Tour De France 2014 Stage 5: Ypres - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut

[Skippos]

Is Spartacus in lead group? Haven't heard his name called all day

He's with Nibali, lost a bit of time on Boom/Sagan

 

[Hamingja]

Porte is now the third favourite for the tour.

They're kidding, surely?

Is he with group Contador currently?

 

[iluvparis]

Is Spartacus in lead group? Haven't heard his name called all day

Finally called him

 

[blue gunslinger]

Would hate to be blokes cleaning bikes down

 

[Skippos]

The next cobble section is 4 ks long or so, will be a huge factor and where the attack if there is to be one will happen.

 

[Skippos]

Is he with group Contador currently?

I believe I saw him there, yeah.

 

[giffler]

Would hate to be blokes cleaning bikes down

meh chuck them out and give the m new ones

 

[blue gunslinger]

Devil spotted - drink

 

[Forward Press]

If Contador loses 2+ minutes to Nibali, is it fatal?

 

[Skippos]

good to see kwiatkowski seems to have found his form, though.

 

[monty1104]

If Contador loses 2+ minutes to Nibali, is it fatal?

Nah, will make up time on Nibali in the ITT and will chip away at the rest of the time on all the mountains.

 

[Skippos]

If Contador loses 2+ minutes to Nibali, is it fatal?

Can make it 2.30-2.45 too when you consider the TT miles left.

I'd say Nibali would be the favourite but it'd be tight, not fatal but very inconvenient.

 

[Forward Press]

Nah, will make up time on Nibali in the ITT and will chip away at the rest of the time on all the mountains.

Nibali not rated as a realistic GC contender then? Thought he could hold his own on the high mountains.

 

[Skippos]

Nah, will make up time on Nibali in the ITT and will chip away at the rest of the time on all the mountains.

Since when has contador been better than nibali in the ITT

 

[blue gunslinger]

Stage 17 enough said

 

[Skippos]

fuglsang has been mighty impressive too, it must be said.

 

[blue gunslinger]

Crazy

 

[Skippos]

How have Nibali/Fuglsang put time into the cobblestone specialists. Incredible.

 

[blue gunslinger]

First one must finish..,

 

[monty1104]

Nibali not rated as a realistic GC contender then? Thought he could hold his own on the high mountains.

Don't get me wrong, he is very good, but Contador just has that extra kick to get 10sec here and there on the summit finishes.

 

[Andronicus]

Without Cadel, there is a strange empty feeling when I see the BMC guys ride.

 

[iluvparis]

Three Astana riders just burning off everyone else here.

#notsureifMapei1990s

 

[Hamingja]

Sagan and Cancellara dropped off a fraction. Big chance for Renshaw? Nope he must be back even further.

 

[monty1104]

How have Nibali/Fuglsang put time into the cobblestone specialists. Incredible.

Both are good bike handlers, and Fuglsang is a superb time trialist.

 

[iluvparis]

Don't get me wrong, he is very good, but Contador just has that extra kick to get 10sec here and there on the summit finishes.

Are there 10 mountain finishes for him to get it back? I'm not so sure