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

[Singer01]

Racing home from work. What is rough eta to bottom of final climb?

 

[huangho]

Bakelants on the front group again... The team asked him to go back...

 

[Poursuivant]

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Racing home from work. What is rough eta to bottom of final climb?

Maybe about 40 minutes approximately

 

[perico]

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Why do the ITV commentators describe everything as a TT

This stage is classic Prudhomme. Who else would have a single climb stage, allowing the flatlanders on BMC to pressure the climbers on the 5th day of the Tour? The man is clueless.

 

[sir fly]

I have to lodge in a complaint.
The lake is "le lac", "le étang" is the pond.
So, it's Plateau of thousand ponds, not lakes.
It's even more prosaic.
We have a mountain of similar name here.

 

[Vasilis]

I wonder what it says about Porte's team if they can't close this gap.

 

[Squire]

Oh dear, Kirby from now until the finish. Is there an ITV stream anywhere?

 

[MartinGT]

32km to go gap at 2'30"

 

[Carols]

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Andy Schleck looks good!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Let's go Van Baarle

 

[MartinGT]

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Oh dear, Kirby from now until the finish. Is there an ITV stream anywhere?

ITV Hub

 

[bigcog]

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Oh dear, Kirby from now until the finish. Is there an ITV stream anywhere?

A pity as I like listening to Kelly

 

[Carols]

Andy picking Aru for today!

 

[MartinGT]

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Andy picking Aru for today!

 

[sir fly]

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Andy picking Aru for today!

Where are you watching it?

 

[bob.a.feet]

I re-watched the PDBF stage from 2014 today and I really think the gap will be quite small. 2014 Nibali put in a good attack but only gained 15 seconds on Pinot, someone who he eventually beat by over 8 mins.

 

[SeriousSam]

It's not so much about the gaps which surely won't be big, but about revealing the climbing pecking order. If Froome wins today it's over.

 

[MartinGT]

20km gap at 2'03"

 

[FjPavels]

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Not room for all the cars to park at the finish apparently, so one of the Norwegian reporters found the perfect way to get to the finish. Sitting in the car with 3 of the podium girls

 

[gatete]

The rider with broken wings (that's how he was called in Nairobi according to Paul) will win this stage unfortunately.

 

[Vasilis]

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Not room for all the cars to park at the finish apparently, so one of the Norwegian reporters found the perfect way to get to the finish. Sitting in the car with 3 of the podium girls

Too bad for Bakelants he's in the breakaway...

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Not room for all the cars to park at the finish apparently, so one of the Norwegian reporters found the perfect way to get to the finish. Sitting in the car with 3 of the podium girls

Too bad for Bakelants he's in the breakaway...

He'll get the combative rider prize.

 

[HelloDolly]

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I wonder what it says about Porte's team if they can't close this gap.

ha ha ha ..they control the break not catch it..... catch it and everyone will start attacking off the front :razz:

 

[Vroome.exe]

Re: TdF '17 - stage 5: Vittel>La Planche des Belles Filles 1

Not room for all the cars to park at the finish apparently, so one of the Norwegian reporters found the perfect way to get to the finish. Sitting in the car with 3 of the podium girls

Too bad for Bakelants he's in the breakaway...

He's devastated, how could he miss such a chance?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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I re-watched the PDBF stage from 2014 today and I really think the gap will be quite small. 2014 Nibali put in a good attack but only gained 15 seconds on Pinot, someone who he eventually beat by over 8 mins.

2012 on the other hand was a bit of a bloodbath with apparent GC riders losing over a minute