Le Tour '18 stage 12: Bourg-Saint-Maurice > Alpe d'Huez 175k

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Regardless of what happens in the back. Can we just appreciate Kruijswijk rode away 4 minutes from riders like Majka, Barguil and Nieve and even more from Valverde, Zakarin and others? WTF :')

 

[wheresmybrakes]

If only there was a cobbled stage tomorrow!

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

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Regardless of what happens in the back. Can we just appreciate Kruijswijk rode away 4 minutes from riders like Majka, Barguil and Nieve and even more from Valverde, Zakarin and others? WTF :')

A crash-away Grand Tour winner against nobodies

 

[Vino's Mum]

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What is Gesink doing leading Sky down the climb.

Putting the brakes on.

 

[DDavies]

I think Kruijswick will win and I certainly hope so. 4 minutes should do it before L'Alpe. He seems so strong.

 

[Bushman]

Kruijswijk doesnt look like he is on the limit yet tho. Seems to be keeping something in the tank for the climb.

He will take the stage I think, not so sure about the jersey.

 

[Lequack]

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Regardless of what happens in the back. Can we just appreciate Kruijswijk rode away 4 minutes from riders like Majka, Barguil and Nieve and even more from Valverde, Zakarin and others? WTF :')

I am very grateful for Kruijswik for making today's stage watchable.

 

[Kwibus]

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Kruijswijk is going to win this with at least 2 minutes.

I agree, this won't even be close. I think it's more likely he takes the yellow jersey than that he loses the stage.

When the climb starts he had a solo of 60km of which the last 20km were flat....againt tue choo choo sky train. He can still die completely, wouldnt be the first rider to get destroyed in this valley.

 

[woodburn]

People, do you realize how fast the gap comes down when the peleton gets interested? Andy had more than four and a half minutes before the Galibier and won by two minutes. And that was just Evans chasing.

Kruijswijk has been all alone without teammates. It's not going to be a big gap if he hangs on. Definitely not yellow.

 

[yetiyeti]

I hate the valley roads between climbs, it makes long range attacks so tough to complete.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Under 5 minutes now. Damn :/

 

[Kwibus]

Gap coming down sooo fast.

 

[therhodeo]

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People, do you realize how fast the gap comes down when the peleton gets interested? Andy had more than four and a half minutes before the Galibier and won by two minutes. And that was just Evans chasing.

Kruijswijk has been all alone without teammates. It's not going to be a big gap if he hangs on. Definitely not yellow.

Good example especially considering what a TT motor Andy had...

 

[dgodave]

This flat section is doom.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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Gap coming down sooo fast.

Calm down. This was expected. This is the valley. Expect time loss of 1'30

 

[ontheroad]

Kruiswijk may just hope that the shrunken peloton runs into the back of a motorbike on Alpe d'Huez.

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

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Kruiswijk may just hope that the shrunken peloton runs into the back of a motorbike on Alpe d'Huez.

More like Dutch corner barricades the road :lol:

 

[Zoophonic]

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I think Kruijswick will win and I certainly hope so. 4 minutes should do it before L'Alpe. He seems so strong.

Personally I think he’s going to get reeled in like a caught salmon.

 

[rick james]

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How did kwiat become a mountain doom domestique ?

He finished 11th in the 2013 tour at the age of 23!


The only reason he is riding as a domestique is the ridiculous money he is getting from Sky.

yet he is winning one day classics and monuments during the years...that's why he is getting "ridiculous money"

 

[TourOfSardinia]

At least kruijswijk is human
unlike the alien in the giro

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

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At least kruijswijk is human
unlike the alien in the giro

No one chased alien at giro. Here he has organized 4 Skybots chasing him

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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At least kruijswijk is human
unlike the alien in the giro

How is this more human? He rode away from names as Majka, Valverde, Zakarin with more than 4 minutes and kept a full riding Sky/Movistar at 6 minutes on the climb.
That he loses in the valley is normal, Froome do the same if there was a group

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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At least kruijswijk is human
unlike the alien in the giro

No one chased alien at giro. Here he has organized 4 Skybots chasing him

Only 1 of them is chasing, though. But I agree, the situations are not quite comparable

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Quintana better attack today and stop just looking around. Head down and go for it.

 

[woodburn]

He'll have four minutes at the base. Touch and go.