2019 Tour de France, stage 12: Toulouse>Bagnères-de-Bigorre

[Salvarani]

Hope Movistar/Astana/EF makes the climbs hard today. Dont let Ineos control and neutralize any attacks.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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DQ not letting this sail away.

I say Alaphilippe thinks he can win this stage.

They have no climbers able to make a solid pace in the mountains, so they're counting on the flat part to control.

 

[Blanco]

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Hope Movistar/Astana/EF makes the climbs hard today. Dont let Ineos control and neutralize any attacks.

Movistar will test the Ineos train on Peyresurde, and if they find a crack Landa will move.

 

[tobydawq]

What is the punishment if two riders by mistake ride with each other's numbers?

#yatesconspiracy

 

[Anderis]

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Hope Movistar/Astana/EF makes the climbs hard today. Dont let Ineos control and neutralize any attacks.

Don't think EF has enough matches to burn. Van Garderen is out, Woods has crashed twice, Langeveld and Scully won't drop anyone uphill.

 

[Salvarani]

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What is the punishment if two riders by mistake ride with each other's numbers?

#yatesconspiracy

That would be crazy if they could be alternating, taking it easy and then go fast on stages riding as each other

It would show up in dna/blood test Im sure though

 

[tobydawq]

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What is the punishment if two riders by mistake ride with each other's numbers?

#yatesconspiracy

That would be crazy if they could be alternating, taking it easy and then go fast on stages riding as each other

It would show up in dna/blood test Im sure though

If they are identical twins (which I seem to recall that they aren't), wouldn't they have the same DNA?

But it was more a question along the lines of what would happen if Adam actually was the one in the break and after the stage they said that they had swapped numbers by mistake. Would the punishment outweigh the benefit?

I'm pretty sure it would.

 

[glassmoon]

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What is the punishment if two riders by mistake ride with each other's numbers?

#yatesconspiracy

That would be crazy if they could be alternating, taking it easy and then go fast on stages riding as each other

It would show up in dna/blood test Im sure though

If they are identical twins (which I seem to recall that they aren't), wouldn't they have the same DNA?

But it was more a question along the lines of what would happen if Adam actually was the one in the break and after the stage they said that they had swapped numbers by mistake. Would the punishment outweigh the benefit?

I'm pretty sure it would.

not sure of specific rule but that surely would be a DSQ

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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What is the punishment if two riders by mistake ride with each other's numbers?

#yatesconspiracy

That would be crazy if they could be alternating, taking it easy and then go fast on stages riding as each other

It would show up in dna/blood test Im sure though

If they are identical twins (which I seem to recall that they aren't), wouldn't they have the same DNA?

No, they have similar DNA, not identical.

Identical twins don't have the same fingerprint either

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re: 2019 Tour de France, stage 12: Toulouse>Bagnères-de-Bigo

Kinda hoped Nibali would try to get into the break. The stage would have suited him :/

Nibali is ill with stomach problems.

Enough to abandon?

No I don't think so. But Stangelj said it was just about survival today and no chance of him doing something

 

[Wvv]

Damn, Nico Roche is fluent in French. Yes, I know he has ridden in French teams, but it's striking how fast he talks and how minimized his accent is.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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Damn, Nico Roche is fluent in French. Yes, I know he has ridden in French teams, but it's striking how fast he talks and how minimized his accent is.

I seem to remember he grew up in France, from a previous years broadcast

 

[Wvv]

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Damn, Nico Roche is fluent in French. Yes, I know he has ridden in French teams, but it's striking how fast he talks and how minimized his accent is.

I seem to remember he grew up in France, from a previous years broadcast

That would be a solid explanation.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2019 Tour de France, stage 12: Toulouse>Bagnères-de-Bigo

This might not be a day for the break after all. I kinda expected this break to get 10+ minutes.

 

[sir fly]

Tough to tell who else from the peloton will want to pull back the breakaway.
Ineos and Movi might step up to test themselves and the rivals, in that case reeling back the break will be collateral damage and not exactly the goal itself.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

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What is the punishment if two riders by mistake ride with each other's numbers?

#yatesconspiracy

That would be crazy if they could be alternating, taking it easy and then go fast on stages riding as each other

It would show up in dna/blood test Im sure though

If they are identical twins (which I seem to recall that they aren't), wouldn't they have the same DNA?

But it was more a question along the lines of what would happen if Adam actually was the one in the break and after the stage they said that they had swapped numbers by mistake. Would the punishment outweigh the benefit?

I'm pretty sure it would.

So you're saying the real conspiracy is that the Yates twins are actually clones?

I'm on board, who's starting the clinic thread? :lol:

 

[del1962]

Rui Costa ftw

 

[Flamin]

Re: 2019 Tour de France, stage 12: Toulouse>Bagnères-de-Bigo

This might not be a day for the break after all. I kinda expected this break to get 10+ minutes.

Who's going to pull it back then?

 

[spalco]

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So you're saying the real conspiracy is that the Yates twins are actually clones?

I'm on board, who's starting the clinic thread? :lol:

The possibility of "twin-doping" has been raised before actually. :lol:

It's a funny idea but impractical und outlandish for a number of reasons imo.

 

[Pantani_lives]

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If they are identical twins (which I seem to recall that they aren't), wouldn't they have the same DNA?

But it was more a question along the lines of what would happen if Adam actually was the one in the break and after the stage they said that they had swapped numbers by mistake. Would the punishment outweigh the benefit?

I'm pretty sure it would.

So you're saying the real conspiracy is that the Yates twins are actually clones?

I'm on board, who's starting the clinic thread? :lol:

There's a theory that there are actually eighteen of them.

 

[del1962]

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So you're saying the real conspiracy is that the Yates twins are actually clones?

I'm on board, who's starting the clinic thread? :lol:

The possibility of "twin-doping" has been raised before actually. :lol:

It's a funny idea but impractical und outlandish for a number of reasons imo.

At this level yes, wasnt there a south african marathon race though

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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If they are identical twins (which I seem to recall that they aren't), wouldn't they have the same DNA?

But it was more a question along the lines of what would happen if Adam actually was the one in the break and after the stage they said that they had swapped numbers by mistake. Would the punishment outweigh the benefit?

I'm pretty sure it would.

So you're saying the real conspiracy is that the Yates twins are actually clones?

I'm on board, who's starting the clinic thread? :lol:

There's a theory that there are actually eighteen of them.

They should have entered 8 of them as the Tour squad! :geek:

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2019 Tour de France, stage 12: Toulouse>Bagnères-de-Bigo

This might not be a day for the break after all. I kinda expected this break to get 10+ minutes.

Who's going to pull it back then?

Don't get me wrong, I still think the break will take this. Especially as the best climbers in there have done hardly any work. But just over 4 minutes going into two 1st category climbs isn't a done deal, which I expected it to be at this point.

 

[del1962]

Wonder is anyone will try to get across to the break on the first climb?

 

[Gigs_98]

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So you're saying the real conspiracy is that the Yates twins are actually clones?

I'm on board, who's starting the clinic thread? :lol:

The possibility of "twin-doping" has been raised before actually. :lol:

It's a funny idea but impractical und outlandish for a number of reasons imo.

It would be so hilarious though. Let us dream