Tour de France 2015 stage 18: Gap - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

[Sylvester]

Sagan and Gallopin dropped among others.

 

[burning]

Is it me or did Vino just said there is 20km flat after final descent?

 

[glassmoon]

Sagan 1 min back after the descent?
Edit: looks like he's just taking it easy after those days in breakaways...

 

[auscyclefan94]

Is there any good reason why Bora-Argon were invited to the Tour this year? Does the owner have some inappropriate pictures on Prudhomme?

 

[Jerkovin]

Re:

Sagan and Gallopin dropped among others.

Take it easy, Sagz.

 

[Sylvester]

Who was the dropped Sky rider trying to get back to the peloton? Poels?

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Re:

Who was the dropped Sky rider trying to get back to the peloton? Poels?

Froome

 

[Arredondo]

Re:

Who was the dropped Sky rider trying to get back to the peloton? Poels?

Looks like.

 

[Kwibus]

Re:

Is there any good reason why Bora-Argon were invited to the Tour this year? Does the owner have some inappropriate pictures on Prudhomme?

They did well the first time. German television broadcasting the Tour again after a few years of banning the Tour.
Bennett did well quite well in bunch sprints this year, but this is the Tour... Oh and Nerz was going for the GC.. probably a 20th position...

 

[dacooley]

Re: Re:

Who was the dropped Sky rider trying to get back to the peloton? Poels?

Froome

curb your bile mate

 

[auscyclefan94]

I think Mathias Frank has been caught out considering all of the IAM riders in the group ahead of Sagan.

 

[Sylvester]

All remaining Cofidis riders in the gruppetto, so it seems

 

[Arredondo]

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I think Mathias Frank has been caught out considering all of the IAM riders in the group ahead of Sagan.

No, i saw Frank in the Froome group.

Pantano however is at the back, he's riding away from the Sagan group with a teammate.

 

[Arredondo]

Purito just closed that 15 seconds gap on his own. Strong.

 

[cipurian]

It doesn't seem like it will be raining today.

 

[TommyGun]

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All remaining Cofidis riders in the gruppetto, so it seems

I heard Cofidis renewed the sponsorship until 2019 or something... I will never understand how this team can get away by f**ing up every year and still win the trust of the sponsor, without much pressure apparently!

 

[franic]

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It doesn't seem like it will be raining today.

It will probably start after the end of the stage, like yesterday
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.15.07496

 

[Sylvester]

If only De Gendt were smart...

 

[Volderke]

De Gendt for a Geschke-move I hope. But it will be hard and chances are small.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Re:

If only De Gendt were smart...

He knows he has no chance on the climb. He's doing a Geschke.

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

All remaining Cofidis riders in the gruppetto, so it seems

I heard Cofidis renewed the sponsorship until 2019 or something... I will never understand how this team can get away by f**ing up every year and still win the trust of the sponsor, without much pressure apparently!

Well they lost their main attraction pretty much before the TdF. Their budget doesn't allow much more then that.

 

[sir fly]

This stage is an homage to civil engineering.

 

[Vino's Mum]

Re:

This stage is an homage to civil engineering.

Sherwen is on the case.

 

[franic]

Re: Re:

If only De Gendt were smart...

He knows he has no chance on the climb. He's doing a Geschke.

De Gendt is a beast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXfz-7NWxXU

 

[Jagartrott]

WTF is Giant doing - seriously, WTF?