Tour de France Stage 5 Ypres-Arenberg *Spoiler*

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    iainf72 wrote:
    Good ride by Boom

    Very good by Nibali

    4/10?

    Hell of a ride by Porte and G!
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Disastrous for OPQS.
    And chapeau to Boom, he was obviously so strong. He just rode away on all the sectors without trying.
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    It's gonna take a hell of a 'steak' for contador to make this time back :)
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    About +1:50 for Porte
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Epic. OK, now it has finished would AtC and DDRaver like to comment on whether the race would be better without this stage? It should make the mountains even better as well.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    adr82 wrote:
    Someone to crash on the cobbles 50m from the line?

    Those are just cheeky!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Estimates:
    Boom
    Nibs 19
    Sagan 1.01
    Kwiatek 2.01
    Porte 2.11
    Talansky 2.21
    Contador 2.50
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Contador loses 2:30 on nibs - perfect for the mountains
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    And about 2:40 for Contador!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    :shock: Sensational stage. Approx Porte +1:50, Contador 2:30. :shock:
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    edited July 2014
    Crampeur wrote:
    Nibali vs. Porte for the mountains?

    Also maybe with Kwiatkowski and Talansky.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    lawrences wrote:
    It's gonna take a hell of a 'steak' for contador to make this time back :)

    Nah.

    Contador is stronger than Nibs in the mountains. He does have his work cut out for him TBH. Bodes well for future stages.
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    47kph 27+ mph!!!
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    enjoyed that, going to be a poor few days in comparison. That time gap has kept it interesting (not saying that it was a race of only him and froome). Tad sad for Froome, but that is racing and perhaps other teams were smarter or the riders just more confident.

    Rick great job commentating as i watched
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Contador loses 2:30 on nibs - perfect for the mountains

    Exactly
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    mm1 wrote:
    47kph 27+ mph!!!

    Big tailwind
    _
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Astana 1-2 on GC
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Best stage for quite some time..... I loved that!

    Unlucky for Froome, I'm not his biggest fan; he must be gutted.
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    I dont think Porte has it in his legs for GC so they should have let G go for the stage. I am sure everyone will let Tinkof do the attacking and let Astana do the chasing, hope NIbs wins this but dont think he will hold it through the mountains.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Handy to have Fuglsang as a plan B 2 seconds after on GC.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    sa0u823e wrote:
    enjoyed that, going to be a poor few days in comparison. That time gap has kept it interesting (not saying that it was a race of only him and froome). Tad sad for Froome, but that is racing and perhaps other teams were smarter or the riders just more confident.

    Rick great job commentating as i watched


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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    Would have a been a Belkin one-two, but for Sep's puncture. Still he is young, and there are many wins to come for him.

    Still think Contador has this.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Keukelere weirdly has a clean helmet....
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    This stage is fantastic for newbie brits who have seen the TDF for the first time in Stages 1,2 and 3, as if they are still watching they've just witnessed something incredible. (Unless they were full Sky kit fancy dressers who can't see past their Froomitis of course)
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Here we go - Greg's on.

    Carlton having a go at people on chatrooms!
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Crampeur wrote:
    Nibali vs. Porte for the mountains?

    Also maybe with Kwiatkowski and Talansky.

    Yep, Kwia an outside bet for the podium now.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2014
    Going to love the photos.

    Very enjoyable stage but Froome out and many riders ambitions smoked is awful.

    Contador 2.3 down is too much for comfort even if it will be done.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,908
    Cancellera clearly not in great classics shape. Over a min back.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Vdb best of the rest favourites
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Valverde was up there.
    Contador is the Greatest

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