TDF Stage 18 *spoiler*

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  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    lostboysaint wrote:
    No, Wiggins has previous of promising to work for Farrar. Don't confuse him with a sprinter.

    Fair point!
  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    Only Eisel, EBH, Wiggins will be in Cav's train, Rogers and Knees will have to do much work ensuring it is a sprint and Froome and Porte just don't have the experience and handling to do it so would be more of a liability.
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  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    16-man break with over 2 minutes: EBH (Sky) Popovych (RNT), Arashiro (EUC), Millar (GRS), Fouchard (COF), Hansen (LTB), Vanendert (LTB), Boeckmans (VCD), Paolini (KAT), Roy (FDJ), Costa (MOV), Kroon (STB), Nuyens (STB), Vinokourov (AST), Albasini (OGE) and Gretsch (ARG).
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Looking at the break I'd be very surprised if they don't stay away. EBH for the win, if he hasn't knackered himself completely working for Wiggins.
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,402
    jibberjim wrote:
    Only Eisel, EBH, Wiggins will be in Cav's train, Rogers and Knees will have to do much work ensuring it is a sprint and Froome and Porte just don't have the experience and handling to do it so would be more of a liability.

    I'd expect all the sprinters teams that are left will want to ensure a bunch sprint on the Champ - so Lotto, Green Edge & Garmin will all work to close any mad escapees, and so to might Leakygas.
  • brettjmcc
    brettjmcc Posts: 1,361
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    sky are not going to smash it up it a day before the TT is my guess

    Yeah but Liquigas might

    Nabali pretty OK in 3rd, Sagan already has Green - why risk using energy before the TT? I vote they won't
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Vaconsoleil's TdF now rest on the shoulders of Boeckmans it seems.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    brettjmcc wrote:
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    sky are not going to smash it up it a day before the TT is my guess

    Yeah but Liquigas might

    Nabali pretty OK in 3rd, Sagan already has Green - why risk using energy before the TT? I vote they won't
    Nibali aside, why would they care about the TT?
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    No BMC in the break?

    Yesterday they had a competition, you had to guess the winner of todays stage and the highest placed BMC rider to win some goodies.

    i went for Winner: Albasini (looking possible)
    BMC: Cummings - Was hoping he'd get in the break, now he's going to have to sprint for the line for me to win a prize :roll:
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  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Who's going to chase this break given Green Edge and Lotto have a man in there?
  • brettjmcc
    brettjmcc Posts: 1,361
    RichN95 wrote:
    Nibali aside, why would they care about the TT?

    but better to protect him and keep him fresh for tomorrow, just in case? He looked tired after yesterday
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  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    Paulie W wrote:
    Who's going to chase this break given Green Edge and Lotto have a man in there?

    Nobody would be my guess
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    I'd love to see Arashiro win. I'm not sure he's ever won a race outside Japan.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    A dog has caused a crash in the peloton

    There has been an accident in the peloton that's been caused by a dog rushing on to the road. Gilbert (BMC) is one of the riders involved and he's just made a point of walking over to the owner of the dog to give them a piece of his mind...
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    Just realised boasen hagen is in the break. Just watching Eurosport interview with him saying he wouldn't go in the break

    Lol
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    CAS started today? Legend.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,243
    afx237vi wrote:
    CAS started today? Legend.

    Agreed. I've gained a huge amount of respect for him this tour.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Just watched the post crash "dust up" on France tv.
    Gilbert went out of his way to get into it with the owner
    of the big black dog, only to find out it was a 5 year old girl!
    Still, that didn't stop our Fearless Phil. He had to be restrained,
    while the terrified kid hung onto her mother's legs.

    (OK, I've used a bit of poetic licence with the ownership, but
    the rest is true.)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Just watched the post crash "dust up" on France tv.
    Gilbert went out of his way to get into it with the owner
    of the big black dog, only to find out it was a 5 year old girl!
    Still, that didn't stop our Fearless Phil. He had to be restrained,
    while the terrified kid hung onto her mother's legs.

    (OK, I've used a bit of poetic licence with the ownership, but
    the rest is true.)

    Link?
    _
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Gilbert hasn't attacked enough. Take what you can get in these closing stages.
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    http://twitpic.com/a9ogp1
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Those in orange jerseys ganging up to chase down the break!
  • derbygrimpeur
    derbygrimpeur Posts: 822
    fair play to Gilbert. Dogs have no place being off a leash near a bike race
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    The joke wasn't long arriving:
    K9pd

    Worse off than Phil: Denis Menchov and particularly Jani Brajkovic, who ended up down a banking.

    Agree about dogs roadside, but maybe that's down to the fact that the publicity caravan attracts lots of families
    and their accompanying pets etc.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    ............Anyhow, it was by far Phil's best attack of the year to date......... :P
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,402
    They should have either left the dog at home or put it in the car. It isn't difficult. Complete negligence to let an animal loose like that. :evil:
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    ............Anyhow, it was by far Phil's best attack of the year to date......... :P

    ...and there it is.....
    _
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    At least the dog was ok...
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  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    derbygrimpeur wrote:
    fair play to Gilbert. Dogs have no place being off a leash near a bike race

    At least they're mostly better behaved than the crazy mountain people.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    They should have either left the dog at home or put it in the car. It isn't difficult. Complete negligence to let an animal loose like that. :evil:

    But dogs die in hot cars...

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