Tour de France Stage 6: Arras - Reims ***Spoilers***

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sagan keeps his top 4 in every stage record for this tour
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Well done OPQS. Great win for Greipel. Woop.
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  • d_o_g
    d_o_g Posts: 286
    Pleased that Greipel got a win, the explosion of Kittel onto the scene must have been disheartening.
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Renshaw spends far too long looking behind for a sprinter. Waits until someone else jumps then tries to hang on rather than riding his own race. He was in A1 position there for a minute but made a right hash of it
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    mfin wrote:
    Phil Liggett's commentary is appalling


    This. He commentates over a 10 second shot of Kittel dropped off the back, with KITTEL on the graphics, and still wonders where he is 30 seconds later. Pitiful.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Massive shame for Kwiat, that was almost awesome

    Fair play to Greipel!

    P&P saying Kittel punctured
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sagan keeps his top 4 in every stage record for this tour

    Pretty clever of him seeing as he was 5th
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Vdb fell but feels ok.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    mfin wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sagan keeps his top 4 in every stage record for this tour

    Pretty clever of him seeing as he was 5th


    Ah calm down. On my I phone here
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    mfin wrote:
    Phil Liggett's commentary is appalling

    I'm sorry to say, it really is.

    He was talking about Kittel coming up, just after they showed him soft pedaling off the back :roll:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,902
    Mr Chasey knows where Specsavers is, so all is ok.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Bit of an odd mix of sprinters in that top 10.
    Another fast stage, even though it didn't look like it.
    Echelon false alarm.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited July 2014
    No there were Echelon's just not ones that affected the GC. They blew the GSH train out of the water

    OPQS deserved more after that effort
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Looks like pinot may have been caught out
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Seriously impressive from Kwiato - had Martin begging for mercy on the run in and then nearly solos to a win from the kite :shock:
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    59 second loss for Nieve & Pinot
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    59 second loss for Nieve & Pinot


    Will nieve be bothered about that? Pinot will have to learn not to stay at the back if he's serious about riding for GC. Or just focus on the vuelta.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    It has to be said again - Cav would have had that
  • oscarbudgie
    oscarbudgie Posts: 850
    No hoods on Greipel's levers #secretofsuccess
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    His and Hers day for Lotto.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited July 2014
    The_Boy wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    59 second loss for Nieve & Pinot


    Will nieve be bothered about that?
    I doubt it. But it just shows Sky's error in not having Wiggins as a Plan E
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    :D:D
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    You all ready for this one?

    Sure?

    Ok

    We've had the HTC sprint train.
    We've had the Sky Mountain train.

    Is this the

    Wait for it


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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    TailWindHome wrote:
    You all ready for this one?

    Sure?

    Ok

    We've had the HTC sprint train.
    We've had the Sky Mountain train.

    Is this the

    Wait for it


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    :lol:
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    59 second loss for Nieve & Pinot


    Will nieve be bothered about that?
    I doubt it. But it just shows Sky's error in not having Wiggins as a Plan E

    It's funny, when I saw a sky rider in the second group I wondered how long it would be to a thread got stated on that topic.

    And obviously I know you were only joking.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    If that's for post of the tour you re going to need to do better ;) :P
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited July 2014
    Sagan saying that someone came into the back of him *snigger*

    I think Boulting's question about how he is enjoying the Tour so far is a great one actually. Seems like he wanted more than just a piffling green jersey. Gives Boulting a burn at the end though :)

    Kittel admitting he got dropped, no mechanical. Admits GSCG lost control and ballsed it up. Fair play, Good sportsmanship!
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    ddraver wrote:
    If that's for post of the tour you re going to need to do better ;) :P
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    How did you remove the "editied by" bit?
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    ddraver wrote:
    I think Boulting's question about how he is enjoying the Tour so far is a great one actually. Seems like he wanted more than just a piffling green jersey. Gives Boulting a burn at the end though :)
    I'm starting to feel that the Green Jersey has turned into the Peter Sagan Jersey for being Peter Sagan, awarded to the rider in Paris who has been the most consistently Peter Sagan rider throughout the tour. Under the current rules I just can't see anybody else ever winning it, and it doesn't really allow us to see Sagan at his most exciting either. Finishing every non-Mountain/TT stage in the top 5 is mightily impressive, but it's not particularly exciting to watch.

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