Tour de France Stage 8 *SPOILER*

dave_1
dave_1 Posts: 9,512
edited July 2012 in Pro race
how do you all think the teams will ride today? Will it be a soft break let away and teams keep fresh legs for Monday or will it be GC battle today??? I think fireworks today..GC war
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
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  • RoadPainter
    RoadPainter Posts: 375
    I'm off to Glovelier to watch them come through twice.

    Think the best tactic for Sky would be the right break going and another team having yellow for a few days - that right break might be hard to find...

    Sunny here near Basel, about an hour's drive from Porrentruy area.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    It would be good to see a gloves off situation but don't you think one or two teams will be licking their wounds after yesterday? If they take another beating today it could be game over for them with two weeks to go. Having said that the Sky team expended a lot of calories yesterday, would they want to have to ride like that again today?
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  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    There's still a long way to go but although I think there will be some "cagey" game play today I think we will be set up for a right old battle in the closing km's. I really enjoyed yesterday's race and the anticipation of "will Cadel just use the Sky boys to propel him to the line and take seconds back from Wiggo or can Sky take it all the way" which of course they did. And that was brilliant :D

    Sadly I will have to wait for highlights tonight on ITV4 as I will be on a return flight from Cyprus to Manchester whilst all the excitement goes on. Going to Paris for the final day and really looking forward to that. It makes the thought of a return to work tomorrow in a wet and windy UK all the more bearable :D
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    A lot of teams with nothing to lose. It's got successful breakaway written all over it. The sort of day that Casar and Vino tend to triumph in.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Quite excited about today's stage. I think the descent off the last climb could be decisive.
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  • Will.C
    Will.C Posts: 245
    Think a large break is gonna go away, sky will let someone else take yellow and evans and nibs will try to distance wiggins in the last few k for few seconds.....or sky will control the whole thing to the finish line.
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    surely Evans with his great descending will have a go at sky on some descent, see if they make a mistake?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Jeremy Roy will surely have a go
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    How technical is the last descent?

    Are Nibs and Evans likely to take that much time? My thinking is that if Sky don't drill it too much on the final climb and they make it over the top with 3/4 riders then there's very little chance of anyone taking masses of time out of them on the descent.
  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    Dave_1 wrote:
    surely Evans with his great descending will have a go at sky on some descent, see if they make a mistake?

    +1. I think Cadel may look to break on the climb to gain some ground and time on Wiggo and use his descending skills to extend any gap he creates. Who knows!? I think it will be a great race today and for those of you watching at home some edge of the sofa viewing for a Sunday afternoon. :D

    Currently sat waiting for the coach to take me back to Larnaca airport. :( at least I have a little bit more Wifi time to fill the void
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    I think very little will happen in terms of GC today, stages with this kind of profile tend not to shake things up that much, certainly not from my memory anyway.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Sandycasar the number one trending item on twitter. Cool but a little weird
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Oh dear lord... http://instagram.com/p/M0IjfxTL3S/
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  • simona75
    simona75 Posts: 336
    Jens Voight has tweeted that he wants to "mingle" with the action today
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    emadden wrote:
    Oh dear lord... http://instagram.com/p/M0IjfxTL3S/

    Isn't he supposed to ask someone else to pull his finger. At least I think that's how the joke goes.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    I was talking to Hoogerland's chiropractor last night who said he was going to try and get I'm the break so he could get the KOM jersey...
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    It's a day for a break. 40km TT tomorrow so the GC guys won't want to shred themselves.

    Now I've said that it'll be GC carnage today.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    I was talking to Hoogerland's chiropractor last night who said he was going to try and get I'm the break so he could get the KOM jersey...

    It's a shame Froome can't pursue that jersey. He's obviously capable. It's difficult to see him being able to keep it as a by product of defending Wiggo's GC.

    I do like Hoogerland though. I thought he was good value for money in the ToB a couple of years ago.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    TBH, perfect day for someone to get into a break and take the KOM jersey, gotta be a lot of points on offer today.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Sagan said he'd like to be in the break, but I can't see Orica letting that happen. Going to be a hot ticket into the break today.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    This looks like a nasty little stage. It could cause more damage than many more traditional mountain stages.
    It will also be a very hard one for the autobus - there's likely to be people outside the time limit today.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    RichN95 wrote:
    This looks like a nasty little stage. It could cause more damage than many more traditional mountain stages.
    It will also be a very hard one for the autobus - there's likely to be people outside the time limit today.

    Yes, i was thinking that too - especially if the break doesnt go straight away and so they race up the 4th cat and the 3rd cat resulting in some of the wounded being dropped early on.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Lampre crash in the neutral zone. Fell off on a roundabout
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Very surprised Jonny isn't in that group ahead trying to make the break. Very surprised.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Today is a polka dot day. Looks like Chav wants it.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Hoogerland is nursing a sore knee I believe.

    Very strong group up ahead. Everyone wants their strongest non-GC man in it.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Turfle wrote:
    Hoogerland is nursing a sore knee I believe.

    Very strong group up ahead. Everyone wants their strongest non-GC man in it.


    He is, but he tweeted he'd go for it anyway. Not like Jonny to be put off attacking.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Millar and Voigt in the break... its class quotient is high
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    There goes the Hoog. With cobo, sagan and Martin... classy
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • TheHelpfulDevil
    TheHelpfulDevil Posts: 129
    It is really good to see how the break is/not anymore being formed. so often with TV coverage you do not get too. Voigt on a solo effort today - would love to see it.

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