2014 Tour de France Stage 4: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage / Lille Métropole: 163km, flat

[Amsterhammer]

WHAT a sprint!

No doubt who the new boss is. I'm just sad that he won't have the opportunity to beat Cav every time.

 

[hfer07]

got a simple question: What's up with Greipel??

 

[manafana]

really good sprint from kristoff just had go from bit too far out, least Demare got himself involved today after being a bit of let down before really wish he would fight Sagan for the green

 

[Eclipse]

If by close you mean less then a few bike lengths, then yes.

That counts as very close given Kittel's form =p

 

[ILovecycling]

Great job by Berto,probably a top20

 

[UpTheRoad]

OPQS started with 4 km to go. For Renshaw.

That has to be a big fail. Do they not know any other way to ride the finale of a sprint stage?

 

[BeagRigh]

OPQS should just send attacker after attacker off the front instead of leading the peloton. No way Renshaw would ever beat Kittel in a straight up sprint.

I think they should put Martin on the front at 3km to go with the rest of the team behind him, then have them all sit-up to give him a gap and go solo.

It'll only work once but it could be amusing.

 

[King Boonen]

got a simple question: What's up with Greipel??

Greipel only wins when he's the best and not challenged. I don;t think he really has the head for sprinting.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

got a simple question: What's up with Greipel??

Not willing to take risks.

 

[go crazy]

Great job by Berto,probably a top20

At least Froome wasn't top 6 again

 

[Hugo Koblet]

OPQS started with 4 km to go. For Renshaw.

That has to be a big fail. Do they not know any other way to ride the finale of a sprint stage?

Their best chance to win the stage was to let Tony attack with 7 km's to go when he was briefly off the front.

 

[No_Balls]

Great job by Berto,probably a top20

He is looking very attentive, relaxed, controlled and strong. Cant wait for the mountains

 

[Rollthedice]

Great job by Berto,probably a top20

The sprint for car positions. The new sport. Contador 5th in GC.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Maybe Kittel trying to make it look difficult to keep the other sprint teams interested ?

 

[yespatterns]

Great job by Berto,probably a top20

5th overall GC ahead of the dawg

Edit: redundant

 

[del1962]

Damn, Tinkov and Movistar cars move ahead of Sky's

 

[King Boonen]

It's about time Giant were forced to do pretty much all the work...

 

[sultanofhyd]

I was impressed by the gap the two man Katusha leadout got over the Kittel group with around 500 metres to go. Those blaming the last leadout guy for leaving Kristoff too early, remember that he brought him to the front from nowhere

 

[go crazy]

Damn, Tinkov and Movistar cars move ahead of Sky's

umadbro?

10

 

[go crazy]

Praying for rain tomorrow! Hell of the North in July > Heck of the North in April.

 

[willbick]

is greipel the worst bike handler amongst the sprinters? kinda explains why he cant get in the mix if he doesnt have a dominant train

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Machado better than Rui Costa in the GC, 13th and 15th respectively. Machado is the best portuguese rider.

 

[go crazy]

I was impressed by the gap the two man Katusha leadout got over the Kittel group with around 500 metres to go. Those blaming the last leadout guy for leaving Kristoff too early, remember that he brought him to the front from nowhere

I wasn't blaming him, I'm stating fact. FACT: If dude coulda held on another 20m it was over.

 

[Netserk]

got a simple question: What's up with Greipel??

Lost the fight with Sagan for Kittel's wheel and bumped down a few places.

 

[King Boonen]

is greipel the worst bike handler amongst the sprinters? kinda explains why he cant get in the mix if he doesnt have a dominant train

No, he just has tiny little b....