TDF Stage 10-Mulhouse-La Planche des Belles Filles *spoiler*

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  • oscarbudgie
    oscarbudgie Posts: 850
    "Unbelievably strong"
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well done Pinot!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Pinot 2nd, Valverde 3rd I think, Purito behind the chasers
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Off his t*ts.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    oscarbudgie wrote:
    "Unbelievably strong"

    Hmmm, a bit like his Giro triumph.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.
  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    porte comes in @25"
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What a display.

    Eh?! They managed to claw all of it back and lost only 10-30 secs.

    Brave from JRod but he gets the polka. Proper rider to have the dots.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    mfin wrote:
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.

    Thought I was in for inspired PTP points there.
  • GentlemanBear
    GentlemanBear Posts: 280
    G @1'21'' by my reckoning.

    Nibs just had an extra gear or two
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Well done Pinot!

    Great! At least I finally get some PTP points...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    You need to put a couple mins in not 12secs before you can accuse someone of being on the gear.

    It looked very smooth and fast but the time gaps are not much.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    mr_poll with a solo 12 point victory on Stage 12.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.

    Thought I was in for inspired PTP points there.

    Well, he's been out winning the climbs today. Nibs has been sat in whilst Astana sacrificed themselves.
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    mfin wrote:
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.

    I disagree. Brought back all sorts of unpleasant memories of Richard Virenque. Purito should be better than that - hope he's back to his best for the Vuelta.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    dish_dash wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Well done Pinot!

    Great! At least I finally get some PTP points...

    Indeed. Inspired!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Toblerone Boy lacking vim and vigour on the ultra steep stuff.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    BigMat wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.

    I disagree. Brought back all sorts of unpleasant memories of Richard Virenque. Purito should be better than that - hope he's back to his best for the Vuelta.

    Lost 52s in the last k
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good effort by Gallopin. Good to see him reach as deep as he could.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    mfin wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.

    I disagree. Brought back all sorts of unpleasant memories of Richard Virenque. Purito should be better than that - hope he's back to his best for the Vuelta.

    Lost 52s in the last k

    Yeah that is what happens when you stop pedaling and roll in.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Nieve in 10th.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    edited July 2014
    1. Nibs
    2. Porte
    3. Valverde
    4. Bardet
    5. Gallopin
    6. Pinot
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    frenchfighter wrote:
    You need to put a couple mins in not 12secs before you can accuse someone of being on the gear.

    It looked very smooth and fast but the time gaps are not much.

    100% agree.

    Same tactic Froome would have employed, just a bit less elbowy.
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I suppose without rides like Contador and Froome there on a climb like this it's hard to say how impressive Nibali's final acceleration was. If he rode away from them at the same rate he rode away from the rest, then it might be more suspicious?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    mfin wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    J Rod blew in the end, but a great ride by him today.

    I disagree. Brought back all sorts of unpleasant memories of Richard Virenque. Purito should be better than that - hope he's back to his best for the Vuelta.

    Lost 52s in the last k

    He's miles down on GC, once he'd been passed by Nibali, why kill himself to save time? He's saving the energy to have another go at KoM points.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I really hope I can muster some enthusiasm now the Great One is no longer racing. It was a poorer race for Froome's crash and now it is a significantly poorer race again for Contador's.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,095
    edited July 2014
    Gallopin "it wasn't just the last climb, it was terrible from the start, the worst day I've ever spent on a bike, it was hell, I'm sorry, I gave everything"
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited July 2014
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I really hope I can muster some enthusiasm now the Great One is no longer racing. It was a poorer race for Froome's crash and now it is a significantly poorer race again for Contador's.

    Totally disagree. Everyone has 1st place to race for, not just podium step.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    4 Frenchies in the top 8.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I don't want Señor Hairplugs to get a spot on the final podium.
    Correlation is not causation.

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