Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 10: Albertville – Valence, 190.7 km

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Why would Colbrelli and Matthews help Cavendish to a win and securing the green jersey?

Bahrain and and BEX will drop Cavendish before the intermediate and a big break will sail home to the win as DQS can't reel them in alone.
 
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I just spent a few minutes doing the Col de Couz, Col de la Placette (intermediate) and the climb before Rochefort-Samson on Google Streetview. Cavendish shouldn't be helplessly behind at the intermediate, they are straight main roads. The third isn't too bad either.

If it's a bunch sprint and Cavendish isn't there, the green jersey will be a difficult task.

Col de Couz: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45....12/@45.5085663,5.836928,13z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e1

Sprint: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45....372,5.6740243,6527m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e1

Rochefort: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45....3/@45.0226774,5.1957531,13z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e1
 
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Jul 13, 2016
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I doubt cavendish will be dropped here, but if he does we might get an interesting race
 
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Why would Colbrelli and Matthews help Cavendish to a win and securing the green jersey?

Bahrain and and BEX will drop Cavendish before the intermediate and a big break will sail home to the win as DQS can't reel them in alone.

Since ganging up against yellow sounds nosnsensical now, let's hope it still creates action against green
 
Aug 18, 2010
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Should be a sprint from this situation. At least if it isn’t the QS domestiques will get one hell of a bollocking at dinner. Cav v Philipsen.
 
Aug 12, 2012
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Today just headwind all the stage, at 18 Km/h, medium, so the start at 51 Km /h for the 2 riders is meritable, although is in a protected area.

With that wind very difficult for a break, and very difficult for echelons...Just at the end, maybe the previous 5 Km vbefore the entrance to valence,..will be a good condition for echelons,. but not too much wind and quite protected and very at the end, so no big problem.

There are some narrows road on the last part with lon false flat and some small slopes where someone into de peloton could jump to avoid an sprit, but really difficul, or maybe ineos play for any cuts that affect Pogacar, but really difficul as well with this wind.

Anyway, we will see.
 
Apr 30, 2011
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In 5 km we'll see if they'll force the pace. But it seems like everyone is fine with extending the rest day.
 
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Isn't more likely that they'll try gapping Cavendish in the small hill up towards the sprint itself?
For the intermediate points, yes. And that's all they'll do. But if they wanted him to have a bit heavier legs later on, they might as well start early. Now I don't think we'll see any better break today, just a boring sprint stage.
 
Feb 1, 2011
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For the intermediate points, yes. And that's all they'll do. But if they wanted him to have a bit heavier legs later on, they might as well start early. Now I don't think we'll see any better break today, just a boring sprint stage.

I think today it was really optimistic to expect anything else. Cav's also certainly not unbeatable in the finale even in a soft stage.
 
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I think today it was really optimistic to expect anything else. Cav's also certainly not unbeatable in the finale even in a soft stage.
No but now that Merlier's gone he's probably the strongest sprinter with the strongest train. It will take either some serious legs or some kind of mistake/accident to beat him.