Are you ready for Cyclisme? (Le Tour 2010)

[habernac]

oops, yes Frank is out of course.

Sucks that OLN is not running the recap show during the early evening this year.

[habernac]

sad to see Christian Vande Velde have to withdraw due to broken ribs.

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal had a great ride today as well, sits in 4th overall. Just ran out of steam before the stage ended. I was hoping his solo break would work out just a little better for him.

[GirlySports]

This is really cute!

http://gaps.letour.fr/us.php

Group of 5 being chased by everyone else, they'll surely be caught with only a 1 minute gap.

No crashes today that I know of.. going to be a mass finish at the end between Cavandish and Hushovd again probably.

[GirlySports]

Cavendish wins his 2nd straight stage. No movement in the overall standings.

Tomorrow's stage is the first hilly stage.. expect Cancellara to lose this yellow jersey.

Stage 7

[Slava]

Does the Canadian in 4th for the time being actually have a shot here or he done once the mountain stages come to bear?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Slava

Does the Canadian in 4th for the time being actually have a shot here or he done once the mountain stages come to bear?

He can climb and has a shot to be top 10. His team leader VanDe Velde is out so he is now the leader and his team will try to get him as high a finish as possible.

[GirlySports]

There was even a fight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KveDxORwcw8

Well i guess you can call it a fight.

[GirlySports]

Sylvain Chavanel wins another stage and retains the yellow jersey.
Cancellara had a terrible day and lost 14 minutes!

The pelaton with all the big boys finished 1'47" behind and included Canadian Ryder Hesjedal who now moves up to 3rd!

Standings after Stage 8

1. CHAVANEL Sylvain 131 QUICK STEP 33h 01' 23"
2. EVANS Cadel 121 BMC RACING TEAM 33h 02' 48" + 01' 25"
3. HESJEDAL Ryder 54 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 33h 02' 55" + 01' 32"
4. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 33h 03' 18" + 01' 55"
5. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 33h 03' 40" + 02' 17"
6. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 33h 03' 49" + 02' 26"
7. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 101 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 33h 03' 51" + 02' 28"
8. ROCHE Nicolas 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 33h 03' 51" + 02' 28"
9. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 58 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 33h 03' 56" + 02' 33"
10. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK 33h 03' 58" + 02' 35"
11. WIGGINS Bradley 31 SKY PRO CYCLING 33h 03' 58" + 02' 35"
12. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 33h 04' 33" + 03' 10"
13. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 33h 04' 34" + 03' 11"
14. ARMSTRONG Lance 21 TEAM RADIOSHACK 33h 04' 39" + 03' 16"
15. LÖVKVIST Thomas 37 SKY PRO CYCLING 33h 04' 43" + 03' 20"
26. SASTRE Carlos 91 CERVELO TEST TEAM 33h 05' 28" + 04' 05"
27. BASSO Ivan 41 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 33h 05' 29" + 04' 06"


Tomorrow is the frst real mountain stage. Two category one climbs including a mountain-top finish.

Stage 8

[habernac]

Cadel is in yellow, great ride by Schleck. And Lance is mortal. He loses 12 minutes today and is done. It happens to all the greats when they hang on a little too long. Saw it happen to Indurain as well. I salute you, sir.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by habernac

Cadel is in yellow, great ride by Schleck. And Lance is mortal. He loses 12 minutes today and is done. It happens to all the greats when they hang on a little too long. Saw it happen to Indurain as well. I salute you, sir.

Interesting how Lance handles the supporting role now for this team.

As was said on the broadcast, Contador does look vulnerable as he couldn't respond the Schleck's attack at the end. The next few days will have many guys gunning for Contador and will he be able to respond.

And don't forget our Canadian! He lost a minute to the leaders today but it was a great effort from him. He's now 6th overall.

After 8 Stages

1. EVANS Cadel 121 BMC RACING TEAM 37h 57' 09"
2. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 37h 57' 29" + 00' 20"
3. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 37h 58' 10" + 01' 01"
4. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 101 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 37h 58' 12" + 01' 03"
5. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK 37h 58' 19" + 01' 10"
6. HESJEDAL Ryder 54 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 37h 58' 20" + 01' 11"
7. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 37h 58' 54" + 01' 45"
8. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK 37h 59' 23" + 02' 14"
9. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 37h 59' 24" + 02' 15"
10. ROGERS Michael 118 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 37h 59' 40" + 02' 31"
11. GESINK Robert 195 RABOBANK 37h 59' 46" + 02' 37"
12. SASTRE Carlos 91 CERVELO TEST TEAM 37h 59' 49" + 02' 40"
13. BASSO Ivan 41 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 37h 59' 50" + 02' 41"
14. WIGGINS Bradley 31 SKY PRO CYCLING 37h 59' 54" + 02' 45"
15. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 38h 00' 14" + 03' 05"

Rest Day Tomorrow

[GirlySports]

Canadian Hesjedal named new team leader

Hesjedal 'overwhelmed' by Canadian support

A top 10 finish would be remarkable!

[habernac]

Andy Schleck in yellow today, holding a 41 second advantage over Contador. Cadel Evans with a disastrous stage, losing over 8 minutes. Hesjedal down to 12th.

1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank43:35:41
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:00:41
3Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:45
4Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:02:58
5Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:31
6Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:03:59
7Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:04:22
8Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:41
9Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:05:08
10Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:09
11Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:11
12Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:05:42
13Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:06:31
14Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:07:04
15Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:07:13
16Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:07:18
17Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:07:44
18Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:07:47
19Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:08:03
20Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:09:05

[habernac]

Cadel fractured his elbow on Sunday:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/frac...opes-for-evans

[GirlySports]

No changes after today's stage. 6 guys broke away and won the stage over the main pack by about 12 minutes but they are so far behind.

Pretty much an easy rest day. Tomorrow is also a relatively flat stage. One mountain in the middle only.

[Julio]

Wow...what a crazy finish today...sprinting at over 50km/h for the last 10-15 km, and head butting at the front in the last km before Cavandish took the win...

[GirlySports]

WOOO!!

Hesjedal is in a group of 4 riders who are 40 seconds ahead of a group of 12 riders who are 3 minutes ahead of the peleton with only 34km to go!

He could make up nearly 4 minutes on Schleck and get him into 3rd!!

[GirlySports]

crap peleton has made up 1 minute on the last 13 km.

Hesjedal's group of 4 is still 40 seconds ahead of the group of 12 which is now only 2 minutes ahead of the peleton.

21km to go!

[GirlySports]

wow the peleton can really motor.

They have caught the first group and are now only a minute behind Hesjedal's group of 4.


6kms to go! Small climb at the end to finish the stage.

[GirlySports]

It's crazy, there's a 2 man breakway now, hesjedal has been dropped, peleton is advancing.

at one point the peleton was going 60km/h! insane!

[GirlySports]

Hesjedal out of gas on the last climb, caught by the peleton.

He's so dead he might even lose time.

Too bad