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Stage 6 – Epernay to Metz

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  • July 6, 2012 at 10:54 am #16263
    drheaton

    Another sprint stage and another chance for Goss to show us he’s the third fastest man in the world or is it another chance for Tyler Farrar to take out half the field?

    Cast iron sprint finish again, four in the escape:

    – Davide Malacarne (ITA) EUC
    – Romain Zingle (BEL) COF
    – Dave Zabriskie (USA) GRS
    – Karsten Kroon (NED) STB

    One sprint and one cat 4 before the finish.

    I think pretty much everyone will have a broadly unchanged team today with an eye on the shake up that will be Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Mine is:

    Cavendish
    Goss
    Sagan
    Van Hummel

    Arashiro
    Ladagnous
    Levarlet
    Boeckmans
    Izagirre

    Plan is to ditch Cav, Goss, Ladagnous and Boeckmans tonight but not 100% on who I’ll bring in, still deliberating between starting to bring in TTing climbers or to go full out on breakaway riders and try hoover up a load of points on Sunday.

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  • July 6, 2012 at 3:05 pm #690313
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    Wig_Billy

    My team for tomorrow has
    My team for tomorrow has taken a beating here. I don’t think any of my star riders are in the leading group. :”(

    July 6, 2012 at 3:02 pm #690311
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    drheaton

    Quote:Schleck 2’00” behind

    Schleck 2’00” behind first peloton
    The group that includes Cavendish, Brajkovic, Valverde, Rolland and Schleck is 2’00” behind the Orica-GreenEdge led bunch that is now just 11″ behind the four stage leaders.

    Sounds like Goss and GreenEdge are caning it to try and keep Cav out of the sprint. Two minutes is surely far too much to make up in 15km and if Wiggins and Sky decide to the up the pace Schleck, Rolland, Valverde and anyone else in that group could lose even more.

    July 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm #690309
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    drheaton

    Le Tour reporting that Cav
    Le Tour reporting that Cav and EBH in the second group although no time check, Schleck and Gesink at around 2:30, Danielson and Vigano have now also abandoned.

    July 6, 2012 at 2:59 pm #690307
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    chrisdstripes

    Chavanel is right near the
    Chavanel is right near the front, is he gonna have another go?

    July 6, 2012 at 2:58 pm #690305
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    drheaton

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:anyone

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    anyone seen Cav in the lead group?

    Poels abandons, Cavendish and EBH in the second group :”(

    That’s Karma, I was feeling far too smug about Griepel not sprinting today X(

    July 6, 2012 at 2:58 pm #690303
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    TERatcliffe26

    Not sure where they are
    Not sure where they are though as i dont think he is in the second group 😕

    July 6, 2012 at 2:55 pm #690301
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    TERatcliffe26

    chrisdstripes wrote:Ah TER, I

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    Ah TER, I though Moncoutie might be your Frenchman ;)

    He is….

    I just found a way of getting in casar for sunday as well.

    July 6, 2012 at 2:54 pm #690299
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    drheaton

    Chaos, gutted for Hesjedal,
    Chaos, gutted for Hesjedal, Schleck and anyone else who’s lost time through crashes. It’s not nice but it can happen to anyone and it’s nice to see Sky have learned from last year and had Wiggins right at the head of the peloton.

    July 6, 2012 at 2:53 pm #690297
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    TERatcliffe26

    anyone seen Cav in the lead
    anyone seen Cav in the lead group?

    July 6, 2012 at 2:51 pm #690295
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    chrisdstripes

    Ah TER, I though Moncoutie
    Ah TER, I though Moncoutie might be your Frenchman 😉

    July 6, 2012 at 2:50 pm #690293
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    chrisdstripes

    Bloody hell. Safe sprint –
    Bloody hell. Safe sprint – there’s only about fifty guys left!

    Hesjedal also losing time, could be interesting to see the GC after today…

    July 6, 2012 at 2:49 pm #690291
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    TERatcliffe26

    Think Casar and Hesjedal in
    Think Casar and Hesjedal in there too….may change my plans (casar wise)

    July 6, 2012 at 2:47 pm #690289
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    drheaton

    Yet more crashes, Shrek is
    Yet more crashes, Shrek is down, so is Petacchi.

    Is this the end of Shrek’s attempt on yellow?

    July 6, 2012 at 2:44 pm #690287
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    drheaton

    Huzzah
    Quote:Frison: Greipel
    Huzzah

    Frison: Greipel won’t sprint today
    France Télévision has just interviewed the directeur sportif of the Lotto-Belisol team, Herman Frison who explained the injuries sustained by André Greipel today. “He has pain in his shoulder,” said the Belgian about the rider who has won the last two stages. “And he won’t take part in the sprint today.”

    This is likely to mean that Greg Henderson will be given the chance to sprint for himself instead of doing the lead-out as he’s done in the last couple of days. The 35-year-old New Zealander is riding the Tour for the first time this year. He’s previously won a stage of the Vuelta a España and he switched teams – from Sky – largely because he wanted to race the Tour before the end of his career.

    Obviously it’s unfortunate, but from a fantasy news it’s bloody great.

    July 6, 2012 at 2:43 pm #690285
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    drheaton

    Friere and Farrar have been
    Friere and Farrar have been dropped. Without those two odds are we should have a safe sprint today.

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