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

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Demare now 10 miles behind.
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    [triple post]
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Barguil giving it some beans.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Car hit a Bahrain rider, there.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    What's that Démare is 16km behind?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    GVA waves bye-bye? Or can he hagn on in?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    What's that Démare is 16km behind?

    No. Ten miles.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    well judged and ridden by sky so far
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Bakelandts dropped, Kwia done too.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Kwia drops off. Another monster effort from him today
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    What's that Démare is 16km behind?

    No. Ten miles.

    16,000 metres.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Barguil needs to consolidate his twitty attacks into one big bastard attack...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Is LRP going to try and bridge to GVA and then whoever that other BMC'er is in the front group?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Wow, this stage has everything - even time for a quick game of "What's Arthur seen?"
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Oh Arthur!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Is LRP going to try and bridge to GVA and then whoever that other BMC'er is in the front group?

    It's about 150cm to bridge to GVA
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ah it's Roche.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Roche and Pauwels have a small gap
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Is LRP going to try and bridge to GVA and then whoever that other BMC'er is in the front group?

    It's about 150cm to bridge to GVA

    BMC finally catching up to the concept of marginal gains then?
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    What's that Démare is 16km behind?

    No. Ten miles.

    16,000 metres.

    How many lightyears ?
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Wow, this stage has everything - even time for a quick game of "What's Arthur seen?"

    The best stage. The best. Bigly.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Roche goes again
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Is LRP going to try and bridge to GVA and then whoever that other BMC'er is in the front group?

    It's about 150cm to bridge to GVA

    :lol:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Big peloton still, not sure how much GC action there's going to be today which is hardly surprising as it's been brutal so far.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    ben@31 wrote:
    What's that Démare is 16km behind?

    No. Ten miles.

    16,000 metres.

    How many lightyears ?

    1,6912e-12
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Pross wrote:
    Big peloton still, not sure how much GC action there's going to be today which is hardly surprising as it's been brutal so far.

    The flattish section at the top might be off-putting.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Lovely rocks.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    ITV 4 will be peaing off many a cycling fan.
    2 ad breaks already on the climb and one 5 minutes before.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Calamajane looks really smooth and very very happy
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Calamajane looks really smooth and very very happy

    I assume he'll be changing teams soon.