Tour de France 2017 stage 2: Düsseldorf - Liége 203,5 km

[PremierAndrew]

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Kittel is crying!

Tears of happiness! Will he be in yellow?

no

 

[Billie]

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Why is he crying?

anything to get attention that guy

 

[Kafviar]

Not a surprising result. Wonder who was actual 9th cause it obviously wasn't Aru!

Sagan maybe?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Not a surprising result. Wonder who was actual 9th cause it obviously wasn't Aru!

Sagan maybe?

Probably. He was thereabouts.

 

[bambino]

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I saw no Astana rider in the top 10, only saw Lutsenko in top 30

Haven't seen Aru's jersey, but I guess it is slightly different than the rest of the team with Italian RR champ decors.

 

[Gloin22]

Good start for the green battle

 

[Hayabusa]

So Matthews 9th and Sagan 10th

 

[silvergrenade]

Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 04:37:06
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 00:00:00
3 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 00:00:00
4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data 00:00:00
5 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 00:00:00
6 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 00:00:00
7 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:00
8 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 00:00:00
9 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 00:00:00
10 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:00:00

 

[GuyIncognito]

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I saw no Astana rider in the top 10, only saw Lutsenko in top 30

Haven't seen Aru's jersey, but I guess it is slightly different than the rest of the team with Italian RR champ decors.

It's a full jersey italian flag

 

[BigMac]

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That's a mistake, no Astanas were up there

Why is he crying?

Contrary to popular belief, Germans do have emotions.

That's not... I mean, he's won so many stages, is he going to cry each time or was there anything special about today?

Why is he crying?

anything to get attention that guy

Sometimes it does look like it.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

The only real question was who would finish 2nd. Seems like Démare has really stepped up his sprinting game this year.

 

[TomLPC]

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That's a mistake, no Astanas were up there

Why is he crying?

Contrary to popular belief, Germans do have emotions.

Apart from when they take penalties

(Against England)

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What a picture

 

[Ruby United]

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Good start for the green battle

There only will be a start.
By the second week it's not a battle.
Happens every year.

 

[silvergrenade]

Any GC guy losing time today?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Katusha did so much work and nothing.
Did Kristoff go down in the crash?

 

[Carols]

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I saw no Astana rider in the top 10, only saw Lutsenko in top 30

Haven't seen Aru's jersey, but I guess it is slightly different than the rest of the team with Italian RR champ decors.

It's a full jersey italian flag

Yeah Astana finally figured out how to do the Italian RR Champs jersey!

 

[Gloin22]

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Good start for the green battle

There only will be a start.
By the second week it's not a battle.
Happens every year.

Well it helps Quickstep has a whole team dedicated to him. It should be much closer this year

 

[Tonton]

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I don't plan on watching, the race already feels like its over before its properly begun yet. Saddening.

Come on Valv.Piti! You don't want tomiss Nono's first TdF stage win...

Yes, Demare to slay the German Drago(n). Mark my words .

Nah Kittel will still win.

Nono Balboa couldn't slay the Drago... . But he was mighty strong. He'll win one soon.

Fantastic, hectic sprint. It's a miracle that no crash occurred. These guys are amazing bike handlers.

 

[Tank Engine]

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Standard fare for the first week of the tour. It's a chance for 3 or 4 riders from the 2nd division teams to show themselves in a break,followed by the Quick-Step train taking over for a Kittel win.

Pretty much according to the menu. The crash helped make it into a frantic chase at the end though.

Kittel finished it off strongly in a chaotic sprint. Cav didn't do too badly. Hopefully, no-one was really injured today.

 

[Alexandre B.]

That was an entertaining sprint with no sprint train dominating.

 

[Carols]

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What a picture

PRICELESS

 

[perico]

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Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 04:37:06
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 00:00:00
3 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 00:00:00
4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data 00:00:00
5 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 00:00:00
6 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 00:00:00
7 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:00
8 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 00:00:00
9 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 00:00:00
10 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:00:00

Cav very impressive with 5 days this season.

 

[Ruby United]

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Good start for the green battle

There only will be a start.
By the second week it's not a battle.
Happens every year.

Well it helps Quickstep has a whole team dedicated to him. It should be much closer this year

I agree. The course also bends in Kittel's favor.
But don't be too optimistic.

 

[perico]

Froome is going to lose time in the running up the mountain competition with that @ss tear.