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

[bassano]

only Astana problem is that they are waiting for Fuglslang which is hopeless anyway and which won´t have problem to made it back alone a place of focus to Aru

 

[rick james]

getting wet

 

[SlickMongoose]

The break have gained over 2 minutes on this climb so far. The pace in the peloton is pathetic.

 

[fauniera]

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

So they are wasting the best chance to derail the Skytrain? They can't be that stupid. Or maybe they can.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re: Re:

Shirley they should be attacking to drop Knees and Rowe...

Yes, they should eliminate Sky's heavyweights before Colombiere.

You mean physically because I see no other way?

How about upping the pace?

You can't assume Sky are super strong and unassailable just because they're riding at the front, as the leader's team is wont to do, while the pace is slow and almost everybody is still in that group.

Who can up the pace?

 

[Sciocco]

 

[sir fly]

This is playing into Sky's hands, so far.

 

[bassano]

Re: Re:

Shirley they should be attacking to drop Knees and Rowe...

Yes, they should eliminate Sky's heavyweights before Colombiere.

You mean physically because I see no other way?

How about upping the pace?

You can't assume Sky are super strong and unassailable just because they're riding at the front, as the leader's team is wont to do, while the pace is slow and almost everybody is still in that group.

Who can up the pace?

Like everyone who want to make stage harder

 

[spalco]

Re:

What's the ETA for Mont du Chat? It's clear nothing of importance will happen until then

2 hours at least imo.

 

[TommyGun]

Re:

spot on!

 

[TomLPC]

Re: Re:

Shirley they should be attacking to drop Knees and Rowe...

Yes, they should eliminate Sky's heavyweights before Colombiere.

You mean physically because I see no other way?

How about upping the pace?

You can't assume Sky are super strong and unassailable just because they're riding at the front, as the leader's team is wont to do, while the pace is slow and almost everybody is still in that group.

Who can up the pace?

Cippolini could probably up this pace tbf

 

[fauniera]

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

Bunch of clowns in the teamcars.

 

[TommyGun]

wow Adrien Petit still in the peloton! Shameful pace

 

[infeXio]

Borefest

 

[hrotha]

Re: Re:

Who can up the pace?

I think I could.

 

[craigmalone]

Re: Re:

Shirley they should be attacking to drop Knees and Rowe...

Yes, they should eliminate Sky's heavyweights before Colombiere.

You mean physically because I see no other way?

How about upping the pace?

You can't assume Sky are super strong and unassailable just because they're riding at the front, as the leader's team is wont to do, while the pace is slow and almost everybody is still in that group.

Who can up the pace?

Surely Astana or BMC can send a man to the front to up the pace. You only want to kill Rowe and Knees to get Sky's better Doms riding earlier, if they don't have the riders to do that, they might as might well pack up now

 

[Ricco']

Is Andy Schleck still in the race caravan? He could probably do something too...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wake me up when something happens.

 

[sir fly]

The teammates at the front will be useful only if someone attacks.

 

[TomLPC]

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Is Andy Schleck still in the race caravan? He could probably do something too...

At least Andy wouldve done something cool

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Roglic for polkadots

 

[Rollthedice]

Upping the pace means you have to go to the front with a few men who hopefully can go so strong with 112k before the finish and two other HC climbs that they can shed the likes of Nieve, Landa or Henao and still have enough in the tank to protect their leader.

 

[aarnold517]

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

I think we all need to take solace in the fact that the more leeway the break has, the greater the chance of bananito in yellow

 

[Ricco']

Well, at least the XCO world cup starts in about 45 minutes, Schurter's domination can be more interesting than this.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

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

I think we all need to take solace in the fact that the more leeway the break has, the greater the chance of bananito in yellow

This forum would melt.

All kidding aside, they really shouldn't give Bananito that much leeway...He seems to be in amazing form right now, all things considered.