2016 TdF, Stage 12: Montpellier → Mont Ventoux (178km)

[Poursuivant]

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Aight, whilst this 'cycling' is going on, I'll be breaking into the lab at my uni and try to clone Vino among others

Four of them?

 

[Bardamu]

Hope other teams also saw that Movistar is vulnerable in the wind, so Sky will have assistance of teams like BMC, Trek and Astana at a certain point.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

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ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz. It's going to be even more boring when Quintana doesn't attack.

No kidding. But Froome might in the last 2km to gain a few seconds. Set your DVR now folks, and fast forward ahead just like you do in the flat/sprint stages.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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So Navarro wins?

Maybe Pauwels if he finds his good legs again.

Rosa is lurking about five minutes behind the main break. He could get pretty close on that first smaller climb, then reel them in on Ventoux.

Going to be difficult for Navarro and Rosa when there's so much riding to be done on flat roads with a lot of wind. Even getting into the break would have been a big effort for them

 

[rick james]

The other GC teams don't get it, this soft pedalling the stage is playing right into the hands of Froome

 

[RattaKuningas]

Watching Tour extra on Eurosport right now and they say that there are very strong crosswinds on the foot of the climb. Maybe that's the reason why GC teams take it easy. Can't spend their riders just yet.

 

[hrotha]

Peloton on strike, as is becoming increasingly common.

 

[Lyon]

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Peloton on strike, as is becoming increasingly common.

When in Rome, do as the Roman's do.

 

[Pricey_sky]

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The other GC teams don't get it, this soft pedalling the stage is playing right into the hands of Froome

Damned if the do and damned if they don't, If they race aggressively they risk Sky making a move in the crosswinds again, if they give Froome a 30s head start up the Ventoux he will TT his way up to the finish no problem.

 

[SeriousSam]

What are they on strike about? I don't get it

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

And it seems if none of the other teams are coordinating at all in any attempt to attack Sky.

 

[RattaKuningas]

Juan Antonio Flecha talked about crosswinds during the entire Tour extra so I hope that we get some strong crosswinds as promised.

 

[HelloDolly]

wind at bottom of Ventouix seems so strong that maybe too strong for Quintana to attack

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Cycling without Contador everybody, here it is in all its glory...

 

[Laplaz]

So who's the biggest french hope today for the 14th July? Lemoine, Coquard or Chavanel?

 

[geargbest]

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Cycling without Contador everybody, here it is in all its glory...

+1

 

[deValtos]

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Cycling without Contador everybody, here it is in all its glory...

Froome is trying his best ...

... just needs a worthy adversary.

 

[Poursuivant]

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Cycling without Contador everybody, here it is in all its glory...

Was sound yesterday without him.

 

[Samamba]

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wind at bottom of Ventouix seems so strong that maybe too strong for Quintana to attack

If there is too much wind on the climb itself, that should increase the chances for riders like De Gendt, Chavanel, Lindeman, ...

 

[sir fly]

Say hello to Vincent.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Cycling without Contador everybody, here it is in all its glory...

No worries, we have Froome.

 

[MeiLewis]

Does there being a breakaway have any bearing on the GC?

Why would Froome or Quintana care if there's a rioder 10mins ahead of them, it's only their relative times that matter right?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sky and Etixx working in the crosswinds

 

[Samamba]

Quintana has zero teammates, wtf man.

 

[staubsauger]

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De Gendt ain't no bad potential winner at Chalet Reynard. After all this is the pal that saved the 2012 Giro with his stunnig win at the Stilfser Joch!-

This isn't the same De Gendt, I mean the climber De Gendt is gone. Still a great rider, but I don't think he has a chance with Navarro in the break. Or he needs to go before the climb begins.

True. But Navarro ain't that strong this Tour as well so far. So who knows!?

Pauwels and Tekleheimanot even might come out as the strongest.