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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Westra or Bakelandts? Place your bets...

    (Go Bakelandts!)
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    adr82 wrote:
    What happened to Froome? Did he manage to crash on his own?


    There was an Astana rider looking sheepish on the floor at the same time and Astana had been moving up, other than that no idea.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Bakelandts gets it?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    300m sprint from Westra and unfortunately doesnt manage to hang on. Oh well Jan Bak wins.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Properly well played by Bakelandts. Nice Belgian Racing!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Come on and show the GC riders on hat 15% rise.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Yay!

    *does a little happy Bakelants dance*
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Westra takes the long route round from too far out, nearly clips a corner and then Jan nearly crashes into the barriers. Messy.
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    I haven't been following pro cycling so forgive me if this is a daft question but is the dauphine always such a feast for breakaways?
    Been a great race thus far although today's stage has highlighted why it's so risky to place so many eggs in one man TDF basket for Sky's season.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    edited June 2014
    Wasn't Bakelandts virtual yellow at some point - now the peloton has slowed he should have it?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh well. Nothing in GC group despite that nice little bump. Sky on the front drilling it for all they are worth to discourage attacks.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    jam1e wrote:
    Was Bakelandts virtual yellow at some point - now the peoloton has slowed he should have it?

    He was at 6.03 back this morning. Think the max gap was about 5mins.
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  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    jam1e wrote:
    Was Bakelandts virtual yellow at some point - now the peoloton has slowed he should have it?

    Closest he got was about 1 minute off which would have been around virtual 7th.

    All the cat and mouse in the last KMs cost them about a minute off their advantage.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Jan B in the breakaway three times and finally gets his win.

    @michellecound
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    OnYourRight wrote:
    Bakelants thanks Westra for his sense of fair play in moving out of the way for him at the end.

    @michellecound · 18m
    Great win from Bakelants, especially after almost getting put into the barriers!

    :roll:
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  • the article don
    the article don Posts: 578
    What's wrong with Bakelandts, FF? Surely he's an exciting attacking rider, with at least a modicum of panache. Not quite a true certified heavyweight, granted, but surely the kind of rider we all enjoy watching...?
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    the article don wrote:
    What's wrong with Bakelandts, FF? Surely he's an exciting attacking rider, with at least a modicum of panache. Not quite a true certified heavyweight, granted, but surely the kind of rider we all enjoy watching...?

    It's OK, you don't need to ask for permission! :D
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    frenchfighter wrote:
    @michellecound · 18m
    Great win from Bakelants, especially after almost getting put into the barriers!

    :roll:

    Reference to this perhaps?
    OnYourRight wrote:
    Bakelants was nearly taken out by that fluffy microphone.

    (I didn't see it)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Put into barriers suggests Westra moved him. The opposite is true.
    the article don wrote:
    What's wrong with Bakelandts, FF? Surely he's an exciting attacking rider, with at least a modicum of panache. Not quite a true certified heavyweight, granted, but surely the kind of rider we all enjoy watching...?

    Nothing wrong with him and I agree regarding his attitude. I just wanted Westra to win in this instance.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good photos on letour.fr
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Froome crash:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLWoCtDYgm0

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    Horse on the course:
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Wilco looks great in white!
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Put into barriers suggests Westra moved him. The opposite is true.
    the article don wrote:
    What's wrong with Bakelandts, FF? Surely he's an exciting attacking rider, with at least a modicum of panache. Not quite a true certified heavyweight, granted, but surely the kind of rider we all enjoy watching...?

    Nothing wrong with him and I agree regarding his attitude. I just wanted Westra to win in this instance.

    No it's not, Westra clearly moves over on Bakelandts and pushes him towards the barrier, not quite into it but pretty close.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    dish_dash wrote:
    Wilco looks great in white!

    Yep.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    It's come a long way from the Camargue. No but seriously someone catch it before it gets its slipped headcollar caught on something and snaps its neck. Probably got spooked by a low flying helicopter.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    jam1e wrote:
    No it's not, Westra clearly moves over on Bakelandts and pushes him towards the barrier, not quite into it but pretty close.

    Re-watched it. Yeah you are right. Doesn't look deliberate but was the cause. He definitely moved out to let him through after.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Coming into form nicely. Once Jan and I sync our PTP selections we'll be a formidable force in the Tour.
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  • Give me more
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    Love that picture of Spilak, awesome stuff.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Above The Cows wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    It's come a long way from the Camargue. No but seriously someone catch it before it gets its slipped headcollar caught on something and snaps its neck. Probably got spooked by a low flying helicopter.

    Doubt even Froome's catching that :roll:
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    So, Froome comes a cropper on the run in to home.
    Looks fairly banged up, so could struggle tomorrow when El Pistolero turns over his big gear in earnest.
    Nice, polite thanks to Bertie for not pulling a Movistar.

    Westra unlucky to finish second, but it was either that, or put Bakelants into the crowd.

    Another decent finish and another break victory is a victory for the ASO's parcour picking.
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  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    oh, bakelants should be in green tomorrow =)

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