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

[Brullnux]

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So to clarify, every rider will be given the same time as the first finisher today, no matter what?

As far as I can see, it's not been decided yet, as the rules merely open up the possibility of time differences being registered upon the first crossing of the finish line. They'll still race all 10 laps.

So, say Movistar push really hard for the first bit and cause a split in the peloton which leads to Froome losing 1:40 when they cross the finish line #1, then Quintana wins the Tour?

 

[infeXio]

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So to clarify, every rider will be given the same time as the first finisher today, no matter what?

As far as I can see, it's not been decided yet, as the rules merely open up the possibility of time differences being registered upon the first crossing of the finish line. They'll still race all 10 laps.

So, say Movistar push really hard for the first bit and cause a split in the peloton which leads to Froome losing 1:40 when they cross the finish line #1, then Quintana wins the Tour?

Depends if the rule is enforced by the jury, as far as I can see

 

[DenisMenchov]

It's not raining, it's downpour.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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So to clarify, every rider will be given the same time as the first finisher today, no matter what?

Yeah I think they'll take GC times the first time that they cross the finish. In which case we may see this again:

Nope. All this guys lost around one minute officially...

If the GC's neutralised why not?

True. Got that wrong...

Yes, we look forward something like this. LOL.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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So to clarify, every rider will be given the same time as the first finisher today, no matter what?

As far as I can see, it's not been decided yet, as the rules merely open up the possibility of time differences being registered upon the first crossing of the finish line. They'll still race all 10 laps.

So, say Movistar push really hard for the first bit and cause a split in the peloton which leads to Froome losing 1:40 when they cross the finish line #1, then Quintana wins the Tour?

Yup.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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So to clarify, every rider will be given the same time as the first finisher today, no matter what?

As far as I can see, it's not been decided yet, as the rules merely open up the possibility of time differences being registered upon the first crossing of the finish line. They'll still race all 10 laps.

So, say Movistar push really hard for the first bit and cause a split in the peloton which leads to Froome losing 1:40 when they cross the finish line #1, then Quintana wins the Tour?

Yup.

Would be awesome... Just to show how absurd and contradictory some rules of the nitpickers are. They´d be looking like fools forever, and the TdF as a complete joke. They really earned it. It started with rule kludge (Boom), it shall end with one... After they learned their lesson, they can trim down the rules to logic and common sense.

 

[SuperBesse]

what language does quintana speak with froome?...i never saw a english interview of him

 

[JRanton]

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So to clarify, every rider will be given the same time as the first finisher today, no matter what?

As far as I can see, it's not been decided yet, as the rules merely open up the possibility of time differences being registered upon the first crossing of the finish line. They'll still race all 10 laps.

So, say Movistar push really hard for the first bit and cause a split in the peloton which leads to Froome losing 1:40 when they cross the finish line #1, then Quintana wins the Tour?

It's always tradition that the race leader's team takes the lead over the first crossing of the finish line.

I wouldn't be surprised if the race isn't neutralised though. The French will do anything to make sure Froome and his British team don't win.

 

[TMP402]

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what language does quintana speak with froome?...i never saw a english interview of him

Nibali only does Italian interviews as well yet he and Froome talk.

 

[MatParker117]

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what language does quintana speak with froome?...i never saw a english interview of him

Nibali only does Italian interviews as well yet he and Froome talk.

People are often not comfortable interviewing in non native languages.

 

[sir fly]

This could be unexpectedly epic conclusion of the Tour.
The chances of denied sprinters have risen.

 

[TommyGun]

Froome looking at Sagan's stem

 

[Ramira]

Bardet won the Super-Combatif. Not that surprising, he is French after all, but I don't see how you can not give it to Sagan, other than saying he already won the Green.

 

[Z3lvet]

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Bardet won the Super-Combatif. Not that surprising, he is French after all, but I don't see how you can not give it to Sagan, other than saying he already won the Green.

This.

 

[Irondan]

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Bardet won the Super-Combatif. Not that surprising, he is French after all, but I don't see how you can not give it to Sagan, other than saying he already won the Green.

This.

I would agree that it's because he already won a prize, and Bardet is a deserving winner.

 

[etymology]

bardet voted most aggressive rider of tour.

sagan should have attacked more. or was a breakaway or two short of being REALLY aggressive.

 

[Billie]

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bardet voted most aggressive rider of tour.

sagan should have attacked more. or was a breakaway or two short of being REALLY aggressive.

sagan was in more breaks than Bardet. ANd if you listened to reporters in the race they can tell you that he did more racing in the first 50 kms of the transitional stages than all other riders combined

 

[wwabbit]

Froome holding on to the vehicle! Disqualify him!

 

[MatParker117]

GC on first passage.

 

[Pricey_sky]

So confirmed by Prudhomme that time will be taken on 1st passage thought the finish.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Confirmed that 1st passage is the effective finish.

But riders still need to cross the line all ten times (without being lapped?)

By no means wishing for it for anyone, but how bad a fall is possible before withdrawal in such circumstances?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Why isn't Quintana in the polka dots ? It's supposed to go in order of yellow, green, polka dots, white

 

[Billie]

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Why isn't Quintana in the polka dots ? It's supposed to go in order of yellow, green, polka dots, white

because polka dots are Froome's. First your 'own' jerseys

 

[MatParker117]

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Why isn't Quintana in the polka dots ? It's supposed to go in order of yellow, green, polka dots, white

If your leading a competition you wear that jersey.

 

[Hayabusa]

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bardet voted most aggressive rider of tour.

sagan should have attacked more. or was a breakaway or two short of being REALLY aggressive.

Poor Sagan, bet he came 2nd in that vote too...