Le Tour de France - starts 30 June 2012

Ocean Breeze · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:42

Yes, but there is always the possibility of a crash, puncture etc..

touch · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:50

Sagan is immense!
I hope he wins this stage now.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:53

Big lol at Cadel.

shawsy109 · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:54

NinjaSeb said:
Yes, but there is always the possibility of a crash, puncture etc..

Went to my paddypower account to slap some cash down, wiggins is at 1/8 on to win lol. Wont be backing him at that price.

ic1male · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:54

Hahah, poor Cuddles. I think this will be the last time the tour goes on narrow roads. Bad organisation today.

thepeteh · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:55

lolcadel

Lunatic Dreyfus · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:58

Now we cut to the camera bike showing Mark Cavendish riding very slowly in front of the BMC team car.

Russinating · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:59

What happened?!

ic1male · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:00

Russinating said:
What happened?!

Cadel was at the front and got a flat tyre but all the cars were stuck behind the peloton which was slowly climbing up the hill so he was stood there like a lemon waiting until he could get a new tyre. The road was too narrow for the cars to pass the peloton!

ic1male · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:01

Now Wiggo swaps bikes!

thepeteh · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:01

Adverts came on at the worst time possible!!

Russ - Cadel needed a tyre change, had to wait 1+ minute and no team car arrived, then had another flat a few minutes later (during ad-break)

Wiggins just had a flat too

Lunatic Dreyfus · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:02

Now Froome attacks!

Russinating · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:03

Yeah my connection dropped out so I had to watch the pre-programme ads again and then it came back into adverts. Fail

touch · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:03

Lunatic Dreyfus said:
Big lol at Cadel.

ic1male said:
Hahah, poor Cuddles.

thepeteh said:
lolcadel

I blame you lot for Wiggins puncture there!

Good to see Sky waiting for Evans tho.

ic1male · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:06

Sabotage! Tacks on the road perhaps.

Russinating · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:06

A third puncture lol. They're going to be waiting a while.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:06

touch said:
I blame you lot for Wiggins puncture there!

Good to see Sky waiting for Evans tho.

Only appropriate I guess.

Crazy descent and Cadel stopped at the roadside again. :eek:

Russinating said:
A third puncture lol. They're going to be waiting a while.

At this rate the yellow jersey group could all stop by the side of the road and have a cup of tea.

Mad old tory · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:09

Gonna be waiting a while too - he's gone again.

So did Rolland break with etiquette there and just bugger off out in front when the yellow jersey group decided to ease up to let Wiggins back in?

Grimley · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:10

In my 22 years of watching the tour I've never seen this many punctures. 1st & last time the tour will be coming here methinks.

Russinating · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:10

Yeah effectively but meh. I'd argue mechanics are part and parcel of the race.