TDF Stage 14 (2013) ***Spoilers***

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I reckon this will be a fairly quiet stage. No GC shake ups.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    It's really hard to get out on your bike when you wake up to England beating the Aussies and a Tour de France Stage!!

    Pffft...

    (oh and a small hangover has nothing to do with it!!)
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    iainf72 wrote:
    I tend to think it's in the others teams interest to keep it hard today too. They should want to keep the pressure on Froome

    Cannondale are bound to do it anyway as it's ideal for Sagan. But I'm hopeful for a bit more.

    Lot of scaremongering about Ventoux on top of yesterday's effort. Without that, Sky would be tortured to toast today unless they've been indulging in ludicrously complacent sandbagging.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Alan A wrote:
    From letour ticker

    Counter-attack over...
    Marino (SOJ) and Veilleux (EUC) have been caught by the peloton at 24km. There are now just five men ahead of the peloton. Voigt, Kadri, Vichot, Le Mevel and Bak have an advantage of 45".


    Vichot was my tip for a French stage win before the tour... In form after his nationals win so i reckon he's looking good for today
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Sagan has a good chance for a stage win on Tuesday, so this is not his last chance.

    Also, is this the shortest tdf ever? Every stage seems really short.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    France 2 are just about to start.
    Clear skies 30C meteo forecast.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited July 2013
    Apparently, there was a Belgo-Dutch alliance to stir the stage up, yesterday.
    Live now on France 2 with 127kms to go
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  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    18 riders out front by 1.20

    - Bak (LTB)
    - Burghardt and van Garderen (BMC)
    - Bakelants and Voigt (RTL)
    - Gautier (EUC)
    - Vichot (FDJ)
    - Kadri (ALM)
    - Brutt (KAT)
    - Erviti and Rojas (MOV)
    - Garcia (COF)
    -Trentin (OPQ)
    - Millar and Talansky (GRS)
    - Albasini (OGE)
    - Geschke (ARG)
    - Simon (SOJ)
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Looks like Cannondale vs. the break then.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Sagan has a good chance for a stage win on Tuesday, so this is not his last chance.

    Also, is this the shortest tdf ever? Every stage seems really short.

    Some interesting comparisons with last year: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/12/tour-de-france-2013-pain

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    Also Ventoux stage is 242.5 Km
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Froome praying that Euskaltel and Lampre give up the chase (1 min to 18 man break) very soon. Apparently that was fastest first hour of tour: 47km/h
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Chase given up. Big group up front, could be winner. How long until Canondale react?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Macaloon wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Sagan has a good chance for a stage win on Tuesday, so this is not his last chance.

    Also, is this the shortest tdf ever? Every stage seems really short.

    Some interesting comparisons with last year: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/12/tour-de-france-2013-pain

    I've done some more research. This is a list of the total length of previous tours. This year's is 3403.5km which is the shortest since 2004; however, there is not much in it.

    http://bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdfstats.html
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Took a long time for EE to finally wise up.
    At last it's calmed down.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    EBH Making Lunch...

    Nothing is impossible, it just takes a bit longer time... (sic)

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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    95km to go and the gap is at 2'10". With such a large breakaway group (over 15) there won't be an intermediate sprint by the main field.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Looks like Sagan isn't interested today.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    ddraver wrote:
    EBH Making Lunch...

    Nothing is impossible, it just takes a bit longer time... (sic)

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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    So, a breakaway win today?

    Anyone for Jens Voigt?
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Matt Rendell has picked Johnny for today's stage. Come on Johnny!
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Today must be the day for the culmination of the great Cofidis master plan. every other team is totally sh@gged from efforts over the Tour so far, it's time to take the cling film off this team and use it.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Looks like Sagan isn't interested today.

    PTP Shakeup...
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Carlton jumping in with both feet for some "comedy" sexism and libel there.
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  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    Kirby not mincing his wordsa bout the "lady driver" who slam dunked Johnny into the barbed wire 2 years ago.

    Claiming "we believe she was uninsured".

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited July 2013
    Alan A wrote:
    Kirby not mincing his wordsa bout the "lady driver" who slam dunked Johnny into the barbed wire 2 years ago.

    Claiming "we believe she was uninsured".

    Cat + pigeons

    His defence will be that it was bound to happen by random chance that a stream of his words coincidentally makes a coherent thought.

    Edit. Pisses me off with all the great cycling insight around these days, ES give us Cycling's Andy Townsend for a potential epic event.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited July 2013
    Double post
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Greetings, just got in.

    Question: in my cycling magazine, TdF special, it says Rabobank's team was renamed Blanco.
    S'not. It's Belkin.
    So what's that about, please?
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Didnt realise Millar was in it, I have to go with Millar
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Greetings, just got in.

    Question: in my cycling magazine, TdF special, it says Rabobank's team was renamed Blanco.
    S'not. It's Belkin.
    So what's that about, please?
    They were called Blanco until they got a new sponsor as Rabobank didn't want their name on the jersey.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Greetings, just got in.

    Question: in my cycling magazine, TdF special, it says Rabobank's team was renamed Blanco.
    S'not. It's Belkin.
    So what's that about, please?

    It was Team Blanco in between sponsors...
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