Tour de France 2015 Stage 2 Utrecht - Zeeland *SPOILERS*
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This stage has broken this thread.Correlation is not causation.0
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So ridiculous that Quintana has to lose all this time to some stupid crash.
Ridiculous weather in this part of the World.
Best thing about this race so far is Tinkoff's kit. Warming on me, especially in these conditions.
Looks like Cavendish will have 0 opposition in the sprint if it continues like this.
Carnage as Nibali tries to bridge solo given the gap to them is now about 45 seconds.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Would it still be ridiculous if Quintana and Froome were in opposite positions here? Just curious...So ridiculous that Quintana has to lose all this time to some stupid crash.
Ridiculous weather in this part of the World.0 -
Cancellara in Yellow tonight?“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Well, this is turning out to be quite interesting.
Two of the big four, plus Piti and all the French are going to take a hit.
The only question is: How big?
This server is shiite. Taking ages with all the traffic."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Nibali 45 seconds back
Quintana over 1 minute back"The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
dupeContador is the Greatest0
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Amazing stage - Quintana and Valverde already a minute down. Nibali has only Fuglsang and LottoNL to help0
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Cancellara in Yellow tonight?
Sagan keeping Contador out of trouble.0 -
Composition of the first group: Froome, Stannard, Thomas (Sky), Contador, Bennati, Rogers, Sagan (Tinkoff), Van Garderen, Oss, Quinziato, Schär, Van Avermaet, Wyss (BMC), Gallopin, Greipel, Sieberg (Lotto-Soudal), Barguil, Dumoulin (Giant), Kwiatkowski, Cavendish, Martin, Renshaw, Stybar, Uran (Etixx), Cancellara (Trek), Koren (Cannondale).0
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Cancellara in Yellow tonight?
Sagan keeping Contador out of trouble.0 -
A minute behind for Nibali, Valverde, Quintana, Pinot.... could be losing the TdF here0
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Great stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****0 -
Quintana and Nibali groups join up. They both have team mates with them so this is where the gap might begin to fall.0
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Great stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?
It get's a bit tricky when there are 100+ riders all trying to be in the top 20!0 -
A minute behind for Nibali, Valverde, Quintana, Pinot.... could be losing the TdF here
No it to damn early for that talk.0 -
Because you have to maintain a continuous effort to stay in the first 20 riders, and if you switch off at the wrong time or just aren't strong enough to stay there, you can rapidly find yourself on the wrong side of a split.Great stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?0 -
Because there's only space for about 20 to 30 riders in the first 20/30 ridersGreat stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?0 -
This stage is cracking. This site is lacking.
Violet Beauregard drilling it on the front of the second group!Correlation is not causation.0 -
These Eurosport segments are getting annoying. It is fine having them early in the coverage when nothing is happening, but not when they are racing full-on.0
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I didn't think GCs would be twonked on this stage.0
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TJVG in the front group? Only reason for BMC to ride, shirley?"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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Would it still be ridiculous if Quintana and Froome were in opposite positions here? Just curious...So ridiculous that Quintana has to lose all this time to some stupid crash.
Ridiculous weather in this part of the World.
If it was caused by a crash (luck), yes. If it was caused by quality riding, no.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Because you have to maintain a continuous effort to stay in the first 20 riders, and if you switch off at the wrong time or just aren't strong enough to stay there, you can rapidly find yourself on the wrong side of a split.Great stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?
But these are meant to be the best riders in the world. You shouldn't be switching off, they have radios and team mates to keep them up the front. Surely you'd want to put the effort in to make sure you stay there or like we see today you can easily lose a lot of time.***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****0 -
Great stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?
By definition not everyone can be in the first 20 or 30 riders and I think Quintana was held up rather than dropped? But, yeh, some people have been caught out by not being sharp enough.0 -
I'd put money on it that this will either come back together or at least have a gap no bigger than 20seconds. Peloton is big enough now to chase effectively**************************************************
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That front group is splittable. I'd be keeping a close eye on Tony Martin....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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As you said yourself, everyone knows the dangers yet it still happens - the obvious conclusion to draw is that staying at the front is easier said than done.
Because you have to maintain a continuous effort to stay in the first 20 riders, and if you switch off at the wrong time or just aren't strong enough to stay there, you can rapidly find yourself on the wrong side of a split.Great stage.
Quintana looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but on the bike.
Now shoot me down if I'm wrong but we all know that you have to be in the first 20/30 riders of the peloton to stay safe. And it's even more important during the first few days. We are always told his so why do riders still get caught out by this?
But these are meant to be the best riders in the world. You shouldn't be switching off, they have radios and team mates to keep them up the front. Surely you'd want to put the effort in to make sure you stay there or like we see today you can easily lose a lot of time.0 -
MY MAN the world champ having words with BMC.Correlation is not causation.0
