devolder it’s the last 50K of Flanders?

Morning Frinky

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

by Drew... on Jul 19, 2008 7:00 AM EDT   0 recs

And to begin with a positive note :)

Sources in the ALFD, French anti-doping authority, has confirmed a third SDV rider tested positive. Source see speculation.. And yeah you said so.. But maybe it isn’t Cobo..

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:02 AM EDT   0 recs

now, why am I not surprised?

That’s it for SD, can’t imagine the sponsor sticking around anymore.
Too bad for the innocent (if there are any in that team?) ones…

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:05 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah they already told they were going to quit next season

But they also quit for a couple of weeks now.. So anyone know what their are gonna do this season?

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:09 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yup

There’s no way they are sticking around now – I think they were done after Piepoli tested positive but this will be the nail in the coffin.

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

by Drew... on Jul 19, 2008 7:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't know if he's innocent

(I suspect not, ‘cos he’s Spanish) but I do feel a bit sorry for poor Angel Gomez Gomez.

by Monty. on Jul 19, 2008 8:03 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i can understand cofidis, but what lotto?

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 19, 2008 8:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Lotto found the group to big to control..

And if Cofidis already chased them down so Lotto though let’s help him

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 8:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

attacks from the break

Gutierrez, Bonnet, Tankink and Casar are the riders who have now escaped the escape group.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:12 AM EDT   0 recs

lol 4 men how can hit the peddals

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:19 AM EDT   0 recs

Mcewen in the contra

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:22 AM EDT   0 recs

situation:

Oroz, Quinziato, Riblon, Haussler, Lelay, Sprick and Voeckler are now the only riders in pursuit of Casar’s quartet. They are 15” behind while the peloton is at 30”.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:23 AM EDT   0 recs

Fast

The average speed for the first hour today is the fastest of the 95th Tour so far: 52.5km/h.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:26 AM EDT   0 recs

That will wake the legs up

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

by Drew... on Jul 19, 2008 7:27 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Many riders would say

+1

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

by Drew... on Jul 19, 2008 7:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm everyone knows this isn't going to be a bunch sprint

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:27 AM EDT   0 recs

indeed,

they surely miss Boonen…

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank god!

So frustating to see Belgian getting stage wins when teh Dutch are nowhere!

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:33 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Just a little rivalry there?

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jul 19, 2008 10:12 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

11 leaders

Oroz, Quinziato, Riblon, Haussler, Lelay, Sprick and Voeckler have caught Casar, Tankink, Bonnet and Gutierrez at the 56km mark. They lead the peloton by 30”.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:29 AM EDT   0 recs

correction

Casar, Bonnet, Gutierrez and Tankink are still in the lead of the stage. They are 20” ahead of the counter-attacking group and 27” ahead of the peloton.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lol the 7 are chased down.. 4 away and another 20 in the attack

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:29 AM EDT   0 recs

And the 20 also didn't make it.. Where's Cipo to hold down the bunch?!?!

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:31 AM EDT   0 recs

calming down?

The peloton has reeled in the counter-attacking riders. There are NOW JUST FOUR in the lead of the 14th stage.Casar, Tankink, Bonnet and Gutierrez.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:34 AM EDT   0 recs

are their? Though their were all catched

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:36 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep you're right

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:39 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They have now over a minute to the peloton,

expect it to grow rapidly,
peloton stops to pee.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:40 AM EDT   0 recs

And their gone..

Tankink (Rab)
Bonet (CA)
Casar (FDJ
JIG (GCE)

Casar best classification.. 23rd with 13 minutes or something..

Have an adavantage of 3 minutes now

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 7:48 AM EDT   0 recs

crap... no VDS points for me

"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 19, 2008 7:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

welcome

to my world

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

by Chris... on Jul 19, 2008 9:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

morning boss

"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 19, 2008 9:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

[wink]

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

by Chris... on Jul 19, 2008 9:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Fränk S. was interwiewed earlier at the start,

he was hoping for a calm stage, and predicted a break to form early.
Didn’t exactly happen like that, was fast and furious for almost 60k’s…

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 7:54 AM EDT   0 recs

And Barloworld announced they also stop sponsering after the Tour..

They don’t want to damage their brand so out of protection they stop..

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 8:04 AM EDT   0 recs

Robbie Hunter has this to say about Ricco

from CN:
“He needs to be punched in the nose for his arrogance. Just remember how he made so many accusations to Contador in the Giro, meanwhile he is the dirty little snake.”

"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 19, 2008 8:11 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't want to damamge their brand

Wny didn’t they think of that two years ago? They were happy to take the wins and the publicity without looking any closer then. Is this just a cheap way to pull the plug?

by Monty. on Jul 19, 2008 8:27 AM EDT to parent up   1 recs

well think about the conniving

duplicity that must be involved with any company that contracts with Corti . . .

