Tour De France 2011

Yep, Vino broken

carnage.

fuckload of riders went off. astana guy looks worse off

Looks like the first lfgss oxford ride

is it vino? shiiiit

Ouch.

Looks like the first lfgss oxford ride

Except they're not riding track bikes.

And Slag rode on.

They're saying it's Zabriskie down on ITV, but Twitter says Millar.

in other news, the breakaway is split up already. they're not gonna stay ahead if they all get separated.

vino quitting this TdF?

Vino, Jorgen Vandenbroeck and Zabriskie look like they are out.

Except they're not riding track bikes.

And fishtailing all over the road.

The aftermath looked the same though.

"Someone who’s grown up on the Isle of Man can’t have been steeped in cycling."

Cipollini having a pop at one of our most highly regarded members. Nancy will show him.

Yeah, Cipo.

They're saying it's Zabriskie down on ITV, but Twitter says Millar.

sky says miller

Right before the ad break they said Millar is being reported as down as well. Might be both.

apparently its all contador's fault. what a terrible man.

Bloody tour de carnage
Record fails today

Good riddance to Vino.

No yellow for you!

haven't spotted evans on the screen for a bit?

He's lurking.

Unless you mean the popular chain of bike shops.

Just nipping out for a few mins to don the brown jersey.

I really like this stage--great landscape, very picturesque roads that look a bit like those in the Ardennes (and I suspect may cause some difficulties for standard TdF riding style, being narrow and curvy?), and it seems to be another example of this trend of including in Grand Tours 'mini-versions' of other iconic races, like the Strade Bianche stage in last year's Giro.

I could be wrong, but my understanding is that there is a gentleman's agreement to take turns riding at the front of the breakaway? Is there an unofficial way of punishing a rider who keeps at the back and letting others take the wind resistance? Does it happen?

Yes, lots of ways, but mainly the technique is to drift off the back with them behind you then, leaving them to close the gap back to the breakaway.

OK, I guess that is what we see quite often when the breakaway, er, breaks up?