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

[King Boonen]

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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.

Sagan doesn't need to perform tomorrow...

 

[mr. tibbs]

Even the flat stages in this Tour are gorgeous. Hell, they're actually better than the mountain stages.

 

[RattaKuningas]

I don't think it cost Froome that much. It was like a short time trial with 3 helpers.

 

[trucido]

Chapeau to the Maillot Jaune and Vert for making the race.

 

[Rollthedice]

Sagan is the patron of this Tour, Froome an entertaining maillot jeune.

 

[Gigs_98]

Yeah, I forgot that tomorrows stage might be shortened. In that case this wasn't a waste of energy at all.

 

[Põhja Konn]

That was a lot of effort put in for a 12 second gain.

 

[MacBAir]

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

There won't be any Ventoux tomorrow.

 

[Kokoso]

Thas was great from the Fantastic four.

 

[vedrafjord]

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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.

I'm sure the deal was Sagan gets the stage win if he works and lets Froome take 2nd for the bonus seconds.

 

[laurensde+]

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

Full on sprint to catch Sags and Bodnar, then a four man tt for what, just over ten minutes. He'll be fine.

 

[DFA123]

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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.

It's a bit of a different situation; Sagan will effectively taking a = rest day for the next two stages. Froome has to be at his very best.

 

[El Pistolero]

Nice ride by Froome and Sagan.

 

[deValtos]

Probably not worth it but mad props for Froome and grande Sagan.

That's why I watch cycling.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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wow- Is that Froome so afraid of not being able to drop Quintana?

Or he's putting on a show for the fans because he knows he can win the Tour whilst making it entertaining at the same time. If he was worried, he'd just play it safe, no need to attack in yellow

 

[MacBAir]

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That's about the 657th race this year when Kristoff loses a WT win due to an absolutely absurd late breakaway staying away.

Well, If he and his team at least tried to make races and win them instead of being a bunch of wheelsuckers...

 

[Cycling1984]

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

There won't be any Ventoux tomorrow.

It was worth the gamble as deft not gonna be a Mt Ventoux finish tomorrow

 

[Ramira]

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Huge waste of energy

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

Very much so. If he rides conservative he's a robot and he's killing cycling. Now that he's actually attacking he's an idiot who has on clue what he's doing and wasting energy.

Just imagine for a second Contador or Nibali would have done it. Pretty sure there wouldn't be nearly the same backlash.

 

[luckyboy]

Can't imagine anything else apart from Froome being worried about the mountains. Lots of effort for 10-12 seconds. Good racing though

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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

There won't be any Ventoux tomorrow.

Good point.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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That's about the 657th race this year when Kristoff loses a WT win due to an absolutely absurd late breakaway staying away.

Well, If he and his team at least tried to make races and win them instead of being a bunch of wheelsuckers...

So even Kristoff is getting called a wheelsucker now? Don't like the guy, but I advise you to go and watch last year's RVV

 

[vedrafjord]

Quintana used a fair bit of energy too let's not forget - I saw him on his own on the wrong side of the wind quite a few times in the run in.

 

[Kokoso]

Shame Bodnar did not win this.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What not to like?

 

[DFA123]

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

There won't be any Ventoux tomorrow.

It was worth the gamble as deft not gonna be a Mt Ventoux finish tomorrow

But they're still doing the hardest part of the climb - and the part which most suits Quintana. Followed the next day by a really hard TT. 12 seconds is nothing compared with what can be gained or lost on these two days.