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

[Keram]

Who is best ranked in break? I wonder why QS hold it this tight.

 

[search]

Quickstep has more domestiques for the flat than for the climbs, that's why they are working now, to be on the safe side later on. No one will bring this back.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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.

It's long climbs of a lower gradient today.

Alaphilippe should be able to hack it on these, he might even attack, if the break is within striking distance.

 

[del1962]

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Who is best ranked in break? I wonder why QS hold it this tight.

Possibly to encourage teams who want a stage win to help later on

 

[bob.a.feet]

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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.

His mam is French

 

[Wvv]

DNF Nizzolo, after the hard crash yesterday.

 

[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.

His mam is French

Aaah, indeed, thank you.

 

[Simurgh]

Rohan Dennis has quit the race

 

[tobydawq]

Dennis abandon? Wat...

 

[Samamba]

Weird. It was already strange that he was trying to attack earlier today knowing that the TT is tomorrow.

Van Aert now favorite for tomorrow?

 

[Wvv]

DNF Rohan Dennis

Wout van Aert #2 tomorrow?

 

[sir fly]

Those clouds look heavy.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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Rohan Dennis has quit the race

He tried to hit the break, and the quits?

Makes no sense

 

[tobydawq]

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Rohan Dennis has quit the race

He tried to hit the break, and the quits?

Makes no sense

Not to me either. He looked in splendid mood at the start of the stage. Really strange.

 

[del1962]

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Rohan Dennis has quit the race

He tried to hit the break, and the quits?

Makes no sense

Trying to see how he really is before deciding to quit, a bit like Contador in 2016

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Rolf Soerensen saying, that a good decender/rouleur can be 40 seconds behind over the top of the last climb, and still catch a climber before the line.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I love seeing Viviani working hard at the front.

Proper team player.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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DNF Rohan Dennis

Wout van Aert #2 tomorrow?

I'd say he's the favorite, but he's already done so much. I don't know how fresh he is compared to Thomas, Martin, Küng, Kwiatkowski, Moscon, Haga, Castroviejo, Asgreen, Politt... I know Lampaert has said not to go all-out for the ITT since he needs to preserve energy.

 

[HelloDolly]

Is Rohan Dennis sick or injured ...because otherwise it makes no sense

However hasn't looked as happy at Bahrain as at BMC

 

[Cinemaniak]

TDD Sports Director: "Yes... let's bring Cummings to the TdF and leave a legend like Cavendish at home.... "

 

[Valv.Piti]

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TDD Sports Director: "Yes... let's bring Cummings to the TdF and leave a legend like Cavendish at home.... "

Yup, its hilarious how *** that decision was. I can sorta understand leaving Cav at home since you prob would have better chances winning with Nizzolo, but picking Cummings, then leaving Cav..... :lol:

 

[TomLPC]

Viviani leading on the front of a cat 1, hopefully someone will at least try and make things awkward for sky this tour

 

[luckyboy]

France 2 asked Bahrain team cars why Dennis quit and they had no idea...

 

[hayneplane]

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Is Rohan Dennis sick or injured ...becasue otherwise it is make no sense

However hasnt looked as happy at Bahrain as at BMC

Sick according to the ITV4 commentary along with much of the Bahrain Merida squad including Nibali

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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DNF Rohan Dennis

Wout van Aert #2 tomorrow?

I'd say he's the favorite, but he's already done so much. I don't know how fresh he is compared to Thomas, Martin, Küng, Kwiatkowski, Moscon, Haga, Castroviejo, Asgreen, Politt... I know Lampaert has said not to go all-out for the ITT since he needs to preserve energy.

I think Asgreen has worked much too hard to be in contention for the win.

The Kraghen might surprise though.

First half is puncheur terrain, second half is for the big tempo specialists.