And I think that it’s exactly that sort of conniving duplicity-test just enough to make it LOOK like we’re doing something, but have enough targeting to know who NOT to test, hire someone like Millar who’s a vocal anti-doper to provide a screed for the stuff we’re doing behind his back, plant a few trees to create good-will, etc.-is exactly how the sport of cycling has been run for the last 20 or so years.

Asking some of them to tell the plain truth about doping practices would be like asking Spock to think irrationally.

by R Mc on Jul 19, 2008 8:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

screen for screed

although I sorta like screed . . .

by R Mc on Jul 19, 2008 8:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Can anyone

even explain what they do? “an industrial brand management company”??? Marketing? Cattle?

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

by Chris... on Jul 19, 2008 9:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Barloworld

All sorts of industries that one wouldn’t necessarily associate with marketing through cycling sponsorships:
- One of the larger resellers of Caterpillar, Hyster and other heavy equipment
- Subaru car import (Africa, not sure where)
—Car Rental operator (Avis and Budget, can’t remember where)

At least they don’t appear to make cattle gates :)

by hkbirke on Jul 19, 2008 10:00 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

German ES goes live!

"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 19, 2008 8:11 AM EDT   0 recs

Jalabert abandons

and Wegmann crashes but is back on the bike.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 8:13 AM EDT   0 recs

Off to bring the cat to the vet, keep things running smoothly in my absence, please.

by Katiek on Jul 19, 2008 8:30 AM EDT   0 recs

Peloton strung out, gap dropping rapidly

Liqui, Bweeg and Milram doing the work.
92 k’s gap 4.20

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 19, 2008 8:34 AM EDT   0 recs

cheers!

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

by Chris... on Jul 19, 2008 9:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How to stop Cavendish?

what’s the finish like on this stage?

by KevinK on Jul 19, 2008 8:56 AM EDT   0 recs

He said the last mountain was to hard for him

So he don’t push today

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 8:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Morning All

Frinky – looks like Paul and Phil also confirmed Barlo pulling out of the sport

by roadside on Jul 19, 2008 8:58 AM EDT   0 recs

Dutch and Belgian media are to good for me ;)

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 9:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so what will the riders do

for the remainder of the season…?

"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 19, 2008 9:10 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Robbie Hunter

He’s around at the bitter end of another team that implodes in doping scandals. Don’t know what to think about that…

by KevinK on Jul 19, 2008 9:12 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

At least

this time he hasn’t got a boil on his bum too.

by Monty. on Jul 19, 2008 9:36 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Think they are riding with a sort of Unibet jersey

No big sponsers on their shirt but with the same squad

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 9:14 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess there are guarantees in place

to keep them funded

"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 19, 2008 9:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Robbie Hunter's wife just had a baby girl, that Robbie hasn't seen yet,

so I’m sure he’s eager to get home to meet her. Moises Duenas had better hope that he doesn’t meet up with his former teammates anytime soon; it would be a greater hazzard to his health than any PED he’s ever taken. Idiot.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 9:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Per Phil last night, Robbie's baby = Mandy.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 9:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

was it Robbie that

recommended a punch in the nose for Ricco?

by KevinK on Jul 19, 2008 9:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yup, i posted it this a.m.

"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 19, 2008 9:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ooh..

Somebody in the front alway would give him a punch ‘on his beak’

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jul 19, 2008 9:22 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Moises

is claiming his Doc set him up. Whatever.

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

by Chris... on Jul 19, 2008 9:54 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Moises supposes erroneously.

(Bonus points for anyone who can get the reference!)

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 9:57 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bravo! Best. Musical. Ever. Made.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 10:08 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I love youtube

Here is the song from the movie.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 10:11 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm

How about this one then

by Monty. on Jul 19, 2008 10:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good morning, folks!

P&P said it’s 32 degrees C, 90 degrees F today. Whoa.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 8:59 AM EDT   0 recs

Zabel win "would be pretty cool"

OH MY!
seems some drug cheats get a free ride on here and others get torrents of abuse.

by Rapscallion on Jul 19, 2008 9:02 AM EDT   0 recs

+1

"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 19, 2008 9:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You think Zabel is a doper?

Currently? Or do you think everyone should hate him because he doped way back in the hippy days? And yes, he gets abuse here for his doping, so “free ride” is nonsense

by Jimbo... on Jul 19, 2008 9:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe so...

but I sure don’t cheer for him like I used to. He’s a bit creepy to me now.

"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 19, 2008 9:55 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's complicated. We've talked a lot about Zabel here, over the last three years,

and it’s complicated. I personally feel a complex mix of sadness, anger, respect, pride, admiration and disappointment about him, and it’s something I can’t quite figure out….

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin

by Ruthann on Jul 19, 2008 10:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't like the guy myself

opinions vary, but saying he gets a free ride on the whole doping topic here is just incorrect.

by Jimbo... on Jul 19, 2008 10:14 AM EDT