Tour De France 2014 Stage 10: Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles
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blue gunslinger
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Exactly when did he change bikes?
blue gunslinger
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This finish should be monumental
Didn't think he did. Thought it was Roche?
JuddsABlue
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Hitting the wall if I've ever see it
Looked like he might've actually toppled over there
Looked like he might've actually toppled over there
blue gunslinger
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Guts and balls
JuddsABlue
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Gallopin looks shot
Great stage
Great stage
Forward Press
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And there's still one more Category 1 climb to go!
If people ask why you stay up to watch a couple hundred dudes on a bike, show them this stage.
If people ask why you stay up to watch a couple hundred dudes on a bike, show them this stage.
Forward Press
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Well, Nibali lost a teammate. But not how they intended.
blue gunslinger
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Blessed angel of brakes don't fail me now
JuddsABlue
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lol how the * are you gonna pass with a car down that stretch of road
blue gunslinger
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Cat 1 here we come
Blue and Silver
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OK Contador story clearing up.
Apparently hit a stone then hit the road
Apparently hit a stone then hit the road
JuddsABlue
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When the scooter hit the incline there for the final climb I felt it here in bed
Forward Press
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Nibali goes BAM!
He'll win the Tour.
He'll win the Tour.
JuddsABlue
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It's a shame we aren't seeing Froome and Contador dueling with him as well
Porte loses 26 seconds to Nibali
Porte loses 26 seconds to Nibali
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Porte is going to need some major support from Sky if he wants to bridge any of this gap to Nibali
Unfortunately, Astana have been brilliant in controlling the race for Nibali thus far, shades of what Sky have done over the last few years
Still got the highest climbs remaining though, so plenty of time for the tour to evolve
Unfortunately, Astana have been brilliant in controlling the race for Nibali thus far, shades of what Sky have done over the last few years
Still got the highest climbs remaining though, so plenty of time for the tour to evolve
Sasquatch
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-fractured-tibia-in-tour-de-france-crash
Tinkoff-Saxo's Alberto Contador has been left with a fractured tibia after his fall in the Tour de France during stage 10 on Monday. The Spanish climber crashed midway through the stage and despite continuing was forced to abandon.
He was taken to the finish where he was given x-rays by the Tour’s medical staff. Team boss Bjarne Riis confirmed to the press that Contador had suffered a fracture to his right tibia and that he would undergo an operation.
"Alberto has a broken tibia. It's not a bad fracture but he needs surgery," Riis told a small group of journalists at the Tinkoff-Saxo bus.
"He's in a lot of pain and is getting stitches," Riis said minutes after seeing Contador in the x-ray truck.
"Mentally he's destroyed, of course. He was in the shape of his life. This was his Tour. It's a mess. We were here to win the Tour de France. He's in super good condition, never better. It's a big, big pity."
Riis explained what happened with regards to Contador’s crashes. There were several vague early reports at the time.
"He was going fast on the downhill at about 60 or 70km/h. It was a bumpy road and he lost control of he bike. Maybe he was eating."
"He told me immediately that he thought it would be difficult to continue but he tried. Then he had a lot of pain. I could see that he couldn't pedal after the descent and after that there was nothing to do."
"He said: 'What should I do?' And I said: 'Alberto, take your own decision because you have the pain.' Then he stopped because there was too much pain."
Tinkoff-Saxo's Alberto Contador has been left with a fractured tibia after his fall in the Tour de France during stage 10 on Monday. The Spanish climber crashed midway through the stage and despite continuing was forced to abandon.
He was taken to the finish where he was given x-rays by the Tour’s medical staff. Team boss Bjarne Riis confirmed to the press that Contador had suffered a fracture to his right tibia and that he would undergo an operation.
"Alberto has a broken tibia. It's not a bad fracture but he needs surgery," Riis told a small group of journalists at the Tinkoff-Saxo bus.
"He's in a lot of pain and is getting stitches," Riis said minutes after seeing Contador in the x-ray truck.
"Mentally he's destroyed, of course. He was in the shape of his life. This was his Tour. It's a mess. We were here to win the Tour de France. He's in super good condition, never better. It's a big, big pity."
Riis explained what happened with regards to Contador’s crashes. There were several vague early reports at the time.
"He was going fast on the downhill at about 60 or 70km/h. It was a bumpy road and he lost control of he bike. Maybe he was eating."
"He told me immediately that he thought it would be difficult to continue but he tried. Then he had a lot of pain. I could see that he couldn't pedal after the descent and after that there was nothing to do."
"He said: 'What should I do?' And I said: 'Alberto, take your own decision because you have the pain.' Then he stopped because there was too much pain."
Sasquatch
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Damn shame Tinkoff don't have Sagan yet. They could've left with a Green Jersey
