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No. Nibali will forget the fact that he was supposed to stop at the finish line, in order to collect his win, and just fly directly to Tokyo without that pesky need for planes or such nonsense.
- Aug 13, 2011
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Superman looks dead. Literally. Something must be wrong with him. He might come back to his old self slowly. But not tomorrow. The weather looks bad also. That has been his luck. If he comes back it will be in the Pyrenean stages where is hotter.
- Apr 16, 2009
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I can pick 3 riders for the break with high certainty: Quintana, Woods and Poels!
To these riders we can probably add Chaves who tried to go with the break on Sunday but had a flat at the wrong moment.
To these riders we can probably add Chaves who tried to go with the break on Sunday but had a flat at the wrong moment.
- Aug 13, 2011
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Absolutely be hard. If they were Movistar I could see them creating mayhem and having their sprinter OTL. Maybe he’ll get help from Thomas and Froome if they are back by him. If he doesn’t go in the break, he absolutely needs to be in the peloton for as long as possible up the first time.
Does anyone have an estimate of what they think the time will be?
Van Aert will probably make it into the break. Let's see how long he can last. Maybe he will chase down Woods on the last descent Hushovd style.
I'm wondering what the max leash will be for the break. I'm thinking we may see near Worlds gaps (20+ minutes)
This.
Double Alpe deliberately ignored all the amazing climbs around Bourg d’Oisans, to do the same one twice.
There’s nothing near the Ventoux, and they’re climbing it from 2 different directions. If there’s a disappointment it’s that they can’t start the stage by including a climb from the other side and include all 3.
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Recently, some members of the press have not respectfully genuflected when Pog has passed by. This has angered the great leader, Pogasaurus Rex. Thus, a lesson will be administered for all non-believers during the 2nd ascent of Ventoux. Sacrifices will be offered up and laid down by the mortals of the peloton. P. Rex will punctuate his current reign with a hypersonic flight to the apex. At the finish, spectators will be given special goggles to prevent blindness from the resulting megatonic flash. A billowing mushroom cloud will signal completion of the stage. Pog will have time to warm down, take a shower, and eat a doughnut before returning to the finish line to applaud whoever arrives in 2nd place and collapses in a heap at his feet.
...i have no idea why UAE don't just refuse to lead when break sets off. all they should do is let the rest of the top ten chase each other down (they will). every day should be a rest day for UAE.
i would hate the break to take this.
pog must crush everyone (and i am not even a particular fan -- just a fan of the best rider winning).
hoping uran and gaudu do well.
hoping bahrain all get a "stomach virus" and abandon (PDM 1991 anyone...?).
i would hate the break to take this.
pog must crush everyone (and i am not even a particular fan -- just a fan of the best rider winning).
hoping uran and gaudu do well.
hoping bahrain all get a "stomach virus" and abandon (PDM 1991 anyone...?).
- Aug 13, 2011
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Heck UAE could all just get in the Break bar Pogacar so they can all finish together.
Carapaz has to put some time into O'Connor or at least try. Expect Ineos to use up Porte and the other doms on the second ascent. Be interesting to see how Pogacar plays it but the battle for the podium spots will probably only help him. He doesn't have to attack but I expect him to counter attack. O'Connor has a good gap over third place and can afford to lose some time.
Certain it be Yates from BEX - Maybe it could be both riders.
And Froome will run past all of them before the tree line ends.
Well, he only has one stage win so far. Had he had three already then we may start to call him greedy.
In 2013 it was a 242k stage with a cat 3 and three cat 4 in the first half of the stage. There were two groups coming in at 27 and 32 minutes. The Sault side is easy, so OTLs probably will depend more on how hard Liguière is raced.
I’m not a fan of starting the climb statistics where they do (15.7@8.8), in my mind it starts at the exit of Bédoin. The whole climb is 21.5@7.5 (or thereabouts).
Due to reasons I’ve done those first kilometres twice, so I’m biased towards that part of the climb
I’m not a fan of starting the climb statistics where they do (15.7@8.8), in my mind it starts at the exit of Bédoin. The whole climb is 21.5@7.5 (or thereabouts).
Due to reasons I’ve done those first kilometres twice, so I’m biased towards that part of the climb
- May 9, 2010
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I like stages to have a meaningful story to tell. To be part of a bigger narrative. Doing a loop on a climb makes no sense in the story of riders pedalling their way around France (unless you wanna tell the story that someone forgot their wallet on top of the mountain and had to go back to get it).
Anyway, break to take it. Woods vs Poels vs Quintana.
Anyway, break to take it. Woods vs Poels vs Quintana.
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