2016 Tour de France, Stage 4: Saumur → Limoges (238km)

[CheckMyPecs]

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Sagan
Matthews
Richeze

And the Cav-alry.

 

[Ferminal]

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Classic Degenkolb stage, Matthews would be a chance if he had top form but Sagan appears to be well ahead. Expected Coquard to have a bit more kick yesterday so would be surprised if he were to do better today.

Impey-Matthews leadout for Gerrans from 500m would be interesting.

Degenkolb's surely still quite underdone.

Of course, wasn't suggesting he could contend today.

 

[MacBAir]

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Who is this Praying Mantis guy? Shouldn't we be making sacrifices to the Gods for having him doing these opening posts? Well, I guess Alberto was the first sacrifice, but totally worth it!

You legend! This is the best thing ever. Did Richie mate with that female?

Anyway, If Sagan and Cav keep winning this is gonna be fun.

 

[Norbea]

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Katusha has to make faster tempo in peloton if they want Kristoff to win.

My god how Kristoff must miss Paolini. Mørkøv struggles with his bruises and he Jacobo is never where he is supposed to be.

 

[saganftw]

tinkoff had problem with the team bus and they had to rent a new one...contadors missfortune is spreading

 

[Norbea]

If Eddy is given a free range on a stage like this (not likely given Cav´s form). We might see 3 Norwegians in top 10. This finish suits Holst Enger well.

 

[Poursuivant]

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tinkoff had problem with the team bus and they had to rent a new one...contadors missfortune is spreading

Sky have got a campervan going spare...

 

[perico]

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tinkoff had problem with the team bus and they had to rent a new one...contadors missfortune is spreading

Sky have got a campervan going spare...

LOL

 

[sir fly]

More enthusiasm today.
Difficult to say who has the best chance on the finishing pitch.
Matthews would be a good pick if he's healthy. Probably Sagan again.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

5'45" with 112 kilometres to go.

 

[King Boonen]

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Who is this Praying Mantis guy? Shouldn't we be making sacrifices to the Gods for having him doing these opening posts? Well, I guess Alberto was the first sacrifice, but totally worth it!

You legend! This is the best thing ever. Did Richie mate with that female?

Anyway, If Sagan and Cav keep winning this is gonna be fun.

Can't have. He still has a head...

 

[Praying Mantis]

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Can't have. He still has a head...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDBo3spnwg

Anyway, letour.fr has launched the new live tracker today. I'm having trouble using it though, it's hammering my quadcore to the point where Firefox becomes unresponsive. Could theoretically be useful...

 

[sir fly]

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Can't have. He still has a head...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDBo3spnwg

Anyway, letour.fr has launched the new live tracker today. I'm having trouble using it though, it's hammering my quadcore to the point where Firefox becomes unresponsive. Could theoretically be useful...

Don't know why they've changed it from previous years.

 

[spalco]

The peloton looks really stretched out right now, any chance for splits?

 

[Armchair cyclist]

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Can't have. He still has a head...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDBo3spnwg

Anyway, letour.fr has launched the new live tracker today. I'm having trouble using it though, it's hammering my quadcore to the point where Firefox becomes unresponsive. Could theoretically be useful...

Don't know why they've changed it from previous years.

First glance: disappointing. V limited zoom in/out and scrolling, very imprecise selection of group with mouse. Not reliable info: the TV shows me a lead group of 4, the tracker has Naesen on his own at the front. Is Morabito really 1 hr 8 mins behind? It's not encouraging me to use it a lot.

 

[TMP402]

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Classic Degenkolb stage, Matthews would be a chance if he had top form but Sagan appears to be well ahead. Expected Coquard to have a bit more kick yesterday so would be surprised if he were to do better today.

Impey-Matthews leadout for Gerrans from 500m would be interesting.

Degenkolb is a shadow of what he was last year unfortunately. The crash has certainly affected him obviously and sometimes I wonder if he will come back to his best level. Too early to tell obviously.

I don't think I've even seen him this year.

 

[Praying Mantis]

Pretty fast today, projected finish at 17:09

 

[sir fly]

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Can't have. He still has a head...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDBo3spnwg

Anyway, letour.fr has launched the new live tracker today. I'm having trouble using it though, it's hammering my quadcore to the point where Firefox becomes unresponsive. Could theoretically be useful...

Don't know why they've changed it from previous years.

First glance: disappointing. V limited zoom in/out and scrolling, very imprecise selection of group with mouse. \It's not encouraging me to use it a lot.

Exactly.
ASO probably got a good offer and accepted. Who cares about fans.

 

[Lexman]

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Can't have. He still has a head...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDBo3spnwg

Anyway, letour.fr has launched the new live tracker today. I'm having trouble using it though, it's hammering my quadcore to the point where Firefox becomes unresponsive. Could theoretically be useful...

Don't know why they've changed it from previous years.

First glance: disappointing. V limited zoom in/out and scrolling, very imprecise selection of group with mouse. \It's not encouraging me to use it a lot.

Exactly.
ASO probably got a good offer and accepted. Who cares about fans.

ASO only has eyes for money, it takes the money and run even if that implies boring flat stages, Angers was ready to pay the price the host the finish so we go there

this company or another one is willing to pay ASO for their live-ticker, great for ASO, what the consequences are for fans etc never mind

 

[Praying Mantis]

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Anyway, letour.fr has launched the new live tracker today. I'm having trouble using it though, it's hammering my quadcore to the point where Firefox becomes unresponsive. Could theoretically be useful...

Don't know why they've changed it from previous years.

First glance: disappointing. V limited zoom in/out and scrolling, very imprecise selection of group with mouse. \It's not encouraging me to use it a lot.

Exactly.
ASO probably got a good offer and accepted. Who cares about fans.

ASO only has eyes for money, it takes the money and run even if that implies boring flat stages, Angers was ready to pay the price the host the finish so we go there

this company or another one is willing to pay ASO for their live-ticker, great for ASO, what the consequences are for fans etc never mind

Dimension Data... Seems strange to me that a company like that can't get better JavaScript developers, this kinda stinks. The web just get slower and harder to use by the day. I'm not sure why Race Center and Live Tracking are two different sites, could be much better integrated. But this is early days, perhaps they will improve. I too am bothered by the maps' poor functionality. It's also difficult to see the situation on the road, the old tracker was better. Hoping for a ticker that doesn't hog my CPU..

 

[sir fly]

Greipel didn't contest the intermediate?!
Was it intentional or accidental ?

 

[CheckMyPecs]

ASO haters gonna hate.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Greipel didn't contest the intermediate?!
Was it intentional or accidental ?

Not like he has a chance of winning green any more. Even Cav stands little chance of beating Sagan for green even if he wins every single flat stage until the end of the Tour

 

[movingtarget]

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Can't see any reason why Cavendish won't win again.

Again? He's never won in Limoges.

I mean win another stage.

 

[sir fly]

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Greipel didn't contest the intermediate?!
Was it intentional or accidental ?

Not like he has a chance of winning green any more. Even Cav stands little chance of beating Sagan for green even if he wins every single flat stage until the end of the Tour

Off course. But he could've stretched the legs for show. The energy he saved won't decide the final sprint.