Tour de France 2017 Stage 17: La Mure > Serre-Chevalier 183k

[TomLPC]

Here's where Valverde/quintana attacked and put froome in a bit of bother, we ended up seeing the birth of froomes silly descending style on the downhill

 

[ppanther92]

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Kittel still in the peloton (according the tracker)? What is this? Sunday lunch ride or what!

He is off the back...

 

[Ikbengodniet]

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Kittel still in the peloton (according the tracker)? What is this? Sunday lunch ride or what!

You mean the grupetto? Ofcourse he is not in the first peloton

 

[jsem94]

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Kittel still in the peloton (according the tracker)? What is this? Sunday lunch ride or what!

He dropped on the early slopes alongside Burghardt and Degenkolb.

 

[StryderHells]

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Matthews going is bad news for Barguil.
De Gendt can gain another 50 points on Barguil on this stage.
That would leave him just 29 points behind.

I doubt he will last until the top of the Galibier but even if he does I'm sure Barguil gets his chance tomorrow

 

[cipurian]

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Sporza reporting that Kittel might abandon due to a shoulder injury. He is hanging on at the moment but it doesn't look good.

It would be tough for him to make the time limit coming from that far back, now add in injury?

 

[Benotti69]

Peloton now max 40 riders

 

[The Hitch]

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Contador on a long range attack in the Alps, he must be terrified of Sammy Sanchez and Rolland catching him at the end.

2011 on the Alpe!!! That was a great stage to watch

Bit of an anticlimax though.

Andy Frank and Cadel held hands all the way up the Alpe.
Cadel I undersrtand why but Andy and Frank were idiots and lost the tour.

Maybe if Cadel hadn't punctured after Contador dropped him the 4 would have stayed away it could have been a GOAT stage

 

[glassmoon]

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Kittel still in the peloton (according the tracker)? What is this? Sunday lunch ride or what!

The tracker doesn't show the attardés. Would be interesting to see if some of the dropped doms would be able to return.

I doubt it. He was dropped extremely early on the CdF

You mean the grupetto? Ofcourse he is not in the first peloton

He dropped on the early slopes alongside Burghardt and Degenkolb.

Thought so. The official tracker must be wrong then.
Do we have any timings of him?

 

[MartinGT]

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Sporza reporting that Kittel might abandon due to a shoulder injury. He is hanging on at the moment but it doesn't look good.

It would be tough for him to make the time limit coming from that far back, now add in injury?

He can just hold onto the cars like he did earlier

 

[wouterkaas]

GC riders positioning now for the descent

 

[rick james]

Road is a bit of a mess

 

[Irondan]

Aru content with second place?

Or will he attack up the next climb?

 

[Escarabajo]

Now Movistar look like strong team!

LOL.

 

[Benotti69]

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Sporza reporting that Kittel might abandon due to a shoulder injury. He is hanging on at the moment but it doesn't look good.

It would be tough for him to make the time limit coming from that far back, now add in injury?

If he is not going to make TL, he will climb off.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Aru content with second place?

Or will he attack up the next climb?

Seriously, were you expect him to attack in Croix the Fer?

Come on, that's the place for all riders that out of it.

 

[Red Rick]

I don't think Croix de Fer was too early. Contador was always going there, and if the peloton is split up and the first peloton riders join up with the breakaway the peloton isn't coming back. Landa could've joined Contador, Sky could've not used Kiri, and they'd have been in an insanely good position.

But alas, Sky gonna Sky.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Nothing beats an exciting day in the Alps. When there's nothing but long, grinding climbs and valleys it's perfect for long range attacks.And of course when the riders are surrounded by high mountains it's visually stunning.

 

[cipurian]

Contador groups sure is taking it easy on this descent.

 

[perico]

Hell thats three teammates if you count Navarro.

 

[portugal11]

Happy to see kittel out of the time limit because sprints will be less boring but I don't like to see a guy injured.

 

[Taxus4a]

Today is the Rigo day. The man who will have the strength to attack at the end of Galibier.

 

[Irondan]

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Aru content with second place?

Or will he attack up the next climb?

Seriously, were you expect him to attack in Croix the Fer?

Come on, that's the place from all riders that out of it.

Halfway, yes.

You think he's got any better of a chance taking 30 seconds out of Froome on the final climb or maybe he just waits until the final climb tomorrow to take 30 seconds, which you know is nowhere near enough.

That's why I ask if he's content with second, because he's in a lose, lose either way.

 

[fauniera]

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Today is the Rigo day. The man who will have the strength to attack at the end of Galibier.

That would be so great.

 

[Red Rick]

The way to beat Sky is by creating chaos, not by falling in line.