Stage 19 TdF 2015 St J de Maurienne/La Toussuire *SPOILERS*

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Roche drops. It's worth burning a few men to drop more.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,642
    Aerial shots make the lead group look bigger than the peloton
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I wonder if Froome makes the gap up by himself before the summit.

    GO SCARPO
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited July 2015
    Where's contador?

    Eurosport put in a break whenever anyone attacks.

    is he in chasse patat? in the break with Nibali?

    In nibs group, just saw him, he's on the back of it.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Poels pulling them back................solo
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  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    If the intention of this more was to burn off most of Sky, it has worked.
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  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    For the love of god, the plural is 'Lackeys' ... Sort it out FF.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    No way that gap is twenty seconds
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Konig a gonner.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    G gonner.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited July 2015
    Tripe.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,642
    Contador in same group as Froome
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    If the intention of this more was to burn off most of Sky, it has worked.


    Looks like the rest of the teams have burnt a lot of their own guys too

    Interesting to see how today pans out
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Froome made it back after Poels did it solo.

    Froome looks very comfortable.
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    This can’t be right. Sky are all dopers and no-one else is. That’s right isn’t it?
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Break is breaking up, Nibs up front, less than a 1k to the top.

    Sky not looking that good. Froome with Thomas. Quintana moving ahead of him too.

    At the moment this is looking like it could be a very watchable stage.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Please dont let the lackies back. Just put the hammer down and dont let up.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The best thing about FF is when he rips Sky domestiques for being in the grupetto and not being effective and then when he rips them for doing their jobs and bringing attacks back.

    Froome back with everyone but Nibali has a few seconds.

    G popped off the back.
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    G dropped so AC and Val hitting it on the front
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Quintana in the hotseat right now. Just had to follow.

    Wet descent.
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    The clinic's heads must be exploding.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,642
    I imagine it will all be back together by the start of the next climb, but there is a chance it won't be.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Doesn't look like the descent is being pushed there at the moment.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    You lot need to chill out. First step of the plan completed for Quintana.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    You lot need to chill out. First step of the plan completed for Quintana.

    Correct on the chill out. Shaping up to be an isolated Froome day though, a lot of people wanted to see that and at the moment it looks like it could potentially be a very interesting day.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Would having a big climb early potentially give an inaccurate picture of the relative strengths of the riders today? I would imagine that a few may have gone too hard too early and a few aren't sufficiently warmed up so the placings look distorted and the 2nd climb will likely see a more normal order.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    If you'd known before the Tour that Thomas would be Froome's most reliable mountain rescue you'd be worried for him on this stage.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    You lot need to chill out.

    ?

    They are racing rather than tempo tapping. If you love cycling you get excited.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited July 2015
    Froome riding in front of Nibs on the overhead now, valv behind him.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    The best thing about FF is when he rips Sky domestiques for being in the grupetto and not being effective and then when he rips them for doing their jobs and bringing attacks back.

    Froome back with everyone but Nibali has a few seconds.

    G popped off the back.

    Don't try to apply logic. SKY are just bad, simple. I remember when the only people who followed cycling were the ones that liked cycling.