Tour de France Stage 10 *Spoiler*
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disgruntledgoat wrote:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schleck-admits-tour-de-france-podium-spot-is-almost-impossible
Big Schleck in whining about the course stunner.
Oh well no excuses from him for not launching audacious stage winning attacks then is there
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Wiggins knows he can put a minute onto the entire field as long as he is still healthy come the final TT. This will give Sky plenty of confidence to not do anything daft.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
Guys: what is the best live updates thing to have on for the stage? Cycling news? I remember the Le Tour offical one had the bikes, but not sure about the info of the race.0
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MrTapir wrote:Guys: what is the best live updates thing to have on for the stage? Cycling news? I remember the Le Tour offical one had the bikes, but not sure about the info of the race.
The new one is quite good.
http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/live/aso/0 -
I dont see sky chasing everything today, they dont need to, theres only realistically 4 or 5 riders they need to manage. Out of the rest of them I do not see anyone who can ride away from the sky train and gain 5 minutes. Thats one of the problems with radios, the DS can tell them whos in a break, theres no need to chase small break with no hopers but if break of dozen or so with any riders within 6 minutes then they have to be careful and I would be surprised if they let a group like that go, anyway the other breakaways would not be happy with that as reduces their chance of stage win.
Sky just need to keep a rein on main GC contenders and I cannot see them loosing 4 minutes if they ride tempo. All this talk of attacking on descents, I can only see them loosing 30 secs at max if that happened and then they would pull it back on less technical sections. Everyone is assuming NIbs is actually going to be at the top to be able to attack, he may be doing it to get back on!!!
IMO I think today is idea for a break and will go very early as other teams know Sky wont chase a break. Could be quite fun becuase I think BMC and LG would try to stop breaks with no hopers and hope more dangerous riders try to get away so Sky have to control at higher pace.
Look for Hoogerland,Tommy V , David M of cofidis to have a go for sure. Along with FDJ who will try a few times for sure.0 -
Hmm he is a pussy. What a difference between Shrek and Evans, you would not hear Evans gripe and moan and sit up, he will go on until his lungs burst fair play. Look what he did when he damaged his arm and rode on, no moaning just got on with it.Yellow Peril wrote:disgruntledgoat wrote:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schleck-admits-tour-de-france-podium-spot-is-almost-impossible
Big Schleck in whining about the course stunner.
Oh well no excuses from him for not launching audacious stage winning attacks then is there0 -
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. and has attacked from th estart !iainf72 wrote:0 -
Peter SAGAN (LIQ) + 00:23:29 41
184 Andrej GRIVKO (AST) + 00:32:10 68
96 Cyril LEMOINE (SAU) + 01:02:36 158
ahead at 30 secs.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:MrTapir wrote:Guys: what is the best live updates thing to have on for the stage? Cycling news? I remember the Le Tour offical one had the bikes, but not sure about the info of the race.
The new one is quite good.
http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/live/aso/
Thanks, that is an improvement on last year isnt it! I like the retro feel to it0 -
A bit of showboating or a serious attempt to get up and over the HC in touch?
EDIT: sprint points I guess0 -
Also to give Nibali a hand if he has an attack planned.
Orica won't let him go though. And I'd imagine Sky wouldn't either.0 -
Sagan showboating ? Surely not :-)0
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Turfle wrote:Also to give Nibali a hand if he has an attack planned.
Orica won't let him go though. And I'd imagine Sky wouldn't either.
Why wouldn't Sky let him go? He's no threat to GC0 -
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letour.fr saying 25 riders now:
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Burghardt and Cummings (BMC)
Popovych and Voigt (RNT)
Arashiro (EUC)
Martinez (EUS)
Sagan (LIQ)
Scarponi (LAM)
Millar and Zabriskie (GRS)
Peraud (ALM)
Jeandesboz (SAU)
Horrach (KAT)
Casar, Hutarovich and Ladagnous (FDJ)
Sanchez (RAB)
Kroon and Morkov (STB)
Fofonov and Grivko (AST)
Devenyns (OPQ)
Gerrans and Goss (OGE)
45 seconds ahead0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Selection has been made.
23 up ahead @ 2 mins.
Names to follow.
Big group to let go...
Somebody will be crunching the time stats of the escapees if there are no Sky dogs in there0 -
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Yellow Peril wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:Selection has been made.
23 up ahead @ 2 mins.
Names to follow.
Big group to let go...
Somebody will be crunching the time stats of the escapees if there are no Sky dogs in there
Best Placed is Scarponi at 10 mins.
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Voeckler plus the list I posted would be 250
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Graeme_S wrote:letour.fr saying 25 riders now:
-Burghardt and Cummings (BMC)
- Popovych and Voigt (RNT)
- Arashiro (EUC)
- Martinez (EUS)
- Sagan (LIQ)
- Scarponi (LAM)
- Millar and Zabriskie (GRS)
- Peraud (ALM)
- Jeandesboz (SAU)
- Horrach (KAT)
- Casar, Hutarovich and Ladagnous (FDJ)
- Sanchez (RAB)
- Kroon and Morkov (STB)
- Fofonov and Grivko (AST)
- Devenyns (OPQ)
- Gerrans and Goss (OGE)
45 seconds ahead
Wow it's like the cast of the Dirty dozen (not a doping bun by the way) Casar, Millar, Scarponio, Gerrans etc...
Quite a dangerous break, who is highest there on GC?0 -
Scarponi is only 10 mins down. He could be there downfall.0
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Break 3:25 ahead now
letour.fr saying Scarponi is at 10'27"0 -
If you were in that break it would be sorely tempting to give Scarponi a sly shove into a ditch wouldn't it?pat1cp wrote:Scarponi is only 10 mins down. He could be there downfall.
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Only Sky, Movistar, Cofidis, Lotto and Vacansoleil not in the break.
EDIT: and Argos0 -
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ellerslierd wrote:Only Sky, Movistar, Cofidis, Lotto and Vacansoleil not in the jail break.
EDIT: and Argos
Fixed that for you
Surprised about Vacansoeil, I thought Johnny would give it a go.0
