Le Tour de France - starts 30 June 2012

ic1male · 7 Jul 2012 at 15:53

Mike306 said:
Watching now, what have I missed?

Nothing much really. Excitement begins now.

~Mike~ · 7 Jul 2012 at 15:57

Thanks. No crashes today then. Yet.

~Mike~ · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:13

Now it starts.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:15

Team Sky's a beast! :eek:

Great finish.

~Mike~ · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:16

Nice win for Froome. Brad in yellow.

ic1male · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:16

Well done to Chris Froome.

Russinating · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:17

20%, jesus. Well done to Froome and co.

oli collett · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:18

Superb stuff!

I thought we would see the stage won by someone like Schleck but they just dropped everyone!

~Mike~ · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:20

Its going to be a great battle between Brad and Cadel this year.

ic1male · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:26

Mike306 said:
Its going to be a great battle between Brad and Cadel this year.

I'd like a threesome with Vincenzo Nibali too.

VaderDSL · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:28

Do BMC have any climbers to help Cadel this year?

Sky look like they may have the advantage with Froome and Bradley, and the rest of them

oli collett · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:29

VaderDSL said:
Do BMC have any climbers to help Cadel this year?

Sky look like they may have the advantage with Froome and Bradley.

I thought Tejay Van Garderen was going to be helping out Cadel but he just got dropped fairly early into the climb.

Ging3r · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:49

Think Wiggins played it cleverly today, no need to gain time on Evans, just see what sort of form he's in. Just not loose anytime.
Awesome ride by team Sky though, really controlled things, well deserved stage win from Froome

Cosimo · 7 Jul 2012 at 18:48

willems · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:09

cadel looked lonely though i seem to remember him cycling a lot on his own last year?

[DOD]Asprilla · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:09

Thinking about last year's Tour of Spain; anyone think Wiggo should be supporting Froome?

~Mike~ · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:22

ic1male said:
I'd like a threesome with Vincenzo Nibali too.

I'll let you have your threesome.

Someone will use that as their sig.

SDK^ · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:54

Team Sky - awesome riding today

AGD · 7 Jul 2012 at 20:28

[DOD]Asprilla;22297062 said:
Thinking about last year's Tour of Spain; anyone think Wiggo should be supporting Froome?

Nope. Froome's not good enough on the time trials, whereas Wiggins (and Evans) are.

Great stuff by Team Sky today, totally dominated on that climb. Good to see an Englishman in yellow again. :cool:

Russinating · 7 Jul 2012 at 20:45

What's the use of having a train/team on the climbs? Surely the wind resistance at those speeds is close to nothing?