2016 TdF, Stage 19: Albertville → Mont Blanc (146km)

[Deadbody]

Oh tho holy cyklinggods, please gift us viewers with a amazing stage today.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Oh tho holy cyklinggods, please gift us viewers with a amazing stage today.

I wouldn't expect much today. A break with the usual suspects gets away, Majka vs Pantano vs Zakarin for the stage. Zakarin wins. GC action with 5 km to go. Anything else would be a big surprise.

 

[vedrafjord]

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surely no reason for QUintana not to attack right at the start

Say that to Quintana and he'll react: "Attack right at the start? What do you mean? At the start of the last mountain? You must be crazy!"

It's only 3 years ago that he attacked 34km out on Tour stage 8, 4 years since he rode away from Sky Train v1.0 10km from the finish over the top of the Joux-Plane in the Dauphiné. What happened to that guy? Will we ever see him again?

 

[peloton]

Play nice all, I'm watching today. I will delete all posts that are off topic, with no explanation, so think twice before you post. I will not tolerate any baiting or trolling.
Hope we have a great stage

 

[The Barb]

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Play nice all, I'm watching today. I will delete all posts that are off topic, with no explanation, so think twice before you post. I will not tolerate any baiting or trolling.
Hope we have a great stage

Surely you're not saying I'm not able to comment on Hinault's impressive junk filling his tight pants on the podium?

 

[peloton]

That's of course allowed

 

[Pricey_sky]

A big break going, lots of teams represented including Astana and BMC who I was hoping would maybe chase as Sky understandably won't.

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

Not too hard to form the breakaway today.

 

[Taxus4a]

Dissapointing start.. the only good thing is the Astana rider in the break.

 

[HelloDolly]

So even the big battle fro the break is a damp squib ....sigh...this Tour

 

[Hugo Koblet]

BOTD already gone. Lol how disappointing, this was when this stage was gonna be interesting. Now we can turn off our TV's for 4 hours.

 

[Jagartrott]

De Gendt repeating a TT it seems. Others just in the wheel. Everyone happy.

 

[rick james]

Now that someone has said it, I can't stop staring at the big package

 

[Lance Armstrong]

So we have this sh*t on again. Majka vs Pantano. That's pretty disappointing to watch this for the 4th time.

 

[HelloDolly]

SKY don't give 2 figs about this break

Astana & BMC could ahve chased but they have men in it
Movistar well who knows

 

[binz]

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Dissapointing start.. the only good thing is the Astana rider in the break.

why? so Astana wont chase...??

zZz again today...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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SKY don't give 2 figs about this break

Astana & BMC could ahve chased but they have men in it
Movistar well who knows

Movistar will chase because of the team classification, which is their big goal in this Tour.

 

[Samamba]

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De Gendt repeating a TT it seems. Others just in the wheel. Everyone happy.

What is he doing? :lol:

 

[HelloDolly]

We need a hero...someone to make a futile sacrifice to enliven proceedings

Bulk Moll-aim-a to head out by himself for the sheer thrill of it

 

[CheckMyPecs]

The usual suspects.

 

[Poursuivant]

Let's see a GC stage fight please. Porte should get them to chase he needs every single second he can get.

 

[maltiv]

What a disappointment. Every single mountain stage is gifted to the breakaway and there isn't even any fight to get into it.

This Tour must have been a dream come true for any half-decent climber with no GC-ambitions. Free stage wins everywhere.

 

[Samamba]

Lotto Soudal riding like no-one else is in the break.

 

[peloton]

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Let's see a GC stage fight please. Porte should get them to chase he needs every single second he can get.

Might be too early in the stage, but really hope so too

 

[binz]

Only one missing in the break seems to be Zakarin? Is Pauwels there?