Tour de France Stage 5: Carhaix - Cap Fréhel 164.5 km

[just some guy]

2009 I'll give you, Stage 1 was nothing to do with a crosswind and neither was the cobble stage, say how did Cadel cope with the cobble stage last year?

finished 1st group with Fabian,andy,thor and Ryder (think that was the group)

 

[BYOP88]

finished 1st group with Fabian,andy,thor and Ryder (think that was the group)

Thomas was in that group too, I forgot that Evans was in the 1st group, but that would explain why he held the yellow jersey several days later.

 

[mickkk]

Matt Keenan on 3AW radio one minute ago:

"Those Schlek brothers didnt deserve the amount of work O`Grady put in for them"

 

[Tuarts]

Are they drunk? That's last 400m is the strangest "straight" line I've ever seen.

 

[Anonymous]

Are they drunk? That's last 400m is the strangest "straight" line I've ever seen.

it does seem odd. that last 400m doesnt seem very straight.

Heres a closer look

 

[Duartista]

Pettachi, Rojas, Ventoso, Galimzyanov, Goss would beg to differ.

They would be wrong. The last km is 8 %.

St Flour 2004 Tour: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=results/stage10

Just to be clear, was replying to a post about whether or not stage 9 is for sprinters.

 

[Anonymous]

Can we please just stick to stage 5 in this thread.

It will be very confusing for people if you start talking about uphill finish to the stage and posting profiles for other stages, especially those who cant figure out your talking about stage 8, 9 whatever. Just start a stage 8 thread already

 

[Mambo95]

Ned Boulting on Twitter: "Driving last 15km of race route on coast. Treetops bending. Proper crosswind."

 

[Tuarts]

I am interested in the 2nd/3rd tier sprinters today, who will likely finish best out of...

Bonnet

Engoulvent

Turgot

Keen to here your thoughts as this will help my fantasy cycling team!

Hinault will. Otherwise, based on the only other sprint stage, Engoulvent.

 

[just some guy]

Ned Boulting on Twitter: "Driving last 15km of race route on coast. Treetops bending. Proper crosswind."

Sweet.....

 

[Tuarts]

They would be wrong. The last km is 8 %.

St Flour 2004 Tour: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=results/stage10

Just to be clear, was replying to a post about whether or not stage 9 is for sprinters.

Yes but if people are saying Hushovd could get there, then those other sprinter should be there or thereabouts.

Edit: Ok, last thing I'll say on the stage

 

[just some guy]

Not the best day at the office

 

[dlwssonic]

Not the best day at the office

i dont get it so is that crosswinds or what.

 

[Jamsque]

It's going to be a fun one. I predict at least one GC rider will lose more than a minute today. Who will it be? Basso? Samu? Contador again?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Most of it is tailwind

the direction is the same direction they are riding (you can see it on the mini map of the stage route).. so there might be a bit crosswind but most of it is tailwind

Ideal would be if the wind is tail-crosswind. So most of it in the tail and a bit on the side. Then you can create great echelons

 

[dlwssonic]

Most of it is tailwind

the direction is the same direction they are riding (you can see it on the mini map of the stage route).. so there might be a bit crosswind but most of it is tailwind

Ideal would be if the wind is tail-crosswind. So most of it in the tail and a bit on the side. Then you can create great echelons

arrr shucks!! any chance of echelons today.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

There's definately a chance, especially in the last part of the stage when they ride along the coast. But like I said with these wind predictions it looks hard

 

[richtea]

Isn't there long section where they travel south eastwards midway through the stage, in which case there will be a pure crosswind for a significant part of the stage?

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Isn't there long section where they travel south eastwards midway through the stage, in which case there will be a pure crosswind for a significant part of the stage?

Yeah, it looks like between 80 and 120 km will be pure side on to the wind. Tailwinds otherwise.

 

[just some guy]

Yeah, it looks like between 80 and 120 km will be pure side on to the wind. Tailwinds otherwise.

get a quick change in direction and smash there goes the group - be a nervous day and thats when mistakes happen even if the wind does nothing

 

[sublimit]

Isn't there long section where they travel south eastwards midway through the stage, in which case there will be a pure crosswind for a significant part of the stage?

Yes but I'm not certain how exposed that section is? Shame the wind isn't from the North East.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

get a quick change in direction and smash there goes the group - be a nervous day and thats when mistakes happen even if the wind does nothing

Only trouble is... I've had a quick look on google maps and it looks quite sheltered on that road, continuous development with housing and hedges etc.. Hope I'm wrong but I don't think a wind from the South-West is going to do much here.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Yes but I'm not certain how exposed that section is? Shame the wind isn't from the North East.

If it was from the north east it would be a head wind.

Matt Keenan on 3AW radio one minute ago:

"Those Schlek brothers didnt deserve the amount of work O`Grady put in for them"

Haha, probably true.

Ned Boulting on Twitter: "Driving last 15km of race route on coast. Treetops bending. Proper crosswind."

God I hope so. The fact that the forescast predicts a tailwind for most of the finale may catch some teams out though Rabobank DS hinted that the team may try something today.

 

[Trond Vidar]

Thor on Norwegian TV2: Will help out Tyler if he is in position, or will try himself if Farrar is not there.

 

[AussieGoddess]

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