TdF 2015 - Stage 5 - Arras - Amiens ***Spoilers***
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Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?0
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Will be hard work for QuickStep leading the bunch from the start for Martin, managing potential echelon attempts, and prepare and lead out Cav's sprint
Presumably they will try to let a group go that aren't a threat to the yellow jersey. They will then be able to ask for assistance if other teams want a sprint. No doubt they will still end up doing all the work though..
I can't imagine Lotto not doing some of the work on the front for Greipel?Little boy to Obama: "My Dad says that you read all our emails"
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Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?
You get mega publicity for being in yellow... interviews, presentations, photos etc.0 -
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Benoit going for the double S option knowing he is on the BR radar
Doesn't seem very SKY - which would have been presented on their own designed App on a titanium IPad
what we looking at here? :?
Musette contents? X being normal food and drink, MF is meat-free and S is Special/Sugary?0 -
Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?
You get mega publicity for being in yellow... interviews, presentations, photos etc.
I would assume that, outside the 3 week Tour window, being able to put a picture of Cav screaming over the line arms aloft is better for the sponsors brochure than two pictures of Tony Martin in a yellow jersey. But I know nothing about marketing!0 -
Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?
You get mega publicity for being in yellow... interviews, presentations, photos etc.
I would assume that, outside the 3 week Tour window, being able to put a picture of Cav screaming over the line arms aloft is better for the sponsors brochure than two pictures of Tony Martin in a yellow jersey. But I know nothing about marketing!
Cav's already got 25 pictures like that though
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I'm fairly sure that FdJ won't be using English as their language of choice. Marc Madiot barely acknowledges the existance of other countries.
Musette contents? X being normal food and drink, MF is meat-free and S is Special/Sugary?Twitter: @RichN950 -
Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?
You get mega publicity for being in yellow... interviews, presentations, photos etc.
I would assume that, outside the 3 week Tour window, being able to put a picture of Cav screaming over the line arms aloft is better for the sponsors brochure than two pictures of Tony Martin in a yellow jersey. But I know nothing about marketing!
The yellow jersey is the most prominent rider in the peloton. He's always on camera. How many times a day will we hear Quick Step Etixx yellow jersey wearer Tony Martin or Quick Step Etixx controlling things for the yellow jersey etc.
Plus there will be pictures of Martin for a number of days with his arms aloft on the podium in the paper.
It's fantastic publicity and is a real sell at this time of year when looking to extend or get new sponsorship.It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.0 -
You don't have to, but if you don't at least keep the breakaway in check, then other teams will use it as an excuse to not work when you need them to in future.Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?Twitter: @RichN950 -
Why must a team defend the yellow? I've never understood this. Would the team or sponsors really care about being able to brag about Martin having 2 days in yellow over a Cav stage win?
You get mega publicity for being in yellow... interviews, presentations, photos etc.
I would assume that, outside the 3 week Tour window, being able to put a picture of Cav screaming over the line arms aloft is better for the sponsors brochure than two pictures of Tony Martin in a yellow jersey. But I know nothing about marketing!
The yellow jersey is the most prominent rider in the peloton. He's always on camera. How many times a day will we hear Quick Step Etixx yellow jersey wearer Tony Martin or Quick Step Etixx controlling things for the yellow jersey etc.
Plus there will be pictures of Martin for a number of days with his arms aloft on the podium in the paper.
It's fantastic publicity and is a real sell at this time of year when looking to extend or get new sponsorship.
Fair point on the coverage. But he's not really going to lose it today if EQS don't pull all day? No GC team will want anyone in the top 20-30 in the break so surely they all would chase that one down. Seems like a slightly unwritten rule and it makes some sense, but as a infrequent watcher I assume eventually another team would chase if EQS sat back all day.0 -
The daft reverence for the jersey is just one of the human aspects of cycling that keep it from descending into the barbaric orgy of consumption that is football, or the Olympics. I'm just hoping Cav gets another yellow jersey leadout to add to his collection....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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I'm sure they would, but the teams who had to work when they felt EQS should have done will then find an opportunity another day to stick it to EQS as pay back. Maybe putting the hammer down while Cav is back in the cars on a sprint day or similar.Fair point on the coverage. But he's not really going to lose it today if EQS don't pull all day? No GC team will want anyone in the top 20-30 in the break so surely they all would chase that one down. Seems like a slightly unwritten rule and it makes some sense, but as a infrequent watcher I assume eventually another team would chase if EQS sat back all day.0 -
They are fantastic places are nt they, almost abusrd mind when you think what it would take - even today - to build them
I don't know how many times I've driven through Amiens but never stopped. I really must some day.0 -
They are fantastic places are nt they, almost abusrd mind when you think what it would take - even today - to build them
I don't know how many times I've driven through Amiens but never stopped. I really must some day.
I expect all those drivers at the traffic lights you went through feel the sameIt's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
They are fantastic places are nt they, almost abusrd mind when you think what it would take - even today - to build them
I don't know how many times I've driven through Amiens but never stopped. I really must some day.
I expect all those drivers at the traffic lights you went through feel the same
luckily i'm on the autoroute 0 -
They are fantastic places are nt they, almost abusrd mind when you think what it would take - even today - to build them
I don't know how many times I've driven through Amiens but never stopped. I really must some day.
By pure chance I'm stopping there overnight 2 weeks today on my way to EuroDisney, will let you know what it's like0 -
13:09 A thought for Faber
The race is in Mont St Eloi (km 3.5), the village in which 1909 Tour de France champion Francois Faber is believed to have been killed in action on May 9, 1915. The Luxembourg rider was one of three Tour winners killed in WWI with Octave Lapize and Lucien Petit-Breton.
Perichon (BSE) and Edet (COF) with 1'15" after 12 mins.
Wonder if yesterday's debacle will mess with TGA's ablity to pull a GTA on every flat stage by surfing the shadows until the final 3k....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Demarres not got one point (!!) yet versus Cav 53 Bouhanni 37 Coquard 36 and Greipel leading at 84 - even Heradda's got one !0
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PTP stats for today.
Cav the overwhelming fave 61%
Griepel and Sagan both at 11% each0 -
Bouhanni in a ditch apparentlyCannondale CAAD 10
Genesis Equilibrium Disc 10
Bird Zero TR0 -
Bouhanni in a ditch apparently
abandoned - not good news0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19645127#p19645127]SpecialGuestStar[/url] wrote:Bouhanni in a ditch apparently
abandoned - not good news
Bah!0 -
Edets gone back to the warmth of the peloton - feel sorry for that Perrichon if he sticks it out !0
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I reckon at the end of the Tour, Bouhanni will still have more points.[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19645115#p19645115]SpecialGuestStar[/url] wrote:Demarres not got one point (!!) yet versus Cav 53 Bouhanni 37 Coquard 36 and Greipel leading at 84 - even Heradda's got one !Twitter: @RichN950 -
Bouhanni in a ditch apparently
I read this post and immediately started singing (in my head) "I know, I know, it's serious!""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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Do you put your posts through an Enigma machine?Wonder if yesterday's debacle will mess with TGA's ablity to pull a GTA on every flat stage by surfing the shadows until the final 3k.Twitter: @RichN950 -
GVA and several Cannondale riders have now also gone done.
Another carnage stage of week one."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Another crash apparently - GVA and some cannondale-garmin riders. All good though.
Need live coverage!!0
