Tour de France 2017 Stage 19:Embrun-Salon-de-Provence 222.5K

[Moose McKnuckles]

Really, this stage is just one long advertisement for France tourism.

 

[Frankschleck]

ebh has a smaller chance to win here, than if it had ended in a bunch sprint, no one wants to arrive with him now.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re:

ebh has a smaller chance to win here, than if it had ended in a bunch sprint, no one wants to arrive with him now.

Certainly not. There are enough riders in the break that fancy their chances for a top 3 or even a stage win so he'll get some help.

 

[Frankschleck]

Re: Re:

ebh has a smaller chance to win here, than if it had ended in a bunch sprint, no one wants to arrive with him now.

Certainly not. There are enough riders in the break that fancy their chances for a top 3 or even a stage win so he'll get some help.

i think it is going to be hard for him, as he is also going to miss his lead out, but i hope i am wrong.

 

[Benotti69]

Re:

Really, this stage is just one long advertisement for France tourism.

kind of why the race gets state funding

 

[Norbea]

Re:

ebh has a smaller chance to win here, than if it had ended in a bunch sprint, no one wants to arrive with him now.

Fortunately for him there is a lot of different teams represented in the breakaway. He´ll get help even though he will have to spend a lot of energy to control the final kilometers.

 

[Benotti69]

Re:

ebh has a smaller chance to win here, than if it had ended in a bunch sprint, no one wants to arrive with him now.

He might not wait for a sprint a go himself.

 

[sir fly]

Ah, yes... Couple of thunderstorms forecasted.
The clouds certainly are there.

 

[Eagle]

Keukeleire gone solo

 

[sir fly]

If any group catches a storm, there's going to be splits.
Not sure they'll collide with squall weather, nevertheless.

 

[carton]

Some great digs on the live.cyclingnews.com coverage. There was one on Contador a few days ago I unfortunately can't seem to find. But this is the leader for today's entry:

"Next time you have a flippant comment about the Hammer Series, or you roll your eyes as you realise another Tour of Britain stage starts and finishes outside an Asda carpark, or when you find yourself questioning your own futile existence, remember this stage. This 222.km stage from Embrun to Salon-de-Provence."

 

[shalgo]

If the gap starts to get close to 16 minutes, then we will have the excitement of watching Bora ride to protect Buchmann's 15th place.

 

[sir fly]

Should be excellent battle for the stage.
Attackers vs sprinters...

 

[cipurian]

Eurosport talking up Urans chances at TT lol.

 

[Gigs_98]

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I'm starting to get annoyed by the weather forecasts which predict thunderstorms every 2nd day but have never been right

 

[Armchaircyclist]

Will Eddy have a good day and come second, or maybe 5th today ? Norway has run out of Luck it seems.

 

[Frankschleck]

i find it funny bora didn't make the break today, probably tired from yesterdays work, they should really sort out their tactics.

 

[sir fly]

A group of rouleurs could decide to break the group soon.

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

Some great digs on the live.cyclingnews.com coverage. There was one on Contador a few days ago I unfortunately can't seem to find. But this is the leader for today's entry:

"Next time you have a flippant comment about the Hammer Series, or you roll your eyes as you realise another Tour of Britain stage starts and finishes outside an Asda carpark, or when you find yourself questioning your own futile existence, remember this stage. This 222.km stage from Embrun to Salon-de-Provence."

This contrasts with cryptic comments like: "If rumours are to be believed Dan Martin, Fabio Aru and Elia Viviani will be joining the former Sky man at UAE next season. The Italian is going there, for sure"

 

[carton]

Slight cross-headwinds usually don't amount to much, but you gotta keep hope alive.

 

[Ruby United]

Re: Re:

Some great digs on the live.cyclingnews.com coverage. There was one on Contador a few days ago I unfortunately can't seem to find. But this is the leader for today's entry:

"Next time you have a flippant comment about the Hammer Series, or you roll your eyes as you realise another Tour of Britain stage starts and finishes outside an Asda carpark, or when you find yourself questioning your own futile existence, remember this stage. This 222.km stage from Embrun to Salon-de-Provence."

This contrasts with cryptic comments like: "If rumours are to be believed Dan Martin, Fabio Aru and Elia Viviani will be joining the former Sky man at UAE next season. The Italian is going there, for sure"

This feels like a Shakespeare class.

 

[TMP402]

If it comes to a sprint

Arndt
EBH
Swift

 

[carton]

Re: Re:

This contrasts with cryptic comments like: "If rumours are to be believed Dan Martin, Fabio Aru and Elia Viviani will be joining the former Sky man at UAE next season. The Italian is going there, for sure"

Guardian readers among the CN staff, perhaps?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/23/italy-separatist-sardinian-swiss-canton-marittimo

:lol:

 

[Lupi33x]

today's stage is turning out to be like one of those forgettable 2.HC stages or an early season 1.HC semi classic
...or some stage of the TDU :lol:



okay I kid on that last comparison...nowhere near that bad

 

[sir fly]

Keuk and Albasini playing well.