Final ag2r (?) Bakelants, Bardet, Cherel, Dumoulin, Gastauer, Gautier, Gougeard, Pozzovivo, Vuillermoz.
SamDum and Gastauer added apparently.
SamDum and Gastauer added apparently.
Check the first post of this thread, it's linked there.London Hibs said:Does anyone know if the official roadbook is available for download? Veloroom used to have them but they seem to have been removed from the site (or I can't find them).
Thanks - I was hoping for an English version but in French will suffice for now.Praying Mantis said:Check the first post of this thread, it's linked there.London Hibs said:Does anyone know if the official roadbook is available for download? Veloroom used to have them but they seem to have been removed from the site (or I can't find them).
Damn, that looks like a super fun team. Had hoped to see Peraud in one last dance, but whenever we hit some decent terrain, these guys will be up the road. 5x better than the trash-team FDJ has selected.Hakkapelit said:Final ag2r (?) Bakelants, Bardet, Cherel, Dumoulin, Gastauer, Gautier, Gougeard, Pozzovivo, Vuillermoz.
SamDum and Gastauer added apparently.
ThanksEscarabajo said:Nice work Praying Mantis. Thanks.![]()
Easier to just go to one place.
I hope someone will ninja his way to his 15th Tour.Escarabajo said:Frank Schleck and Gregory Rast added to Trek-Segafredo
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schleck-joins-trek-segafredos-tour-de-france-team/
Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.
Yep,and if you compare it with Ag2r then it looks even worseValv.Piti said:Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.
Indeed. They will be everywhere, gotta love them!ILovecycling said:Yep,and if you compare it with Ag2r then it looks even worseValv.Piti said:Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.![]()
Who should they have picked?Valv.Piti said:Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.
Good point, they are rather slim, but I would have liked to see Demare for starters. Whether he was told it was 100% for Pinot or it was his own choice, I dno.roundabout said:Who should they have picked?Valv.Piti said:Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.
Considering the season of the sprinters are on the line the next few days, they'll be just fine if he wins it. It won't change a anything, at all.Jungle Cycle said:If Valverde takes yellow on the 2nd day, should Movistar defend it, chasing long range attacks until the 1st mountains or let it go of the work to be fresh for Quintana?? maybe he'ld lose it to bonus even before but still, try different things or 100% on Quintana??
Nothing lacklustre about the FDJ squad, taking Demare wouldn't of made the team any better if you look at the teams of the big sprinters then Demare would of struggled to compete against them, in reality taking him would of been pointless, also with a flat WC this year and the fact he had a big spring I can see the sense in him missing this years Tour. Looking at the squad and Pinot's form this year it makes perfect sense that they are going all in for him, also if something does go wrong with Pinot then FDJ have a few riders there who can go after stage wins.Valv.Piti said:Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.
If you want to have a team built all around Pinot I would have picked Elissonde, with Geniez still injured that would have been the the best team to support Pinot in the Mountains.roundabout said:Who should they have picked?Valv.Piti said:Lacklustre squad. I don't understand it, are they thinking THIS high of Pinot to support him with 8 riders? Its all eggs in one basket. Its boring and I don't think its super intelligent.Tonton said:With Geniez out/injured, here we go:
L'équipe FDJ pour le Tour de France
Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jérémy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sebastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA)
No Demare, it's all about the GC.
Thats right.Sprinter teams are expected to work whoeve has the maillot jaune.Valv.Piti said:Considering the season of the sprinters are on the line the next few days, they'll be just fine if he wins it. It won't change a anything, at all.Jungle Cycle said:If Valverde takes yellow on the 2nd day, should Movistar defend it, chasing long range attacks until the 1st mountains or let it go of the work to be fresh for Quintana?? maybe he'ld lose it to bonus even before but still, try different things or 100% on Quintana??
I'm happy that Kangert was selected. What would TdF be without even a single Estonian rider. :lol:Alexandre B. said:Astana
Fabio Aru (ITA)
Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
Andrei Grivko (UKR)
Tanel Kangert (EST)
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
Diego Rosa (ITA)
Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
Paolo Tiralongo (ITA)
No Cataldo, that's a bit of a surprise.Alexandre B. said:Astana
Fabio Aru (ITA)
Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
Andrei Grivko (UKR)
Tanel Kangert (EST)
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
Diego Rosa (ITA)
Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
Paolo Tiralongo (ITA)