Tour de France 2018 stage 9: Arras > Roubaix 156,5 km

[GuyIncognito]

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Dan Martin and Quintana alongside Sagan and GVA after 12 cobbled sections.

Suggesting perhaps that the difficulty of PR is slightly over-rated?

Not so sure. This stage has less than half the distance of cobbles that PR has

Bartoli did say when he finally rode it, "That was it?"

 

[sir fly]

The trio has gone...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Like a tactically fascinating 0-0 draw

 

[Dazed and Confused]

See how easy it is to distance lesser riders when the real guys put down the hammer....

 

[GuyIncognito]

Quintana dropped I think

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gilbert wants this one

 

[Scarponi]

Geez thought the bike was going down there

 

[DFA123]

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Like a tactically fascinating 0-0 draw

With loads of two footed tackles.

 

[Oliwright]

Quintana with an immense ride. Thomas is soooo strong. Valverde is imperious & Degenkolb back to his best!

 

[Leinster]

Re: Re:

Dan Martin and Quintana alongside Sagan and GVA after 12 cobbled sections.

Suggesting perhaps that the difficulty of PR is slightly over-rated?

Not a bit of it. There's been a lot of GC-dictated neutralization of some of the racing today. If this was a full-blooded P-R, they wouldn't have got back on.

 

[jsem94]

Great trio this.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Majka's nowhere to be seen

 

[DBotero]

Uran hopeless.

 

[rick james]

Froome should attack G

 

[Eclipse]

Glorious stuff this

 

[jsem94]

Re: Re:

Dan Martin and Quintana alongside Sagan and GVA after 12 cobbled sections.

Suggesting perhaps that the difficulty of PR is slightly over-rated?

Not a bit of it. There's been a lot of GC-dictated neutralization of some of the racing today. If this was a full-blooded P-R, they wouldn't have got back on.

Also a difference between 157 and 257 km.

 

[rick james]

Front 3 won't be pulled back

 

[TMP402]

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Dan Martin and Quintana alongside Sagan and GVA after 12 cobbled sections.

Adrenaline's a helluva drug.

 

[Scarponi]

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I’m away from tv can you please let me know How is my favorite little man Richie doing?

... just kidding. I’m glad the loser is out and I don’t have to be listening to some nonsense about Porte being a GT contender

Aren't you a big boy

 

[capuldemetal]

quintana attacks alongside sagan !

 

[Amazinmets87]

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Like a tactically fascinating 0-0 draw

How? Multiple GT men have lost time. Uran at 1:27 from main GC group...

 

[Tigerion]

Uran group dropping a heap of time

 

[Vroome.exe]

Lampaert has no chance of winning but still works the most with Gaviria behind...

 

[rainman]

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Front 3 won't be pulled back

4 if you include the moto

 

[woodburn]

Peleton has given up on stage win.