TdF '17 - stage 5: Vittel>La Planche des Belles Filles 160km

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Who will win the stage?

  • Chris Froome

    Votes: 30 18.8%

  • Richie Porte

    Votes: 51 31.9%

  • Nairo Quintana

    Votes: 9 5.6%

  • Alberto Contador

    Votes: 14 8.8%

  • Fabio Aru

    Votes: 16 10.0%

  • Jakob Fuglsang

    Votes: 5 3.1%

  • Dan Martin

    Votes: 12 7.5%

  • Romain Bardet

    Votes: 3 1.9%

  • None of the above

    Votes: 12 7.5%

  • Vino-option

    Votes: 8 5.0%
  • Total voters
    160
  • Poll closed .
Dr. Watson

Dr. Watson

Apr 12, 2017
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why is BMC even riding? They should leave it to sky, ok Porte wants to win the stage but surely GC is more important
 
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Vasilis

May 4, 2014
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Dr. Watson said:
why is BMC even riding? They should leave it to sky, ok Porte wants to win the stage but surely GC is more important
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Sky don't want to ride, they'd let the breakaway go and then Porte can't win the stage to take the bonifications. Also, maybe they just want a hard day out to tire some guys out.
 
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Brullnux

Mar 31, 2015
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Dr. Watson said:
why is BMC even riding? They should leave it to sky, ok Porte wants to win the stage but surely GC is more important
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Bonus seconds. There aren't that many good stages to win back time and Porte showed on Stage 3 that he believes every second will count in this race, especially after his sub-optimal tt
 
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deValtos

Nov 29, 2010
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They probably also want the stage win.

Richie has the most chance on an MTF of which there are only 3.
 
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ontheroad

Oct 10, 2012
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Dr. Watson said:
why is BMC even riding? They should leave it to sky, ok Porte wants to win the stage but surely GC is more important
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The time diffrences won't be big but in a true rode race it is the best way of seeing exactly where each rider is after today. If Porte doesn't finish ahead of Froome today I think he knows that he can't possibly beat him in this tour on pure physical strength. Also has the chance of taking the bonus seconds which he will need. Logic from the Dauphine would dictate that Porte will beat Froome today if it comes down to pure climbing shape but with Froome you just never know. Pschologically it is a big battle today.
 
silvergrenade

silvergrenade

Jan 23, 2016
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The fast pace being set by BMC might just hamper his chances.
Ppl like G, Froome will have a threshold power much higher than Porte, Quintana.
Every pedal stroke Froome takes below threshold power while the others take above it it's advantage Froome.
In a Tour where the w/kg are so close together the recovery will be easier for more powerful riders.
I think it's a mistake by BMC.
But I do understand..Bonus seconds at this point are imp
 
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CyclingEnthusiast

Apr 17, 2014
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silvergrenade said:
The fast pace being set by BMC might just hamper his chances.
Ppl like G, Froome will have a threshold power much higher than Porte, Quintana.
Every pedal stroke Froome takes below threshold power while the others take above it it's advantage Froome.
In a Tour where the w/kg are so close together the recovery will be easier for more powerful riders.
I think it's a mistake by BMC.
But I do understand..Bonus seconds at this point are imp
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What a load of wallop
 
MartinGT

MartinGT

Jul 4, 2010
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bob.a.feet said:
Guy on ITV (not sure who as I just walked in) said he wouldn't be surprised if Geraint Thomas won the Tour :rolleyes:
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Aye, the TOB Director who more or less said the TOB will not visit Yorkshire whilst it has the TDY. Then talks about the categories of climbs and gives two examples of Cat1 climbs..........both in Yorkshire :lol:
 
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