2012 Tour de France: Stage 16, Samatan-Pau 158.5 KM

[Parrulo]

No wonder no1 bothered to creat a topic for this stage. . . . sagan or greipel?

i will on an exam during the stage so enjoy the borefest fellas

 

[Warhawk]

Greigan. A mad scientist's brilliant genetic experiment crossing Greipel with Sagan.

But seriously, I'm just looking forward to Wednesday and Thursday right now.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Not going to watch this. Two nights in a row of valuable sleep is more important and entertaining.

 

[thehog]

An insomniacs wet dream this stage.

 

[thehog]

Hope Sky can control the stage. Should be awesome to watch. 158km TTT from team Sky. Should be great viewing. Looking forward to it.

 

[Warhawk]

On that note, I like the broadcast schedule living here in the eastern U.S.

It gives me a reason to get up at 8 in the morning and not waste half the day in bed.

 

[Warhawk]

Hope Sky can control the stage. Should be awesome to watch. 158km TTT from team Sky. Should be great viewing. Looking forward to it.

What's the current over/under line on Mick Rogers KM pulled? Thinking of laying down a few grand.

 

[thehog]

What's the current over/under line on Mick Rogers KM pulled? Thinking of laying down a few grand.

He pulled 50km the other day. I think he can do around 85km on his own this time around. Give young Richie a rest. He can do 30km or so. Cav might be tired from pulling up the mountains today so leave him for the sprint.

 

[Parrulo]

I wish I had exams too tomorrow.

Anyway Cav to get back to winninig ways here.

oh you evil man, i see what you are trying to do.

i bet you would love to solve this kind of stuff

 

[thehog]

oh you evil man, i see what you are trying to do.

i bet you would love to solve this kind of stuff

Is that Wiggins bio passport data? Looks suspicious! He looks charged!

 

[Warhawk]

He pulled 50km the other day. I think he can do around 85km on his own this time around. Give young Richie a rest. He can do 30km or so. Cav might be tired from pulling up the mountains today so leave him for the sprint.

I'm sure Sky has a nefarious plan to have Cav led out on the sprint by an errant barn swallow.

 

[The Barb]

The markets have Greipel a narrow favourite over Cav .... which made me think this might be the first time in five years that Cav has not been favourite in a flat stage.

It's just so hard to get a line on his form.

 

[auscyclefan94]

The markets have Greipel a narrow favourite over Cav .... which made me think this might be the first time in five years that Cav has not been favourite in a flat stage.

It's just so hard to get a line on his form.

After the work Cav did on the climbs did yesterday, he may be quite tired.

 

[jobiwan]

My goodness I hated circuits, made a B but only because the tests were straight from the homework! But I guess a little bit of KVL practice would be a good thing.

Oh, there's a stage...Cav, I guess.
The flat stages actually have been pretty interesting, but this one doesn't look any good.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Stage 15, not 16...

I will watch the stage, because those lumps will make the survival of the break very thrilling.

I've been thinkning this more than commenting it, but just be happy that your sport gets the coverage it does. Too many track meets I spend refreshing my page until the results pop up. Now that is boring...

 

[maxmartin]

He pulled 50km the other day. I think he can do around 85km on his own this time around. Give young Richie a rest. He can do 30km or so. Cav might be tired from pulling up the mountains today so leave him for the sprint.

this seems like sky perfect strategy, one day Porte . the next day Roger

 

[maxmartin]

oh you evil man, i see what you are trying to do.

i bet you would love to solve this kind of stuff

looks pretty simple

 

[CQmanager]

I wish I had exams too tomorrow.

Anyway Cav to get back to winninig ways here.

Cav? Perhaps you didnt notice that there is a Cat 4 climb not that far from the finish

 

[Racelap]

Another Sagan v. Greipel shootout. I think Sagan will take it.

I wonder if Cavendish will even be in the hunt.

 

[The Joker]

Greipel to get win number 4 at this tour

 

[Tragic]

I'm going to stick my neck out, think this one is perfect for Goss - short, lumpy, and the team will be motivated. (Still at 9 guys, I think?)

 

[Cimber]

Break will take it. Sprinter teams are tired and its a pretty tough stage with lots of small hills.

Orica should put Gerrans in the break.

 

[guncha]

TV rating for this stage should be ZERO.
Toussuire stage is the last one I watched in this Tour - have I missed something?

 

[Cimber]

TV rating for this stage should be ZERO.
Toussuire stage is the last one I watched in this Tour - have I missed something?

Yes stage 13 was great.
But regarding the GC: no.

 

[cesko_jr]

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