2015 tour d'france stage 10: Tarbes › La Pierre-Saint-Martin

[sir fly]

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What happened to Contador?

a mechanical?

Swapping bikes.He ussualy does that before a MTF (see first MTF in the Giro this year).

This year's habit.

 

[burning]

Re: Re:

What happened to Contador?

a mechanical?

Swapping bikes.He ussualy does that before a MTF (see first MTF in the Giro this year).

This year's habit.

He used to do that a lot in 2011 as well.

 

[Eshnar]

Stop with the motor allusions, people. The topic belongs to the Clinic.

 

[perico]

Re: 2015 tour d'france stage 10: Tarbes › La Pierre-Saint-Ma

Nairo is with him at the back so it was likely a pee break.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

What happened to Contador?

a mechanical?

Swapping bikes.He ussualy does that before a MTF (see first MTF in the Giro this year).

This year's habit.

He used to do that a lot in 2011 as well.

Are the reason the same?

 

[sir fly]

Where's Europcar?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

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Where's Europcar?

They're at the front.

 

[franic]

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What happened to Contador?

Customary pre-MTF bike change, with a hidden motor.

No the motor is in the first bike so he's still fresh when the mountain starts. Otherwise the risk of detection would be too high.

I was thinking about the same…Now that we know Froome’s data on Mt.Ventoux, riders have to change tactics

 

[ice&fire]

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Stop with the motor allusions, people. The topic belongs to the Clinic.

I thought the Clinic had to do with medical issues. This would be more appropriate for a new forum called 'The Workshop'

 

[Eshnar]

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I thought the Clinic had to do with medical issues.

A common misconception.
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/viewtopic.php?p=1708739#p1708739

 

[SeriousSam]

I have no doubt my stream will die, as always, the moment the Big 4 ride away from the peloton to slug it out, so it would be nice if people would live blog things in the thread once we hit the final climb.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Fleche is a cool cool man

 

[Rollthedice]

Flecha says attack, attack! First parts are hard, many will drop early.

 

[AlexNYC]

WTF is NBC doing with the US transmission? More commercials than the actual race??

 

[the sceptic]

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Flecha says attack, attack! First parts are hard, many will drop early.

skytrain will do some work there..

 

[wansteadimp]

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Fleche is a cool cool man

And much much better on TV than LeMond.

 

[TI-Raleigh]

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WTF is NBC doing with the US transmission? More commercials than the actual race??

They do all the commercials early in the race, so that during the critical moments they don't have to cut away from the action.

 

[Carols]

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WTF is NBC doing with the US transmission? More commercials than the actual race??

They are now commercial free until the finish....jammed them all in. I was watching ES while that was on.

 

[Warhawk]

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I have no doubt my stream will die, as always, the moment the Big 4 ride away from the peloton to slug it out, so it would be nice if people would live blog things in the thread once we hit the final climb.

But, like always, it'll just be people posting:

(Rider's Name)!!!!!

 

[Carols]

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WTF is NBC doing with the US transmission? More commercials than the actual race??

They are now commercial free until the finish....jammed them all in. I was watching ES while that was on.

EDIT: Oh still more, back to ES

 

[perico]

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WTF is NBC doing with the US transmission? More commercials than the actual race??

They do that so the full climb will be commercial free. Blame the U.S. free market for that. They are doing what they have to.

 

[Jspear]

Anyone have a live stream they are happy with (preferably English)? Mine is pretty sketchy....

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

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WTF is NBC doing with the US transmission? More commercials than the actual race??

Might be getting them out of the way before the action starts?

 

[observer]

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Anyone have a live stream they are happy with (preferably English)? Mine is pretty sketchy....

Try sbs cycling Central. Need an aussie ip I think. Phil and Paul unfortunately

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The foreplay to sex ratio on this stage is ridiculously out of proportion.