TDF 2013 Stage 16 **Spoilers** Vaison-la-Romaine - Gap

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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    DeadCalm wrote:
    David Millar ‏@millarmind 14m
    I predict a riot the first hour of today's stage. Might treat myself to a caffeine gel on the start line

    Everyone trying to get in the break. Cannondale will be trying to hold it together for Sagan's chances.

    How about a Frenchman to get their first win of the Tour? Has there been a tour where the French haven't won a stage?
  • slimreaper
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    TheBigBean wrote:
    I'm utterly confused. There are two spoiler threads. Which one is supposed to be about cycling and stage 16?
    Im wth you BB
  • Froboz
    Froboz Posts: 32
    Crankbrother wrote:
    The other thread sits somewhere between reader's digest and woman's own ... It's an f'ing joke that the same 10 people just post whatever they like to the detriment of others ...

    Hopefully this one will keep to the race ...

    The other thread was created first actually, so whoever created this one needs a slap. The threads should be merged - I'll suggest it.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    @PhilippeGilbert
    "Contador have always his best day the day after the second rest day. So remake of 2011? Nice stage for offensive"
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Froboz wrote:
    Crankbrother wrote:
    The other thread sits somewhere between reader's digest and woman's own ... It's an f'ing joke that the same 10 people just post whatever they like to the detriment of others ...

    Hopefully this one will keep to the race ...

    The other thread was created first actually, so whoever created this one needs a slap. The threads should be merged - I'll suggest it.

    The other thread was actually the rest day thread and then re-named... so the first few pages are rest day waffle... at least the waffle here started today!
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Froboz wrote:
    Crankbrother wrote:
    The other thread sits somewhere between reader's digest and woman's own ... It's an f'ing joke that the same 10 people just post whatever they like to the detriment of others ...

    Hopefully this one will keep to the race ...

    The other thread was created first actually, so whoever created this one needs a slap. The threads should be merged - I'll suggest it.

    but the other thread was the rest day spoiler thread. Someone changed the title to the Stage 16 thread, which probably isn't right either.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    This started off as the rest day thread ... So why change it? Seems to me like those involved like the sound of their own keyboard and must inflict their surreal brand of race comment onto others ...

    Change this thread to 'General TdF Guff' and then keep the nonsense to one place for the final week? Pretty please?
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Spa in Belgium - I presume tehre is a town as well as a motor racing circuit
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  • petemadoc
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    dish_dash wrote:
    @PhilippeGilbert
    "Contador have always his best day the day after the second rest day. So remake of 2011? Nice stage for offensive"

    Yeah, funny that :roll:

    Any other racing news people instead of inane waffle.

    Is Sagan expected to get in the break or being chasing it down all day?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    Is Sagan expected to get in the break or being chasing it down all day?

    Sagan was in the break for a long time on Sunday. The Saganistas must be hoping Argos, OGE and QS have something to chase for too.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,048
    Macaloon wrote:
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    Is Sagan expected to get in the break or being chasing it down all day?

    Sagan was in the break for a long time on Sunday. The Saganistas must be hoping Argos, OGE and QS have something to chase for too.

    Can't see the sprinters teams doing anything today. The descent is too quick and short for them to have a chance.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Macaloon wrote:
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    Is Sagan expected to get in the break or being chasing it down all day?

    Sagan was in the break for a long time on Sunday. The Saganistas must be hoping Argos, OGE and QS have something to chase for too.


    Too hard for the sprinters today, Cat 2 12km(?) from the finish. Unless they're interested in the intermediate but surely everyone's given up on green.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    dish_dash wrote:
    @PhilippeGilbert
    "Contador have always his best day the day after the second rest day. So remake of 2011? Nice stage for offensive"
    I hope there is some irony in there from PhilGil
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  • Froboz
    Froboz Posts: 32
    dish_dash wrote:
    The other thread was actually the rest day thread and then re-named... so the first few pages are rest day waffle... at least the waffle here started today!

    Aah - fair enough. I'll shush then :wink:
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    Is Sagan expected to get in the break or being chasing it down all day?

    Sagan was in the break for a long time on Sunday. The Saganistas must be hoping Argos, OGE and QS have something to chase for too.


