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A) Froome has tried to gift stages to Porte previously and B) Porte is probably still third best climber in the tour, i.e. he could be capable of winning a stage if helped.

Froome does speak French, so I would suppose he should be able to read (or pretend to read) an article in l'equipe.

You wouldn't know unless you could either a) re-run the race a certain number of times or b) know the exact possibility of the horse winning before the race. The fact that this horse won once doesn't tell us anything. Whether a certain percentage return would be good for a "heavy-hitter" is...

Wind speed is forecasted to increase during the day and there is a (small) risk of showers later. Significant differences in riding conditions could cause an upset from early starters, e.g. Tuft, Turbo or even Rohan.

Centrebet and especially Unibet are alright. Betting limits are quite low, though

Unibet and Centrebet normally has Top3 - also for Omloop and Kuurne.

TT and stage 3 to Vejle. Winner will have to be able to do a bit of small, explosive climbing, so normally the winner is not a pure TT'er. Also, small roads and wind can sometimes create time differences for other stages. I hope Kelderman takes this :)

Mother of god :eek: Sounds like a splendid idea with >6,000 vertical meters. Add a little rain and we would have perfection :D

Tejay is not doing the ITT. USA only has one spot, as oppose to great cycling nations such as Denmark and Kazahkstan :cool: Phinney could certainly be in for a medal. It'll be interesting though. Sanchez, Chavanel and Westra could all pull a good TT. Anybody knows about EBH's shape? Edit: Oh...

I can't remember the comments by Sagan but I do remember the above in bold. I thought it was quite weird at the moment as commentators always stay WAY clear of such things. Can't remember the guy's name either though.

A little off topic. However, is it a guess that there'll be lots of mountains next tour or based on something? Genuinely curious (and already a bit excited). :D Edit: Oh, and on topic. Would love to see Evans in the Giro again next year. No reason for him to battle it out with AS, AC, Froome...

Dear lord. Over/under winning margin of 2 mins? He soft-pedaled in first part of prologue. He'll unleash hell. If nothing else just to give Froome-Froome a lesson :cool:

Well.. Do remember that Martin got a flat in both TTs and a broken hand. Chav did quite well in my opinion until he got sick. At least he continously attacked :)

From leParisien.fr: "On my life and family, I'm sure he didn't take anything"

Sad news. However, I like how people predicted a positive RSNT test at the Tour due to USADA/Bruynell case. Some clever 'conspiracy' people in here :)