TdF 2018 stage 2: Mouilleron > La Roche-Sur-Yon 182,5 km

[TourOfSardinia]

too much drafting there?

 

[MatParker117]

Reducing the teams to 8 to prevent crashes has been a total bust so far.

That was never the real reason. It was to make less more exciting less predictable.

Generally it's failed for that reason, gives teams less cards to play. Go any lower and you run the risk of gassing the peloton out after a week.

 

[HelloDolly]

Reducing the teams to 8 to prevent crashes has been a total bust so far.

That was never the real reason. It was to make less more exciting less predictable.

well it was the reason quoted by many including The Cycling Podcast

*8 riders do not make the race more exciting as SKY will still have the best 8 ...so reduction does not make the race more exciting imo

have more equal teams is what was/is required...not a man less
Besides more riders lost jobs

 

[Unchained]

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too much drafting there?

Like a motorpace session

 

[sir fly]

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too much drafting there?

200 Francs of drafting.

 

[Screecher]

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Why on earth is Sagan showing off his shape? Gaviria looks much smarter "not contesting" the intermediate.

He's not going to win a stage like this anyway.

 

[roosters76]

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We need him fit for stage 9.

 

[Screecher]

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We need him fit for stage 9.

Stage 9 is a gamble. Not worth saving your energy for. 1 puncture, which is likely, and he's out of it.

 

[tomorrow]

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Why on earth is Sagan showing off his shape? Gaviria looks much smarter "not contesting" the intermediate.

He's not going to win a stage like this anyway.

Not unless Gaviria makes some tactical mistake, like in 1st stage of TdS. Going after bonus points is probably smarter, because he will still be there in the final km, there will just be always somebody with higher speed than him.
Let's see if somebody will steal the points from gaviria for him in the finish line.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Did Demare just have both tyres puncture?

 

[Unchained]

Now it looks like Demare double flatted w @25k to go

 

[roosters76]

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It's the only guy in peloton you cannot know for certain.

Remember Doha? Very similar last KM. Let's see.

 

[wirral]

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Now it looks like Demare double flatted w @25k to go

Could be a karma thing for M-SR.

 

[woodburn]

NBC gets high marks for split screen of commercial and live action of race.

Demare back in peleton.

 

[tomorrow]

so will some sprinter go for some bonus seconds for the yellow?

 

[rghysens]

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We need him fit for stage 9.

We need him fit for stages 5 and 6 in the first place.

 

[tomorrow]

how strong wind is needed for echelons?

 

[Unchained]

More green helmets coming to the front.... do you think Mr Merckx is thinking his record will be surpassed....?

 

[roosters76]

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Now it looks like Demare double flatted w @25k to go

Could be a karma thing for M-SR.

No bus around to hold on to.

 

[Rollthedice]

Froome ready for some sprint seconds.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Thomas

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Froome ready for some sprint seconds.

G got 1 more sec

 

[Unchained]

Bravo..Sylvain...stud

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Bravo..Sylvain...stud

Bravo Lawson too

 

[Unchained]

This Sky kid has sewing machine legs!!!he has been on the front for 5 minutes!!!!