Tour de France 2015 Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains-Pra Loup 161km

[Lance Armstrong]

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The other teams should get rid of König, Stannard etc. asap.

If they up the tempo they'll catch the front group with Porte and Roche - no win. Froomie can just follow the wheels.

 

[b.broadhurst]

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Interesting break..

One wonders what Degenkolb expects to get out of this...?

Assume Richie and Roche are there to get a headstart on the days climbing and drop back to help Froome later.

Froome will attack on the CAT 1 and then they will lead him down the descent.

 

[Arredondo]

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Where's Purito?

Too few points today.

He can try for a stage win, no?

 

[sir fly]

I don't know why Contador and Nibali are in the hurry.
They should slow down a bit and wait for the showers. Froome is the one wanting to race in the heat.

 

[DBotero]

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Where's Purito?

Too few points today.

He can try for a stage win, no?

Tomorrow might be the right day for this

 

[sir fly]

Sky pulling.

 

[b.broadhurst]

They are riding so slowly now in the peloton that TJ is actually coming, only 2 mins behind now! Astana and Movistar should be drilling it.

 

[Sky'sthelimit]

Nathan hass abandoned

 

[fowlyetti]

Anyone to win but that winker Majka please

 

[bajbar]

How can the teams not take opportunity. Are they dumb. Now Sky will just ride tempo...

 

[BeagRigh]

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Interesting break..

One wonders what Degenkolb expects to get out of this...?

Assume Richie and Roche are there to get a headstart on the days climbing and drop back to help Froome later.

Froome will attack on the CAT 1 and then they will lead him down the descent.

Except neither is exactly a good descender?! They're not Wiggo bad but they're not exactly Nibali or Bardet...

 

[Sasquatch]

Looks like Pauwels got the points over that climb. He attacked to make sure he got the 2 points. He's definitely going for the jersey.

 

[Netserk]

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Where's Purito?

Too few points today.

He can try for a stage win, no?

Better go for a stage win where there are more points. He has won on Toussuire before and I think he wants to again.

 

[sir fly]

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They are riding so slowly now in the peloton that TJ is actually coming, only 2 mins behind now! Astana and Movistar should be drilling it.

I don't think anyone's worried about TJ.

 

[Googolplex]

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There is 6 movi's in the peleton, why didn't they keep driving? They could have isolated Froome down to just 2 teammates.

I think most Movis there dropped too. In Eurosport player the coverage started a bit earlier, and 3-4 Movis rejoined the yellow jersey group when the pace dropped.

 

[jalep]

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It's a race for gods sake. Froome putting his arm up and calling for a time-out? Because attacks were coming left and right too much for Froome? There is no danger - conditions are perfect. Keep racing.

That is exactly what he did, I saw it...whimp!

You gotta think Nibs was p****d off at that. Valverde should have been too...

That was perfectly odd. Like Froome thinks the race is too aggressive and wants to control for no good reason?

He wanted his team to make it back to him and they have. Mission accomplished, Sky train on the front....

 

[Jagartrott]

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Where's Purito?

Too few points today.

Like riding in a 28-man group is much more energy-draining than in the peloton...

 

[Arredondo]

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Where's Purito?

Too few points today.

He can try for a stage win, no?

Better go for a stage win where there are more points. He has won on Toussuire before and I think he wants to again.

Let's hope the break will get reeled-in then.

 

[sir fly]

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Looks like Pauwels got the points over that climb. He attacked to make sure he got the 2 points. He's definitely going for the jersey.

Some prize money for drinks tonight.
The jersey is out of his reach.

 

[gazr99]

BMC have said TVG is ill. Presuming same illness that has hit a lot of other riders

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Where's Purito?

Too few points today.

He can try for a stage win, no?

Better go for a stage win where there are more points. He has won on Toussuire before and I think he wants to again.

Let's hope the break will get reeled-in then.

They won't.

 

[sir fly]

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BMC have said TVG is ill. Presuming same illness that has hit a lot of other riders

But the toleration is different, apparently.

 

[TMP402]

TJVG only 90 secs behind now.

 

[sir fly]

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TJVG only 90 secs behind now.

Hold the breath.

 

[Warhawk]

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BMC have said TVG is ill. Presuming same illness that has hit a lot of other riders

But the toleration is different, apparently.

Well, yeah. Diseases tend to work like that.