2014 Tour de France July 23, Stage 17: Saint-Gaudens - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet 1

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Can we stop this "Roche stealing points for Purito" basic maths fail.
For Category 1 its 10,8,6,4,2,1
So as long as Purito outspints Majka he's gonna gain 2 points on him regards how many points Roche takes.
This would be hilarious if this actually is Riis's big plan. You'd think a guy like Riis wouldnt know all about the numbers

 

[The Barb]

Loving Rolland's chances for the stage win ...

 

[Pricey_sky]

He can't. Losing advantage already. Is Nibali group really 3 minutes behind Mollema group? If thats the case then its possible the winner is somehwere among those 15 riders

Nibali group nearly 4 mins behind the chasers.

 

[damian13ster]

Can we stop this "Roche stealing points for Purito" basic maths fail.
For Category 1 its 10,8,6,4,2,1
So as long as Purito outspints Majka he's gonna gain 2 points on him regards how many points Roche takes.
This would be hilarious if this actually is Riis's big plan. You'd think a guy like Riis wouldnt know all about the numbers

I think Riis' plan is to drive the pace up, playing into Majka's hands and also gaining time on Nibali/Pinot before last climb. We will find out soon enough whether it was a good plan or is he just helping Rolland/Mollema/Shleck/any other climber in that group

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Vasil Kiri' 1m18s advantage at the mo

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hmm Majka group only 1'13 behind

 

[Flamin]

Arashiro almost done. Now let's see who of the GC guys in the chasing group has the legs/balls to fully commit.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Pinot seems confident for this next climb

 

[ILovecycling]

Roche is never going to win this. He's just not good enough IMO and I'm a Saxo fan !

This,but I will cheer for him a lot

 

[Parrulo]

27k to go on a mountain stage of Tour and only 300 posts.

Yep, no one cares about this Tour

 

[damian13ster]

27k to go on a mountain stage of Tour and only 300 posts.

Yep, no one cares about this Tour

Damn, peleton catching up fast, Kiryienka's advantage staying the same. Wyf is going on in the 'chasing' group?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Geraint Thomas dropping a bit early today

 

[Netserk]

27k to go on a mountain stage of Tour and only 300 posts.

Yep, no one cares about this Tour

Check how much of that was before the stage started....

But obviously it's superb stage design with 124km stages...

 

[Carols]

Birdsong gone.....

 

[KoolAid Man]

27k to go on a mountain stage of Tour and only 300 posts.

Yep, no one cares about this Tour

That's excellent. It means no july fans coming in to squee over whoever rider they fancy while insulting half the forum

 

[ILovecycling]

27k to go on a mountain stage of Tour and only 300 posts.

Yep, no one cares about this Tour

yeah,pathetic


Maybe in a while,cuz Pinot is about to murder Nibali (maybe)

 

[difdauf]

Did i just see Greipel in yellow jersey group ?

 

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Gap just fell 15 second in one refresh of the live ticker.
The peloton are pulling them back

 

[Parrulo]

That's excellent. It means no july fans coming in to squee over whoever rider they fancy while insulting half the forum

Traffic is below the level of a normal Giro and Vuelta stage. So not even the regulars care about this

 

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Its gone from 3:30 to 3:00 now in the last 3 minutes

 

[KoolAid Man]

Teflon man dropped

 

[The Barb]

Damn, peleton catching up fast, Kiryienka's advantage staying the same. Wyf is going on in the 'chasing' group?

Still think the winner comes from the chasing group. Kiryienka looks cooked, and while the peloton is closing, the chasing group is still likely to have at least two minutes over the top. If they have two and a half at the start of the last climb that ought to be enough given the quality of climbers in the group.

 

[damian13ster]

And gap to Kiryienka is increasing? Who is driving the group? Or are they just watching each other and will wake up when peleton is just 30 seconds behind?

 

[djpbaltimore]

Still think the winner comes from the chasing group. Kiryienka looks cooked, and while the peloton is closing, the chasing group is still likely to have at least two minutes over the top. If they have two and a half at the start of the last climb that ought to be enough given the quality of climbers in the group.

True. Especially considering the shortness of the stage. Everybody should have a good amount left in the tank, except Kiry.

 

[Netserk]

Majka to the left, Purito to the right: