The Official 99th Tour de France thread, 2012.

[1066familyman]

The breakaway will not be happy

Quite. If Karpets was in it then Phil could give us another bingo number in the form of - "It's curtains for Karpets"

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Izaguirre in the chasing group. He's got to be the best value for money in the whole fantasy league!

 

[1066familyman]

Izaguirre in the chasing group. He's got to be the best value for money in the whole fantasy league!

Probably, but very popular so cancels it out. Unless you think you can steal a march on rivals by not choosing a popular rider of course I missed out there by going Sprick rather than digging deeper on Stortoni.

 

[jackanada]

I hope everyone realises that we are now just over a day away from a big news item announcing Wiggo is virtually certain to be the first brit to win the tour. This will result in lots of newbies watching the procession to paris and being irrevocably confused.

 

[1066familyman]

It's alright, Stat Brother will be answering all the newbie questions, he's our official spokesman/media contact

 

[Hillian1]

I hope everyone realises that we are now just over a day away from a big news item announcing Wiggo is virtually certain to be the first brit to win the tour. This will result in lots of newbies watching the procession to paris and being irrevocably confused.

And I will be one of them.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I hope everyone realises that we are now just over a day away from a big news item announcing Wiggo is virtually certain to be the first brit to win the tour. This will result in lots of newbies watching the procession to paris and being irrevocably confused.

Saturdays TT and two possible sprints, we so dream of a Yellow jerseyed MOD leading out a pumped up CAV in Paris

 

[1066familyman]

Go on Tommy !

 

[jackanada]

Saturdays TT and two possible sprints, we so dream of a Yellow jerseyed MOD leading out a pumped up CAV in Paris

I would have thought EBH would be the lead out man. Though that would be awesome, I marked out seeing him leading out EBH in the yellow jersey.

 

[perseus]

Can Van de Broek (4th) make a bid to jump to the leading group on the penultimate climb? (Dreaming)

 

[Pantani]

Liquigas not allowing the break to go far, this will come down to the big boys, today could be a classic.

Result of second climb

1. Voeckler (EUS) 5pts

2. Kessiakoff (AST) 3pts

3. Casar (FDJ) 2pts

4. Martinez (EUS) 1pt

 

[Stat Brother]

SB, doesn't do much of that either!

Oi.
I bet all my doms combined have scored less than 10 points.
It's all been rather down heartening. Every time I've had a shake up either the ones I've dropped or the rest of the short list has gone on to do well, as opposed to the muppet with stablisers and streamers, that I put in my team

It's alright, Stat Brother will be answering all the newbie questions, he's our official spokesman/media contact

Bollox, it just goes to show I'm the only one with any patiences.
A fact you boys should be ashamed and a little scared of


I too went for Cobo today.
Working on the theory he should have just about ridden all the drugs out of his system, from last September.

 

[Pantani]

Can Van de Broek (4th) make a bid to jump to the leading group on the penultimate climb? (Dreaming)

Hope so, but I think the leading group will get blown away on the Port de Bales, as Nibali attacks and tries to stay clear on the descent to the final climb. Where he will get caught by Sky, and someone from the remaining small group will go on to win it.

 

[Pantani]

Hope so, but I think the leading group will get blown away on the Port de Bales, as Nibali attacks and tries to stay clear on the descent to the final climb. Where he will get caught by Sky, and someone from the remaining small group will go on to win it.

That group will be made up of Wiggins, Froome, VdB, Rolland, TJvG, Evans, Pinot and someone a bit surprising.

 

[Pantani]

Latest KOM sit: Tommy V 133. Kessiakoff 117

It really is over now, there is no way Kessiakoff will get to the top of the Port de Bales still at the front.

 

[1066familyman]

That group will be made up of Wiggins, Froome, VdB, Rolland, TJvG, Evans, Pinot and someone a bit surprising.

That's your trouble, so vague, can't you be a bit more specific ?

 

[Pantani]

That's your trouble, so vague, can't you be a bit more specific ?

I like a detailed prediction, what can I say.

The profile of the last two climbs of today.

 

[Questions]

Glad to see our chap at the front but what is it with this riding as a team business ? Is it a team event ? Will team Sky get an award ?

 

[Stat Brother]

Glad to see our chap at the front but what is it with this riding as a team business ? Is it a team event ? Will team Sky get an award ?

There is a team award, but Sky aren't in it, as it's the cumulative time of the first 3 (?) riders.

It's the ultimate team sacrifice sport.
Very much the 'team' riding for the individual.

 

[1066familyman]

You won't beat Tommy !

For trying though Kessiakoff