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Agreed. A lot of riders are going to hate the weather forecast. Damp and windy. There appear to be enough sections that would be x-winds. Another day of wreckageBeagRigh said:Forecast is for rain and relatively strong wind but it is a westerly. So headwind for the last part of the stage.
There are chances of crosswinds, so it's definitely possible that he'll be required to put in some effort before the sprint for ContadorSquirbos_19 said:Sagan shouldn't have to protect Contador too much, so he's my pick for the win. He's been very strong and he's had to work a lot more than other sprinters, so tomorrow should be a bit even in the effort before the sprint.
True, although on stage 2 he was just hanging at the back of the group for most of the time, if Tinkoff-Saxo are in the front group with several domestiques I guess we'll see more of the samePremierAndrew said:There are chances of crosswinds, so it's definitely possible that he'll be required to put in some effort before the sprint for ContadorSquirbos_19 said:Sagan shouldn't have to protect Contador too much, so he's my pick for the win. He's been very strong and he's had to work a lot more than other sprinters, so tomorrow should be a bit even in the effort before the sprint.
Etixx is here for stage wins. They will probably do whatever it takes to win a stage. The most likely way for that to happen is to ride for Cav. It will probably be a bunch sprint. Surely other teams will help control the breakaways. Tony should be there in the final and should be able to keep the jersey even if he rides some for Cav...imo.Escarabajo said:So is Cav going to work for Martin tomorrow or the other way around?
I was wondering the same.SeriousSam said:Is Kristoff going to start racing in this Tour at some point? Does anyone know what he's targetting?
Damn, he better get some stages with absolute freedom this tour. Contador better deliver otherwise I'm not sure Sagan will be happy after the tour of he had to ride everyday for him.LaFlorecita said:True, although on stage 2 he was just hanging at the back of the group for most of the time, if Tinkoff-Saxo are in the front group with several domestiques I guess we'll see more of the samePremierAndrew said:There are chances of crosswinds, so it's definitely possible that he'll be required to put in some effort before the sprint for ContadorSquirbos_19 said:Sagan shouldn't have to protect Contador too much, so he's my pick for the win. He's been very strong and he's had to work a lot more than other sprinters, so tomorrow should be a bit even in the effort before the sprint.![]()
Bad luck today, and on stage 2, I don't know what went wrong for him. Tomorrow is for Kristoff. Expecting a classic Paolini lead outSafeBet said:I was wondering the same.SeriousSam said:Is Kristoff going to start racing in this Tour at some point? Does anyone know what he's targetting?
Dominant season and then he comes to the Tour and he's almost invisible.
Time to pick it up.
FIXEDsomedude said:What race threads have consisted of.
[quote is altered, i feel a ban coming on!]
80% complaining about opening post
13% wishing Cav will crash/ not get contract/ fail/ moan
3% actual race content
40% moaning about content of thread. (That's me)
A little humor never hurts, and after the awful three days I and Pinot had, it is welcome. I'm trying to imagine Eddy right nowPoursuivant said:Could you also adjust the font, provide relevant links on the history of each town, and provide minutes of the meetings between ASO and the towns when they were signing the contract to be in this years tour. Also, would it be too much to ask for Eddy Merckx singing Bohemian Rhapsody in a South African accent, I mean come on mate, pull your finger out.
I doubt it. They will save energy for the other days to come which look hard enough.TommyGun said:So everybody is thinking mass sprint?
If the wind forecast is accurate, I am seeing a stage the like of the 2013 St Amand Montrond one, with Tinkoff making a power move to create echelons, both for Sagan's win and Contador regaining some time. It is becoming clear, now, from we what we have seen in the Grand Tours in the last few years, that you can gain much more time in the plain than on MTFs (minutes vs seconds).
The heat is his kryptonite.SafeBet said:I was wondering the same.SeriousSam said:Is Kristoff going to start racing in this Tour at some point? Does anyone know what he's targetting?
Dominant season and then he comes to the Tour and he's almost invisible.
Time to pick it up.
Yes, a little more up and down with an uphill finish and a chance of crosswinds.The Hitch said:Thank god its men's quarterfinal day then. Tomorrow is a better stage though right?