Tour de France 2019

[Son of Amsterhammer]

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EF:

Uran
Woods
Bettiol
Kangert
Van Garderen
Clarke
Langeveld
Scully

On paper, this is actually a pretty good squad.

But as usual with EF, life is like a box of chocolates

Uran, Woods and TJVG? Hope JV has leadership organised well before stage 6

Good looking team right there. If their top 3 can hang in there, they'll have options later in the race.

 

[Leinster]

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EF:

Uran
Woods
Bettiol
Kangert
Van Garderen
Clarke
Langeveld
Scully

On paper, this is actually a pretty good squad.

But as usual with EF, life is like a box of chocolates

Uran, Woods and TJVG? Hope JV has leadership organised well before stage 6

They’ve as much as said the goal is gc for Rigo. TJ will aim for TT, and Woods might get freedom to stage hunt too.

I can see Woods getting in a lot of breaks and sitting up to Uran once his chance of a stage is gone.

 

[Koronin]

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Is there always this much focus on nationality? Just hope that TV2's coverage doesn't only do Danes with this many around. Dont understand Bak really, but glad for him. Will most likely be his last TdF.

There is in every sport

Ofcourse TV2 will do almost only danes, but you can always switch to Eurosport Denmark, where they talk mostly about danes

Or - get VPN and access Eurosport France, where they mostly speak of french riders, or Eurosport UK, where they mostly talk of british riders, or Eurosport Belgium, where they mostly speak of belgian riders, etc.

That's better than US coverage where we're stuck with NBC and they mostly about specific riders of whatever nationality. Mostly Sagan, Sky/Ineos, Quintana, Tejay (if he's riding well), Porte. I likely have forgotten someone or several someones.

 

[movingtarget]

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EF:

Uran
Woods
Bettiol
Kangert
Van Garderen
Clarke
Langeveld
Scully

On paper, this is actually a pretty good squad.

But as usual with EF, life is like a box of chocolates

Yes good squad with plenty of chances for stage wins if Uran doesn't show up. TJVG put in a nice ride in the Dauphine but I have doubts about that form transferring to the Tour. First MTF should tell a lot about both of the GC riders. Uran hasn't raced much.

 

[Robert5091]

Watch the guys and gals putting things in place at
http://www.brussels.be/webcam-grand-place

 

[Lequack]

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

quintana looks less than amused

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Landa looks like:

"The team wants me to put my hand at the bottom, but I will hold it like I want, slightly off to the side, not supporting anyone, while I look awkwardly away"

 

[Savant12]

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"All for no-one and none for all."

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Meanwhile, just to brighten all your day, while we all wait for the big show to start....... here's the biggest crash I have seen, ever....... and nobody got hurt BTW:

https://youtu.be/zDUxktR57u0

 

[wheresmybrakes]

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Gonna be the same old, same old with those three. It's gonna be fun watching them fail as usual.

 

[tobydawq]

Hmmm. Today, Bora have revealed a new white/green jersey for the Tour.

The strange part is that on the website of Danish TV2 where they present all the teams, this jersey has been on display for at least a week. But how could they know?

 

[sir fly]

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Hmmm. Today, Bora have revealed a new white/green jersey for the Tour.

The strange part is that on the website of Danish TV2 where they present all the teams, this jersey has been on display for at least a week. But how could they know?

Rumour says that Merete Eldrup has recently bought a cooking system and found it in a dishcloth wrap.
... Or was it a towel-gift along with the shower... I'm not sure anymore.

 

[Escarabajo]

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"All for no-one and none for all."

:lol:

 

[Publicus]

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Valverde looks exhausted from holding his arm up

 

[Lequack]

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"All for no-one and none for all."

 

[Lequack]

Some more pre-race photos.

 

[42x16ss]

I like Matthews' shoes

 

[Rollthedice]

Quintana looks like he's 64 years old and just dyed his hair black.

 

[AQETUYIOI]

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Landa looks like:

"The team wants me to put my hand at the bottom, but I will hold it like I want, slightly off to the side, not supporting anyone, while I look awkwardly away"

They got his back.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I count 7 teams with no other agenda than the GC:

Ineos
Astana
Mitchelton
Movistar
EF
AG2R
Groupama

Looking at the start list, with Ineos being a little weaker and the other 6 teams all bringing their a-listers, I think we are in for quite the battle.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Quintana looks like he's 64 years old and just dyed his hair black.

"Quintana looks like he's 64 years old and just died..."

 

[Koronin]

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I count 7 teams with no other agenda than the GC:

Ineos
Astana
Mitchelton
Movistar
EF
AG2R
Groupama

Looking at the start list, with Ineos being a little weaker and the other 6 teams all bringing their a-listers, I think we are in for quite the battle.

Well Movistar is likely also targeting the team title. With comments Valverde has made it sounds like he (and thus the team) may go stage hunting.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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I count 7 teams with no other agenda than the GC:

Ineos
Astana
Mitchelton
Movistar
EF
AG2R
Groupama

Looking at the start list, with Ineos being a little weaker and the other 6 teams all bringing their a-listers, I think we are in for quite the battle.

Well Movistar is likely also targeting the team title. With comments Valverde has made it sounds like he (and thus the team) may go stage hunting.

Come on, ofcourse Movistar are riding for the GC.

 

[Koronin]

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I count 7 teams with no other agenda than the GC:

Ineos
Astana
Mitchelton
Movistar
EF
AG2R
Groupama

Looking at the start list, with Ineos being a little weaker and the other 6 teams all bringing their a-listers, I think we are in for quite the battle.

Well Movistar is likely also targeting the team title. With comments Valverde has made it sounds like he (and thus the team) may go stage hunting.

Come on, ofcourse Movistar are riding for the GC.

Riding for GC yes. However, it's not their only goals.