Tour de France 2017 stage 9: Nantua > Chambéry - 181,5 km

[gregrowlerson]

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Demare...36 mins back

How's the chance he will be OTL today?

100%.

I think more like 75% of him making it..
The time cut would be huge today

FInnish commentators (with Jussi Veikkanen) seem to think it's 35-42 minutes today. In that case he has no chance. But hard to say without the rule book.

I think you need a degree to understand how the time limit cut-off works. It's like the Duckworth Lewis system in one day cricket!

 

[GuyIncognito]

Dozed off, woke up. Still not on the climb

Jesus H Christ

Did I miss anything? I assume not...

 

[silvergrenade]

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Mollema is riding for himself...

I think so too..
But lets see

 

[phil-i-am]

Kwia 50 km pull

 

[Ikbengodniet]

This Movistar team is the worst in years.

 

[Eagle]

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Dozed off, woke up. Still not on the climb

Jesus H Christ

Did I miss anything? I assume not...

Matthews won the sprint, Gallopin and Bakelants attacked from front group

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Dozed off, woke up. Still not on the climb

Jesus H Christ

Did I miss anything? I assume not...

Matthews won the sprint, Gallopin and Bakelants attacked from front group

Thanks!

 

[gregrowlerson]

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Demare apparently on 37 minutes?

But still ahead of Van Emden

We may see leniency with regards to the time cut today.

Why?

If several of the primary sprinters are outside the cut.

Yeah, wouldn't want to make a rash decision on throwing a rider out of the race who might effect the destination of the green jersey

 

[carton]

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He'd probably rather have them on the flat after the climb than now

Yep. As with Quintana and Betancur. Nairo and Bertie aren't here for a catered cafe ride.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I wish Alberto would move up a bit

 

[deValtos]

Gotta love how even Martin, Mentiejes, Yates all have team mates. The only two riders who have no one are Contador/Quintana.

 

[portugal11]

Will the gc guys catch gallopin and bakelands? I think so

 

[rick james]

BMC train

 

[laurensde+]

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Will the gc guys catch gallopin and bakelands? I think so

Definitely. Shame really, as Tony's a great descender.

 

[Jelantik]

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English stream anywhere?

http://www.fixalen.info/20170629/vv-1725518-cycling-5954879b302db1.08888157.html

 

[Merckx index]

Re: Tour de France 2017 stage 9: Nantua > Chambéry - 181,5 k

So we have a dawg on Cat Mountain. I’d BetonCur.

 

[Ruby United]

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Gotta love how even Martin, Mentiejes, Yates all have team mates. The only two riders who have no one are Contador/Quintana.

Well, they are the weakest of the 3 riders you mentioned in my opinion. (Perhaps not Meintjes, but certainly Martin and Yates)

 

[No_Balls]

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Pretty sad to see a battered Contador alone and having to get his own bottles when he's got two teamates in the break ahead, you'd never see something like that at Sky !

Dont get why they couldnt send down at least one of them. Unless he is not planning something this is pointless riding atm

He'd probably rather have them on the flat after the climb than now

He would have survived that little stretch. It would have been another ballgame if he attacked on Mont du Chat which might have been on the radar had he not chrashed. We'll see.

 

[portugal11]

Vamos contador!!

 

[rick james]

Kwia finally done

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

Pantano gone..

 

[Ikbengodniet]

LRP is planning something.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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LRP is planning something.

How to steal the declaration of independence!

Sorry. My mind wanders when the stage is boring.

 

[Guybrush]

Eurosports needs (among other things) a better translator, that Contador interview was ALL wrong

 

[silvergrenade]

Porte looks mean!