2015 Tour de France Stage 13: Muret > Rodez 198.5km

[Happy dude]

Cavendish looking poor

 

[Irondan]

Greipel in Green, for now...

 

[sulgpallur]

Why doesn't Sagan just follow Greipel not Cavendish?

 

[Irondan]

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Why doesn't Sagan just follow Greipel not Cavendish?

Greipel was already behind Sagan.

 

[Happy dude]

Re:

Why doesn't Sagan just follow Greipel not Cavendish?

Cavendish has been the best lead out man this tour

 

[sulgpallur]

Re: Re:

Why doesn't Sagan just follow Greipel not Cavendish?

Greipel was already behind Sagan.

Yea, but it would better just mark him and not lose multiple places

 

[Irondan]

I think Sagan's thinking about the points at the finish anyway. Greipel won't be in contention for any points there.

 

[Punkan]

Top 3 today

1. Stybar
2. Valverde
3. Sagan

 

[barmaher]

Valverde will win today's stage by a few bike lengths.

 

[Irondan]

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Valverde will win today's stage by a few bike lengths.

Valverde's going really good right now but winning by a few bike lengths might be a little optimistic. He's certainly got the kick to win, but he won't be alone. imo

 

[The Hitch]

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Sky for sure will not chase the 'right' breakaway.

We saw this played out well in 2012. They aren't especially interested in stage wins, so as long as there is no GC threat, the break wins, or someone else does the work to haul them back.

Its actually quite an intelligent strategy, protecting their doms energy for the other stages.

Has there ever been a team that didn't do that?

Yeah. Its really weird to keep reading the simplest things being described as intelligent.
Yesterday itv kept going on and on about how intelligent sky were for using their flat doms on the flat and then their other flat doms, errr I mean their mountain doms, in the mountains

 

[Sasquatch]

I think a late attack will win. Maybe a group of 3 or 4 from the peloton featuring guys like Wellens, Jungels, Gallopin, Kwiatkowski etc.

 

[The Hitch]

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Like rain is necessary for crashes in the tour

No, not at all. They just need The Tour to have crashes.

I don't feel that there have been that many crashes at all in this Tour. But maybe that's because I only care about the gc battle and none of the contenders teams lost anyone pre ttt.

 

[Punkan]

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I think a late attack will win. Maybe a group of 3 or 4 from the peloton featuring guys like Wellens, Jungels, Gallopin, Kwiatkowski etc.

Kwiats legs are probably not that fresh after yesterday.

 

[Irondan]

Saxo put a guy up front. It's about time...

 

[Netserk]

Valgren and Tosatto have started chasing for Sagan.

 

[Flamin]

As expected, Tinkoff now joining the chase.

 

[cineteq]

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As expected, Tinkoff now joining the chase.

Fuente De all over again? #iWish

 

[veji11]

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I think a late attack will win. Maybe a group of 3 or 4 from the peloton featuring guys like Wellens, Jungels, Gallopin, Kwiatkowski etc.

With such horrendous heat, many domestiques are fried and won't be able to rein in attackers : biggish guys who want to have a chance in the finish will have to jump behind attackers. Either a small group or lone rider attacking in that uncategorized hill 12kms from the finish takes it (sort of Gallopin / Navardauskas wins last year), either it splinters the bunch enough that we have a smallish bunch sprinting it with 30ish riders like in Nancy last year (well the sprint itsefl being different of course).

Riders are baked.

 

[the-big-bad-wolf]

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As expected, Tinkoff now joining the chase.

Fuente De all over again? #iWish

Tommorow's stage looks more "Fuente De-ish"

 

[Jagartrott]

If you look at De Gendt, you can't help feel that his potential is far greater than what he has shown so far.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Split in Peleton where's Greipel?

 

[Stelvio]

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Split in Peleton where's Greipel?

Behind it looks like.

 

[Irondan]

Peraud Crash!

 

[Arredondo]

Really hard crash Peraud