TDF Stage 15 *Spoiler*

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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Alan A wrote:
    Had to take a business call. What happened to the break Millar was in that Sorensen was chasing and what did Saxo do that P&P couldn't understand?
    Think that was VDV not Millar.

    Sorensen was stuck about 40 seconds behind the break so Saxo started to chase. P+P kept going on about how Sorensen couldn't know because he was still chasing the break when the reality was that Saxo were bullying the break to let Sorensen catch up. Eventually the break let him join and Saxo called off the chase.

    Edit: Too slow again...
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Greenedge said they're not going to chase today? Break may stay out?
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited July 2012
    Looking like the break will prevail then. No sign of Greenedge or Lotto pushing it in front of the peloton.

    Edit...well said Neil!
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    Thank you.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Why is the Eurosport site http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/l ... 91470.html so far behind the live action, in both the moving line and the written commentary?


    However it now says

    Third withdrawal of the day: Australian Brett Lancaster (Orica-GreenEdge) has abandoned.
    Two more withdrawals: Kenny van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Giovanni Bernaudeau (Europcar).

    Can't turn the sound up: am at work.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    EBH must be so tired of riding on the front.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What's up with Jelle this Tour? Fail or does he have a reasonable excuse?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    van hummel is out?

    WTF?
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,554
    Winner on the Champ will be the last sprinter left in the race at this rate!
    Can only be Cav, Greipel, Goss and Sagan left.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So. Winner is from the break.

    Guesses?
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    Winner on the Champ will be the last sprinter left in the race at this rate!
    Can only be Cav, Greipel, Goss and Sagan left.

    To be fair, you could have listed those 4 before the race started. I see EBH has the Lidl shorts on in the photo above!
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Would Prefer Mr VanDV, but I ve no idea tbh.

    Look like my PTP is destroyed! That's waht you get for concentrating on the one race only!

    BW barely looks like he's trying at all here....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    So. Winner is from the break.

    Guesses?

    Le nez.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Mm.. Seems that way.
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  • rjgr
    rjgr Posts: 52
    So where are all the "Sky are ruining this .... boring ....boring ...." whiners?

    We need them now to exhort Lotto, Green Edge, LeekyGas to do turn on the front and produce a sprint finale

    They must be all OD on performance enhancing/mind altering substances :shock:
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    Regarding the OP, BBC just reported peloton had to take evasive action to avoid an oil spill on the road.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    rjgr wrote:
    So where are all the "Sky are ruining this .... boring ....boring ...." whiners?

    We need them now to exhort Lotto, Green Edge, LeekyGas to do turn on the front and produce a sprint finale

    They must be all OD on performance enhancing/mind altering substances :shock:

    Can't blame the riders for this one.

    The organisers may say that they provide the canvas, and the riders do the painting, but today's canvas is a crumpled up crisp packet.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Fedrigo is probably favourite, but it would be good to see an early move from TommyV, or CVV for another Garmin stage win.
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    So. Winner is from the break.

    Guesses?

    Dumoulin can sprint. Not watching live though so no idea who is looking strong.
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  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Three rest days in a row!

    Obviously you need flat/flattish stages, but two days like this in a row is a bit much! This tour has included some interesting climbs, that just seem to have been put in the wrong part of the stages.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lovely. On Wednesday the peloton will have five days worth of very easy riding. So come the 'monster' stages they will be well and truly rested.

    Looks like the quality of GT champions of being strong in the third week is going to be much less of an issue.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    If no one wants to chase the break then there is not much the organisers can do...Usually this would be an HTC stage with a bunch sprint but OGE/L-B can't be bothered to chase anything down. Liquigas don't need to as Sagan A) has enough points over Goss and B) seems to be able to beat him anyway and Sky don't need to...No wonder there was so much competition to get in the break today!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Lovely. On Wednesday the peloton will have five days worth of very easy riding. So come the 'monster' stages they will be well and truly rested.

    Looks like the quality of GT champions of being strong in the third week is going to be much less of an issue.

    I think the first half of this stage was pretty tough, judging by the speeds and how long it took to establish a break.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Very disappointed with Orica Green Edge and Goss in particular. Not sure what the point of them being in the race is if they're not going to bother with stages like today.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Surprised Lotto and Greenedge let this go. Wouldn't have happened in the HTC days.
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Agreed, if they didn't have the legs to chase the breakaway you'd think they would at least have tried to get somebody in the break (maybe they did?)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Hutarovich abandons.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Tommy's quick to chase down....
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Another withdrawal to report: Yauheni Hutarovich of FDJ-BigMat.

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