Tour De France 2011

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So, stage 13.. Col d'Aubisque, eh?

A bit like a French Swaines Lane.

Big day today. "How many mountains?!"

How high up the order does Gilbo have to finish before people get suspicious?

I've ridden all of today's climbs, most of them in one day. The Agnes is tough, but the Plateau de Beille is tougher still. A day to shape the GC for the final week.

I think Gilbert will lose a packet one day soon, he'll sit up and ride in with the gruppetto because he gains nothing by ending up 20th overall.

High speed descent into Seix coming up. Fnaar.

Interviewee from Garmin-Cervelo just said the team garmins showed max speed on the descent yesterday was 80 kph, except for Hushovd who hit 112 kph.

112 is insane!

Well, that's the curse of the rainbow jersey well and truly chewed up and shat out.

Didn't Evans already do that last year?

can't follow it on telly today.
how are things going wrt people not making the time limit? there was talk of Cav being at risk?

Voigt having trouble staying upright, just come off twice

Jens doesn't crash on the mountain, the mountain crashes on Jens?

^Too much power, tarmac melts under his wheels.

can't follow it on telly today.
how are things going wrt people not making the time limit? there was talk of Cav being at risk?

Latest news is that Bernie Eisel is carrying Cavendish in one hand and his bike in the other.
Apparently Jose Rojas and Moviestar team have hired private film crew to record this so he might be in trouble today...

itv4 is not that bad

This is winding up nicely

Jens taking everyone to the pain cave.

I have a free £10 bet. Who shall I put it on to win todays stage?

Lance Armstrong

That's not very helpful

I would put your money on one of the schlecks or contador...

or Evans

Or someone else.

Just went for the safer bet and put it on Andy Schlek to finish in the top 3

No Contador though!

spoke too soon

Voeckler is amazing