Tour de France 2017 Stage 18: Briançon - Izoard, 179.5kms

[Eagle]

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Have they finished the col de vars yet?

At the base of Izoard now

 

[Walkman]

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5-6 rider teams would be one answer to this tediousness. Also no radios and no real time computers of any kind (recording very OK, just ban viewing the data during races) on the bikes. Especially no real time power and doubly especially no real time estimation apps that tell you when your anaerobic capacity tank will be spent.

Then make the point system software that it does not reward protecting gc 5-15 spots or something

I agree with smaller teams and no power meters. No team radios but a central radio system to provide necessary information regarding safety.

 

[MartinGT]

If Bardet doesnt go he has basically just given Sky a free ride

 

[sir fly]

Chavito finished.
He'll get to Paris, that's important at this point.

 

[The Hitch]

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The only excitement in the entire tour was the stage last Friday that Aru wore yellow. Contador attacked with Landa & Quintana and which Barguil won. Other than that its been a poorly designed route, very little attacking from GC contenders and riding tempo all day.

Well, if the intent was creating the anti-Froome route, it was very nearly successful (or still may be), by keeping the GC so tight.

An anti froome route would be 21 stages of sprints with maybe a few cobbled stages.

There is no way you can have ttkm (even if very small) and mountain stages and not have it favour the strongest rider.

 

[laurensde+]

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Landa attacking at the bottom of the climb please!

When the steep stuff starts with about 7 km to go, he'll yawn, shut any moves down, pour himself a drink, wait another few kms, and ride to the podium with Froome.

 

[MartinGT]

Kiri dropped

 

[TomLPC]

Kiry is gone at least

 

[DNP-Old]

El Puma on the national holiday would be great.

 

[TomLPC]

Look at some of these clowns with 2 bottles

 

[Ricco']

Been watching the Giro 1999 for the last hours. Boy, Quaranta was indeed fast and Pantani... Amazing.

Now I'm going to put the mens race aside and see if the boys race of this year's Tour can give us something good today.

 

[Eagle]

Nice gesture from De Gendt and Barguil

 

[TomLPC]

That was a nice touch

 

[Eclipse]

Proper class from TDG

 

[TomLPC]

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Been watching the Giro 1999 for the last hours. Boy, Quaranta was indeed fast and Pantani... Amazing.

Now I'm going to put the mens race aside and see if the boys race of this year's Tour can give us something good today.

Spoiler: it didnt end well

 

[ontheroad]

What has happened Pantano? Burned up last years tour in the mountains with Iam cycling but has been rubbish this tour riding for Trek

 

[vcampbell]

Tour de France, stage 18, last moutain stage, there are 7 riders in 5 minutes, we are on the last climb and there is only 19 pages in here. Tour de Bore...

 

[IndianCyclist]

Is there a headwind on the climb?

 

[Eagle]

Decent gap for Lutsenko, great ride today

 

[DNP-Old]

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What has happened Pantano? Burned up last years tour in the mountains with Iam cycling but has been rubbish this tour riding for Trek

He was ill in Suisse, guess it has something to do with him never getting in top form.

 

[bigcog]

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Tour de France, stage 18, last moutain stage, there are 7 riders in 5 minutes, we are on the last climb and there is only 19 pages in here. Tour de Bore...

That's all relative. There have many more boring TDFs in the past.

 

[rehy90]

Tom Dumoulin to destroy them all next year

 

[Eagle]

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Is there a headwind on the climb?

Tailwind

 

[woodburn]

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Nice gesture from De Gendt and Barguil

What did they do? Let Tommy V win the climb?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Go Puma!