TdF 2016 Stage 16 *Contains spoilers*

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Cancellara genuinely believes that the Tour is visiting Bern with cobblestones at the finish as a tribute to him.
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  • keef_zip
    keef_zip Posts: 295
    edited July 2016
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cancellara genuinely believes that the Tour is visiting Bern with cobblestones at the finish as a tribute to him.

    I love him, but he is so up his own bottom.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I see that Etixx have started their lead out too early again.
    I think perhaps Etixx have collectively been put on 'the naughty step' for not having bagged a stage yet.

    If it doesn't work, and plan B (Kittel) fails, I'm guessing that they will all be sent to bed early with no supper.
    Did you miss stage 4?
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  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Gap dropping too fast, don't think they will hold out :'(
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cancellara genuinely believes that the Tour is visiting Bern with cobblestones at the finish as a tribute to him.

    I described the stage as such to my office, so I too must be up Cancellara's arse!!
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  • keef_zip
    keef_zip Posts: 295
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cancellara genuinely believes that the Tour is visiting Bern with cobblestones at the finish as a tribute to him.

    I described the stage as such to my office, so I too must be up Cancellara's ars*!!

    There can't be much room up there for anyone else TBH, given how big his head is!
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    2.4k to go........

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  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    inseine wrote:
    2.4k to go........

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    Looks pretty quiet. Maybe The Swiss don't rate this years tour either.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    ThomThom wrote:
    The last week should hopefully be better. I'm barely above a grade of 2 out of 10 for this Tour as a whole so far. Its been absolutely dreadful.

    You're looking at the wrong end of the race. Lars is in a solid 2nd place where it counts.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    mamil314 wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    The last week should hopefully be better. I'm barely above a grade of 2 out of 10 for this Tour as a whole so far. Its been absolutely dreadful.

    Generous! Can i ask what warranted the 2 points? Could it be that they came from 'dullest' team Sky/Froome and 'finished' Cavendish?

    Poor route (I have no words for the first 8 stages - even the riders complained how dull it was..), unfortunate weather, Alberto's crash, Movistar going for team GC instead of actually trying to win something important, Froome above all, Sky above all..
  • cygnet
    cygnet Posts: 92
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    The last week should hopefully be better. I'm barely above a grade of 2 out of 10 for this Tour as a whole so far. Its been absolutely dreadful.

    You're looking at the wrong end of the race. Lars is in a solid 2nd place where it counts.

    And solo-ing away with 30km to go today
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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    Incredible riding from Tony Martin.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    Alaphilippe has been dropped. Martin is soloing now.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    ..and about to becaught
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Great work from martin - I enjoyed that
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    inseine wrote:
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I see that Etixx have started their lead out too early again.
    I think perhaps Etixx have collectively been put on 'the naughty step' for not having bagged a stage yet.

    If it doesn't work, and plan B (Kittel) fails, I'm guessing that they will all be sent to bed early with no supper.
    Did you miss stage 4?

    Oops. Absolutely correct. Guess it didn't register because Cav and Sagan have been so dominant
  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    ThomThom wrote:
    Froome above all, Sky above all..

    Froome is the only one of the GC guys who has done anything. Attacked solo to win a stage and made the big move on Ventoux.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Quite. But let's not let the truth spoil a good moan.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    rather a lot of street furniture here
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Rui 'good in Switzerland' Costa
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    Kristoff then Sagan looks like.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Sagan?
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited July 2016
    Kirby completely overreacting.

    Sagan has it too.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    The hill was a bit more selective than I was expecting.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Sagz

    Good to see Degentache back in contention after his year
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Kristoff then Sagan looks like.

    Nope other way
  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    Sagan - as expected.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    Big heart shaped thank you sign for Cancellara on show.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    We await to see if any GC riders missed the selection.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Shadowrider wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    Froome above all, Sky above all..

    Froome is the only one of the GC guys who has done anything. Attacked solo to win a stage and made the big move on Ventoux.
    Oh, absolutely. I'm not having a go at Froome for being good. Just hasn't helped the quality of the race that the competition has been so nonexisting. But it's not even as Froome has murdered them, is it. We've hardly seen him (and the others) climb.

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