TDF 2017: Stage 8 -Dole - Station des rousses 187.5kms *Spoilers*

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  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Is Demare rolling backwards down the hill ?

    The wrong side of the hill
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    New commentary high point: Rolf Sørensen was pro for 17 years but only learnt to pee off a bike after 15 of them. In case you're wondering, to the right.
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  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    ben@31 wrote:
    Is Demare rolling backwards down the hill ?

    The wrong side of the hill

    Is he even on a hill yet?
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    New commentary high point: Rolf Sørensen was pro for 17 years but only learnt to pee off a bike after 15 of them. In case you're wondering, to the right.
    HAHAHAHAH
  • Sun Dodger
    Sun Dodger Posts: 393
    RichN95 wrote:
    Bakelants desperate to get on the podium to meet the podium girls

    Riding like a man on a mission :shock:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    If Demare does manage to get home today, he's going to be hors delay tomorrow for sure.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    ben@31 wrote:
    Is Demare rolling backwards down the hill ?

    The wrong side of the hill

    Is he even on a hill yet?

    I hope so. Or this is going to get worse.
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Gap coming down to the break. Bunch motoring, will be caught by the bottom of the final climb at this rate
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Knees drops back to second in the Sky train (Kwia takes over) after what looked like nearly 200km on front.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Direct Energie all over the front of the pursuers group. Got half their team away into the big group but missed the selection.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Knees back on the front.
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Burnt matches all over the road. Easy stage tomorrow though, nice chilled downhill coast to the line
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Felix Schönbach‏ @Felixschoenbach 2m2 minutes ago

    Funfact: Démare is riding exactly in the fastest, from the ASO calculated timeslot. Just as a reminder how insane this stage is.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Matthews riding for demare to miss the time limit
    _
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Demare must be ill surely? I'd back him to get up any hill better than Kittel virtually every time so to see him dropped and Kittel get to the front for the sprint just afterwards was odd. Just as well Pinot isn't chasing GC as he'll be losing a third of his team.

    The winner isn't going to come from the break today.

    I thought Robbie Savage was on commentary until I saw Downing's name come up.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Matthews riding for demare to miss the time limit
    Ha- that's what I thought.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Felix Schönbach‏ @Felixschoenbach 2m2 minutes ago

    Funfact: Démare is riding exactly in the fastest, from the ASO calculated timeslot. Just as a reminder how insane this stage is.

    That's nuts. He could be in the break
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Burnt matches all over the road. Easy stage tomorrow though, nice chilled downhill coast to the line


    Astana and BMC licking their lips
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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    I've had a weird reversal of opinion about Bouhanni and Demare: I now think Demare is a bellend and Bouhanni's alright.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I said we'd meet friends at 7 this evening so I had plenty of time to watch the stage. That wasn't necessary, could have easily met them at 6 the rate they're going.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    I've had a weird reversal of opinion about Bouhanni and Demare: I now think Demare is a bellend and Bouhanni's alright.
    hahahahha agreed :D:D
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    I've had a weird reversal of opinion about Bouhanni and Demare: I now think Demare is a bellend and Bouhanni's alright.

    I've always had a soft spot for bellends (no, not like that) so have always quite liked Bouhani.
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Me too, I warmed to Bouhanni the more that people started to dislike him. Do like a panto villain and he was very impressive in the giro the other year, once kittel went home
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Break is thinning, though with a couple heading up to them.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    I've had a weird reversal of opinion about Bouhanni and Demare: I now think Demare is a bellend and Bouhanni's alright.

    I've always had a soft spot for bellends (no, not like that) so have always quite liked Bouhani.

    He's just misunderstood.

    Anyway I can hear the race radio and Matthews has been dropped from the front group.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Cut off watch - Ned and Dave reckon Demare will have as much as 45 minutes to play with, not worried
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Above The Cows wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    I've had a weird reversal of opinion about Bouhanni and Demare: I now think Demare is a bellend and Bouhanni's alright.

    I've always had a soft spot for bellends (no, not like that) so have always quite liked Bouhani.

    He's just misunderstood.

    Anyway I can hear the race radio and Matthews has been dropped from the front group.

    Yep. Also Trentin is fighting to stay in contact.
    Talansky and Calamajane have joined the leaders.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    knees has only ben on the front all day, how dare he drop off
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    So, Ag2r closed down Bakelants. :oops:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    One thing this stage is helping with is that question many ask, and I've been guilty of myself, 'how does rider x keep getting a contract on a top team?'. It makes you realise how hard some of the domestiques have to work in the early stages when the cameras often don't pick it up.

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