Stage 19 TdF 2015 St J de Maurienne/La Toussuire *SPOILERS*
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And if Quintana goes early, will Valverde hang on?
Exactly, Valverde's weakness on the Glandon yesterday suggests a long range attack by Quintana is a risk for both riders.
Froome looked a bit weak yesterday at the end, but then again he looked perfectly chipper in the interviews afterwards. They're all a bit sh*gged now aren't they, apart from Nairo who looks like he could do this twice over.0 -
Does anyone have a link for an English stream that I can watch on my Nexus 7 whilst in France?
I can get France TV Sport fine, but I'm struggling with the French commentary!
http://www.filmon.com/tv/itv4 will have ITV 4, when it's live.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Will be interesting to see how he does when he manages to have a successful run at multiple GTs in the same season (crashed out of the Vuelta last year after winning the Giro). If he's really significantly better at dealing with the cumulative fatigue than almost everyone else, you'd think he'd be a good candidate for the Giro-Tour or Tour-Vuelta double. Can't see him doing Giro-Vuelta again any time soon unless something keeps him out of the Tour.They're all a bit sh*gged now aren't they, apart from Nairo who looks like he could do this twice over.0 -
I read through all 38 pages of the spoiler thread from stage 18, 2011 last night to get myself all hot and bothered in anticipation of this stage. It is going to need a similar suicide attack and dithering in the bunch to make a difference, but here's hoping...
It's the hope that dies last. Still have an active link? I was lost for weeks last time I used search.
sorry, got you on block
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remarkable foresight in the first post
CW highlights http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/video-tour-de-france-2011-stage-18-highlights-49989
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Will be interesting to see what happens if Contador or Nibbles goes long. Sky won't chase, so Movistar will have to.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Will be interesting to see what happens if Contador or Nibbles goes long. Sky won't chase, so Movistar will have to.
Quite. There's a lot of time difference for them to be away between Movistar needing to protect podium positions and Sky needing to defend the jersey.Trail fun - Transition Bandit
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Will be interesting to see what happens if Contador or Nibbles goes long. Sky won't chase, so Movistar will have to.
Quite. There's a lot of time difference for them to be away between Movistar needing to protect podium positions and Sky needing to defend the jersey.
And Froome is so far ahead that it's unlikely he'll call Thomas back when he sets off for the stage win.
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19662426#p19662426]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:If Valverde sacrifices his much yearned for first Tour podium spot via a suicide mission for Nairo, I will strongly suspect he has been kidnapped overnight and replaced by a drone
Presumably you're forced into being a Quintana fan given the choice, or have you forgiven Froome, Contador or Valverde of their transgressions?0 -
Will be interesting to see what happens if Contador or Nibbles goes long. Sky won't chase, so Movistar will have to.
Quite. There's a lot of time difference for them to be away between Movistar needing to protect podium positions and Sky needing to defend the jersey.
And Froome is so far ahead that it's unlikely he'll call Thomas back when he sets off for the stage win.
No, the plan is for G to go early, burn Mov and Saxo to a cinder for 80km, then hold Froome's wheel to get pulled up to 2nd on GC.
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No, the plan is for G to go early, burn Mov and Saxo to a cinder for 80km, then hold Froome's wheel to get pulled up to 2nd on GC.
I would love to see that happen......0 -
No, the plan is for G to go early, burn Mov and Saxo to a cinder for 80km, then hold Froome's wheel to get pulled up to 2nd on GC.
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19662426#p19662426]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:If Valverde sacrifices his much yearned for first Tour podium spot via a suicide mission for Nairo, I will strongly suspect he has been kidnapped overnight and replaced by a drone
Presumably you're forced into being a Quintana fan given the choice, or have you forgiven Froome, Contador or Valverde of their transgressions?
No forcing needed, Bean. Been a Nairo fan for a good while now. The guy oozes class, is a joy to watch in the mountains once he gets going, is a powerful advocate for gender equality back in Colombia...whats not to love?0 -
I reckon that even if we see an attack from Contador, Movistar will be the team to chase as they have their 2nd and 3rd to protect.0
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Accidental post of the tour? (Unless it's a joke I haven't understood.)0 -
“I could see that they weren’t letting me go. I had hoped to link up with Contador when he attacked but I hesitated for a few seconds and stayed in the group. After that I was on the leash for the whole race,” said Nibali, according to Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
“I saw that everyone was marking me, above all the Movistar guys. I had never seen Alejandro Valverde in such form, he is stronger than ever.”
Always good for a quote is Nibali with a little veiled comment at Valverde ; )Contador is the Greatest0 -
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Nibali hesitated so much that they were almost at the summit when he attacked!0
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My last call ends at 3 - so should be able to watch the finale undisturbed
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“I could see that they weren’t letting me go. I had hoped to link up with Contador when he attacked but I hesitated for a few seconds and stayed in the group. After that I was on the leash for the whole race,” said Nibali, according to Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
“I saw that everyone was marking me, above all the Movistar guys. I had never seen Alejandro Valverde in such form, he is stronger than ever.”
Always good for a quote is Nibali with a little veiled comment at Valverde ; )
I think that's just a respectful nod to a rival. Don't detect any veiled comments in there, personally.Giant Trance X 2010
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Pah! They're only riding 33.5km more on this stage than I did this morning. OK granted my elevation gain was 75m, highest point was 10m and lowest was -4m but still, lightweights! Correlation is not causation.0
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Alejandro Dave, AleHANdro, not AleSANdro.
And I don't even like Señor Hairplugs but get his name right.Correlation is not causation.0 -
There was blue blood in the final yesterday..
Didn't think Froome was that posh.0 -
Alejandro Dave, AleHANdro, not AleSANdro.
And I don't even like Señor Hairplugs but get his name right.
Glad it wasn't just me. Though it sounds more like he was sticking an x in there. Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
He's a funny guy is Thomas!
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Who is interested for the grupettobus today. Contact @MarcelSieberg for tickets. You can also have groupdiscount. Correlation is not causation.0 -
Valverde tried to very subtly get in the break while Eurosport were on adverts.0
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There was blue blood in the final yesterday..
Didn't think Froome was that posh.
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