TDF 2017: Stage 2 - Düsseldorf - Liège 203.5kms *Spoilers*

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    The Tour website reporting a different top ten to what you guys are saying - doesn't have Aru and puts Sagan in 10th

    http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2017/us/c ... tions.html
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,740
    Kittel doing final 300m in the wind more or less.
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    The Tour website reporting a different top ten to what you guys are saying - doesn't have Aru and puts Sagan in 10th

    http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2017/us/c ... tions.html

    To be fair I couldn't see Aru in the replays.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,644
    Not sure that sprint would have suited Cavendish even if fully fit. He found Kittel's wheel though.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,740
    Dylan on Sagan's wheel till Bouhanni shoves him off. Then gets boxed in. Never really sprints.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,740
    Kittel can grab yellow tomorrow.
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    A place called Titz today and Longwy tomorrow.

    Yes I am that mature.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,333
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kittel can grab yellow tomorrow.

    On a Cat 3 climb? :shock:
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,333
    Above The Cows wrote:
    A place called Titz today and Longwy tomorrow.

    Yes I am that mature.


    Longwy won't be that exciting as they'll already have gone through Wiltz.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    Aru is finished
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    First TdF stage ever that disc brakes are allowed (TT exempted) and the first stage taken by a bike with discs. Whilst I'm not saying they gave Kittel an advantage (might have helped him avoid the wet pile-up but who knows - I'm not claiming that), they certainly didn't appear to give him a disadvantage in that awesome finish.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,740
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kittel can grab yellow tomorrow.

    On a Cat 3 climb? :shock:

    Oh yeah. Forgot.
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    A place called Titz today and Longwy tomorrow.

    Yes I am that mature.


    Longwy won't be that exciting as they'll already have gone through Wiltz.

    :lol:

    Anyway Cav just said that he had to unclip at about 500 to go and he didn't feel he had the power in his legs but he was very happy with getting 4th. Bless his little socks.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,602
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kittel can grab yellow tomorrow.

    Is it an uphill finish tomorrow? Hoping so as I'd like Geraint to hold yellow for a while longer. An uphill finish could help him gain a fair few seconds over the sprinters.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,602
    Above The Cows wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    A place called Titz today and Longwy tomorrow.

    Yes I am that mature.


    Longwy won't be that exciting as they'll already have gone through Wiltz.

    :lol:

    Anyway Cav just said that he had to unclip at about 500 to go and he didn't feel he had the power in his legs but he was very happy with getting 4th. Bless his little socks.

    I couldn't hear him but he seemed uncharacteristically chilled. He's usually either hyper after winning or angry at not winning. Seems to just be happy to have made it to the start and be competitive.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The stage starts in Gilbert's birthplace, could he get the stage win?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    Pross wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kittel can grab yellow tomorrow.

    Is it an uphill finish tomorrow? Hoping so as I'd like Geraint to hold yellow for a while longer. An uphill finish could help him gain a fair few seconds over the sprinters.
    The last mile is just under 6%
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,740
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The stage starts in Gilbert's birthplace, could he get the stage win?

    That's the plan!
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Pross wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    A place called Titz today and Longwy tomorrow.

    Yes I am that mature.


    Longwy won't be that exciting as they'll already have gone through Wiltz.

    :lol:

    Anyway Cav just said that he had to unclip at about 500 to go and he didn't feel he had the power in his legs but he was very happy with getting 4th. Bless his little socks.

    I couldn't hear him but he seemed uncharacteristically chilled. He's usually either hyper after winning or angry at not winning. Seems to just be happy to have made it to the start and be competitive.

    He was super chill. I've never seen him like that. Seems to be happy to just to a) be at the Tour and b) up there with only 6 weeks training. Was as usual full of praise for his team. Said Renshaw had set him up well at 1k to go but he didn't feel confident so dropped back to surf some wheels. I think it's clear he's taken some heart from his performance. He may yet win a stage. I hope so.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The stage starts in Gilbert's birthplace, could he get the stage win?

    That's the plan!

    Shhhh. Don't tell everyone. :wink:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Thankfully everybody got home safely except for 100 grams of Froome's bottom.

    Just think of the weight saving in the mountains. Or does he need that bottom part for power ?
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Nice to see Phinney get on the podium after his long way back.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Not a major Phinney fan, personally, but that's a hell of a story. Good for him.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,274
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Think a Katusha rider slid and took out everyone.

    Sky rider was first down.

    No he wasn't.
    They all have yellow helmets.
    Ag2r rider on the inside, took the lot out.

    Think it was Katusha - they look almost identical to AG2R, but Katusha were riding at the front just before the crash. No idea who it was though. Definitely not Sky though.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    Think it was Katusha - they look almost identical to AG2R, but Katusha were riding at the front just before the crash. No idea who it was though. Definitely not Sky though.

    BBC, reviewing the footage, said Katusha - definitely a red jersey.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Think a Katusha rider slid and took out everyone.

    Sky rider was first down.

    No he wasn't.
    They all have yellow helmets.
    Ag2r rider on the inside, took the lot out.

    Think it was Katusha - they look almost identical to AG2R, but Katusha were riding at the front just before the crash. No idea who it was though. Definitely not Sky though.


    Christian Knees has just posted on Insta, and mentioned it was a Katusha rider
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Think a Katusha rider slid and took out everyone.

    Sky rider was first down.

    No he wasn't.
    They all have yellow helmets.
    Ag2r rider on the inside, took the lot out.

    Think it was Katusha - they look almost identical to AG2R, but Katusha were riding at the front just before the crash. No idea who it was though. Definitely not Sky though.


    Christian Knees has just posted on Insta, and mentioned it was a Katusha rider

    Whilst researching the Lanterne Rouge standings Reto Hollenstein was fingered as the guy who caused everything by Wales Online. Not sure how good their info is, but seems as good a guess as any - Hollenstein rolled in about 15 minutes down.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Hello, my name is Reto Hollenstein, you may know me from such movies as The Munsters.

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Reto Hollenstein was fingered

    Marginal gains.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,818
    Luke Rowe a possible casualty for Sky. He and Leezer last home. Off for a wrist scan.
    Potentially more bad news for Quintana.
    Amador came home 10 minutes down in a small group of Katusha crash victims, one of whom was Tony Martin.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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