Tour de France stage 15 *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited July 2010 in Pro race
Another lumpy one with the lovely Port de Balès.

Will Bert and Andy stop mucking about today?
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    Schleck has to go today. Can Contador follow?

    Can Sanchez stay with them? If so, the descent is long enough for him to get back a lot
    of time.

    Or could Armstrong choose today for his final shot at a stage in the Tour.
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  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    In his interview on ITV highlights last night, Schleck said that yesterday they were just playing games but that he will have to realy go all out over the next couple of days.

    I guess he's got to take a gamble that he'll be able to do it in the last couple of stages. If he takes time too early then he'll have to really work hard to defend himself against attacks by Contador. If he just marks Contador until the last one or two mountain stages and then takes time, Contador will have to rely on the TT.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    thor to give it a go across the cat 2's?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    pineau do or die
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    peloton splitting two as astana try to ride off the front

    saxo bring it back...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Petacchi trying to go off the front and trump a thor move
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    thor comes across and marks him out
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    lampre holding it together for first sprint
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    I predict they ride piano over the Port de (Gareth) Bales and JJ Rojas takes the win, thus making my fiver on him for green a good bet ;)
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    mididoctors wrote:
    thor to give it a go across the cat 2's?
    Oh yes he must
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    jez hunt defends thor at intermediate and hoovers up the points
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    pineau in jezs wheel for the breakaway attack over the top as the bunch sits up after the sprint....
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    still flat out after 60k

    no one getting clear
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    Port de Bales is the same climb as in 2007. Also St.15 and also included Portet d'Aspet.

    Vino looking to bag a pair?

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    Rich
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    attack a bit before the feed zone


    using your head
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    riders joining... 10 man break going clear
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    RichA wrote:

    Vino looking to bag a pair?

    of suspensions?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Same as yesterday.
    Mad charge to the foot of the first climb, (fz) then, the peloton sit up.
    I am at a loss..........
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Same as yesterday.
    Mad charge to the foot of the first climb, (fz) then, the peloton sit up.
    I am at a loss..........

    Yeah, the same as... er... every other mountain stage ever.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    afx237vi wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Same as yesterday.
    Mad charge to the foot of the first climb, (fz) then, the peloton sit up.
    I am at a loss..........

    Yeah, the same as... er... every other mountain stage ever.

    Really? I don't think so.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    edited July 2010
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Same as yesterday.
    Mad charge to the foot of the first climb, (fz) then, the peloton sit up.
    I am at a loss..........

    Yeah, the same as... er... every other mountain stage ever.

    Really? I don't think so.

    OK, maybe not every mountain stage ever, but it's hardly unusual for the peloton to sit up once a breakaway gets up the road.

    If nothing happens on the Balès, then yeah, be disappointed. But I don't know why you expect them to race from three cols out.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    they don't seem to be charging up anymore, looks more like an sportive!!!
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    afx237vi wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Same as yesterday.
    Mad charge to the foot of the first climb, (fz) then, the peloton sit up.
    I am at a loss..........

    Yeah, the same as... er... every other mountain stage ever.

    Really? I don't think so.

    OK, maybe not every mountain stage ever, but it's hardly unusual for the peloton to sit up once a breakaway gets up the road.

    If nothing happens on the Balès, then yeah, be disappointed. But I don't know why you expect them to race from three cols out.

    Hey. I didn't say Bales was going to be like it is currently going. There could be attacks.

    Anyhow Sean Kelly has just said he didn't know what the tactics were yesterday and they don't really know what is going on today. :)
    He's come down on the side of it being a waiting game.

    I thought we would see the breaks having an easier time getting away and more of the blue train effect.
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  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    If AC or AS are hoping to do somethimng surely they don't want the whole peleton arriving at the PdB fresh? Portet d'Aspet is a pretty benign climb and the next cat 2 looks no different. Perhaps this years Saxo are not up to the job of setting a tough pace?
    Rich
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Touch of class about that Fabio Casertelli monument .
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    deejay wrote:
    I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

    That's like saying absolutely nothing. No I take that back, it WAS saying absolutely nothing. You make it sound as if he said something profound. :wink::wink:
  • GeorgeShaw
    GeorgeShaw Posts: 764
    deejay wrote:
    I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

    Mind games. They're trying to mess with Astana and ACs heads.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    deejay wrote:
    I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

    So Jens going out the back as soon as the road slopes upwards is all part of the grand plan! :lol:
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    deejay wrote:
    I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

    Could be the case. Do they think 30 secs is enough in the TT for Schleck? or some other
    masterplan. Riis is quite good at plans and producing good TTs

    Contador looked for the taking yesterday, but maybe he's playing games too.
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