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

[OmieeZF]

I'm really afraid something is going to happen to Froome om alpes duez

 

[wwabbit]

Impressive that Froome timed the catch at the top of CdF perfectly

 

[53x11 in DC]

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Looks like Froome is going to get the Polka Dot jersey. No idea why Bardet and Rodriguez didn't join the break. Are they dumb waiting for the final climb? If one wanted to win they needed to get 25 points on that climb.

Agreed. This surprised me. Especially for Bardet.

 

[TMP402]

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I'm really afraid something is going to happen to Froome om alpes duez

His team should give him a stab-proof vest.

 

[Big Doopie]

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Froome should become the first rider since The Cannibal to win yellow and polka.

i think sastre won both after kohl was dq-ed.

 

[goggalor]

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Anybody saw Froome pedalling while sitting on the frame?! Never seen it before.

Nor I.

I think I’ve seen Kwiato at WC doing something like that

Yep, I've seen riders do it a few times this season as well, but not before.

 

[Jelantik]

froome is going to pay back Quintana for what he did on the climb..

 

[MatParker117]

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Froome should become the first rider since The Cannibal to win yellow and polka.

i think sastre won both after kohl was dq-ed.

Never technically reissued the jersey. There is no KOM winner in 2008

 

[wwabbit]

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Makes me wonder why froome didnt just let quintana and valverde get a minute or so over the top of the climb and save his energy. Was always gonna get back to them on the descent and the flat before alp duez. How could quin and valv possibly stay away?

It would be extremely risky. If froome would have been isolated on this part valverde and quintana could have worked together and suddenly NQ would only have to get about 1 minute on the Alp and thats absolutely possible. Moreover piti is a very good descender.

With all that long descent and flat run before duez there was no way the 2 movistar could ever stay away. I think these guys tend to panic and not use their heads, the sky DS shudda been telling porte and froome to just ride up tempo, wudda saved a lot of energy

It's only 10km of flats, it may have been possible to Valverde to burn himself to deliver Quintana to the bottom of Alpe d’huez with a 1 min headstart

 

[Jelantik]

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Looks like Froome is going to get the Polka Dot jersey. No idea why Bardet and Rodriguez didn't join the break. Are they dumb waiting for the final climb? If one wanted to win they needed to get 25 points on that climb.

it's an insurance for him to be in the podium, just in case he lost the yellow

 

[MatParker117]

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I'm really afraid something is going to happen to Froome om alpes duez

His team should give him a stab-proof vest.

I think they need Poels and Roche to still be there because of the obvious corners.

 

[willbick]

Great ride by geniez

 

[franic]

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Anybody saw Froome pedalling while sitting on the frame?! Never seen it before.

Nor I.

I think I’ve seen Kwiato at WC doing something like that

Yes indeed, see Kwiato at 6:41
https://youtu.be/_pmHu4PNvvc?t=398

 

[difdauf]

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Looks like Froome is going to get the Polka Dot jersey. No idea why Bardet and Rodriguez didn't join the break. Are they dumb waiting for the final climb? If one wanted to win they needed to get 25 points on that climb.

Agreed. This surprised me. Especially for Bardet.

Because of the dutch.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Anybody saw Froome pedalling while sitting on the frame?! Never seen it before.

Nor I.

I think I’ve seen Kwiato at WC doing something like that

Yep, I've seen riders do it a few times this season as well, but not before.

I didn't see what Froome did, but wasn't it just the same thing that Mohoric did when he won the U23 Worlds?

 

[TMP402]

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Froome should become the first rider since The Cannibal to win yellow and polka.

i think sastre won both after kohl was dq-ed.

Kohl is removed and no-one has been given his 3rd/KOTM. They may do that in the future though.

 

[sky2500]

Told you breakaway wins.

 

[Linkinitouille]

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Looks like Froome is going to get the Polka Dot jersey. No idea why Bardet and Rodriguez didn't join the break. Are they dumb waiting for the final climb? If one wanted to win they needed to get 25 points on that climb.

Agreed. This surprised me. Especially for Bardet.

Because points are doubled at the top of l'Alpe. Spending efforts to get a 25 point lead on top of CdF isn't worth it if you are cooked in the final climb to l'Alpe. If Froome wins, he gets the KOM with the 50 points.

 

[whittashau]

I thought you guys were cycling fans. Mahoric (sp) used the technique to win the under 23 world championship. Then a bunch of people started using the technique. Literally dozens. I remember Cameron Wurf using it in a leadout to a sprint in Turkey

 

[fungusbear]

I hope SKY keep the breakaway close. I want Quintana to win the stage

 

[etymology]

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Anyone else clock that that was the longest uninterrupted session of tv this Tour?

Yep.

with nbc sports internet subscription ($30 u.s. dollars) race coverage is uninterrupted from start to end of broadcast.

no, wait - there are constant interruptions: phil and paul, which is why my pick for stage winner every day is "mute."

in conclusion: to keep in synch with nbcs ports inexplicable race coverage delay,after reading the post to which i am responding, i waited 30 seconds before writing it AND when finished with this, delayed another 30 seconds before submitting it.

 

[Big Doopie]

steepest part of alpe is at the start. if quintana wants to isolate froome, he will have to attack there.

 

[hfer07]

oh man- that bit of Alpe D'Huez history when Lucho Herrera won, bring very dear childhood memories

 

[Linkinitouille]

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steepest part of alpe is at the start. if quintana wants to isolate froome, he will have to attack there.

Sky train would catch up kilometer after kilometer, hairpin after hairpin.

 

[Irondan]

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Anyone else clock that that was the longest uninterrupted session of tv this Tour?

Yep.

with nbc sports internet subscription ($30 u.s. dollars) race coverage is uninterrupted from start to end of broadcast.

no, wait - there are constant interruptions: phil and paul, which is why my pick for stage winner every day is "mute."

in conclusion: to keep in synch with nbcs ports inexplicable race coverage delay,after reading the post to which i am responding, i waited 30 seconds before writing it AND when finished with this, delayed another 30 seconds before submitting it.

Great advice, 3 weeks too late...