2016 TdF, Stage 9: Vielha → Andorra Arcalis (185km)

[PremierAndrew]

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Try Wimbledon while you're waiting.

nahhh, Andy is also choo chooo-ing his way torwards 2nd Wimbledon

Murray winning this Wimbledon is the equivalent of Nibali tour win in 2014. Zero credibility.

no.

have nadal and djokovic crashed out off Wimbledon?

Nadal didn't even play this year and Novak losing was the equivalent of Contador or Froome crashing out tbh.

Novak losing was the equivalent of Froome or Contador being dropped by Nibali on a climb. If Novak got injured and had to forfeit, that would be the equivalent of the 2014 Tour, which is irrelevant to stage 9 of the 2016 Tour anyway

 

[Samamba]

Rosa or Majka ftw.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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just tune in. What's up with big peloton after 2 climbs?..

thats what happens when one team has 6 riders who would be leaders in their own teams

I don't know about that. Only Landa has really shown enough to be a leader in a top team (and only once. He hasn't really shown that he can reach that level again). Nieve and Henao could lead smaller teams though. Thomas as well perhaps.

 

[willbick]

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We need a Rasmussen or pantani type in the peloton, someone capable of going on the attack before the last climb, a great shame that Bert was a bit crap this time

Lol i wonder how pantani and rasmussen were able to attack from so far out...

 

[Jelantik]

giant alpecin.. lol... the entire squad.. dropped.. except one.

 

[ILovecycling]

chooo chooooooo

 

[TomLPC]

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giant alpecin.. lol... the entire squad.. dropped.. except one.

Big John?

 

[Andro]

Sky train slowed down again.

 

[Gigs_98]

Please, let something happen on this climb

 

[Velolover2]

Someone with balls should attack from the peloton now!

 

[Miburo]

Please, let something happen on this climb

 

[Gigs_98]

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Someone with balls should attack from the peloton now!

Contador?

 

[Andro]

I wonder if Astana will actually do something in this race or if Aru will just try to Zubeldia himself onto the podium.

 

[Kwibus]

Movistar.. Quintana...

Anybody.. :redface:

 

[Miburo]

Quintana to make the race interesting!

Don't worry it can happen any sec!

 

[TMP402]

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just tune in. What's up with big peloton after 2 climbs?..

thats what happens when one team has 6 riders who would be leaders in their own teams

I don't know about that. Only Landa has really shown enough to be a leader in a top team (and only once. He hasn't really shown that he can reach that level again). Nieve and Henao could lead smaller teams though. Thomas as well perhaps.

So they could all lead teams! I don't think anyone's saying they could all win, or all lead Movistar, but they could all lead. As for Thomas, Brian Smith proposed "loaning" him from Sky for MTN in 2014 I think, to get the experience of leading a team in a GT; Sky rejected the idea but nevertheless it shows at least one team would have him lead them in a GT.

 

[laurensde+]

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Someone with balls should attack from the peloton now!

Vino ftw

 

[TomLPC]

Hit the front and kill them Bala

 

[Poursuivant]

Landa with another long turn

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Someone with balls should attack from the peloton now!

Contador?

Valverde

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Poor Barguil yoyoing at the back since Comella heh.

 

[markene2]

The most boring tour in many years so far...

 

[rick james]

I'm missing Carlton

 

[infeXio]

Porte and Van Garderen still haven't got any idea how to be aggressive

 

[Gigs_98]

Did Froome just loose the wheel of his own teammate? That doesnt look good for Quintana