Tour de France Stage 4 Le Touquet-Lille *Spoilers*

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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    It is Kittel...

    Jesus 3 wins already
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    300m sprint by Kristoff and nearly go it. He had no choice though as his last man swung off. Sagan major class to get back in the mix. Demare 3rd. Coquard in the mix again.
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Sagan 4th and tidy number of points.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    If Renshaw can't finish it off from that position he doesn't deserve a team like that.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,857
    Cant believe how meekly Greipel let Sagan take Kittel's wheel from him. Something's not right.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
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    No breaks in the main GC contenders...
  • jotko
    jotko Posts: 457
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Kittel but only just.
    Damn Cav not being here to give him a run for his money.

    Kittel looking like he is going to win every single sprinters stage....at least this was close.
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  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Great watching Sagan working his way up through the field. Was sat on Kittel's wheel for ages whilst Phil was saying that he was too far back!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    Sagan up to 2nd, Contador to 5th Team car wise.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Greipel had a great view of a world class sprint from his position.

    Renshaw didn't really look like he knew what he was doing to be honest. Shift from last leadout man to sprinter must be quite difficulty mentally.

    I think that sprint would have suited Cav, such a shame :(
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Greipel had a great view of a world class sprint from his position.

    Renshaw didn't really look like he knew what he was doing to be honest. Shift from last leadout man to sprinter must be quite difficulty mentally.

    I think that sprint would have suited Cav, such a shame :(

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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    If Renshaw can't finish it off from that position he doesn't deserve a team like that.

    From memory the last few seasons as a sprinter had shown why he is a good lead-out man - can get in a good position (ok, so today he had a lot of help) but doesnt have that top speed to finish the job off.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Looking more and more like Greipel is on the downside of his sprinting career.
  • FoldingJoe
    FoldingJoe Posts: 1,327
    Looked like Renshaw was back to leadout duties - for Kittel!! ;)
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  • TMR
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    FoldingJoe wrote:
    Looked like Renshaw was back to leadout duties - for Kittel!! ;)

    Actually, I wonder if that was the issue. He forgot, in the heat of the moment, that he wasn't leading anyone out. That's why he sat down. Then he realised and started sprinting again, but by then it was too late.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    That was actually a really strong, long sprint from Kittel. Demare too.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    TMR wrote:
    FoldingJoe wrote:
    Looked like Renshaw was back to leadout duties - for Kittel!! ;)

    Actually, I wonder if that was the issue. He forgot, in the heat of the moment, that he wasn't leading anyone out. That's why he sat down. Then he realised and started sprinting again, but by then it was too late.

    Maybe was hoping someone would come past and he could slipstream them but it looked a bit odd
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Turfle wrote:
    Looking more and more like Greipel is on the downside of his sprinting career.

    He would make a decent classics rider though...
  • goonz
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    Greipel did ok actually, he got bogged down behind slower riders as the main 5 got out ahead and then he had to start his sprint early to have any chance but by then it was too late.
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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Demare was flying on the outside, another 5m and he might have had Kittel
  • jimmythecuckoo
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    Bored now. Can someone else win please.
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  • adr82
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    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    Bored now. Can someone else win please.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Kittel really looked cooked...he couldnt even celebrate.

    1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
    2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
    3 Arnaud Démare (Fra) FDJ.fr
    4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
    5 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar
    6 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
    7 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
    8 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
    9 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
    10 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Kittel looked very relieved on the podium
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    I'm sure Kittel's is a fine enough ar5e, but Sagan must be bored looking at it now
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Next time you see the overhead watch how Sagan slips in and out. Superb handling.
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  • goonz
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    Nibbles got a kiss this time, looked a little nervous after yesterdays rejection!
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  • Squaggles
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    Did OPQS forget that Cav wasn't there ? Or were they really expecting Renshaw to do something in the sprint ?
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  • pottssteve
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    Tinko - Saxoff!
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  • Anonymous
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    Worth a pick for Griepel tomorrow? Could be desperate for a result?

    (EDIT: Or OPQS to dominate, classics style - is Kwiatowski ok?)

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