    Too hard for the sprinters today, Cat 2 12km(?) from the finish. Unless they're interested in the intermediate but surely everyone's given up on green.

    Was thinking of more of Degenkolb & Kwiatkowski. Not CavTel.
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    1. Mark Cavendish ‏@MarkCavendish 33m

    So if I want to get to Paris, now come 5 of the hardest consecutive days I'll ever face on a bike. In the best team to get through it though
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  • gsk82
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    edited July 2013
    t4tomo wrote:
    Spa in Belgium - I presume tehre is a town as well as a motor racing circuit

    I believe that the circuit is spa francochamps and the town is francochamps.

    This is surprisingly difficult!
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  • jimmythecuckoo
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    Thread meltdown....
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  • TheBigBean
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    Macaloon wrote:
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    Is Sagan expected to get in the break or being chasing it down all day?

    Sagan was in the break for a long time on Sunday. The Saganistas must be hoping Argos, OGE and QS have something to chase for too.


    Too hard for the sprinters today, Cat 2 12km(?) from the finish. Unless they're interested in the intermediate but surely everyone's given up on green.

    Was thinking of more of Degenkolb & Kwiatkowski. Not CavTel.

    I think Kwiatkowski is a good shout, but I doubt OPQS will work for it. Cannondale need to do the work, but I think they must have destroyed themselves last week.
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    Thread meltdown....

    who ever renamed the rest day thread needs a slap. That's what caused the confusion.

    Must be due a Voekler breakaway win aren't we? - We'll probably get a Voekler breakaway epic but dignified failure.
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  • TheBigBean
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    Poor old Iain. This thread now has 11 pages before the race has started. That will ruin the pie chart.
  • alan_a
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    TheBigBean wrote:
    Poor old Iain. This thread now has 11 pages before the race has started. That will ruin the pie chart.

    this.

    Iain's pie charts are more important than cheese or geology or towns with 3 letters. :!:

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  • goonz
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    Ok so if this is the spoiler thread where is the race profile etc?
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  • DeadCalm
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    hammerite wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    David Millar ‏@millarmind 14m
    I predict a riot the first hour of today's stage. Might treat myself to a caffeine gel on the start line

    Everyone trying to get in the break. Cannondale will be trying to hold it together for Sagan's chances.

    How about a Frenchman to get their first win of the Tour? Has there been a tour where the French haven't won a stage?
    Last happened in 1999 I believe. I'm sure the conspiracy theorists could have some fun with that.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Sagan vs Cunego downhill rematch!

    Or maybe not
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    goonz wrote:
    Ok so if this is the spoiler thread where is the race profile etc?

    After the thread merge its on page 6.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Hearing that Thibaut Pinot has abandoned. Very sad if true.

    So Pinot's fear of descents is so bad that he can't even be bothered to attempt today's...

    To be fair he lost a packed of time on Sunday...
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    DeadCalm wrote:
    hammerite wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    David Millar ‏@millarmind 14m
    I predict a riot the first hour of today's stage. Might treat myself to a caffeine gel on the start line

    Everyone trying to get in the break. Cannondale will be trying to hold it together for Sagan's chances.

    How about a Frenchman to get their first win of the Tour? Has there been a tour where the French haven't won a stage?
    Last happened in 1999 I believe. I'm sure the conspiracy theorists could have some fun with that.

    Thanks for that. I wondered whether it had happened at all.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Bardet convinced that the break will stick and hinting he's going to try and be in it. I'm torn. If the break does tick the stage will probably be dull but I'd love Romain to get France's first (and probably only) stage win of the Tour.
  • DeadCalm
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    hammerite wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    hammerite wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    David Millar ‏@millarmind 14m
    I predict a riot the first hour of today's stage. Might treat myself to a caffeine gel on the start line

    Everyone trying to get in the break. Cannondale will be trying to hold it together for Sagan's chances.

    How about a Frenchman to get their first win of the Tour? Has there been a tour where the French haven't won a stage?
    Last happened in 1999 I believe. I'm sure the conspiracy theorists could have some fun with that.

    Thanks for that. I wondered whether it had happened at all.
    It may well be the only time it has ever happened. I went back as far as 1965 and that was the only instance I could find. It's pretty much unimaginable that they didn't win at least one stage in all the Tours before that isn't it?

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