Tour de France:- Stage 14: Grenoble - Risoul *Spoiler*
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That was a typical high mountain stage in the TDF...................unfortunately.
Deadly dull grind, followed by a few minor attacks and a lot of grovelling.
Considering Majka was reluctantly yanked off a rest break and thrust into the most competitive race of the season, I'd say 2nd and 1st in the Alpine stages is.......................remarkable.
Seems to have better climbing legs than in his season's goal race, the Giro.
Am I the only one who really dislikes Pierre Rolland?
So classy a riding style, classless racer."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Wow Geraint is amazing. Speaks well and has the great attitude.
He doesn't even say it was disappointing Nieve could do anything after all his work.Contador is the Greatest0 -
6(6) PERAUD Jean-Christophe AG2R La Mondiale 6:08
7(7) MOLLEMA Bauke Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 8:33
8(10) KÖNIG Leopold Team NetApp – Endura 9:32
9(12) TEN DAM Laurens Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 10:01
10(13) ROLLAND Pierre Team Europcar 10:480 -
frenchfighter wrote:BOOM Contador has tweeted his congratulations to Majka already. What a man.
Get a room.0 -
Nice bit of casual swearing by Ten Dam on Eurosport talking about seeing LeMond in the "pishing rain".
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Blazing Saddles wrote:That was a typical high mountain stage in the TDF...................unfortunately.
Deadly dull grind, followed by a few minor attacks and a lot of grovelling.
Considering Majka was reluctantly yanked off a rest break and thrust into the most competitive race of the season, I'd say 2nd and 1st in the Alpine stages is.......................remarkable.
Seems to have better climbing legs than in his season's goal race, the Giro.
Am I the only one who really dislikes Pierre Rolland?
So classy a riding style, classless racer.
I am not sure what you expect: successful breakaway and a man in there wins the stage... the yellow jersey attacks on the final climb... the drama of Valverde who cracks in the final... what's not to like?
If you want to see broken bones and major drama you need to wait for the rain...left the forum March 20230 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:That was a typical high mountain stage in the TDF...................unfortunately.
Deadly dull grind, followed by a few minor attacks and a lot of grovelling.
Considering Majka was reluctantly yanked off a rest break and thrust into the most competitive race of the season, I'd say 2nd and 1st in the Alpine stages is.......................remarkable.
Seems to have better climbing legs than in his season's goal race, the Giro.
Am I the only one who really dislikes Pierre Rolland?
So classy a riding style, classless racer.
I am not sure what you expect: successful breakaway and a man in there wins the stage... the yellow jersey attacks on the final climb... the drama of Valverde who cracks in the final... what's not to like?
If you want to see broken bones and major drama you need to wait for the rain...left the forum March 20230 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:That was a typical high mountain stage in the TDF...................unfortunately.
Deadly dull grind, followed by a few minor attacks and a lot of grovelling.
Considering Majka was reluctantly yanked off a rest break and thrust into the most competitive race of the season, I'd say 2nd and 1st in the Alpine stages is.......................remarkable.
Seems to have better climbing legs than in his season's goal race, the Giro.
Am I the only one who really dislikes Pierre Rolland?
So classy a riding style, classless racer.
I am not sure what you expect: successful breakaway and a man in there wins the stage... the yellow jersey attacks on the final climb... the drama of Valverde who cracks in the final... what's not to like?
If you want to see broken bones and major drama you need to wait for the rain...left the forum March 20230 -
He spent the first week and half in the autobus though. He's pretty fresh.Blazing Saddles wrote:Considering Majka was reluctantly yanked off a rest break and thrust into the most competitive race of the season, I'd say 2nd and 1st in the Alpine stages is.......................remarkable.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Oooh Greg think before you speak sometimes.0
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Valverde had a mechanical caused by Pinot it seems, couldn't change gears successfully.
I'm starting a "buy a beer for Pinot" fund.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
JRod and Majka tied on the KOM points. Double points on final climb. That is a real reality for him to chase.Contador is the Greatest0
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Kittel has just got over Col du Lautaret.0
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Pleased the young frogs are doing well. I like Pinot, or Pineau Thibot or he was called a few times today. Bardet looks about 14 too.0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:That was a typical high mountain stage in the TDF...................unfortunately.
Deadly dull grind, followed by a few minor attacks and a lot of grovelling.
Considering Majka was reluctantly yanked off a rest break and thrust into the most competitive race of the season, I'd say 2nd and 1st in the Alpine stages is.......................remarkable.
Seems to have better climbing legs than in his season's goal race, the Giro.
Am I the only one who really dislikes Pierre Rolland?
So classy a riding style, classless racer.
I thought it was a good stage, but I'm with you on Rolland.
That said, I seem to be the only one on here that doesn't hate Valverde's guts.0 -
Yawn... another Sagan wheelie..0
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Interesting tactics from AG2R. Not sure who they were actually working for. That sustained high pace was always going to suit JC, who is a Wiggins type diesel, more than Bardet. Maybe they believe JC is still their best hope of a podium? I'm not sure that they'd be wrong either.0
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Pierre Rolland reckons that Peraud and Bardet are riding against each other.DeadCalm wrote:Interesting tactics from AG2R. Not sure who they were actually working for. That sustained high pace was always going to suit JC, who is a Wiggins type diesel, more than Bardet. Maybe they believe JC is still their best hope of a podium? I'm not sure that they'd be wrong either.Twitter: @RichN950 -
RichN95 wrote:Zubeldia is 12th - only 22 seconds off the top ten. And yet nobody has seen him.
I'm beginning to develop a real soft spot for Haimar Zubeldia and his invisibility cloak. I even spent about an hour of today's stage purposefully looking for him to try and keep myself awake in the 30+ heat coupled with a stupidly early morning. Didn't spot him at all.Correlation is not causation.0 -
I completely missed today's stage. Worth watching in full or will the highlights be sufficient?0
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frenchfighter wrote:Wow Geraint is amazing. Speaks well and has the great attitude.
He doesn't even say it was disappointing Nieve could do anything after all his work.
'cos there wouldn't be any point. If he had done people would have had a go for slagging his team mate off in public. People are not machines (unless your name is Nibali it seems - and I am not insinuating anything here) .0
