Tut tut. Stage thread started and no profile, let alone pics.
No wonder major PTP pink faces yesterday.
Talking of which, it's Kittel's birthday today.
Same finish as 2009 when Scarponi won from the breakaway.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
Not important but it's slightly unfair that Greipel has been given the same time as the rest, that Gap was Massive!
They gave a 4 second gap for the GC boys after 14th spot or so.
Zakarin moves up, Chaves down.
I think Valverde was last man.
Landa lost out along with Uran, Dumoulin and the rest
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
Not important but it's slightly unfair that Greipel has been given the same time as the rest, that Gap was Massive!
They gave a 4 second gap for the GC boys after 14th spot or so.
Zakarin moves up, Chaves down.
I think Valverde was last man.
Landa lost out along with Uran, Dumoulin and the rest
Top 10
1 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 05:40:35
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
3 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
4 Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step
5 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
6 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast - Venezuela
7 Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team
8 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin
9 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
10 Alexey Tcatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha
Shout out to Mad Malx who is the only one to get 10 points on PTP! Honorable mention to TakeTheHighRoad and TheBigBean (Demare) as well as RidgeRider (Hofland).
Shout out to Mad Malx who is the only one to get 10 points on PTP! Honorable mention to TakeTheHighRoad and TheBigBean (Demare) as well as RidgeRider (Hofland).
27 picked Kittel
Been trying to avoid the favourites & nab stages, since I have no chance on the overall season.
- although I thought Contralamontre picked him too?
^Remembered the stat that he has won a GT stage every entry since 1910 or something, and any other year he would have been a favourite on today's route.
Shout out to Mad Malx who is the only one to get 10 points on PTP! Honorable mention to TakeTheHighRoad and TheBigBean (Demare) as well as RidgeRider (Hofland).
27 picked Kittel
Been trying to avoid the favourites & nab stages, since I have no chance on the overall season.
- although I thought Contralamontre picked him too?
He did! Good spot... I missed that one. I'll post up an interim update on the rest day so that everyone can check their scores.
nah, that was an 1800 watt kick away from the group, then leave it in the big gear and hope!...
He made 6 or 7 bike lengths by jumping at that time then maintained it.
Demare showing the long sprint gets you a decent second place over others that have shorter fuses.
Shout out to Mad Malx who is the only one to get 10 points on PTP! Honorable mention to TakeTheHighRoad and TheBigBean (Demare) as well as RidgeRider (Hofland).
27 picked Kittel
Been trying to avoid the favourites & nab stages, since I have no chance on the overall season.
- although I thought Contralamontre picked him too?
He did! Good spot... I missed that one. I'll post up an interim update on the rest day so that everyone can check their scores.
Thanks Malx for being so honourable! Yesterday made up for picking Van Emden over Dumoulin on stage 1. Looking forward to seeing the scores.
Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
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No wonder major PTP pink faces yesterday.
Talking of which, it's Kittel's birthday today.
Same finish as 2009 when Scarponi won from the breakaway.
Peterboghorror surely.
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Everyone else should leave it entirely to Etixx to chase the breakaway.
Yeah, I thought it might be a breakaway day but it seems unlikely now
Oss has just come to grief on a descent. He's up, dusted off and trying to regain the break.
Greipel's done very well!
...and takes it really well! Wins from Demare by bike lengths.
That boys and girls is the difference between the 5* sprinters and the rest!
- @ddraver
- @ddraver
They gave a 4 second gap for the GC boys after 14th spot or so.
Zakarin moves up, Chaves down.
I think Valverde was last man.
Landa lost out along with Uran, Dumoulin and the rest
Valverde does not drop the wheel...!
Different class up that nasty finishing drag
1 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 05:40:35
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
3 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
4 Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step
5 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
6 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast - Venezuela
7 Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team
8 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin
9 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
10 Alexey Tcatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha
Shout out to Mad Malx who is the only one to get 10 points on PTP! Honorable mention to TakeTheHighRoad and TheBigBean (Demare) as well as RidgeRider (Hofland).
27 picked Kittel
Been trying to avoid the favourites & nab stages, since I have no chance on the overall season.
- although I thought Contralamontre picked him too?
He did! Good spot... I missed that one. I'll post up an interim update on the rest day so that everyone can check their scores.
Yes, stage 12 then ciao.
Surely this is too much of a giant carrot to our very fast donkey.
If he can get over the climb at 88.1.
nah, that was an 1800 watt kick away from the group, then leave it in the big gear and hope!...
He made 6 or 7 bike lengths by jumping at that time then maintained it.
Demare showing the long sprint gets you a decent second place over others that have shorter fuses.
Thanks Malx for being so honourable! Yesterday made up for picking Van Emden over Dumoulin on stage 1. Looking forward to seeing the scores.
Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
A silver back gorilla and an old photo of Greipel, but cant work out which ones which ?