2008 Tour de France Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 22: Cuneo - Jausiers, 157 km

[Bro Deal]

Popo sure seems to be spending a lot of time at the front of the chase group. If he really wanted to be ready to help Cadel, shouldn't he conserving energy for when the yellow jersey group catches up?

Popo is thinking, "Hey, Evans, remember Paris-Nice? The shoe is on the other foot this time, *****."

 

[TheDarkLord]

Schumacher caught and will probably be spat off the back of the front chase group. 3:30 to yellow jersey. Arvesen is blown. I think A. Schleck is at the front now.

 

[whiteboytrash]

Vande Velde dropped. When the dope runs out.

 

[Bro Deal]

I wish the moto camera would slowly pan downthe yellow jersey group so we could see how everyone is handling the pace. From what little I can see Evans looks like he is climbing like he does when he is near maxed out.

EDIT: Well, maybe not.

 

[TheDarkLord]

Attacks beginning in the yellow jersey group. Piti attacks and Kirchen is dropped. The pace slows down though and Kirchen is back.

 

[b1_]

Someone needs to tell Voigt he's going up a mountain.

Edit: Ah, well actually he's not. Looks like they planned this Voigt pace making specifically for this short shallow bit of the climb. Bloody CSC are thinking of everything.

 

[Klodifan]

someone needs to attack already

 

[serpico7]

someone needs to attack already

Amen.

I figure if they attack and put the hurt on Cadel, it will really shake his confidence going into tomorrow, especially given that Popo has basically abandoned him.

 

[b1_]

Holy ****! What a climb! Bloody massive.

 

[Cobblestones]

lopsided

The feed zone should be in one of the nippely regions.

 

[b1_]

especially given that Popo has basically abandoned him.

What are you on about? Popo is in front of Cadel.

 

[TheDarkLord]

Nice attack by Augustyn. Everyone else seems to be suffering. He has finally crested. What a climb!

 

[Klodifan]

Amen.

I figure if they attack and put the hurt on Cadel, it will really shake his confidence going into tomorrow, especially given that Popo has basically abandoned him.

exactly. so far, this has been underwhelming, and I think they will look back on this as a missed opportunity.

 

[TheDarkLord]

What are you on about? Popo is in front of Cadel.

Looks like Popo is riding for himself, not for Cadel.

 

[serpico7]

What are you on about? Popo is in front of Cadel.

Exactly. See my earlier post.

 

[TheDarkLord]

Piti, Kirchen are being dropped by the others.

 

[b1_]

Any attacks would be wasted. The descent will eat them up.

Popo is riding for Cadel. Just like everyone else in the front group who have a leader in the yellow group.

 

[serpico7]

A lot of effort by CSC today, seemingly for naught. Well, they did get rid of VV.

 

[Bro Deal]

Damn!!! Ouch.

 

[serpico7]

Popo is riding for Cadel. Just like everyone else in the front group who have a leader in the yellow group.

Are you watching the same race?