TDF 2016 Stage 20 *SPOILERS*

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah come on.

    Froome did attack on a descent to win a stage. It's all fair game.
    _
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    TheBigBean wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    So no GC attacks then...
    Yeah, boo...

    I guess sky's pace just dissuaded everyone.

    Yet the peloton is pretty big.

    Suppose everyone else just couldn't be bothered then...
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    J Rod could push Dan Martin out of the top 10 here..
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    So no GC attacks then...
    Yeah, boo...

    I guess sky's pace just dissuaded everyone.

    Yet the peloton is pretty big.

    Suppose everyone else just couldn't be bothered then...

    Apart from JRod...!
    _
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    So no GC attacks then...
    Yeah, boo...

    I guess sky's pace just dissuaded everyone.

    Yet the peloton is pretty big.

    Suppose everyone else just couldn't be bothered then...

    Apart from JRod...!

    Yes apart from JRod :)
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    That must have been an incredible descent from Alaphilippe.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    JSCL wrote:
    J Rod could push Dan Martin out of the top 10 here..

    mollema is long gone so shouldn't do, unless kreuziger passes him as well
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Ah come on.

    Froome did attack on a descent to win a stage. It's all fair game.

    What's fair game? I'm just saying they were descending more like me. I prefer to stay up right. I don't see what's wrong with that. I can completely understand everyone in that group riding to protect their place on GC rather than loose it all. People may find that boring but that's psychology for you.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    gsk82 wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    J Rod could push Dan Martin out of the top 10 here..

    mollema is long gone so shouldn't do, unless kreuziger passes him as well
    Kreuziger will move in to the top 10 too.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited July 2016
    What a bunch of GC tossers.
    A bunch Piti type sprint.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ah well, chapeau to Froome.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,907
    Nibali lost 42s on the descent. Looks like he took one look at conditions and the other two, and conceded defeat.
  • v2p
    v2p Posts: 36
    Cracking smile there for Froomey at the line :D

    What an exciting stage too!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Judging GC riders bar JRod, Mollema (if he still counts) and Froome today.
    _
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    I enjoyed that.

    Shame about the lack of GC attacks (apart from JRod!) but nice dramatic stage win. Really thought Nibali was going to take it for a while.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    I enjoyed that.

    Shame about the lack of GC attacks (apart from JRod!) but nice dramatic stage win. Really thought Nibali was going to take it for a while.

    I don't envy anyone having to do that in that weather.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • v2p
    v2p Posts: 36
    Guess Nibali didn't want to risk everything with Rio coming up.

    Gutted we didn't see a Quitana or Yates attack though.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    inxausti (spelling) is basque. he spends his entire year riding on soaking wet marble like roads
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Podium

    y5ppeilu
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    v2p wrote:
    Gutted we didn't see a Quitana... attack though.

    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    That really was pretty dull. Lots of top 10 riders within seconds of each other, and only kreuziger has a go. Humph.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    That really was pretty dull. Lots of top 10 riders within seconds of each other, and only kreuziger has a go. Humph.
    And Rodriguez. He moved up a few places.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Good stage, shame for the lack of action among the GC contenders... or should I say "content-ers"?
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    lose the earrings Jon.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Top 10:

    1. GBRFROOME Christopher 1 TEAM SKY 86h 21' 40''
    2. FRABARDET Romain 41 AG2R LA MONDIALE 86h 25' 45'' + 04' 05''
    3. COLQUINTANA Nairo 11 MOVISTAR TEAM 86h 26' 01'' + 04' 21''
    4. GBRYATES Adam 209 ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE 86h 26' 22'' + 04' 42''
    5. AUSPORTE Richie 91 BMC RACING TEAM 86h 26' 57'' + 05' 17''
    6. ESPVALVERDE Alejandro 12 MOVISTAR TEAM 86h 27' 56'' + 06' 16''
    7. ESPRODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 141 TEAM KATUSHA 86h 28' 38'' + 06' 58''
    8. RSAMEINTJES Louis 157 LAMPRE - MERIDA 86h 28' 38'' + 06' 58''
    9. IRLMARTIN Daniel 184 ETIXX-QUICK STEP 86h 28' 44'' + 07' 04''
    10. CZEKREUZIGER Roman 36 TINKOFF 86h 28' 51'' + 07' 11''
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Good stage, shame for the lack of action among the GC contenders... or should I say "content-ers"?

    :D
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Worst Tour in 10 years. That is all.
  • v2p
    v2p Posts: 36
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    That really was pretty dull. Lots of top 10 riders within seconds of each other, and only kreuziger has a go. Humph.

    Think a lot of it was due to the parcours. In some respects the rain made the descent more exciting (or nerve-racking) for Froome fans. But it neutralised all the other GC riders as no-one was willing to risk what they already had. Yates isn't gonna risk his white jersey and a really fantastic tour overall. Even if Quitana has a lead over the top, he isn't going to hold off Bardet on the descent. The only one that could have animated the race was Bardet, but he's already in second.

    Wish they just had a proper stage 20 with a mountain top finish.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Am I right that Aru was in the top 10 on GC yesterday? (can't remember)

    After his finish today, he's nearly 20 mins off Froomey.
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Could just be that they're all absolutely fucked at the end of those three weeks....
    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.

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