Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 126km

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Is it too much to ask for to have the entire team of Movistar attack and destroy the entire field?
 
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HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He si the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh

So far, nothing has suggested that they have been backing Thomas over Bernal so it doesn't really surprise me.
 
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tobydawq said:
HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He si the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh

So far, nothing has suggested that they have been backing Thomas over Bernal so it doesn't really surprise me.
Thomas attacking after Bernal yesterday, but that may just be Thomas being Thomas.

Backing Bernal probably means fireworks today
 
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HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He si the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh
And you believe them? Come on.. They won't make the mistake to rely on Bernal, who lost a lot of energy yesterday. It all depends on the legs of the day. Everybody know this, unlike Eurosport UK
 
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Red Rick said:
tobydawq said:
HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He si the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh

So far, nothing has suggested that they have been backing Thomas over Bernal so it doesn't really surprise me.
Thomas attacking after Bernal yesterday, but that may just be Thomas being Thomas.

Backing Bernal probably means fireworks today

I honestly think that they both ride to win.

I also think that Froome and Thomas did the same last year.
 
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tobydawq said:
HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He si the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh

So far, nothing has suggested that they have been backing Thomas over Bernal so it doesn't really surprise me.

Totally agree with Toby.

They both been doing their own race and just been backed by the team accordingly.
 
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HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He is the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh

Brailsford wants to win, Bernal is the best bet for that. They will look like idiots if they don't back him and they don't win it and it becomes obvious he would have won if they had backed him and not GT.
 

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My hope today is Bernal doesn’t ask anything of Thomas and rides his own race and outs on the show we know he can...I’d back him as he looks the stronger of him and Thomas
 
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tobydawq said:
Red Rick said:
tobydawq said:
HelloDolly said:
Eurosport UK saying Ineos are backing Bernal for leadership ..must say I am surprised

He si the best on these type of terrain but Brailsford is Welsh

So far, nothing has suggested that they have been backing Thomas over Bernal so it doesn't really surprise me.
Thomas attacking after Bernal yesterday, but that may just be Thomas being Thomas.

Backing Bernal probably means fireworks today


I honestly think that they both ride to win.

I also think that Froome and Thomas did the same last year.

Cos the others are so near and Alaphillipe has not cracked that this may not be the wining formula

One has to attack and the other not bring the others up

Who attacks gets the backing ...Bernal

Both riding their own race doesnot work hence team backing is necessary
 
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HelloDolly said:
Also strikes me that if Bernal wins the Tour (as he can today) that the Froome era wi be done

That all depends on whether Froome can recover from his bust leg, that is the big question. If he somehow does and returns to his previous level, which seems highly unlikely unless his femur fracture wasn't as bad as thought. Sorting the other stuff out will be easy compared to that.
 
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Salvarani said:
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Lequack said:
When you though he couldn't get more popular:
https://twitter.com/gcntweet/status/1154678813122531329

Nice guy
imho he was just greeted by his family :Question:
not saying he wouldn't do it for the random freezing kiddo but seems unlikely that a random kid would have access over there.

Why is this important?

It was just a nice gesture, dont have to read into everything
you're right.
 
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Cinemaniak said:
How much time is Alaphillippe going to lose today?

1,5 - 2 minutes
2 - 5 minutes
More than 5 minutes?
Ala will only lose time to Quintana
 

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HelloDolly said:
Also strikes me that if Bernal wins the Tour (as he can today) that the Froome era wi be done
The bone sticking out his leg might have done that anyway
 
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HelloDolly said:
Also strikes me that if Bernal wins the Tour (as he can today) that the Froome era wi be done

Froome has looked much more convincing in his Tour victories than Bernal. If he gets back in form (i don't believe it), he would obviously still be the champ.

Anyway, i hope this is finally the year the curse is broken for the French, and i slightly prefer Alaphilippe over Pinot.