Stage 10 **SPOILER**

[Halfmanhalfbike]

If Cav gets his 2 out of 4 stages that he's targeting then he'll get the Green Jersey as well.

The Champs Elysees with Cav in mix is going to be unbelievable

 

[zimzum42]

Eurosport went straight off air out here.

Can anyone whose programming has lasted a little longer tell me who it was who fell right at the end?

 

[yello]

would he not want the stage win then and just go for the green?

He's got green and defending it. He may have decided he can't beat Cavendish in the sprint so doesn't bust a gut trying. I could get my head around that!

 

[Taba]

Eurosport went straight off air out here.

Can anyone whose programming has lasted a little longer tell me who it was who fell right at the end?

Apparently it was Vladimir Karpets, but as long as he isnt injured he wont lose any time.

Interestingly i've heard that Husovd might target intermediate sprints in breakaways whilst in the alps, which along with second and third places behind cav in the sprint stages could prove enough for Green...

 

[yello]

If Cav gets his 2 out of 4 stages that he's targeting then he'll get the Green Jersey as well.

Depends who takes the other 2! It's not over yet!

 

[RabbitFood]

yes true but id always try go for the win means he got to rely on cav not winning all the flat stages

 

[Taba]

Wiggins lost some time, he is a minute ish down and is 7th overall, must have got caught out somehow...

 

[zimzum42]

The field split, the second group came in 15 seconds down. Seems most of Garmin got caught, as did Cancellara

 

[yello]

Wiggins lost some time, he is a minute ish down and is 7th overall, must have got caught out somehow...

Wow! I thought they all finished together! I didn't even think to look for stragglers. I wonder what happened? Poor Bradley, that's a real pisser!

 

[garrilla]

Good finish. I though Tyler Farrar was going to cause big pile-up when he tried to force the sprint on the fina bend.

The rest of the stage was bit boring. Do you thik this was the so called 'radio protest' or the geography of the stage?

 

[Will1985]

Farrar pulled a very stupid move - I was waiting for them all to stack it on that corner because of that.

 

[yello]

The rest of the stage was bit boring. Do you thik this was the so called 'radio protest' or the geography of the stage?

A bit of both. The stage was never going to offer much, except to the sprinters or maybe an exceptional breakaway effort. That's probably why it was chosen for the 'no radio' test.

I think ultimately this 'no radio' test will be abandoned because it will back fire. The idea is to make for more exciting races but if the riders decide not to race.... it's a kind of 'lead a horse to water' argument.

 

[accountantpete]

The field split, the second group came in 15 seconds down. Seems most of Garmin got caught, as did Cancellara

I was watching the replay and there was a 3-4 yard gap in the middle of the peloton which presumably accounts for the time difference - have seen bigger gaps go unpunished though.

 

[yello]

I must admit, I was stunned that there was a gap. I assumed that there must gave been an off or something but I've just watched a highlights package and they didn't even mention a gap! I'd be spitting tacks if I were Wiggins.

 

[accountantpete]

Just looked at it again and it is very harsh - the gap was about 3 bike lengths which was also the gap between 3rd & 4th and then 4th & 5th and all the top 10 were given the same finishing time.