Talansky crashed twice (that I know about) over the first ten stages--the one to which I'm referring was near the finish line where he went down hard (Stage 8, I think). Although he later said his pride was hurt more than anything else, the brutal nature of the stages yet to come may do a little psychological damage unless he is able to take it one day at a time....as far as his placing, he is 14 minutes back so winning it (unless a whole bunch of other people wipe out --and with the rain, this is actually a possibility, albeit a sad one) is unlikely. If his manager lets him, he might want to fight back to gain more experience, perhaps??
Asfar as the selfie bashing--I agree, they were harsher with the Brits; the riders must get really annoyed sometime when the fans get too close...
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Contador is out after a crash yesterday. Porte looked okay, but he is not looking all that sharp compared to Nibali who looked very comfortable in the mountains...and the mountains aren't over...I don't know if the other teams have enough riders left to help their leaders the way Astana does, but you never know.
