TdF 2015 - Stage 6 - Abbeville - Le Hauve ***Spoilers***
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My man Stybar taking the win, and my GC man Uran Uran sneaking in avoiding the crash!
Gutted for Martin though.. he'd have come in handy in the TTT too.
Froome again demonstrating his improved bike handling skills and avoiding going down - do you reckon he's been going to his local crit camp to practice bumping shoulders with people?0 -
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Lovely win for Stybar. Nice job Sagan. Had Martin not crashed he would have taken the yellow jersey - great tactics by Martin. He takes the green jersey though.
Froome loses time as he was passed the crash. Contador, JRod, Uran and Valverde ahead.0 -
Martin being helped to the line by his team. Looks done for the tour. Weird crash- couldn't see any real reason for the swerve?
Europcar rider in front nearly went too, so I'm guessing they touched wheels0 -
Ok I get it Teki in polka. But could someone summarize the crash for those of us unable to watch.... who swerved and went down?0
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^^Well I think so but he was right on the limit so will be a tough task to know which riders to draw the line on. He definitely lost time to Contador et al either way.Contador is the Greatest0
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Ok I get it Teki in polka. But could someone summarize the crash for those of us unable to watch.... who swerved and went down?
Tony M hit the wheel of a rider infront, did a big swerve to his right and went down, taking the guy on his right with him.Red bikes are the fastest.0 -
Ok I get it Teki in polka. But could someone summarize the crash for those of us unable to watch.... who swerved and went down?0
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Contador is the Greatest0
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Ok I get it Teki in polka. But could someone summarize the crash for those of us unable to watch.... who swerved and went down?
Tony M hit the wheel of a rider infront, did a big swerve to his right and went down, taking the guy on his right with him.
Yep, it's not important but was a brain melt by Tony
Hard to tell how Stybar broke away as the cameras all stopped to focus on MartinWe're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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What happened to Cav?
Where was Griepel?"The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby0 -
Ok I get it Teki in polka. But could someone summarize the crash for those of us unable to watch.... who swerved and went down?
Tony M hit the wheel of a rider infront, did a big swerve to his right and went down, taking the guy on his right with him.
Gotcha, ta
big shame if Tony's out...0 -
Lovely win for Stybar. Nice job Sagan. Had Martin not crashed he would have taken the yellow jersey - great tactics by Martin. He takes the green jersey though.
Froome loses time as he was passed the crash. Contador, JRod, Uran and Valverde ahead.
That's what I thought, was accelerating alongside Nibali, and just manged to stay upright, but lost momentum and pulled feet out of pedals0 -
If Tony abandons, does Froome wear the Jersey from the beginning of the day tomorrow?0
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Is Froome passed the crash
I'd say so...let's see what the Tour organizers do...
edit: although now I think of it, Contador, Valverde etc were behind Froome.
So no time lost.Contador is the Greatest0 -
And I thought Philip Hindes was the jurgen klinsman of cycling...0
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Top 10
1 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step 04:53:46
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 00:00:02
3 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar
4 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin
5 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
6 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN - Qhubeka
8 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
9 Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team0 -
What happened to Cav?
Where was Griepel?
Nothing happened to either. Neither contested the final but finished OK as far as I could see.0 -
The initial classification of the stage (which is subject to change) has everyone at +02 seconds from Stybar0
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Well I think so but he was right on the limit so will be a tough task to know which riders to draw the line on. He definitely lost time to Contador et al either way.0
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Ok I get it Teki in polka. But could someone summarize the crash for those of us unable to watch.... who swerved and went down?
Tony by left side of road swerved, knocked into what looked like Koen de Kort (small screen, hard to see), both went down, others were collateral.0 -
Is Froome passed the crash
I'd say so...let's see what the Tour organizers do...
edit: although now I think of it, Contador, Valverde etc were behind Froome.
So no time lost.
Froome was actually involved in the crash and was hit, so I very much doubt they would say he was in front!0 -
Is Froome passed the crash
I'd say so...let's see what the Tour organizers do...
edit: although now I think of it, Contador, Valverde etc were behind Froome.
So no time lost.
Froome got hit by Nibali and had to unclip to stop going down?! So he was Definitely involved in the crash....0 -
Hard to say as ES have gone to girlball but I think Martin moved out and got trapped by the rider behind - which is usally bad for the guy behind but it seems to trip Tony up this time. He hit the deck like a sack of sugar. Typical nasty slow speed crashWe're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Not a great race for the best TT riders in the world. Martin, Cancellara and Dumoulin all gone down.0
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I've looked at it so many times and I can't see any wheel touch. Clear in front, to the rear and the side. Very, very odd."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0