TdF 2017 stage 8: Dole > Station des Rousses 187,5 km

[spalco]

Huge win, really really impressive.

 

[Finn84]

33 minutes and 10 seconds for the limit?

 

[StephenC2020]

Calmejane in Polkadots tomorrow too - great ride

 

[GuyIncognito]

Enjoy it. Only 2 more years until Sky signs Calmejane to set pace on the front

 

[sir fly]

Very good stage.
Only the GC action was missing, but I guess they're saving it for tomorrow.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Damn, good try by Gesink but Calmejane was super strong. No chance

 

[Jelantik]

Happy to see breakaway won. It started to get exciting, besides the breakaway, it ended up boring. Not sure tomorrow will be different. Might negative racing.

 

[BullsFan22]

Mind your tongue!! LOL

 

[Gloin22]

Re: Re:

Lilian Calmejane will win this bike race.

Unless you bet on it, meaningless

 

[dacooley]

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Happy to see breakaway won. It started to get exciting, besides the breakaway, it ended up boring. Not sure tomorrow will be different. Might negative racing.

It will be a positive racing with an impressive selection, but still not a bloodbath starting from first big climb, me thinks

 

[movingtarget]

Is Demare going to survive ?

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

Well, I guess the GC boys didn't like the look of tomorrow, or the final 12k after the last climb.

 

[France_En_Marche]

Tricky stage, expertly snuffed out by Sky. Chapeau

 

[Lance Armstrong]

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Is Demare going to survive ?

Easily.

 

[Põhja Konn]

Good battle between Calmejean and Gesink on the final climb and absolutely brilliant ride by the former in the run in. Got through the cramps and stayed away for a fully deserved victory.

GC men were clearly deterred by what is coming up tomorrow. Sky rode at a benign pace and nobody wanted to even test them a bit.

 

[Bolder]

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Happy to see breakaway won. It started to get exciting, besides the breakaway, it ended up boring. Not sure tomorrow will be different. Might negative racing.

Yep, but I did have high hopes with about 40k to go...That was a quality win by Calmejane, he said the cramps almost did him in...I don't think any of the big GC guys burned any matches today.

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Great stage. Too bad for Gesink Calmejane was superstrong.

 

[Hayabusa]

Deserved winner. Bright future ahead for Calmejane.

Hopefully get some GC action tomorrow.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Re: Re:

Lilian Calmejane will win this bike race.

Unless you bet on it, meaningless

You're too materialist

 

[Netserk]

Re: Re:

Lilian Calmejane will win this bike race.

I like the fact that the first two riders mentioned in this thread were Gesink and Calmejane

 

[classicomano]

Re:

Is Demare going to survive ?

Depends if theres a car nearby.

 

[Irondan]

Re: Re:

Is Demare going to survive ?

Depends if theres a car nearby.

Ba da bum.

 

[Arredondo]

Great stage, great winner, great runner-up! This is how the Tour should be!

 

[bassano]

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Great stage, great winner, great runner-up! This is how the Tour should be!

This you considering fun when that should be one of hardest stage in Tour? few more mountain stages like this and half of people will stop watch it

 

[kingjr]

The fact that as far as i can see no one knows yet, who the Trek rider who missed the corner was, makes me think it was Zubeldia.