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TdF Stage 17 – Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes

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  • July 19, 2012 at 7:52 am #16370
    drheaton

    Big day ahead, the last day in the mountains and the last chance for Nibali/Van den Broeck to make their move although unless Wiggins has an ‘Evans’ day today I can’t see anyone beating him now.

    Fantasy wise, who’re your guys? Is the Voeckler/Kessiakoff showdown going to continue for the polka dot jersey? Can Chris Sorensen manage to get in the break again? Will Pierre Rolland do anything at all?

    I’ve made the one transfer from yesterday having taken out Gorka Izagirre (hence I cannot possibly win the stage):

    Wiggins
    Froome
    Rolland
    Kessiakoff
    Jeandesboz
    Simon
    Vichot
    Pinot
    Impey in for Izagirre (more for tomorrow than today)

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  • July 20, 2012 at 9:27 am #692513
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    drheaton

    Chris Anker Sorensen is
    Chris Anker Sorensen is hardcore :O

    le tour wrote:

    We saw Chris Anker Sorensen really having a good go in the Pyrenees. He was 24th in stage 17 and second in stage 16 but he rode most of yesterday’s stage with blood dripping from a wound on his left hand. We asked Saxo Bank’s Nick Gates what happened yesterday… did he put his hand in his spokes?

    “Yeah,” said the directeur sportif, “a newspaper had been thrown out for a rider to put down his jersey for a descent and it went into Chris’ wheel. He tried to rip it out and he got his fingers stuck in the spokes. He’s not in a good way. He had micro-surgery on two fingers last night at the hospital and they’re now patching him up again to see if they can get the green light so he can race. He’s still in a lot of pain but he’s going to have a crack and see if he can race.”

    le tour wrote:

    LeTour.fr asked Nick Gates about the treatment of Sorensen’s wound: what did they have to do? Were there fingertips missing or what exactly is the wound?

    “Basically his small finger was ground down to the bone all the way up the side. They stuck a splint on there and that’ll get him through until the end of the Tour and on Monday or Tuesday he’ll have to go to a hospital and get it really fixed up. He’s a tough guy! The way he got through the stage.

    “The accident happened on a really fast part of the race and they couldn’t dress the wound properly. There was no option. He had to defend his position on GC and he did that really well. He’s held 14th overall so he’s at least happy with that.”

    July 19, 2012 at 8:52 pm #692511
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    Alan Tullett

    Gkam84 wrote:Hardly climbs,

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Hardly climbs, From what I know, If everything goes right, Sky will be leading out Cav for the win tomorrow and in Paris

    Paris, yes. I hope Cav wins there. His sprinting is a bit more exciting than watching Wiggins. (But I had enough excitement today watching Valverde win.) But I doubt it tomorrow. Sky and the other GC teams are probably too knackered to do anything. One for a sprinter/break artist. Maybe Dumoulin who’s had one go but I’m not going to put him in. Gerrans has done nothing but he may still be injured. Morkov again, he likes the little hills and Saxo have nothing. Gilbert could win in a break. BMC don’t have a stage win yet.

    Had strong gut feelings about yesterday and today with Voeckler and Valverde, but haven’t got a clue for tomorrow. But quite a few teams haven’t won anything yet, EUS, Orica and lots of others. Hoping for something from Urtasun,Izagirre, Vichot or Impey. Put in Sagan as well, just in case he goes for it again and he has the same points as Voeckler who certainly won’t do anything. Thinking about it now Gilbert might be worth a punt but I don’t think I have the points or transfers now. When I don’t have a clue I just play it safe. Either a couple of DSs turn up or I’m finished.

    July 19, 2012 at 7:28 pm #692509
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    Gkam84

    Hardly climbs, From what I
    Hardly climbs, From what I know, If everything goes right, Sky will be leading out Cav for the win tomorrow and in Paris

    July 19, 2012 at 7:27 pm #692507
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    Stumps

    Bugger, i didnt check the
    Bugger, i didnt check the profile – just saw flat – swapped out Nibali and Froome for Sagan and Griepel X(

    Mind you i think Sagan will go for it as if he wins he will take the green jersey, not that i can see anyone else taking it from him.

    July 19, 2012 at 7:23 pm #692505
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    drheaton

    There’s still plenty to play
    There’s still plenty to play for, 4 climbs tomorrow, plus sprint, plus with the last climb some 15km from the finish the possibility that a break may stick. Sky won’t chase and I can see the stage going the same way as Monday.

    Lotto might not feel confident that Griepel can get over the hill, Sky not bothering and Greenedge not confident in Goss at all might give the chance to someone who’s not got a win yet, Vino maybe?

    July 19, 2012 at 7:12 pm #692503
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    Alan Tullett

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:Congrats

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    Congrats Alan on the stage win

    Thanks TERatcliffe and drheaton.

    It was the one I was going for although I would have had won yesterday as well if I had had Izagirre then. I changed Martinez for Izagirre last night as I’d read he wasn’t feeling that good and kept Urtasun for tomorrow. Changing Sorenson for Valverde was the key though. Watching the highlights, knowing nothing about the result, I was urging the cheating little bastard along to his victory (I hope he is clean now), but thought I probably wouldn’t win the stage as I’d made the swap with Martinez and I’d seen him pick up some mountain points. Luckily the other players had Rolland with 32 and I had Voeckler with 33 (that’s 129 over the weekend).

    10th in Premium now so everything to play for. But there aren’t so many points on offer now.

    July 19, 2012 at 6:27 pm #692501
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    Stumps

    Ah well thats my tour over
    Ah well thats my tour over with. Cant get anywhere near the top of any of the leagues i’m in or this years tour. Had good fun though. 😀

    July 19, 2012 at 4:37 pm #692499
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    drheaton

    Congrats Alan.
    Dave, out of
    Congrats Alan.

    Dave, out of interest, has anyone won a stage so far without have Gorka Izaguirre in their team?

    July 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm #692497
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    TERatcliffe26

    Congrats Alan on the stage
    Congrats Alan on the stage win

    July 19, 2012 at 3:16 pm #692495
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    drheaton

    I told my dad that Valverde
    I told my dad that Valverde would win today then didn’t pick him X(

    2, 3, 4 and 5 isn’t bad, pity that my other DSs let me down again.

    July 19, 2012 at 3:12 pm #692493
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    Gkam84

    This is what you call Sky
    This is what you call Sky domination, Although Froome is clearly stronger again, LET HIM GO FOR THE STAGE WIN X(

    July 19, 2012 at 3:04 pm #692491
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    silas chime

    Pinot won’t be a DS next
    Pinot won’t be a DS next season :O

    July 19, 2012 at 2:46 pm #692489
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    chrisdstripes

    Ha! Yep – thats the one…
    Ha! Yep – thats the one…

    July 19, 2012 at 2:34 pm #692487
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Boyson Hagen, shurely?
    Boyson Hagen, shurely?

    😉

    July 19, 2012 at 1:49 pm #692485
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    chrisdstripes

    Right – I’m at home and
    Right – I’m at home and watching to the finish. C’mon Brad!
    Anyone else noticed Paul Sherwen has used the phrase “job of work” a lot less this year? As in “what a great job of work Boasson Hagen has done on the front today”…

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