2019 Tour de France, La Course & stage 13: Paauuu...

[sir fly]

Vos simply couldn't miss this opportunity.
Well done.
Spratty in excellent form, but just too much alone ahead.
Kirchmann something like a hidden gem... and another interview by Cille.
Elite top 10.

Entertaining race.

 

[Panda Claws]

What is the logic behind those start times? Sometimes riders start only 1 or 3 minutes apart and then it is suddenly up to 15 minutes between riders before going back to 1, 3, 6, etc. Minutes between them. If there is a pattern to this then I can't find it.

 

[search]

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What is the logic behind those start times? Sometimes riders start only 1 or 3 minutes apart and then it is suddenly up to 15 minutes between riders before going back to 1, 3, 6, etc. Minutes between them. If there is a pattern to this then I can't find it.

do you mean in general, over the season? Because today, it's same (more or less) as usual, 1 minute gap for everyone apart for those in the end (2 minutes for the Top 25)

 

[RedheadDane]

And I missed La Course! (was at work…)

Interview, please?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen has refused to talk to the press ahead of todays stage....... I might revise my opinion he is not a contender today

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I just noticed this Sagan ad:

https://youtu.be/dtdEJdQKzM0

 

[Sestriere]

Martin, Haga and Asgreen will be underway as 4th, 5th and 6th. Everybody will know what to beat from the beginning.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Martin, Haga and Asgreen will be underway as 4th, 5th and 6th. Everybody will know what to beat from the beginning.

They are likely not super fresh and even more likely not to go all out with the mountains waiting in the next week.

I hear Martin has implied it, and Lampaert has said it (even if Lampaert wasn't mentioned in your post).

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So, Martin taking the day off, Haga going for it, lol.

 

[Panda Claws]

Re: Re:

What is the logic behind those start times? Sometimes riders start only 1 or 3 minutes apart and then it is suddenly up to 15 minutes between riders before going back to 1, 3, 6, etc. Minutes between them. If there is a pattern to this then I can't find it.

do you mean in general, over the season? Because today, it's same (more or less) as usual, 1 minute gap for everyone apart for those in the end (2 minutes for the Top 25)

I realised I *** up due to your response.
I was looking at the start times of riders Sporza deemed interesting instead of all of them. :redface:

 

[Sestriere]

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Martin, Haga and Asgreen will be underway as 4th, 5th and 6th. Everybody will know what to beat from the beginning.

They are likely not super fresh and even more likely not to go all out with the mountains waiting in the next week.

I hear Martin has implied it, and Lampaert has said it (even if Lampaert wasn't mentioned in your post).

Well, you are right about MArtin at least :lol:

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Asgreen & Haga same time at the first intermediate.

 

[Yingge]

Tony will engage the big ring at some stage, if just to beat the elimination time. He is having a well deserved extra rest day.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Danish TV2 has made a pretty cool comparison of the GC riders (using Fuglsang as the benchmark time), over the last 2 years various TTs:

http://sport.tv2.dk/cykling/2019-07-19-saadan-har-fuglsang-klaret-sig-mod-rivalerne-paa-enkeltstart

Despite the text being in danish, you should be able to get the gist of it

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen and Haga have the same time on both the 1st and 2nd intermediate!

What a battle

EDIT: Times were messed up, Asgreen was 10 secs ahead on the 2nd.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Asgreen and Haga have the same time on both the 1st and 2nd intermediate!

What a battle

What happens if they have same (best) time at the finish? Both in hot-seat?

 

[SafeBet]

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Asgreen and Haga have the same time on both the 1st and 2nd intermediate!

What a battle

What happens if they have same (best) time at the finish? Both in hot-seat?

It'll be half painful when WvA destroys their time.

 

[Salvarani]

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Hoping for smalls gaps

Yeah... watching this stage so far and the course more than just seeing the profile. There will for sure be big gaps between the GC guys.

 

[JosephK]

Looks like some spirited efforts, so far. Too bad this will be the end of the realistic GC hopes for non-Ineos riders, today.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I wonder how much time it costs Haga, that he is riding with his mouth wide open constantly

 

[RedheadDane]

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Asgreen and Haga have the same time on both the 1st and 2nd intermediate!

What a battle

What happens if they have same (best) time at the finish? Both in hot-seat?

It'll be half painful when WvA destroys their time.

Or pleasant, when they don't have to sit on top of each other anymore…

So... Lampaert's been asked to take it easy, but Asgreen clearly hasn't…

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Re: Re:

Asgreen and Haga have the same time on both the 1st and 2nd intermediate!

What a battle

What happens if they have same (best) time at the finish? Both in hot-seat?

It'll be half painful when WvA destroys their time.

Or pleasant, when they don't have to sit on top of each other anymore…

So... Lampaert's been asked to take it easy, but Asgreen clearly hasn't…

"Nobody tells Asgreen to take it easy"

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Jesus, 30 seconds on Haga

 

[RedheadDane]

Well… that solved that potential "sharing the hot-seat" conundrum…

 

[JosephK]

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Jesus, 30 seconds on Haga

Looks like the Giro stayed in Haga's legs.