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whittashau said:On second watch I do think Nibali took it easy towards the end
Flo should be happy - He wasn't greedy afterall
I just meant he was hoping Nibali will go for the stage. Nibali tryed to lose him once, didn't get rid of him, and then gave him none of that.kingjr said:Yes, zero effort. It's so easy to follow wheels uphill, doesn't matter if it's the best climber left in the race.
Publicus said:Im enjoying the emergencd of the young guns Bardet, Pinot and TJVG. Hopefully they continue to progress. Would love to see 2 of the 3 on the podium
Publicus said:Im enjoying the emergencd of the young guns Bardet, Pinot and TJVG. Hopefully they continue to progress. Would love to see 2 of the 3 on the podium
Dazed and Confused said:Damn Nibali is strong. Of course way too strong.
Without Nibali, Froome and Contador in this race it would be epic. Anybody with enough cash should bribe those guys to stay away in the future.
Good ride by Majka, who saved himself for the final few stages.
Valverde very human these days.
Porte back to normal.
icefire said:https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/490518713133961216
Pinot bumped Valverde's bike and he got in trouble with his gears. He couldn't use his small ring.
icefire said:https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/490518713133961216
Pinot bumped Valverde's bike and he got in trouble with his gears. He couldn't use his small ring.
Maaaaaaaarten said:I guess Bardet and Pinot will podium.
Valverde isn't in his best shape and they will murder Teejay in the Pyrenees.
Or alternatively they could keep on fighting eachother and Peraud and Teejay will end up on the podium after the final TT.
Dekker_Tifosi said:1. ITA NIBALI Vincenzo 41 ASTANA PRO TEAM 61h 52' 54''
2. ESP VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro 11 MOVISTAR TEAM 61h 57' 31'' + 04' 37''
3. FRA BARDET Romain 82 AG2R LA MONDIALE 61h 57' 44'' + 04' 50''
4. FRA PINOT Thibaut 127 FDJ.FR 61h 58' 00'' + 05' 06''
5. USA VAN GARDEREN Tejay 141 BMC RACING TEAM 61h 58' 43'' + 05' 49''
6. FRA PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 61h 59' 02'' + 06' 08''
7. NED MOLLEMA Bauke 61 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 62h 01' 27'' + 08' 33''
8. CZE KONIG Leopold 201 TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA 62h 02' 26'' + 09' 32''
9. NED TEN DAM Laurens 67 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 62h 02' 55'' + 10' 01''
10. FRA ROLLAND Pierre 151 TEAM EUROPCAR 62h 03' 42'' + 10' 48''
if you said this was the top 10 of the Criterium International I'd believe you
Flamin said:Major snoozefest. Things looked promising when ag2r started pushing on the descent, but when Gastauer kept pulling and pulling on Risoul, it was obvious nothing was going to happen.
Dazed and Confused said:Sure, no problem.
I still expect Valverde to come back strong after the 2nd rest day.
We shall see.
flamin said:major snoozefest. things looked promising when ag2r started pushing on the descent, but when gastauer kept pulling and pulling on risoul, it was obvious nothing was going to happen.
icefire said:I still expect him to be hit by bad luck. TdF is a wacky race for him