French nationals sur route

specialgueststar
specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
edited June 2016 in Pro race
Looking forward to this with the current form of many French cyclists - no sprinters for this one

One and a half hour - yes hour - presentation here :shock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvMi81rzYmI

all the info here http://www.balade-haute-saone.fr/


mens elite Départ à 9h00 - arrivée à Vesoul à 15h05 environ
Distance : 248.9 km (19 tours x 13.1 km) - Dénivelé : 4 142 m


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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    tt

    1 PINOTThibautFDJ30151:04:01
    2 ROUXAnthonyFDJ2570:49
    3 GALLOPINTonyLotto Soudal2021:18
    4 COPPELJéromeIAM Cycling15 1:21
    5 CHAVANELSylvainDirect Energie10 1:37
    6 ROSSETTOStephaneCofidis, Solutions Crédits5 2:01
    7 LE BONJohanFDJ3 2:05
    8 ROYJérémyFDJ1 2:06
    9 BOUETMaximeEtixx - Quick Step1 2:58
    10 LATOURPierreAG2R La Mondiale
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    I'mm still struggling with the notion of a french GC rider who can TT.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The men's race is being should live on UK Eurosport, from midday Sunday.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    I like the way that Rossetto keeps cropping up in races. He is like an amateur in the pro ranks if that makes sense. He was only taken on by Cofidis last year at 28 years old and was really just riding French cup races at continental level before that. He seems to get into some good moves and is consistent. Cofidis sent him to the Vuelta last year and he was in a top 20 position when he DNF'd due toa crash on an ascent ?? with Corteille (fdj)

    Hope he make s the Tour team - he must do.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Live now on France 3.
    UK Eurosport set to join, too.
    90kms left.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Kirby and Bri Smith doing the commentary for UK Eurosport.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    not much fire as 5 riders from top teams and no one to chase! and a 5 .30 min gap
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Things have certainly warmed up now.
    35kms to go and attacks are going in all over the course.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    What was that about Bouhanni? Did he get the kicking he deserved in the hotel last night?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Slightly better route that the UK champs.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Big move by Allaphillippe chasing after the front group and now Bardet having a go too.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Alaphilippe engages warp drive. Bardet trying to Klingon. :wink::lol:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Alaphilippe launches a second time.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    The strength in depth in this race is incredible. Loads of riders who this sort of terrain suits down to the ground. Gallopin or Alaphillipe for me.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Vichot takes it from Gallopin and Guillermoz.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Excellent last 40kms or so.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    I like how they organised it to finish early so people could watch the football, and by the time they tuned in France were 1-0 down!
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Bouhanni needs to go back to the sport of boxing. Clown!
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    6 hours 13 minutes! ?

    many others circa 4 .30
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Liked Ned Boulting's comment that this race was like watching a breakaway full of all the usual breakaway riders chasing a breakaway full of all the usual.....
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Pross wrote:
    Liked Ned Boulting's comment that this race was like watching a breakaway full of all the usual breakaway riders chasing a breakaway full of all the usual.....

    I think times have moved on a bit from those Cofidis/Europcar/saur Sojasun days !
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    bromance
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