2013 Tour de France Stage 1: Porto Vecchio -> Bastia, 213km (29/06/13)

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Who will win Stage 1?

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Aug 27, 2012
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Jancouver said:
It will be a carnage, thats for sure. Some lucky guy from a second wave will take it ...

...and in that scenario, I for one will be rooting for young Danny van Poppel.
 
May 19, 2011
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personal said:
Cav have a habit of not winning first one, so... Greipel.

Actually, he's won the first bunch sprint in his last 3 GTs.

If Cav wins tomorrow he'll have worn the GC and Points jerseys in all 3 GTs. Trivia question - who was the last rider to have done that?
 
Aug 29, 2011
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King Of The Wolds said:
Actually, he's won the first bunch sprint in his last 3 GTs.

If Cav wins tomorrow he'll have worn the GC and Points jerseys in all 3 GTs. Trivia question - who was the last rider to have done that?

Sean Kelly?
 
Jul 4, 2011
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Afrank said:
The sprint and lead up to it is no doubt going to be chaos. Positioning is going to be key, and every single team with a sprinter is going to be fighting hard to be in within the first 10 riders all in the hope of getting that first yellow jersey. Won't be surprised if we get carnage somewhere.

And don't forget that corner with 2000 meters to go. It's a long way to go from the finish but if someone screws up on it and they're near the front they could create a big barrier and some lesser known rider/sprinter could slip away for that first yellow jersey.
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I say Cav to take the stage, OPQS will ride balls to the wall to keep everything under control for Cav. As long as they can keep him at the front and safe from crashes he'll be able to win the sprint.

Thanks for this post - especially the map!
Every year I search for these things only for them to appear on EBay in August. I think they are uber useful and if anyone has a set Please , please please post them for every stage. Thanks
 
Jul 4, 2011
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Of course Cav will win. Saw him yesterday in Porto Vecchio. But voted for Bouhanni because he is quicker than Griepel and if anyone is to beat Cav, lets hope its a Frenchman here in Bastia!! :)
 
Aug 29, 2009
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spalco said:
I hope they pull off with 3K to go, I don't want anyone to get hurt tomorrow.

no one but the pure gc guys and sole domestiques will because on stage 3 there's yellow within reach if you end high up in stage 1 & 2 and can manage the climbs. It'll be carnage
 
Jul 12, 2012
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I really hope Cav can do it, if he wins yellow tomorrow there isn't much left he can realistically win that he hasn't already won. There will surely be a crash or two, hope no GC guys or top sprinters are involved.
 
May 15, 2011
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this stage has cavendish written all over it, greipel might ***** out from this tricky finish but watch out for Kristoff having his best season ever.
 

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Oct 15, 2012
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uconnryan said:
Cav knows this is a one in a lifetime opportunity to wear yellow. An extra motivated Missile? Gimme that.

What other riders have worn the GC and sprint jerseys in all 3 GT, their national jersry and thre worlds jersey?

I assume, maybe wrongly, Mercx, anyone else?
 
Jun 20, 2011
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Pricey_sky said:
I really hope Cav can do it, if he wins yellow tomorrow there isn't much left he can realistically win that he hasn't already won. There will surely be a crash or two, hope no GC guys or top sprinters are involved.

he simply needs an olympic gold and to win gent-wevelgem
 
Jun 7, 2011
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Ah, it only took about four pages for someone to describe the stage as "boring."

Literally every year, nigh on every stage.
 
Jul 21, 2012
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martinvickers said:
What other riders have worn the GC and sprint jerseys in all 3 GT, their national jersry and thre worlds jersey?

I assume, maybe wrongly, Mercx, anyone else?

Cipollini maybe?
 
Aug 28, 2012
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martinvickers said:
What other riders have worn the GC and sprint jerseys in all 3 GT, their national jersry and thre worlds jersey?

I assume, maybe wrongly, Mercx, anyone else?

Has any other pure sprinter ever done that? Thank you John Herety.
 
Aug 29, 2009
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technically Cancellara comes pretty close to that, he'd only need to do another Giro with a prologue I think

Cipollini never wore the leader's jersey in the Vuelta btw
 
Aug 16, 2011
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MatParker117 said:
Has any other pure sprinter ever done that? Thank you John Herety.
Cavendish has been luckier than most sprinters having teams built around him. How many other riders would have had better results if they had the resources he has had.

I hope Sagan takes it tomorrow - a sprinter that can perform in all sorts of races and on his own and is worthy of wearing yellow
 
Jul 12, 2012
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Normandy said:
Cavendish has been luckier than most sprinters having teams built around him. How many other riders would have had better results if they had the resources he has had.

I hope Sagan takes it tomorrow - a sprinter that can perform in all sorts of races and on his own and is worthy of wearing yellow

So your saying Cav isn't worthy of wearing yellow?

Cav has teams built around him because he wins so much and gives teams much more exposure than your average rider. A DS wouldn't put so much emphasise on him if he wasn't one of the best ever.
 

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