2016 Tour de France, Stage 5: Limoges → Le Lioran (216km)

[DFA123]

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I can understand Kreuziger riding for himself as a plan B. But majka, 18 minutes down, riding for 3rd place on the stage instead of helping Contador?

It was a 3rd cat climb. Reasonable amount of points on the line for the polka dot jersey.

Contador's done for the GC in this tour. Majka and Kreuziger are clearly pursuing their own goals now.

 

[King Boonen]

Barguil update anyone? Thought I saw him there in the bunch.

 

[deValtos]

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Valverde looks so good compared to others who rode Giro.

He's the best GC rider in the peloton for taking on 2 tours in a row imo.

 

[Pricey_sky]

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Some podium contenders will regret not attacking Contador. Missed opportunity.

I don't think so, he's obviously not recovering anywhere near quickly enough. He only has 2 days until another serious test and then the tough weekend stages. It does not look good for him, it's pretty much over.

 

[WheelofGear]

Majka, what an idiot. Why didn't he drop back to help Contador? He accomplished nothing.

 

[TMP402]

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Some podium contenders will regret not attacking Contador. Missed opportunity.

Well, that's one point of view.

 

[Jelantik]

I expected Contador lost time today. Let's see how much. So far glass half full for him. At least he didn't get drop some 20km. Payback time when he recovers to those podium who attacked him. We'll see.

 

[ILovecycling]

ohh god, why

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Could all those Contador fanboys please keep their whining to the Contador thread? Thanks.

 

[infeXio]

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I expected Contador lost time today. Let's see how much. So far glass half full for him. At least he didn't get drop some 20km. Payback time when he recovers to those podium who attacked him. We'll see.

About 30 secs

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Barguil update anyone? Thought I saw him there in the bunch.

20th, GC group time.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I'm not an admirer of Majka, but the snarling about him is ridiculous. Contador crashed twice. He doesn't have it. It's not Majka's fault he doesn't have it. It's not Tinkov's fault he doesn't have it either.

 

[staubsauger]

Majka earned the status of number 2 at Tinkoff today and the right to really go all-in during Saturday's stage. If he's got the shape to duplicate his 2015 and 2014 Pyrenees stage wins this right to go for himself ain't exactly nothing when originally he was scheduled to help Contador and maybe was held back a bit as a relais station originally today!

Fuglsang, though ... Why he's even here? Thought he went training in the Dolomites and at South Tyrol prior to this race? Maybe he's saving himself to be Nibali's lieutenant in Saturday's break though.

 

[BigMac]

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I can understand Kreuziger riding for himself as a plan B. But majka, 18 minutes down, riding for 3rd place on the stage instead of helping Contador?

The plan is not GC, it's polka dots and green.

Majka managed what? 1 point towards polka?

Should I laugh or cry?

 

[King Boonen]

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Barguil update anyone? Thought I saw him there in the bunch.

20th, GC group time.

Awesome!! Thanks!

 

[Asero831]

Rosa also lost time

 

[Winkin' boy]

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Majka, what an idiot. Why didn't he drop back to help Contador? He accomplished nothing.

Why should he?

AC is an excellent rider, but now he loses 30 seconds on cat. 3. With real mountains coming in a few days... he will loose 10 minutes.

 

[StuyvenFan]

Re: 2016 Tour de France, Stage 5: Limoges → Le Lioran (216km

Majka doing what he does best: nothing

He got what he wanted from today - a load of mountain classification points. That's his goal now for the Tour.

He picked up a total of two points today.

 

[doperhopper]

now they will wait half an hour for Sagan to come to the podium

 

[hrotha]

"Majka wasn't working". Hahahaha.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I'm not an admirer of Majka, but the snarling about him is ridiculous. Contador crashed twice. He doesn't have it. It's not Majka's fault he doesn't have it. It's not Tinkov's fault he doesn't have it either.

Sorry but why the *** does he think finishing 3rd or 4th or 5th is more important than helping his leader? I mean even if Tinkoff have written Contador off Kreuziger was in that group too. This is just the same *** as last year when he finished 13th and Alberto crashed on the descent. I've defended him many times but I now see that I was wrong and he really just only cares about himself.

 

[DFA123]

Re: 2016 Tour de France, Stage 5: Limoges → Le Lioran (216km

Majka doing what he does best: nothing

He got what he wanted from today - a load of mountain classification points. That's his goal now for the Tour.

He picked up a total of two points today.

2 more than if he would have waited for Contador. And you could see how much he was struggling by the end anyway - the peloton were eating up ground on him. How exactly could he have helped Contador?

His team have clearly made the right call. Contador is done for the GC. He should stage hunt and save energy for the Vuelta from here on in.

 

[DFA123]

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I'm not an admirer of Majka, but the snarling about him is ridiculous. Contador crashed twice. He doesn't have it. It's not Majka's fault he doesn't have it. It's not Tinkov's fault he doesn't have it either.

Sorry but why the **** does he think finishing 3rd or 4th or 5th is more important than helping his leader? I mean even if Tinkoff have written Contador off Kreuziger was in that group too. This is just the same **** as last year when he finished 13th and Alberto crashed on the descent. I've defended him many times but I now see that I was wrong and he really just only cares about himself.

He was absolutely cooked in that last km anyway. Wouldn't have been any use at all to Kreuziger.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

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**** Majka , you piece of ****

Lol, how would Majka help Contador in the last km? 3 seconds saved? 5 maybe? Alberto may lose minutes during the weekend.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2016 Tour de France, Stage 5: Limoges → Le Lioran (216km

Contador lost time but on another note, froome also didnt look very strong