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rick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
rick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
Arredondo said:Kittel just shows why he's getting way too much attention.
Poor cyclist.
Escarabajo said:The route is fine. We need long stages to wear down cyclists. And also sprinters need their stages.
Just turn on the TV with 12km to go!
gunara said:So the reason of Cav's failure three years ago is the same with Kittel's now?
Wow!! He is tooking "the art of wheelsucking" to another levelrick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
I thought the Tour was about making places for all riders to exell, even pure sprinters. For GC contenders, these types of stages are challenging.vedrafjord said:Escarabajo said:The route is fine. We need long stages to wear down cyclists. And also sprinters need their stages.
Just turn on the TV with 12km to go!
Sitting in a bunch doing 36 km/h for 6 hours on a pan flat stage won't even remotely wear down a professional cyclist unless they're carrying a serious injury. And it's possible to put climbs, cobbles, dirt roads, exposed sections that might have crosswinds etc. on a stage and still favour the sprinters. Sprint stage != completely featureless.
Arredondo said:WillemS said:Dumoulin has a lot of critique on today's course on Dutch television.
He says a course like today's, over 200km long with no incentives to attack, has no place in a GT and especially the TdF.
He's absolutely right ofcourse. A torture to the mind and eyes.
TMP402 said:Did Cavendish in the post-race interview say the camera gave him a Tour of Qatar stage last year he didn't actually win, or that he wasn't awarded one he actually did win? I didn't get that.
portugal11 said:Wow!! He is tooking "the art of wheelsucking" to another levelrick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
TMP402 said:Did Cavendish in the post-race interview say the camera gave him a Tour of Qatar stage last year he didn't actually win, or that he wasn't awarded one he actually did win? I didn't get that.
Red Rick said:Finish had a 2% gradient, meaning, Kittel was nowhere
TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
ExNorseCyc said:TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
What about Sondre Holst Enger 6th place!? 22 Year old! Tours YOungest sprinter (well youngest of all)... Breakthrough!
And beated Kittel, a sign for the future
gunara said:ExNorseCyc said:TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
What about Sondre Holst Enger 6th place!? 22 Year old! Tours YOungest sprinter (well youngest of all)... Breakthrough!
And beated Kittel, a sign for the future
Beating Kristoff is more important
ExNorseCyc said:TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
What about Sondre Holst Enger 6th place!? 22 Year old! Tours YOungest sprinter (well youngest of all)... Breakthrough!
And beated Kittel, a sign for the future
TMP402 said:Did Cavendish in the post-race interview say the camera gave him a Tour of Qatar stage last year he didn't actually win, or that he wasn't awarded one he actually did win? I didn't get that.