- Aug 13, 2011
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At least Vinge set the pace for a second and helped with positioning
I’m not going to lie, I was surprised to see him second wheel in the train with WVA on his wheel.
I’m not going to lie, I was surprised to see him second wheel in the train with WVA on his wheel.
- Sep 26, 2020
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Maybe Wout should have been Jonas' fish pilot instead, since he probably would have had enough space to pass Philipsen without hitting the barriers.
- Jul 18, 2020
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Please, another stage without crashes...then there comes the mountains.
A nice ITT has to be won by Powless.
- Feb 9, 2013
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Judging by the pictures upthread this stage doesn't look to be very lovely scenic-wise. This suffering us cycling fans have to go through...
Cookster15
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- May 14, 2011
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Sprinters teams won’t this one pass. Hopefully Caleb can snag a win but head says Philipson or even Cav. I suppose Cav would be the sentimental favourite.
- Feb 9, 2013
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The only person who will truly be raking it in on this Tour will be Robert Plant in royalties, again. If ever I hear the intro to Ship of Fools again...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyPT7fb0-Q
- Apr 8, 2023
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Two man break? One man break? No man break?! Or Lafay going for Green Jersey points ...
Only an act of God will stop this being a sprint finish. Force majeure or something similar.
Only an act of God will stop this being a sprint finish. Force majeure or something similar.
Cookster15
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- May 14, 2011
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yeh, it’s one of those stages that non cycling fans go ooh ah over whilst genuine cycling fans go to sleep. But these scenes are also what makes the TdF the most famous bike race on the planet and hence the most lucrative and most hardly fought grand tour.
The more chateaus and castles the better...............
The fact he’s not riding like 2008 Renshaw is really selfish from him and shows his true colours.
These Vingegaard jokes are pretty weak I gotta say. Nobody is expecting him to do leadouts on flat sprint stages, that would be ridiculous.
- Aug 6, 2014
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Skin Quimmons to surprise everybody with a late attack on this gorgeous day.
if Phillipsen goes too early the guy in his wheel has an exelent chance of winning if he keeps cool.
- Aug 31, 2019
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If Powless goes in the early break today for that 1 point he is beyond stupid. Today he should conserve energy for heading into the break the coming two stages, where there are plenty of points waiting.
Stages like today’s in the past have already caused more GC changes than some MTFs did. One moment of lack of concentration, and one‘s GC hopes are gone - broken bone, dislocated shoulder, and so on.
Phillipsen now has his win, which I find great - now I hope for someone else: Girmay, van Aert (or even Laporte). Or how about a day that makes history: #35 for Cavendish…
Phillipsen now has his win, which I find great - now I hope for someone else: Girmay, van Aert (or even Laporte). Or how about a day that makes history: #35 for Cavendish…
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Actually, I would counter this and say that if there is ever a good moment to crash, it is today. I don't want anyone to get hurt, I don't want anyone having to abandon the race through injury. I don't want anyone to lose time and I don't want anyone to have their race be affected in any way, shape or form. However, between Courrensan and the moment we take the turn onto the Nogaro circuit, the total amount of turns of any significance is 0. None. That's almost 50 kilometers of nothingness. Well, maybe that one turn in Vic-Fesenzac.
Adam Hansen will be bloviating at the thought, he will be ecstatic at the idea, but I will tell you right now: today might be more dangerous than any descent, than any turn in the race. Because the majority of the crashes is caused by rider behaviour, and not the environment.
We need to rid of the idea that straight roads = safety. The final, lettuce say 500 meters, assuming the barriers are placed properly, that's a different story, but turns in general are essential to any sprint.
- Apr 15, 2014
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- Apr 15, 2014
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I agree with this. Especially the lettuce part.
- May 25, 2018
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I can't wait till he retires. I am utterly *** sick of hearing about him.
yes, he really should let this one be, yesterday was quite a slow day and he dropped out of the break when things started to heat up, so if he takes it easy today he probably hasn't burned too many matches and can still compete for a stage like tomorrow. As much as he normally would be.
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