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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Feline wins, MM still in GC lead.

    hipster-cat-win-240x300.jpg

    That should be in the Cat thread.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Talansky crashes reasonably hard.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Ashbeck
    Ashbeck Posts: 235
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Talansky crashes reasonably hard.


    Not another metal pole or Shimano car was it??!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Westra in the 4 man break at 2 mins from the peloton with 40km to race.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Hit an island that appeared to have that pyramid shaped anti-pedestrian block paving. Must have hurt if it was that stuff!
  • Ashbeck
    Ashbeck Posts: 235
    Pross wrote:
    Hit an island that appeared to have that pyramid shaped anti-pedestrian block paving. Must have hurt if it was that stuff!


    It's sounding more like Wacky Racers...what next can we put in their way :twisted:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Huge crowds on this climb which they will be doing again. It is where Contador and Valverde duked it out last time.

    This Caja Rural rider is ridiculously skinny. Looks awful.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Brutal rise. 1 rider at a time. Quite a few riders pushing their bikes. Including Frank Schleck who is miles back. I suppose some of them had to get off due to the logjam.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    More like cyclocross than a road race. Never. Seen that many pros off and walking on a climb before, it was worse than a wet Ronde. Decent climb but just not enough road width.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Westra continues with a solid solo ride here. 16ks and has 45 secs.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    10ks 30 secs. Westra might just do this.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Taking all risks on this descent.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    50/60 riders chasing Westra.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow, that could have been a brilliant win but he was caught at 3km when he blew on this penultimate last sharp climb.

    In the break all day then when it was about 1.30 to the break with 35 odd km to race he went solo. And hold off a charging pack pulled hard by Katusha and Movistar.

    He does this often and I am surprised he is not on anyone's my man team.

    Very defensive riding in the peloton.

    Now on Antigua which is 9.6%.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Quintana leads them up with three Katusha on his wheel.

    Then HENAO attacks!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Heano leads Quintana and JRod over the top with Kwiatek leading the rest.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Far too narrow at the top.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Awful run in to the finish. Good win for JRod, Henao and Quintana looking strong for the GC and really brave effort by Westra.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    1. Rodriguez
    2. Henao
    3. Quintana
    4. Kwaitkowski +7
    5. Majka
    6. Scarponi

    Between the top of that climb and the finish I managed to place a bet on Henao for Fleche Wallonne at 66/1
    (I've previously had a bet on him for LBL at 125/1)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Each way?

    Still won't see your money back.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Each way?

    Still won't see your money back.
    Yeah. Maybe not. But that's a great value bet. Remember he was second last time he did it.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    RichN95 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Each way?

    Still won't see your money back.
    Yeah. Maybe not. But that's a great value bet. Remember he was second last time he did it.

    I'll give you 1 - 1,000,000,000 I'll win it.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Showed a fair turn of speed up that steep ramp and certainly looks worth an E/W shout at those odds.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    JRod sucks wheels the entire way and then comes round for the win. Kwiatek, Sanchez and Majka 7 secs back.

    No one has Henao in their my man team unusually. I have Henao but that's Seb.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    frenchfighter wrote:
    No one has Henao in their my man team unusually. I have Henao but that's Seb.
    I had him as a substitute, and seeing as Evans has retired he sort of is now.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    No one has Henao in their my man team unusually. I have Henao but that's Seb.
    I had him as a substitute, and seeing as Evans has retired he sort of is now.

    Considering putting him in post sunday.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    sjmclean wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    No one has Henao in their my man team unusually. I have Henao but that's Seb.
    I had him as a substitute, and seeing as Evans has retired he sort of is now.

    Considering putting him in post sunday.

    You can't just go round randomly picking My Men and swapping them about. It's not on.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Good to see Henao back.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Pleased about Henao's recovery. And also that my man Purito seems to have found some form...

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