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

[Volderke]

If the escape group doesn't react quickly, they will be doomed, too.

 

[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!

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

This does not change the fact that they haven't done anything interesting for years, and I am not even talking about all the doping scandals they had to face. A sponsor in its right mind would have said quits by now...

 

[sir fly]

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!

Love&Devotion.

 

[sulgpallur]

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WTF is Giant doing - seriously, WTF?

Protecting top10 for Barguil

 

[auscyclefan94]

I reckon hesjedal will enjoy this climb...really climbs well on these long climbs in the final week.

 

[rzombie1988]

Trek was "protecting" Bauke's 8th place spot LOL

 

[Kwibus]

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Trek was "protecting" Bauke's 8th place spot LOL

Just like Giant are protecting Barguils 10th spot.

 

[Jagartrott]

Re: Re:

WTF is Giant doing - seriously, WTF?

Protecting top10 for Barguil

No s**t - they're driving like it's the last 10 km on the Champs Elysees

 

[Marco Pantani]

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I reckon hesjedal will enjoy this climb...really climbs well on these long climbs in the final week.

Yeah he is loving it.

 

[DBotero]

Re: Tour de France 2015 stage 18: Gap - Saint-Jean-de-Maurie

Arrendondo very bad

 

[Sky'sthelimit]

Pinot cracks again

 

[djpbaltimore]

Fuglsang pushing the pace. It looks like him, Rolland, and JRod are the strongest in the break.

 

[carton]

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Samu to turn the clock back now he's off baby-sitting duty...

Samu and Nibbles to have a go down the Glandon. Hopefully Crashcaidor won't come with

 

[SoigneurNL]

Why is LottoNL riding???

 

[djpbaltimore]

Six SKY riders leading the peloton now. Frank dangling at the back.

 

[sir fly]

Kudos to Pinot.

 

[TommyGun]

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Kudos to Pinot.

Yep, there is still a possiblity for him to come back.

 

[cipurian]

Sky to say thank you and proceed to drop giant and trek on the climb.

 

[sir fly]

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Kudos to Pinot.

Yep, there is still a possiblity for him to come back.

The way he dropped I thought - that's it.

 

[franic]

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Samu to turn the clock back now he's off baby-sitting duty...

Samu and Nibbles to have a go down the Glandon. Hopefully Crashcaidor won't come with

 

[djpbaltimore]

Contador also hanging near the back third of the whittled down pack. Rogers now back at his side.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Contador also hanging near the back third of the whittled down pack. Rogers now back at his side.

Discussing tactics. Now that the long range attack is impossible

 

[Sylvester]

Sky way too strong for the other teams today. Although LottoNL, Giant and Trek did most of the work previously, of course.

 

[CatsNK]

Have they said the temp?

 

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Purito looks like the only one from this group that can make it.