Tour de France Stage 10 *Spoiler*

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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    There's a lot of people doing calculations according to Kelly.

    Luckily no "bonifications" this year
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,710
    COME ON the Tommy V!!!
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Depends how much pulling they have done in the lead group and whether they are genuinely capable of matching the GC contenders speed when he arrives
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    ddraver wrote:
    COME ON the Tommy V!!!

    I hope his knee thats so bad he may have to quit the Tour holds out...

    Oh look, a camera
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    this stage is really dull isn't it?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    calvjones wrote:
    this stage is really dull isn't it?

    HOW DARE YOU! SKY ARE RIDING TEMPO ON THE FRONT, IT"S AWESOME.

    Yes, so far.

    Will perk up later
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    calvjones wrote:
    this stage is really dull isn't it?

    Check out Friday's epic Alpine stage:

    profile-12.jpg

    Zzzzzzzzzz.
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    How's Peraud looking?
    A 40/1 win will make up for PTP DNF. (went on holiday and forgot)
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    afx237vi wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    this stage is really dull isn't it?

    Check out Friday's epic Alpine stage:

    profile-12.jpg

    Zzzzzzzzzz.

    When I saw that first, I assumed ASO had printed it back-to-front. But, no. No they hadn't.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    iainf72 wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    this stage is really dull isn't it?

    HOW DARE YOU! SKY ARE RIDING TEMPO ON THE FRONT, IT"S AWESOME.

    Yes, so far.

    Will perk up later

    Combination of dull parcours and saving themselves for tomorrow perhaps? Unless we're banking on Nibali lighting it up on the descent?
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  • kerry-man
    kerry-man Posts: 20
    well thats one HC climb almost done with no GC action, what a waste....yawn.
    hope the remaining mountain stages are a bit more exciting
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Jurgen van den Broeck looks a little bored..
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    LangerDan wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    this stage is really dull isn't it?

    Check out Friday's epic Alpine stage:

    profile-12.jpg

    Zzzzzzzzzz.

    When I saw that first, I assumed ASO had printed it back-to-front. But, no. No they hadn't.

    In Czech, that profile reads SuMmeRofSagaN
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Cuddles looking even more uncomfortable than usual?
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Someone loosen Madiot's straightjacket, T-Bone just attacked.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    kerry-man wrote:
    well thats one HC climb almost done with no GC action, what a waste....yawn.
    hope the remaining mountain stages are a bit more exciting

    I'll say this, at least there are lots of optimistic people on this forum.
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Descent looks like it might be interesting?
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Err - was that a Sky soigneur in white stetson?
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    Have I missed an explanation for RSNT not being in the stupid yellow helmets? I thought it was supposed to be a requirement for the leading team this year?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,456
    No feed so just following this thread.

    Is Sagan still between the GC group and the leaders?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Sky should just keep it in check, no need to take too many risks here

    It's not a requirement to wear those yellow helmets...
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    whyamihere wrote:
    Have I missed an explanation for RSNT not being in the stupid yellow helmets? I thought it was supposed to be a requirement for the leading team this year?

    It's voluntary. 2 of the 22 teams said no.
  • kerry-man
    kerry-man Posts: 20
    i heard a while back that RSNT werent going to wear them, they are rebels!
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    LangerDan wrote:
    Problem is that if guys 10 minutes down like Scarponi are given 5 minutes by the end, then they have become another potential threat to have to be managed. If the big boys are going to let the break stick, the gap won't be allow to be more than perhaps two minutes by the finish.

    I take the point, but it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing to have someone else in Yellow for a while, as long as they are kept on a short leash. Unless things go seriously wrong, Wiggins & Froome are on a different planet to everyone else in the TdF - no danger to step off the gas a little. IMHO of course ;)
    No, anything can happen, If wiggi has bit of bad day could loose two minutes easily, what if he punctured in the TT if he needed to gain a minute or two to get yellow?
    There wil be far less pressure if he has 2 minute lead going into last cpl stages and TT.
    Sky riding very controlled so far , think thety will have a bit left in reserve for after the decent even if they attack. Its toooo far from finish unless a group of 6 or 7slip sky.
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    20mins of tedium up the climb. Now an advert.
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  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    Must be slightly annoying agreeing to wearing them if you need to but never getting anywhere near the chance to use the helmets.

    I assume they were being lugged around in the team trucks
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Was that Rogers who just flatted?
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    kerry-man wrote:
    i heard a while back that RSNT werent going to wear them, they are rebels!

    At least some of the RSNT riders are wearing them - I think Jens might have one?
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    rebs wrote:
    Must be slightly annoying agreeing to wearing them if you need to but never getting anywhere near the chance to use the helmets.

    I assume they were being lugged around in the team trucks

    Cofidis, Argos, Europcar etc: "Suuuuuure, we'll bring some yellow helmets... just, uh, don't ask to see them OK?"
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,556
    pitchshifter wrote:
    Was that Rogers who just flatted?

    Yes.

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