2015 Tour de France Stage 6: Abbeville-Le Havre 191.5km

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BigMac said:
On this day in 2011 Rui Costa won in Superbesse.

I believe.

Live coverage in 10 minutes.

Rui Costa is badly bruised after a crash. No win for him today.
 
Apr 30, 2014
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Let's be honest no-one is going to have to work that hard to pull this break back. A chase by commitee will survice - always a danger they *** it up but I still think we're on for an uphill sprint in 3hrs time...
 
May 22, 2014
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I think any chasing is more with the inter sprint in mind than the finish. No way there's a worry about 3 riders holding off to the end
 
May 29, 2015
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Yeah, it looks like they have it under control now. Gap is down to 7'16 and the break is not very strong.
 
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wirral said:
BigMac said:
On this day in 2011 Rui Costa won in Superbesse.

I believe.

Live coverage in 10 minutes.

Rui Costa is badly bruised after a crash. No win for him today.

He's feeling better. Almost no pain. Can't be sure what to expect really.
 
Feb 18, 2015
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The official tdf website says that the advantage became 40 seconds smaller in the last four minutes, WTF :eek:
 
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About Costa, from the live feed
Lampre-Merida's directeur sportif Philippe Mauduit spoke to letour.com this morning before the start. “Rui Costa still suffers from bruises but he's getting better every day. We hope for the pain to disappear today. But today's stage finale doesn't suit him really, it's for sprinters. The uphill at the end is very short. A punchy sprinter will overcome it. It's a typical finish for Degenkolb, Sagan… Mûr-de-Bretagne will be better for Rui. Our chances in a sprint finish are with [Paris-Nice stage winner] Davide Cimolai. Our best sprinter [Sacha Modolo] has done the Giro. We can't perform in every domain all year long. Davide is fast but we don't have a train to lead him out. However, he's smart, so if circumstances are favorable, he might profit from them. The strength of our squad is that many riders can win a stage.”
 
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Gigs_98 said:
The official tdf website says that the advantage became 40 seconds smaller in the last four minutes, WTF :eek:

I don't get it, why is that special?
 
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sky2500 said:
What is a bot ?, break coming down.
lol got a mirror handy? The term started in 2012 when the robotic Sky train dominated (some would say ruined) the tour.
Come on Sagan time to shine.
 
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rainman said:
sky2500 said:
What is a bot ?, break coming down.
lol got a mirror handy? The term started in 2012 when the robotic Sky train dominated (some would say ruined) the tour.
Come on Sagan time to shine.

Haha, yeah, ruined what for decades has been famously the dirtiest and most cheat-ridden sport in the world because of their tactics did they?
 
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Ryongsyong said:
rainman said:
sky2500 said:
What is a bot ?, break coming down.
lol got a mirror handy? The term started in 2012 when the robotic Sky train dominated (some would say ruined) the tour.
Come on Sagan time to shine.

Haha, yeah, ruined what for decades has been famously the dirtiest and most cheat-ridden sport in the world because of their tactics did they?
dont shoot the messenger!
 
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There doesn't seem to be a lot of wind, sadly.
I heard there are 20+ roundabouts towards the end. Seems stupid.
 
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Miburo said:
Gigs_98 said:
The official tdf website says that the advantage became 40 seconds smaller in the last four minutes, WTF :eek:

I don't get it, why is that special?
Such a high pace at by far more than 100 km's to go is quite strange
 
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Eyeballs Out said:
Why are Lotto working towards giving the points jersey to Sagan ?

Gallopin?

Edit: or they want to catch the break before the intermediate but that seems unlikely