2015 Tour dFrance Stage 12 Lannemazan - Plat de Beille 195km

[Ryo Hazuki]

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The reason you atttack on the descent is not to gain time but to put pressure on your opponents. Don't give him time to rest, eat, drink. See Pereiro and Arroyo going full gas on the descents towards La Toussuire or Contadors attack on the Sarenne descent.

this guy understands it

 

[BigMac]

Curiosity got the best of me and decided to peek in earlier, pleased to see Coquard in the break showing some nice legs.

 

[Punkan]

Please Movistar do something on Port de Lers.

 

[sir fly]

The trio pushing.
I wonder how far they'll get.

 

[TMP402]

What the hell is van Marcke doing in the mountains? Who does he think he is, Geraint Thomas?

 

[DBotero]

Re: 2015 Tour dFrance Stage 12 Lannemazan - Plat de Beille 1

Finally Sky stopped the chase +15 min please

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re: 2015 Tour dFrance Stage 12 Lannemazan - Plat de Beille 1

Finally Sky stopped the chase +15 min please

now we can only hope they take 20 minutes or something.

 

[sir fly]

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What the hell is van Marcke doing in the mountains? Who does he think he is, Geraint Thomas?

He's beating Sky's cavalry , with Kwia and Preidler, at the moment.

 

[DBotero]

Re: 2015 Tour dFrance Stage 12 Lannemazan - Plat de Beille 1

Finally Sky stopped the chase +15 min please

now we can only hope they take 20 minutes or something.

Sounds good for J.Rod.

 

[Sasquatch]

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Sorry if someone made the point before but why do Giant have Priedler in the break rather than looking after a clearly struggling Barguil?

Their aim going into the tour was stage wins. Their aim was never top 10 with Barguil. Barguil himself knows he probably won't top 10. They never had intention of riding GC, so why would they now? He's obviously too badly injured so they are going for stage wins like they planned.

 

[Arredondo]

Purito to do a Pereiro

 

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Preidler has collected 13 KOM points today so far. He should get another 10 at the top of this. He'll need to come 4th or higher to get more than the 50 points the winner of the stage will get. Froome will still be holding the jersey with 57, but Porte who is wearing it has only 40.

 

[Sasquatch]

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Preidler has collected 13 KOM points today so far. He should get another 10 at the top of this. He'll need to come 4th or higher to get more than the 50 points the winner of the stage will get. Froome will still be holding the jersey with 57, but Porte who is wearing it has only 40.

Priedler is an outside shot to win the stage. He'll outclimb these two on the final climb. Question is, will others behind him outclimb him?

 

[sir fly]

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Preidler has collected 13 KOM points today so far. He should get another 10 at the top of this. He'll need to come 4th or higher to get more than the 50 points the winner of the stage will get. Froome will still be holding the jersey with 57, but Porte who is wearing it has only 40.

Tall order.

 

[Sasquatch]

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Purito to do a Pereiro

Yes that would be good.

 

[TMP402]

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Sorry if someone made the point before but why do Giant have Priedler in the break rather than looking after a clearly struggling Barguil?

Their aim going into the tour was stage wins. Their aim was never top 10 with Barguil. Barguil himself knows he probably won't top 10. They never had intention of riding GC, so why would they now? He's obviously too badly injured so they are going for stage wins like they planned.

I didn't even mean to protect his GC position, just out of humanitarian concern for Barguil.

 

[Miburo]

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Purito to do a Pereiro

just wait, teams will protect their nr.9 placement

 

[Sasquatch]

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Sorry if someone made the point before but why do Giant have Priedler in the break rather than looking after a clearly struggling Barguil?

Their aim going into the tour was stage wins. Their aim was never top 10 with Barguil. Barguil himself knows he probably won't top 10. They never had intention of riding GC, so why would they now? He's obviously too badly injured so they are going for stage wins like they planned.

I didn't even mean to protect his GC position, just out of humanitarian concern for Barguil.

There's other riders for that and their team won't be able to help him much anyway.

 

[willbick]

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The reason you atttack on the descent is not to gain time but to put pressure on your opponents. Don't give him time to rest, eat, drink. See Pereiro and Arroyo going full gas on the descents towards La Toussuire or Contadors attack on the Sarenne descent.

Thats all very well but it means that the attacking rider doesnt get the chance to eat drink and rest either so wheres the advantage?!

 

[Arredondo]

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Purito to do a Pereiro

just wait, teams will protect their nr.9 placement

Yeah indeed. How pathetic

 

[sir fly]

Good tempo at the head.
Still gaining time on the both chasing groups.

 

[burning]

I still remember BMC riding their asses off on the crosswind stage in 2013 to limit the losses for Evans.

 

[Flamin]

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What the hell is van Marcke doing in the mountains? Who does he think he is, Geraint Thomas?

Why not? He's just having some fun.

 

[sir fly]

Solid odds for the breakaway, still.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Westra finally working.