Tour de France 2020 | Stage 12 (Chauvigny - Sarran, 218 km)

[gregrowlerson]

I can only conclude DS miss the much need CN Forum education.

Maybe I should clarify that I'm 90% serious here.

What's a DS? Does it stand for dipstick?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Burgaudeau - how lucky can you get?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Bora riding now and the gap isn’t going out any more.

 

[BlueRoads]

Jumbo: only interested in controlling
Ineos: only interested in controlling
Astana: Sanchez
DQS: okay, if Sagan is not in the break
Cofidis: we got Guillaume
Lotto: we only got a few guys left and de Gendt is not in best form
Total Direct: Cousin is at the doctor's car and we got nobody else
Israel: we got nobody, really, but at least we sent Politt
Trek: we tried. we failed. we're done
Bahrain: we are hurt and we got to protect Landa
Arkea: all in for Quintana
UAE: lost Formolo and Aru, we only care about Pogacar now
EF: Carthy's hurt
NTT: well, Gogl would have been better, but what can we say... fot NTT this is pretty good
Groupama: we tried yesterday and the day before
CCC: we have some wins this season, what more do you want?
AG2R: what us? we have Bardet
Mitchelton: we are real climbers
Movistar: Erviti
Sunweb: Arndt tried and failed

obviously the teams see this stage differently, we wanted some lighter guys, they are sending their power-houses

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I have no idea what Asgreen and Jungels were doing yesterday and I have no idea Asgreen is trying to do today

 

[gregrowlerson]

I am so sick of the blocking the road antics to let breakaways get 48 minutes.

I have started to think of Martin as like a Hitler of the peloton. But I'm wondering if I'm being a little harsh on Hitler, as he did sort of build the Autobahn.

By the way, your signature

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Bora riding now and the gap isn’t going out any more.

yeah, Sagan trying to make it across killed the chances of the break expanding as there was no way he’d be allowed go. But it did indicate that he wants the stage badly, so Bora get to keep it under control. Lucky for them there’s only four guys. Bad news for LuLu as a stage win looks a lot less nailed on

 

[Devil's Elbow]

yeah, Sagan trying to make it across killed the chances of the break expanding as there was no way he’d be allowed go. But it did indicate that he wants the stage badly, so Bora get to keep it under control. Lucky for them there’s only four guys. Bad news for LuLu.

Good news for us though, these 4 being handed 20 minutes would be as lame as transitional stages can possibly get.

 

[BeagleOfToledo]

Sagan's new sprinting style explained haha

https://gruppettogazette.com/2020/0...meatworks-as-bizarre-training-regime-exposed/

 

[gregrowlerson]

Now to the important question.

Should I cash in my $1 plunge on Sanchez for a $5.16 return?

 

[Brumdog66]

CCC should be helping

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

CCC should be helping

why? Bora have a team of big strong lumps who can keep it close. Let them spend the energy. Plenty of time to step in if they flag

 

[Mayomaniac]

What's a DS? Does it stand for dipstick?

If we look at dome teams ds probably stands for dopesmoker...

 

[Brumdog66]

why? Bora have a team of big strong lumps who can keep it close. Let them spend the energy. Plenty of time to step in if they flag

True but its a risky game to play they're the other team with the best chance if the break comes back who aren't represented. Sould just whack their worst dom in the BORA train as a token

 

[Vino's Mum]

The longest stage of this year's Tour de France (and the only one above 200k)

Amateurs. 252.5 km...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N3jRlrknXzM


7h 46’ 06” for Ulle, with the autobus and half the race arriving 43 minutes later.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Amateurs. 252.5 km...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N3jRlrknXzM


7h 46’ 06” for Ulle, with the autobus and half the race arriving 43 minutes later.

I would be interested to hear Libertine Seguros' thoughts on this stage. It certainly wasn't a short mountain stage, and it wasn't soft pedalled at all like stage 6, but on the other hand, it did finish on a climb that he/she has voiced his/her opinion on once or twice before....

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Intermediate sprint

 

[BlueRoads]

I would be interested to hear Libertine Seguros' thoughts on this stage. It certainly wasn't a short mountain stage, and it wasn't soft pedalled at all like stage 6, but on the other hand, it did finish on a climb that he/she has voiced his/her opinion on once or twice before....

I think Libertine's actually female.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I think Libertine's actually female.

Nah, male. I'm 95% sure.

And I'm 95% sure that you're female.

Me? The jury's out.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Bennett takes another 2 points on Sagan.

 

[BlueRoads]

Morkov for green!

 

[richwallone]

At this point I'm calling on Sagan to just win a stage and pack it to save his gun powder for the Giro... Obviously, the best, and the most entertaining, grand tour there is, at least after Cipo retired and Petacchi lost his legs

 

[spalco]

With Sagan's hopes of reclaiming the green jersey seemingly gone, it's difficult to see any scenario where this stage does not go to the breakaway.

It's not a certainty Bennett makes it to Paris. Even if Sagan doesn't make up any points, the fight isn't necessarily over.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

At this point I'm calling on Sagan to just win a stage and pack it to save his gun powder for the Giro... Obviously, the best, and the most entertaining, grand tour there is, at least after Cipo retired and Petacchi lost his legs

Well he certainly seems to be planning to give the first part a go today. I’m not sure what his best chance is though. Does he have to attack after DQS has been eroded but before the GC guys decide that the stage is their’s?

 

[BlueRoads]

wow Asgreen