TDF Stage 12: Bourg-en-Bresse / St Etiennie *spoiler*

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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Casino Classics or Too Young to Die... which was the best of their albums?
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Why did Giant come off the front? Who were they expecting to take it up? Bonkeurs....

    No help from ITV4 on which sprinters are still on board, is it everyone?
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    In other news,there`s 10% off at Jacamo,and 1 is the loneliest number?
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    How has Griepel got on over the climbs?
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Why did Giant come off the front? Who were they expecting to take it up? Bonkeurs....

    No help from ITV4 on which sprinters are still on board, is it everyone?
    Kittel is apparently gone, not sure about others. Giant were riding for Degenkolb from the start I think.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    This gruppo will surely be compatto before the finish.
    26 seconds.
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    Why did Giant come off the front? Who were they expecting to take it up? Bonkeurs....

    No help from ITV4 on which sprinters are still on board, is it everyone?

    I think other sprint teams need to play Giant at their own game. Make them chase for a change instead of nipping out with 1KM to go and perhaps they wouldn't be so dominant.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    adr82 wrote:
    Why did Giant come off the front? Who were they expecting to take it up? Bonkeurs....

    No help from ITV4 on which sprinters are still on board, is it everyone?
    Kittel is apparently gone, not sure about others. Giant were riding for Degenkolb from the start I think.

    Cheers. Sagan looking unlikely to break his canard this afternoon.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Most interesting thing to happen in this stage:
    For the second year running, Rui Costa is the most popular rider when it comes to fan mail sent direct to the Tour de France, Docapost, who run the Tour's internal Post Office, have confirmed to Cyclingnews.

    Since the Tour began the Lampre-Merida leader has received 53 letters or e-cards to date, considerably more than Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), who like in 2013, is in second place. TIago Machado (NetApp-Endura) is lying third with 36 messages, whilst Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), despite leaving the race, is in fourth - as he was in the Tour's ‘fan mail ranking' and the overall classification, curiously enough, last year - with 25. Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol) is in fifth with 24.


    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/costa-g ... mail-again
    Contador is the Greatest
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Giant gapping the peloton here
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    20s @ 10k
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Most interesting thing to happen in this stage:
    For the second year running, Rui Costa is the most popular rider when it comes to fan mail sent direct to the Tour de France, Docapost, who run the Tour's internal Post Office, have confirmed to Cyclingnews.

    Since the Tour began the Lampre-Merida leader has received 53 letters or e-cards to date, considerably more than Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), who like in 2013, is in second place. TIago Machado (NetApp-Endura) is lying third with 36 messages, whilst Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), despite leaving the race, is in fourth - as he was in the Tour's ‘fan mail ranking' and the overall classification, curiously enough, last year - with 25. Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol) is in fifth with 24.


    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/costa-g ... mail-again

    53 letters. Imagine.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    letour.fr saying only Kittel and Renshaw of the big sprinters have been dropped, everyone else still in there
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited July 2014
    Clarke not enough legs to take a turn. x2
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    edited July 2014
    Gautier not happy with Clarke sitting on his wheel
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Clarke taking the p*ss
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Break caught at 5k
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Lotto guy on the front so is Griepel there?
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    RonB wrote:
    Lotto guy on the front so is Griepel there?
    letour.fr say only Kittel + Renshaw were dropped of the "famous" sprinters
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Yeesh that was a nasty junction... riders diving through gaps in the barriers!
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Greipel down
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Greipel down!!!
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Crash, Greipel down! Chava too?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Greipel in that crash?
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Chavanel and Griepel down in a crash.
  • Gripel and Chava down
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Cannondale on the front now
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Giant vs Cannondale vs OPQS vs Katusha
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    If Sagan doesn't get this it will be funny watching him throw teddy out of the pram :)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Who for OPQS? Trentin?