Tour de France Stage 9 Gerardmer - Mulhouse *Spoilers*

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Bless Carlton's attempts to inject a little excitement into proceedings with his sexy roundabout talk.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    What's all this crap from Carlton TM looking ugly on the bike in the TT position? I think he has one of the most rock solid text book positions out there! God knows what they think of Froome if he thinks TM is ungainly.
  • menchovʹsstabilisers
    menchovʹsstabilisers Posts: 122
    I got Germany in the World Cup sweepstake.

    This has to be a good omen for tonight, right?
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    Now that's how you win a stage. Epic!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Check out the profile. He has not got far to go. After that it is a rubbish profile....downhill then flat. Cannot see anyone catching Tony Martin unless he blows up.

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    Tony Martin wins and what a win that is. Not a breakaway like yesterday which was allowed 11mins with 50km to go and got the win by just 2mins. Martin went from very early on, did 85% of the relays with De Marchi and was being chased by a group of 25 riders. He didn't falter though and amazingly increased that lead from 45secs to 3mins. The peloton tried to reduce the gap to Gallopin and thus Martin, but it didn't come down at all.

    Heavyweight win. Many congratulations for that show of strength. He also takes the combativity prize and the polka dot jersey. Not a bad Sunday for him!

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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    4 hours 9 minutes, so how long has Cheng got to drag everyone else in and avoid the cut?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    It's a big day if you're called Tony.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    That's a little coquettish that photo.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Cancellara get's 2nd, Christmas day for TTers!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Fabian's learnt to sprint on the drops.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    GvA in not second place shocker!
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Has Greg Van Avermaet won a sprint this year? Might have to start calling him Poulidor...
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Marion Rousse - ding dong!
  • ad_snow
    ad_snow Posts: 469
    pottssteve wrote:
    4 hours 9 minutes, so how long has Cheng got to drag everyone else in and avoid the cut?

    It's 18% right? Winning time is 249 minutes so 18% is 44.82 minutes, around 44mins 50s.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    What is Carlton talking about? The group of GC contenders has grown? No it hasn't. It's exactly the same as it was at the start of the stage.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Brilliant from Big Tone, but that was a godawful stage.

    Bring on the GC boys.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    It's all on Cheng's broad shoulders now....
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    And ES cuts away just as TM's interview starts? Bah.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Milton50 wrote:
    It's all on Cheng's broad shoulders now....


    Come on Cheng!!!!!!

    Cheng Ji is Chinese for, "Rock Hard"
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  • menchovʹsstabilisers
    menchovʹsstabilisers Posts: 122
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Marion Rousse - ding dong!

    I'm not going to complain, but I do wonder if the slow-motion action-replay of her greeting Monsieur Gallopin was really necessary.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Cheng's pulling the finish line closer with a rope attached to his eyelashes.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Menchov'sStabilisers wrote:
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Marion Rousse - ding dong!

    I'm not going to complain, but I do wonder if the slow-motion action-replay of her greeting Monsieur Gallopin was really necessary.
    Lucky guy!
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Tony Martin's hat says, Panzerwagen :D
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  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    Love his 'PanzerWagen' cap as well.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Cheng's pulling the finish line closer with a rope attached to his eyelashes.

    Cheng has used his power through his wheels to make the Earth spin more slowly on it's axis to make sure that he makes the cut.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Proper cycling cap for Martin. None of this vulgar baseball cap nonsense
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Cheng comes in 21'28" down, together with Ted King, who stays as lantern rouge.

    Job done towing that big German fella with the hair over the hills...

    Well done, Cheng!!!!!!!!!
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    The most exciting part of the stage for me was when the main group came in. I had a bet on Mollema to beat Bardet at 6/4 and he was riding in right on Bardet's wheel. All was lost. But then, with about 100-200m to go he drifted out and eased past him. It was beautiful
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
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    Correlation is not causation.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    You think they have Manx Missile ones for Cav?

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