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

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ontheroad said:
That piss has screwed up so many riders races. Yates had got 2 minutes on Barguil in pursuit of young riders classification. The peleton still had a chance of winning the stage and bonus seconds would been distributed to the winner. It has messed the day up as a viewing spectacle also. All because Froome went for a bloody piss cos his team mates had crashed.

would you rather see 200 rpm washing machine wetting itself in the final km attack?

and what a disgusting podium :)

I'd imagine thehog could have a lot of fun with that. Vote yes.
 
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happytramp said:
Yep... all good will towards Sky and Froome out the window... disgraceful to force the Peloton to slow to allow your team mates back on... I didn't notice him slowing everything down when Aru had a mechanical.

Cancellara neutralised it, so he took the opportunity to go for a wee

It's not the end of the world lads
 
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TomLPC said:
happytramp said:
Yep... all good will towards Sky and Froome out the window... disgraceful to force the Peloton to slow to allow your team mates back on... I didn't notice him slowing everything down when Aru had a mechanical.

Cancellara neutralised it, so he took the opportunity to go for a wee

It's not the end of the world lads

He neutralised it when Froome stopped.
 
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What makes me angry is that at the end froome is the one who profited most of the crash of his teammate. Stannard may be hurt but as soon as the flat stops he instead gets his two best mountain domestiques back. Movistar seriously just should have attacked as soon as froome went back.
 
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therhodeo said:
Cavendish will never be as cool as Greipel.
Mark-Cavendish-ha-vinto-la-Maglia-Rossa-del-Giro-dItalia-2013.jpg
 
Aug 18, 2010
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TomLPC said:
happytramp said:
Yep... all good will towards Sky and Froome out the window... disgraceful to force the Peloton to slow to allow your team mates back on... I didn't notice him slowing everything down when Aru had a mechanical.

Cancellara neutralised it, so he took the opportunity to go for a wee

It's not the end of the world lads

It damaged what was shaping up to be a great stage. It undid about 50 km of peloton-smashing work by Etixx. It allowed Sky train domestiques to come back. It allowed fringe GC riders who had been dropped in the wind to get back.

If fans aren't going to resent that, what are they going to resent?
 
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MacBAir said:
Why the **** did they stop when Cancellara told them to?

They should've kept going.

I think they would've keep going eventhough Cancellara asked them to stop. I think the reason why peloton stopped was Froome pissing.
 
Oct 10, 2012
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Winning just isn't as important to Quintana as it is to Froome. No doubt Froome has profited from the manoeuvre no matter who was in the right or wrong.
 
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ILovecycling said:
Lol its a 1 mountain stage, what did you expect for god sake, whinners...
Just watch
The point is that the peloton was extremely reduced and because of froomy it's now looking as if the stage has just started.
 
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MacBAir said:
Why the **** did they stop when Cancellara told them to?

They should've kept going.
Maybe Fabian needed a rest so he could finish within the time limit. :D
 
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These fat dumb bastards with their huge flags and trying to appear on camera make me so angry. I want to punch them all.

About the Valverde Vs Fabian: Movistar didn't race for 11 stages, why star today when Sky has misfortune?
 
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Gigs_98 said:
ILovecycling said:
Lol its a 1 mountain stage, what did you expect for god sake, whinners...
Just watch
The point is that the peloton was extremely reduced and because of froomy it's now looking as if the stage has just started.

Because of Gerrans crashing you mean,

the teams could've carried on riding when Froome tried to calm it.