Tour de France 2015 stage 20: Modane - Alpe d'Huez

[arvc40]

Froome to drop Quintana easily tomorrow.

 

[willbick]

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For those getting carried away with Quintana's superiority over Froome at the finish today, remember that Froome had to chase back on when he had a mechanical. It might not seem like anything but every little effort over threshold counts

Sounds convenient, it looks more likely he's suffering a bit in the last two days, while Quintana is quite strong in the 3th week as usual.
And what that a mechanical anyway? Or Andy gear shifting technique?

Yawn. Yes of course Froome is the worst bike handler in the peloton and cant even change gear without dropping his chain ffs. He had a stone stuck in his brakes. Not that u guys care about facts

 

[SeriousSam]

After thinking about this some more, I expect Froome to win the stage.

 

[Climbing]

Here a fact, Nibali did 60km almost alone and won an epic stage, showing great balls (as usual).
Here's another fact, Froome has been the strongest rider this tour and have just to defend a solid margin tomorrow.

And a speculation, feels like Moviestar could have tried harder, but in the end I marry the philosophy that who wears the Yellow in Paris has been the strongest, the rest is just thin air.

Edit: Well another fact! Valverde is the most hated rider ever!

 

[willbick]

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For those getting carried away with Quintana's superiority over Froome at the finish today, remember that Froome had to chase back on when he had a mechanical. It might not seem like anything but every little effort over threshold counts

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[sir fly]

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For those getting carried away with Quintana's superiority over Froome at the finish today, remember that Froome had to chase back on when he had a mechanical. It might not seem like anything but every little effort over threshold counts

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I wish Quintana kept it on his mind.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

One of the resurrected French to win please. If not Nibali.

Or maybe one of these pathetic uphill sprints from Quintana will do the job.

Froome will just defend methinks.

 

[Kwibus]

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110km is a ridiculously short stage

Froome will be thanking the route creators for that one.

It's fine, but there should've been an 200-220km mountain stage with consecutive mountains as well. Not like the Pyrenees one where there was 20-30km flat between every climb. That one was crap.

 

[tobsie]

I really think tomorrows stage has the potential to become a tale told over decades.
A battle of epic proportions - just like the Mortirolo stage! Fireworks I tell ya.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Froome won't let this one get away. Short stage with an easy start. Then the less steep side of the Croix-de-Fer. I expect at least 3 teammates by Bourg d'Oisans and then Froome goes in the final third of Huez. Nobody's taking this one from the Alien tomorrow.

 

[Poursuivant]

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Nice OP.

Are they doing the exact same climb of the Croix de Fer as today??

nope the other side of it

Thanks

 

[warmfuzzies]

Sky will try to control the peloton to the bottom of the Alp. Long-shots for overall/podium will launch attacks up the Croix-de-Fer. Qunitana will go full gas from the beginning of the Alp. If Porte and Thomas are knackered, Froome could lose the Tour tomorrow. Most likely, a smal breakaway goes over the Croix de Fer, but Sky keeps the peloton together within 1:30 to the bottom of Alp, where Quintana attacks and barely wins the stage. Froome finishes 1:30 down, winning the Tour.

 

[Mr.White]

Quintana will not attack on Croix de Fer, he'll attack on Alpe D'Huez, that'll be too late for the overall but he'll win the stage. Froome will win the overall. Nibali will attack like a madman, on both Croix de Fer and Huez, but Valverde will hang on to third. Oh and Contador will try couple of times but with not much success

 

[Richeypen]

Quintana to take 2:37 from Froome. Froome to win the tour due to the 1 second he took on stage 14

 

[Fight.The.Power]

In 2008 Sastre attacked 13.3km from the top. Quintana needs to do the same tomorrow. However, Sastre had the advantage that he was not deemed the big threat to the yellow at the time.

The point is an attack can be made so far from the finish and succeed.

That day he took 2'13" from the yellow jersey on the Alpe.

 

[yespatterns]

Froome has it in the bag probably, but as others mentioned as well, the coherency of his team will probably tell the tale. Hopefully Nairo can make it close at least! Should be a fun stage in any event.

 

[classicomano]

Im so bored with this Tour, I couldnt care less anymore.

 

[Miburo]

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Quintana to take 2:37 from Froome. Froome to win the tour due to the 1 second he took on stage 14

there's boni lol

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Great OP. Now I am really looking forward this stage. Thanks.

 

[The Hitch]

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Quintana will enough time to be 1'20 behind in the GC. Meaning he would've won without the echelon stage. So we can say Froome won the Tour in Holland

Think froome would have gone on pdb then if he didn't have a big gap after psm

 

[Carols]

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In 2008 Sastre attacked 13.3km from the top. Quintana needs to do the same tomorrow. However, Sastre had the advantage that he was not deemed the big threat to the yellow at the time.

The point is an attack can be made so far from the finish and succeed.

That day he took 2'13" from the yellow jersey on the Alpe.

Yeah he took the yellow off Frank Schleck his teammate . It's a race not a tea party!

 

[Fight.The.Power]

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In 2008 Sastre attacked 13.3km from the top. Quintana needs to do the same tomorrow. However, Sastre had the advantage that he was not deemed the big threat to the yellow at the time.

The point is an attack can be made so far from the finish and succeed.

That day he took 2'13" from the yellow jersey on the Alpe.

Yeah he took the yellow off Frank Schleck his teammate . It's a race not a tea party!

OK well he took 2'15" off Cadel who everyone thought would win because of time trial to come. Same thing really

 

[Fight.The.Power]

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It was 1995 that was Marco's record ride (and it was almost a whole minute faster than Armstrong '04)

oops Thanks, it's been corrected now

When in doubt about climbing times, I'll recommend you visit: http://www.climbing-records.com/

Nice site that Netserk Thanks

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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If Nairo gains 2 mins 39 on Froome and Nibali beats Valverde by enough to gain 3rd then my podium predictions before the tour will be correct

Yes, and if I had bought Microsoft shares in the 80s, I would be super rich now. So?

 

[Richeypen]

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Quintana to take 2:37 from Froome. Froome to win the tour due to the 1 second he took on stage 14

there's boni lol

Never said he would place in the top 3


Sagan will take second for one thing.....