Paris - Nice Stage 5 **SPOILER**

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Boom one of five Rabo, riding the bus.
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  • Pierre Rolland off the front. He has a very smooth style
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Brice Feillu attacks now. He has a very unsmooth style.
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    contador has removed legwarmers...
  • since Astana are at the head i guess contador is in good form today, do you think LLS will be able to hold on?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    The peloton bleeds, the hurt proper soon begins.......
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Feillu's failed move might well have put Vacansoleil out of the Tour de France. If that's as exciting as he can get then I think other squads might get a look in. Harsh and he had a throat infection a while ago but ASO have to make decision somehow.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    since Astana are at the head i guess contador is in good form today, do you think LLS will be able to hold on?

    More likely to be Valverde I reckon.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Man, Tony Martin is monumentally over rated.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Voigt struggling. Sagan gone off the back.
  • 1.6 to go and contador goes
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Contador doesn't seem his usual zippy self
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    I guess it's pretty steep
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Contador's always got a jump but often struggles to pull out a big lead. The riders know to peg him and then come back slow.
  • Dazza2280
    Dazza2280 Posts: 156
    he's still dancing away from everyone though!!!! think he'll kick and go again?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kléber wrote:
    Contador's always got a jump but often struggles to pull out a big lead. The riders know to peg him and then come back slow.

    ...and at that point, he kicks again.
  • Dazza2280
    Dazza2280 Posts: 156
    turns out he just did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a machine!!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Rodriguez towing Valverde. Now where have I seen that before?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    So the 1st best climber in the world and the 2nd best climber in the world... if Rujano were there, he'd be in 3rd wheel right now :wink:
  • I know f.shcleck has his reasons.... but The shack? where was levi?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    1) Contador
    2) Valverde @24"
    3) Kreuziger @25"
    4) LL Sanchez @28"
    5)Samu Sanchez @29"
    Levi Leipheimer @ 1'-40"ish
    Sad Sack Shack! :oops:
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Lionel Birnies tweets during the stage were funny.

    Especially the Armstrong redux.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not even April and he has 2 mountain top wins and a week long stage race. Who's the champ, and still people pick on him.

    Good job Valverde, Sammy and Voigt.

    Frank off the pace.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • le_patron
    le_patron Posts: 494
    It's predictable, yet still thrilling when he takes off.

    But I hope someone can challenge him eventually...I want to see him under pressure and a resulting duel up the summit finishes, a la Peyresourde/Plateau de Beille in '07. No evidence to suggest that will happen in the near future.
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Who's the champ, and still people pick on him.

    Who picks on him FF? As far as I know, everyone (inc the other riders) have all said he is by far away the no1 rider in the world and people only have a chance against him if he falls off of his bike....

    I didn't realise there was a Contador is crap movement to go along with the Wiggins/Armstrong/Evans/Valverde etc etc is crap movements...
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Who's the champ, and still people pick on him.

    All I said was that he didn't look like his normal zippy self. That's hardly picking on him.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,477
    The 64 people who picked him for the stage in PTP today obviously don't think he's crap.
  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    The spanish riders do like P-N it seems.
  • Having returned from an afternoon of meetings I can only apologise for my love of Etxeondo 3 in 1 hats. I recognise this is an opinion and not a fact.

    Experiences of coolness may vary.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Who's the champ, and still people pick on him.

    All I said was that he didn't look like his normal zippy self. That's hardly picking on him.

    The really frightening thing was that you are right. Clearly not as fluid as normal.
    Imagine what would have happened if he hadn't taken a knock and was just a little sharper.
    Grey Tex will have to have another race schedule re-think.
    Is there a veterans TDF? :P
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