TDF Stage 17:St Gaudens-St Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet *spoilers*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 89 pts
    2 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 88
    3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 86
    4 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 61
    5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 49
    6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 40
    7 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale 38
    8 José Serpa (Col) Lampre - Merida 36
    9 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 32
    10 Jean-Christophe Péraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 29

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The_Boy wrote:
    Jesus Christ @ hollenstein's injury.

    Punctured a lung with a broken rib if I heard that correctly? Ouch. That hurts.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    The_Boy wrote:
    Jesus Christ @ hollenstein's injury.
    This was from the OGE backstage pass video:
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Jesus Christ @ hollenstein's injury.

    Punctured a lung with a broken rib if I heard that correctly? Ouch. That hurts.

    Yup. Then ride on and finished the stage because the ambulances were all up ahead. Gotta hurt, that.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Sunflowers.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Jesus Christ @ hollenstein's injury.

    Punctured a lung with a broken rib if I heard that correctly? Ouch. That hurts.

    Yup. Then ride on and finished the stage because the ambulances were all up ahead. Gotta hurt, that.

    :shock:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Quote from the Guardian...

    If stage 17 was a film character it'd be Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

    Seems pretty apt.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    philbar72 wrote:
    Quote from the Guardian...

    If stage 17 was a film character it'd be Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

    Seems pretty apt.
    Do you think that's funny?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Jesus Christ @ hollenstein's injury.

    Punctured a lung with a broken rib if I heard that correctly? Ouch. That hurts.

    Yup. Then ride on and finished the stage because the ambulances were all up ahead. Gotta hurt, that.

    :shock:

    Two non starters
    Besides Simon Gerrans, Reto Hollenstein (IAM) is also a non starter in St-Gaudens. He crashed yesterday in the first kilometre of racing but courageously finished despite a pneumothorax.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    The report I read said he rode 60km alone until he caught the gruppetto and then the next 140km before finishing in tears with the gruppetto. That must have been a deliberate decision and not because it was the only way for him to get medical attention. The guy must be hard as nails though.

    I was thinking about this when I saw a rerun of Scarponi's crash on the rest day. Presumably it wasn't that bad as he got back up to the yellow jersey group and did a job for Nibali afterwards, but if I had a crash like that there's no way I'd be leaping back on my bike, these guys are so tough.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    RichN95 wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    Quote from the Guardian...

    If stage 17 was a film character it'd be Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

    Seems pretty apt.
    Do you think that's funny?

    I think its fairly true. Short and vicious. What about you?
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Jesus Christ @ hollenstein's injury.
    Punctured a lung with a broken rib if I heard that correctly? Ouch. That hurts.
    Yup. Then ride on and finished the stage because the ambulances were all up ahead. Gotta hurt, that.
    :shock:
    Not just 'finished the stage' - he crashed within the first km, so effectively rode the whole stage with a punctured lung.

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Edet getting major abuse from Jens for missing a turn in the break of 8.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    philbar72 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    Quote from the Guardian...

    If stage 17 was a film character it'd be Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

    Seems pretty apt.
    Do you think that's funny?

    I think its fairly true. Short and vicious. What about you?
    I was just referencing Pesci's most famous scene from that film
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The Peanut is all in white today.

    I only just got this. Disappointing. Blue/white would be a nice mix I reckon.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    Apparently Katusha chasing as Purito missed the break...
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    And Majka looks dreadful in spotty helmet, spotty jersey and tinkoff fluro shorts... FF won't be keeping the pics of this stage win... ;)
  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Poor choice of shorts from Pinot.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    RichN95 wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    Quote from the Guardian...

    If stage 17 was a film character it'd be Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

    Seems pretty apt.
    Do you think that's funny?

    I think its fairly true. Short and vicious. What about you?
    I was just referencing Pesci's most famous scene from that film

    Oh. My. God. Hook, line and sinker there. Chapeau! :)
  • Vuelta95
    Vuelta95 Posts: 31
    RichN95 wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    Quote from the Guardian...

    If stage 17 was a film character it'd be Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

    Seems pretty apt.
    Do you think that's funny?

    Funny how?
    You might have had a response from a pro cyclist on Twitter, you may even have chatted to a 'journo', but ultimately, you still know nothing. You're not an insider, no matter how much you wish you are.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    dish_dash wrote:
    And Majka looks dreadful in spotty helmet, spotty jersey and tinkoff fluro shorts... FF won't be keeping the pics of this stage win... ;)

    Ha the Tinkoff shorts and polka top really, really do not go together.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Recycled.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    No, Rafal. Just no.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    So I'm the only one who likes the polka dot clown look?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    35 mins at 53kph for a 1min gap. Tough break to make.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Making good use of 2012 kit though

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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    The_Boy wrote:
    So I'm the only one who likes the polka dot clown look?

    Yes.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    So I'm the only one who likes the polka dot clown look?

    Yes.

    I suppose you'll tell me next that this isn't the coolest it's possible to look on a bike?
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  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Spilak abandon.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,857
    Seems like a lot of work in vain for Katusha. Hope purito's had 3 weetabix today.

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