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Frosty said:Does anyone have a link to how the king of the mountains points are awarded this year?
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Frosty said:Does anyone have a link to how the king of the mountains points are awarded this year?
I don't think Froome's train will be burnt by that time yet, so I don't think he will attack there either. I'm sure he'll want to win the stage though, having one in the bag does take the pressure off a bit. If he doesn't win, he'll surely feel he still has to win a stage, the GC without a stage doesn't feel right I guess.rm7 said:I also think it sucks, but you have to consider that the route almost actually was designed to make Froome loose time before this stage. People just have to give him credit for being in front at this stage where a lot of people thought he would either DNF or be minutes behind.
I just hope that Contador will let go if he can't follow, rather than try to follow everytime and blow up. I'm quite sure he can't follow Froome and Quintana at this point, but he should be able to limit his losses, that's his only real weakness.
I think Froome will try to go with 7-8k to go, because he'll fear that Contador will get better, and they will maybe attack him the day after on the ascent of Tourmalet.
infeXio said:Frosty said:Does anyone have a link to how the king of the mountains points are awarded this year?
won't work with Froome. We've seen it before he'll let them go and then drag them back at his own pace.capuldemetal said:Let's start ' a what if ' game.what if the OTHER 3 will attack right from the bottom of the climb? one by one.
cantpedal said:Are time bonuses still being given or not? I've seen articles claiming both.
Des bonifications sont attribuées dans toutes les
arrivées des étapes en ligne, donc à l’exception
des étapes contre la montre « individuel » et
« par équipe ». Elles sont de 10, 6 et 4 secondes
aux trois premiers coureurs classés.
King Of The Wolds said:I like the break's chances. Bastille Day, so there's likely to be a strong delegation of super-motivated Frenchmen. And for much of the 140 km of flat leading to the climb, only Stannard and Rowe to keep them in check. Of course, Roche and Kennaugh will wind it up before we get there, and G, Porte, Konig and Poels will set an infernal pace from the bottom, but they'll likely have a significant enough advantage. Surely Adam or Simon will look to infiltrate.
I can't see a breakaway succeeding. They're going to spend themselves too much before the ascent.King Of The Wolds said:I like the break's chances. Bastille Day, so there's likely to be a strong delegation of super-motivated Frenchmen. And for much of the 140 km of flat leading to the climb, only Stannard and Rowe to keep them in check. Of course, Roche and Kennaugh will wind it up before we get there, and G, Porte, Konig and Poels will set an infernal pace from the bottom, but they'll likely have a significant enough advantage. Surely Adam or Simon will look to infiltrate.
sir fly said:I can't see a breakaway succeeding. They're going to spend themselves too much before the ascent.King Of The Wolds said:I like the break's chances. Bastille Day, so there's likely to be a strong delegation of super-motivated Frenchmen. And for much of the 140 km of flat leading to the climb, only Stannard and Rowe to keep them in check. Of course, Roche and Kennaugh will wind it up before we get there, and G, Porte, Konig and Poels will set an infernal pace from the bottom, but they'll likely have a significant enough advantage. Surely Adam or Simon will look to infiltrate.
French GC hopes should have a better chance of the stage victory, since they're all well behind in the classification so the big four + TJ won't mark them strictly.
bajbar said:Sky controlling the whole stage, train up the mountain. Thomas the last man before Froome. Nibali will drop first (of the big 5). Contador will try to hang on, but crack when Froome goes 5k to the finish. He will distance everybody. Quintana will manage to claw him back. They will sprint for victory. Van Garderen will pace himself at around 30 sec. Everyone else will lose more than a minute, Nibali two minutes.
That is my worst nightmare... Doesn't seem far from reality unfortunately. We can only pray...
Pinot should be an option. Rolland comes to my mind too.King Of The Wolds said:sir fly said:I can't see a breakaway succeeding. They're going to spend themselves too much before the ascent.King Of The Wolds said:I like the break's chances. Bastille Day, so there's likely to be a strong delegation of super-motivated Frenchmen. And for much of the 140 km of flat leading to the climb, only Stannard and Rowe to keep them in check. Of course, Roche and Kennaugh will wind it up before we get there, and G, Porte, Konig and Poels will set an infernal pace from the bottom, but they'll likely have a significant enough advantage. Surely Adam or Simon will look to infiltrate.
French GC hopes should have a better chance of the stage victory, since they're all well behind in the classification so the big four + TJ won't mark them strictly.
Who, from the French GC hopes, is going to attack and stay away from the Sky train, left with all it's climbing resources intact at the bottom of the last climb?