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

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The Hegelian said:
Ferminal said:
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.
 
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Praying Mantis said:
MacBAir said:
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!

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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.
 
Jul 24, 2015
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RattaKuningas said:
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.
 
May 21, 2010
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tinkoff had problem with the team bus and they had to rent a new one...contadors missfortune is spreading
 
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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.
 
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saganftw said:
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...
 
Feb 24, 2014
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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.
 
Jul 25, 2012
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MacBAir said:
Praying Mantis said:
MacBAir said:
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!

HC1e9nT.jpg
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...
 
Feb 1, 2011
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The peloton looks really stretched out right now, any chance for splits?
 
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sir fly said:
Praying Mantis said:
King Boonen said:
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.
 
Mar 13, 2015
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Kwibus said:
Ferminal said:
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.
 
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Armchair cyclist said:
sir fly said:
Praying Mantis said:
King Boonen said:
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.
 
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sir fly said:
Armchair cyclist said:
sir fly said:
Praying Mantis said:
King Boonen said:
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
 
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Lexman said:
sir fly said:
Armchair cyclist said:
sir fly said:
Praying Mantis said:
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..
 
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Greipel didn't contest the intermediate?!
Was it intentional or accidental ?
 
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sir fly said:
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
 
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PremierAndrew said:
sir fly said:
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.