2016 TdF, Stage 11: Carcassonne → Montpellier (163km)

[DFA123]

Froome could have outsprinted Sagan if he'd have been a bit more patient. Probably gifting him the stage, Armstrong style.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Very good day for Quintana

Hahahahahahahahahaha

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[TomLPC]

Ventoux looking like it will probably be shortened tomorrow, energy waste maybe, but time will tell

 

[PremierAndrew]

Honestly, Quintana is today's winner. 11 seconds lost for all that energy used by Froome. But Froome continues to impress.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Froome denied Bodnar his glory day.

 

[70kmph]

Huge waste of energy

 

[markene2]

Not really a Froome fan, but chapeu, great ride by all 4 at the front.

Sagan is a beast.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Bodnar and Geraint were also awesome.

 

[Kokoso]

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Very good day for Quintana

Lol yeah of course. What day ould you call bad? When bolid strikes him down?

 

[Pricey_sky]

A shame that someone like Kristoff didn't make it across when the front 4 went. Would have been a decent gap.

 

[SKSemtex]

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Only time will tell if he spent too much energy, but Froome's ride today was pure PANACHE.

It is not like Quintana was softpedaling to the end

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Well, this certainly makes me like Froome a lot more. Chapeau.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

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Great entertainment, but Froome's going to pay for those 10 seconds.

I don't buy this. Sagan pays for his everyday effort by getting stronger and stronger.

 

[Jelantik]

who GC contenders lost the most?

 

[Arredondo]

Purito. How stupid. Podium is almost impossible now.

He better attack now ffs. Gosh.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Well Froome didn't exactly pay a high price for all the work he did on the descent last week.

This puts more pressure on Quintana to attack and drop Froome on a climb which is hardly gonna be easy.

 

[dgodave]

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A lot of energy waste for Froome

Everybody hates conservative racing. But conservative racing is smart, mostly.

 

[Enrico Gimondi]

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So 11-12 seconds gain including bonus seconds. Not really sure it was worth the energy when Ventoux is tomorrow, but a great race nonetheless.

if Ventoux is cut short by at least 7 KM then Quintana might not be able to gain time. So its a good move by Froome in my opinion.

 

[Ramira]

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Great entertainment, but Froome's going to pay for those 10 seconds.

Like he was going to pay for his effort in the descent? I doubt very much Froome would have done that if it meant going into the red. The man rides purely on his SRM, so he's not going to use more energy than he knows he can recover.

 

[burning]

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Very good day for Quintana

Hahahahahahahahahaha

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I am just laughing at you as you clearly have no idea that Quintana was on the wind as much as Froome was

 

[infeXio]

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Froome could have outsprinted Sagan if he'd have been a bit more patient. Probably gifting him the stage, Armstrong style.

Ok then..

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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Very good day for Quintana

Lol yeah of course. What day ould you call bad? When bolid strikes him down?

Bad was last year. This was a great result

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Very good day for Quintana

Lol yeah of course. What day ould you call bad? When bolid strikes him down?

There is such a thing as paying for your efforts, only time well tell.

 

[SeriousSam]

I'd join the chorus laughing at the expense of energy for 10 seconds, but then I have no idea how the Froome machine is working under the hood and traditional assumptions regarding energy may well fail to hold

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Huge waste of energy

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't, eh?