Tour de France 2011 talk

[rubysoho]

I was finally able to watch last night. The first thing I saw was each cyclist grabbing a bag of food and whatever else they had then a few proceeded to ride with no hands, staying ahead of others, and rearrange their goodies into their back pockets. How the heck do that do that?!?!? I am so jealous. I still wobble a bit when I drink my water and I definitely don't keep the same speed when I drink.

[ny biker]

Dammit!! Horner crashed and finished > 12 minutes back today. Hopefully he is not too badly injured.

Wiggins went down in the same crash and is out with a broken collarbone. Boonen abandoned due to injuries from the other day.

I hate the carnage. Prefer to see guys fighting it out, not gaining or losing time because of bad luck.

[denda]

Man, Radio Shack is having nothing but BAD luck! I hate that some of the big name guys of the Tour are in so many of the crashes. Although I wouldn't be too upset if Contador was in a few more

[ny biker]

Horner's on the way to the hospital to have his head checked out.

Update from Bruyneel: Chris fractured his nose and has a concussion and calf hematoma.

Dislike!!!

[Mako]

Cavtastic!!!!!!

But poor Wiggins - gutted

[pll]

Could we abstain from wishing crashes on any cyclist? I know Contador is the evil guy of the day, but from disliking him to wishing he would crash, there is a huge distance... I find such wishes appalling.

Horner hit his head hard. If he has a concussion (which it looks like the case, judging by his confusion at the finish line about actually having crashed and finished -- see the video from bicycling.com clip here), I hope he does not start tomorrow. It would be too dangerous if he were to fall again.

[bmccasland]

I thought if you didn't finish a race you were out. Granted it's been a while since I've read the race rules on the official tour website. How does one go get checked out at a hospital and get back to complete a race with sufficent time to not be disqualified?

[blue_angel]

Horner hit his head hard. If he has a concussion (which it looks like the case, judging by his confusion at the finish line about actually having crashed and finished -- see the video from bicycling.com clip here), I hope he does not start tomorrow. It would be too dangerous if he were to fall again.

That is so insane! I can't even believe that he managed to finish the stage in that condition. It just goes to show how incredibly *trained* these guys are--they can do it on reflex.

Man, Team Radio Shack is really trapped under a cloud. Here's hoping that nothing else bad befalls any of them!

[Dr.Doo]

Cavtastic!!!!!!

But poor Wiggins - gutted

The Missile is awesome isn't he. Reminds me in some respects of Super Mario (Cipollini).

Poor Bradley...he was my pick for the maillot jaune on the Champs Elysee

I wonder what's going to happen with Contador. To be honest I don't think he should be riding with an unresolved doping case hanging over his head. What if he wins this Tour and the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for sport upholds the doping allegations in August? I don't think Millar and a number of others who've be caught doping should be allowed to ride in the sports most prestigious race either - or the Vuelta/Giro/Paris-Roubaix et al.

[Mako]

The Missile is awesome isn't he. Reminds me in some respects of Super Mario (Cipollini).

I understand that people can see him as being arrogant, but I can't help but like the fella! Possibly Sonic the Hedgehog too?

I certainly have reservations about Contador, really not my favourite rider!
I don't wish him any harm and actually felt bad to see him all scuffed up the other day. However, all this 'unresolved business' seems to cast a bit of a shadow over the tour, especially if he won.