Tour de France 2015 Stage 21: Sèvres › Paris 109.5k

[Dekker_Tifosi]

In other news, Gesink the most consistent rider in 25 years concerning placements. Best result 4th, worst result 36th today. Lol

 

[Hayabusa]

Got to love Eurosports expert analysis of the sprint where they highlight the wrong Etixx rider as Cavendish..

 

[willbick]

Coqard employing 'we need a new sponsor' turbo boost!!

 

[SeriousSam]

What a failure Degenkolb has been this Tour. Kittel not there and he fails to win a stage anyway. Sagan seems to better at everything as a bike rider, yet Degenkolb has 2 monuments to Sagan's 0.

 

[Z3lvet]

Re: Re:

Green Jersey should be interesting if next year has more sprint stages.

People were saying it would be interesting this year as well, but Sagan one by miles

In the end it's around 60 points with a route like 2012 and someone like Cav, Greipel or Kittel collecting a lot of stages I can't see Sagan winning.

Greipel won 4 stages, that would never happen with Kittel and a younger Cav in the mix.

 

[wwabbit]

Lol Sagan messing with Greipel

 

[TMP402]

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What a failure Degenkolb has been this Tour. Kittel not there and he fails to win a stage anyway. Sagan seems to better at everything as a bike rider, yet Degenkolb has 2 monuments to Sagan's 0.

It's pretty simple re Degenkolb.

Stage wins for sprinters who peaked for the Tour: 5
Stage wins for sprinters who peaked for the spring: 0

 

[Netserk]

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And to think there were people saying Sagan was faster than Greipel on occasions this Tour (but lost because of positioning)

Well, on stage 2 he was as good as Greipel (especially considering that he did much more work that stage than Greipel did), but after three weeks where he has been much more active than Greipel, it really isn't a surprise that he has less left for the last sprint.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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What a failure Degenkolb has been this Tour. Kittel not there and he fails to win a stage anyway. Sagan seems to better at everything as a bike rider, yet Degenkolb has 2 monuments to Sagan's 0.

Because Degenkolb has a bigger engine and therefore is better at 250km+ monuments

GT stages, and especially the Tour, don't have much long stages (anymore!). So it doesn't suit Degenkolb.

 

[SeriousSam]

History being made! Froome becomes only the 7th person to capture yellow and polka dot!

 

[TomLPC]

We now rise for the national anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UI8l7N-76I

 

[wwabbit]

Oh noes. Michelle Cound spotted

 

[Popchu]

Wow... someone stood in front of the peloton on the parcours in the last three k.

Madness...

 

[OmieeZF]

lovely speech

 

[TomLPC]

Good to see George Osborne getting a PR appearance in while half the country is rolling down to the food bank.

 

[OmieeZF]

class act from froome thanking the crowd and the organizers.

 

[ray j willings]

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What a failure Degenkolb has been this Tour. Kittel not there and he fails to win a stage anyway. Sagan seems to better at everything as a bike rider, yet Degenkolb has 2 monuments to Sagan's 0.

Not been the best tour for the export of German shampoo products

 

[ILovecycling]

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Got to love Eurosports expert analysis of the sprint where they highlight the wrong Etixx rider as Cavendish..

LMAO


Gratz to Greipel, complete top form this year, Coquard wasnt a thread to him, Sagan too tired probably.
And once again congrats Team Sky and Froome.

 

[ray j willings]

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class act from froome thanking the crowd and the organizers.

Whats he going to say..."Just want to say how much I hate French people and visiting tourists and my fans and Ned Boulting [ I wish] , and I would also like to mention how Sh$T the organization of this tour has been ,,cheers see you next year"

 

[DenisMenchov]

Wow... someone stood in front of the peloton on the parcours in the last three k.

Madness...

Incredible, did he cause the crash?

 

[ray j willings]

Wow... someone stood in front of the peloton on the parcours in the last three k.

Madness...

David Blaine ?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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What a failure Degenkolb has been this Tour. Kittel not there and he fails to win a stage anyway. Sagan seems to better at everything as a bike rider, yet Degenkolb has 2 monuments to Sagan's 0.

Not been the best tour for the export of German shampoo products

They've been largely unlucky.
Dumoulin could've had yellow without that fall. They also really missed him in the sprint prep. No Kittel does make a difference..
Geschke had a brilliant stage win and Barguil rode really well for 2 weeks.

 

[Flamin]

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And to think there were people saying Sagan was faster than Greipel on occasions this Tour (but lost because of positioning)

Well, on stage 2 he was as good as Greipel (especially considering that he did much more work that stage than Greipel did), but after three weeks where he has been much more active than Greipel, it really isn't a surprise that he has less left for the last sprint.

What much more work? Close a 10m gap?

Anyway, today was just a confirmation again of Greipel's superiority, though Sagan indeed spent a lot of energy throughout the Tour, so you could cut him some slack. But then again, he didn't come anywhere close either.

 

[Walkman]

Wow... someone stood in front of the peloton on the parcours in the last three k.

Madness...

Yeah, I saw him too. Pretty big slip by the organizer. Lucky none crashed!

 

[postmanhat]

Wow... someone stood in front of the peloton on the parcours in the last three k.

Madness...

David Blaine ?

or

"Those aren't goblins Gandalf!"