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

[PremierAndrew]

Movistar is officially a joke

Come on, Movistar have done well, and you have to give them credit for that. Froome did incredibly well to catch Sagan

 

[HelloDolly]

All this stuff thrown at Quintana but Frooem was where he was cos o his team

SKY are too strong

 

[perico]

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Is there anything Froome can't do

His power is immense

I doubt that his climbing is at the same level as in 2013.

This. He hasn't looked anywhere near 2013 levels in the mtns so far, so he has taken it to the race in other ways. It's impressive stuff.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Entire peloton trying to catch Sagan.

 

[SeriousSam]

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only some 10-15 secs so far

will vroom sprint for time bonuses?

He might win. When you have 10% more power than the next rider..

 

[Oliwright]

I'd lmao if Froome beats Sagan in a sprint

I was thinking the same!!

 

[maltiv]

Is this a post Tour criterium race?

 

[Ramira]

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Sensible decision by Movistar. They can't put out as much power as Lotto, Etixx and the sprint trains anyway. No need to panic 9km from the finish.

What decision? There was simply no-one there able to do more. If it was a decision Quintana would have been surrounded by Movistar, he was all alone, so it was lack of ability that caused this.

 

[hfer07]

Gotta say - that was a good try by Froome - but they're going to get caught once Katusha & EQS whip the pace...

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Finally Sagan gets a breakaway group that actually works WITH him.

 

[SKSemtex]

just waw

 

[Pricey_sky]

Still hovering at 20s plus time bonuses on the line

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Gotta say - that was a good try by Froome - but they're going to get caught once Katusha & EQS whip the pace...

Doubt it. 4 very strong riders with 20 seconds on the peloton with 4km left

 

[Rollthedice]

Asked if he had anything planned something for today, Sagan said: "I never plan."

 

[TMP402]

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Quintana showing superb tactical awareness like always!!!!!!

Honestly this time I'm not so sure it's tactical awareness. Quintana is not even close to the top 20 or so on the flat, and he might struggle to be top 100 on a course like this. The simple fact is, on a day like today Quintana isn't strong enough to stay with Froome.

That being said his team is disappointing, they brought a couple of specialists for the flat work, and they're nowhere to be seen. Not to mention Valverde should be able to be there right now.

It's not like he tried but couldn't follow, he wasn't even in a position to try.

 

[sheisdisaster]

Sagan and Froome are good buddies or what?

 

[CheckMyPecs]

It's a lot of energy to waste on the day before the Ventoux.

 

[markene2]

What.....

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Maybe Quintana can target the polka dots jersey? Perfect for somebody who can only climb like him!

 

[sir fly]

This is a low profit iinvestment.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Bodner, Sagan, Thomas and Froome are incredibly strong

 

[King Boonen]

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It's a lot of energy to waste on the day before the Ventoux.

That's what I'm thinking...

 

[RattaKuningas]

Froome fougth hard to get to Sagan when Sagan made a move and it seems that it pays off a lot. I doubt Quintana would've been able to go with it.

 

[Ramira]

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Is there anything Froome can't do

His power is immense

I doubt that his climbing is at the same level as in 2013.

This. He hasn't looked anywhere near 2013 levels in the mtns so far, so he has taken it to the race in other ways. It's impressive stuff.

So he's been stronger than he's ever been in the Tour in every way, and in the mountains he's not even been close to cracking, and the only real mountain stage there's been was such horrendous weather that he wasn't able to show what he could do.

What is it about that which makes people think he's not as good as he was in the past?

I'm not saying I'm sure he's better, or as good, because we haven't seen him tested yet, that will happen tomorrow. But there's zero indication he's not on the best form of his life.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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This is a low profit iinvestment.

Not for those of us watching.