Le Tour 2010

The fiesta of sport continues...

First stage today. Currently about 35km with 3 riders holding a 2 min lead.

Cancellara took the lead at the prologue.

Results from stage #1

. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 5hr 09min 38sec
2. Mark Renshaw (AUS/THR) Same time (ST)
3. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) ST
4. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) ST
5. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) ST
6. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) ST
7. Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) ST
8. Christian Knees (GER/MRM) ST
9. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) ST
10. Jrgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) ST
11. Sbastien Turgot (FRA/BTL) ST
12. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MRM) ST
13. Julien El Fars (FRA/COF) ST
14. Luke Roberts (AUS/MRM) ST
15. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) ST
16. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR/THR) ST
17. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) ST
18. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) ST
19. Carlos Barredo (ESP/QST) ST
20. Michael Barry (CAN/SKY) ST

Renshaw & McEwen are doing ok but WTF is Cadel?

Did he get caught up in the big crash. I know he was 35s behind Cancellara after the prologue.

Great stage tonight - a fair bit of it on cobblestones Paris-Roubaix style. Apparnetly Contador hasn't done any race training on the cobblestones this season so there could be some crashes.

28. EVANS Cadel 121 BMC RACING TEAM 5h 09' 38" + 00' 00"

39 seconds down, with one team mate VSF and out about 15 minutes into the race.

Evans most likely gawn as a contender this year.

Actually the cobblestones stage is tomorrow.

Evans is back in the game . . .slightly . . .

Still 39 seconds behind Cancellara. Evans's problem is one of his team mates (Mathias?) was injured and out of the race in the first stage.

The usual bike curious suspects then.

Speaking of, WTF has happened to Cavendish? Has he changed suppliers or sumthink?

Now that Petacchi is back he is getting priority on the good stuff.

Seems even super clearjuice can't get old man Armstrong a fairytale.

Zat wrote:Still 39 seconds behind Cancellara. Evans's problem is one of his team mates (Mathias?) was injured and out of the race in the first stage.

I not going to acknowledge that Evans is even in the race until they've completed all the climbing. Anything prior to the mountains ain't even foreplay.

Spoken like a true t!t man, Mick.

skully wrote:Spoken like a true t!t man, Mick.

So get cracking but post it back in the other thread so I know where to find the girls again.

Cadel seems to have had a fall - not good given the first category 1 climb is today.

Andy Schleck wins the stage & goes into second overall. Cadel is now in the Yellow Jersey despite the fall. Contador in third overall.

The big news of the day was that Lance Armstrong cracked losing more than eleven minutes. He also had a couple of falls earlier in the day which might have affected his performance.

JGK wrote:Cadel seems to have had a fall - not good given the first category 1 climb is today.

WideWally wrote:. Cadel is now in the Yellow Jersey despite the fall.

Great use of the "gift" JGK

Great honour for Cadel but Schleck looks pretty good though.

Was Contador really struggling towards the end there or just not wanting to show his hand this early? Schleck will need minutes on him to stand a chance in the time trial at the end.

Looks like one tour too far for Lance, I guess he will battle on to help out Leipheimer, he's not one to give up. It was remarkable how competitive he was last year I suppose, how many more would he won if it hadn't been for his initial retirement?

Wiggins doesn't look in the form he was last year although managed to keep the losses to a level where he's still in touch.

And Cadel comes out after the 8th stage wearin the yellow, with a 20 second lead.

Now all he has to do is hang on to it for another 12 stages.

Noice work by Cadel to grab the Yellow Jersey.

Poor Lance

I wonder if he bleeds water-coloured blood?

well he used to pee blood coloured water

Cadel has cracked.