2016 TdF, Stage 10: Escaldes-Engordany → Revel (197km)

[sir fly]

Re:

How tough is the wee bump near the finish?

Winding road on a gentle slope through contreyside, flattening in wood, then gentle down out of it.
D624

 

[saganftw]

why is IAM pulling? a highly coveted 6th place at the finish?

 

[Oliwright]

Cross winds PLZ I BEG!

 

[tomorrow]

Re: Re:

hagen not sprinting => cav really think he cant contest the green

What's left?
Tomorrow, Stage 14, Bern and Paris.
We'll learn in Bern, I guess.

well, with tomorrow, then stage 14, berne and in paris, he can win probably win more than 100 points back. And for that Sagan needs to come third at least third, which is not that certain, although in berne it can also end up by Sagan winning.

on the contrary, sagan might earn some points on him in stage 15,17, 19(with big question mark), 20 about 80

So, the battle for green is far from over, at least it seems based on profile and placings of the intermediate sprints. But maybe Cav nows something we don't.

 

[capuldemetal]

france 2 reporting ''vent du cote''

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Splits coming?

 

[doperhopper]

TommyV TV hour!

 

[sir fly]

Re:

Splits coming?

Is it rising? Blowing?

 

[DFA123]

If this break, with the quality of riders in it, can't hold off IAM and Direct Energie with a 5 minutes advantage, none of them really deserve to win the stage.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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If this break, with the quality of riders in it, can't hold off IAM and Direct Energie with a 5 minutes advantage, none of them really deserve to win the stage.

I think there is quite a lot of soft-pedalling / sitting on up front and rightly so. It would be silly for a lot of riders there to be doing anything like as much work as Sagan

 

[carton]

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If this break, with the quality of riders in it, can't hold off IAM and Direct Energie with a 5 minutes advantage, none of them really deserve to win the stage.

+1.
Weird year for breaks. It's either Joe Bloggs dangling in the wind alone for 100km or some real heavy hitters and even a maillot jaune.

 

[BigMac]

Voeckler single handedly takes 1 minute from the break.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

WTF is IAM doing?

 

[bambino]

If this progress continues, the break is going to melt down.

 

[BigMac]

Re:

WTF is IAM doing?

They have a chance at a top ten. :idea:

 

[doperhopper]

landa and nibs refusing to pull?

 

[doperhopper]

Re:

landa and nibs refusing to pull?

and apparently chavanel sits out as well, as Voeckler pulls the peloton together with IAM, and the gap goes down quickly

 

[doperhopper]

direct energie DS says they are going to keep the break on short leash despite having Chava upfront

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Voeckler single handedly takes 1 minute from the break.

That tongue, though.

 

[rick james]

its a wet one

 

[Ataraxus]

Peloton soo stretched now.
Movi very cautious.

 

[Praying Mantis]

Final 10 km of stage 1 in Poland: http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2016/07/watch-the-tour-of-poland-live

 

[BigMac]

Voeckler single handedly takes 1 minute from the break.

That tongue, though.

C'mon, It's the best thing ever.

 

[Gigs_98]

I just don't get what IAM is doing. This seems so incredibly pointless

 

[mr. tibbs]

Re: Re:

Splits coming?

Is it rising? Blowing?

Le vent se lève! Il faut tenter de vivre!