2016 TdF, Stage 16: Moirans-en-Montagne → Bern (209km)

[Cannibal72]

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Etixx is looking a bit silly now.

Sorry, just getting flashbacks to literally every single spring classic now. Never change, Etixx, never change.

 

[fantomas]

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I can't watch coverage all the time, but when I do and they show the front group it's always Martin who pulls. Did you see Alapahillipe take a turn?

Rolf Sørensen is following them on motorbike and said that Tony has told Alaphilippe to just take his wheel.

 

[robin440]

Why did tony told him not to do anything? I dont get it, tony could maybe ride for another 80 km but what then? Should alaphilippe do the last 60 alone?

 

[doperhopper]

oops, Tony riding away from the chasers! Etixx means business today

 

[Martin]

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saving Julian for later

Like, for tomorrow?
So now Tony is going to do a 120km TT.
I wonder who will get a red bib after the stage. Perhaps it will be Julian who will be in the lead alone between kms 20 to 5 from the finish.

 

[ILovecycling]

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Katusha and Direct Energie at the front of the peloton now.

Good prediction before the stage

 

[vedrafjord]

Alaphillippe doing some work now, makes sense.

 

[Martin]

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Katusha and Direct Energie at the front of the peloton now.

Good prediction before the stage

My prediction was almost as good - that a breakaway guy will win and Tinkoff, DDD, Etixx wont do the chase :geek:

 

[Martin]

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Alaphillippe doing some work now, makes sense.

Finally. Chapeau to Etixx, this one is a fun to watch.

 

[robin440]

vuelta 13 when tony did a 170 km solo break all over again

 

[doperhopper]

chasers look doomed, but the real problem is that the gap to the peloton more or less stabilized for some time around 5:50, now slooowly growing again... I'd say they need 10 min now in order not to be chased back once the peloton speeds up in the last 40k

 

[classicomano]

Wow even BMC is riding now. And a serious tempo aswell.

 

[doperhopper]

BMC pulling? Need TV time?

 

[doperhopper]

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BMC pulling? Need TV time?

well, almost forgot - GVA still has legs

 

[thequestionmark]

Martin has lost 30 seconds. Gap down to 5:30.

Froome should initiate a general pee break. Otherwie they are doomed.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

How are the wind conditions?

 

[doperhopper]

wow, that festina ad with virenque... how about Lance ad for AMGEN?

 

[Beech Mtn]

Martin has lost 30 seconds. Gap down to 5:30.

Froome should initiate a general pee break. Otherwie they are doomed.

This is easy. Someone from Etixx just needs to slash Porte's tire. Due to the LRP mechanical, Froome will be forced to urinate, thus forcing Fabian to neutralize. Bada-bing, bada-boom, break wins.

 

[doperhopper]

poor Tony, so much work... and the gap going down rapidly, even too rapidly I'd say, peloton already took back 2 min from the max of 6 they had

 

[saganftw]

Martin has lost 30 seconds. Gap down to 5:30.

Froome should initiate a general pee break. Otherwie they are doomed.

This is easy. Someone from Etixx just needs to slash Porte's tire. Due to the LRP mechanical, Froome will be forced to urinate, thus forcing Fabian to neutralize. Bada-bing, bada-boom, break wins.

but fabian wants to win as well,he cant neutralize the race :lol:

 

[SKSemtex]

A lot of teams want the stage today. Last 50 km we will have a spring again

 

[sir fly]

What are the roads like in the final 30 - 40 kilometres?
Classics' type of stage needs classics' type of roads.
Couple of hundreds of cobbled meters isn't enough.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Martin has lost 30 seconds. Gap down to 5:30.

Froome should initiate a general pee break. Otherwie they are doomed.

This is easy. Someone from Etixx just needs to slash Porte's tire. Due to the LRP mechanical, Froome will be forced to urinate, thus forcing Fabian to neutralize. Bada-bing, bada-boom, break wins.

but fabian wants to win as well,he cant neutralize the race :lol:

then we will get to see Fabian attack while Froome pees, thus setting off firestorm of criticism among the Brailsford-worshippers. That too would be fun. Either way, we get entertainment.

 

[hrotha]

but fabian wants to win as well,he cant neutralize the race :lol:

"Fabian can't neutralize the race" <- This is never true.

 

[SKSemtex]

Tinkoff and Katusa and BMC doms are not enough for this two . It is time for Orica to help