TDF 2017: Stage 11 - July12th. Eymet - Pau - 203.5kms *Spoilers*
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If you think today was boring, take a lot at this little gem.
Stage 11: Eymet - Pau. Stage start: 13-05cet.
After the frenetic crazy weekend, the riders after enjoying a rest day, get a pair of flat, featureless stages.
Hopefully, these stages will allow the remaining GC contenders to further re-charge their batteries. No pun intended!
So, to the second of these stages, as the race continues it's move South to Pau and a date with the Pyrenees.
Pau and the Tour de France are intertwined. As for the 68th time, the city in the foothills of the Pyrenees is to host La Grande Boucle.
In recent editions Pau was merely departure place. We have to go back to 2012 for the last finish of a Tour stage. Back then, Pierrick Fédrigo brought an early escape home, finishing 12 minutes ahead of the peloton. Who is going to step in his shoes?
Map:-
Eymet / Pau
Going through the areas of Les Landes and Gers, the command of the pack will probably be left to the teams of sprinters. The escapees having made the effort to take off will, why not, have the opportunity to make a prayer at the Notre-Dame-des-Cyclistes Chapel, situated in Labastide-d’Armagnac.
Profile:-
KoM:-
Km 145.5 - Côte d'Aire-sur-l'Adour1.2 kilometre-long climb at 4.2% - category 4
Intermediate Sprint:-
Final Kms:-
Eymet
A newcomer on the map of the Tour de France, Eymet welcomes a cycling race of international level for the very first time. The little common of Dordogne however finds itself just by Marmandes, a city that the peloton will go through during the stage and that saw the birth of one of the finest actors of the race, Pierrick Fédrigo. Recently retired, the four-time stage winner on the Grande Boucle (including two wins in Pau) will this time be a simple spectator
Pau
The city of Henri IV, entry to the Pyrenees is a privileged destination of the Tour de France. In the ranking of the most visited places, it's even the third of the country behind Paris and Bordeaux with a total of 68 visits. On the long list of stage winners in Pau are Yellow Jerseys such as Jean Robic, Fausto Coppi or Bernard Hinault, world class sprinters like Sean Kelly or Erik Zabel but also breakaway experts like Jean-Pierre Danguillaume and Pierrick Fédrigo, the last man to have won there back in 2012.
Stage 11: Eymet - Pau. Stage start: 13-05cet.
After the frenetic crazy weekend, the riders after enjoying a rest day, get a pair of flat, featureless stages.
Hopefully, these stages will allow the remaining GC contenders to further re-charge their batteries. No pun intended!
So, to the second of these stages, as the race continues it's move South to Pau and a date with the Pyrenees.
Pau and the Tour de France are intertwined. As for the 68th time, the city in the foothills of the Pyrenees is to host La Grande Boucle.
In recent editions Pau was merely departure place. We have to go back to 2012 for the last finish of a Tour stage. Back then, Pierrick Fédrigo brought an early escape home, finishing 12 minutes ahead of the peloton. Who is going to step in his shoes?
Map:-
Eymet / Pau
Going through the areas of Les Landes and Gers, the command of the pack will probably be left to the teams of sprinters. The escapees having made the effort to take off will, why not, have the opportunity to make a prayer at the Notre-Dame-des-Cyclistes Chapel, situated in Labastide-d’Armagnac.
Profile:-
KoM:-
Km 145.5 - Côte d'Aire-sur-l'Adour1.2 kilometre-long climb at 4.2% - category 4
Intermediate Sprint:-
Final Kms:-
Eymet
A newcomer on the map of the Tour de France, Eymet welcomes a cycling race of international level for the very first time. The little common of Dordogne however finds itself just by Marmandes, a city that the peloton will go through during the stage and that saw the birth of one of the finest actors of the race, Pierrick Fédrigo. Recently retired, the four-time stage winner on the Grande Boucle (including two wins in Pau) will this time be a simple spectator
Pau
The city of Henri IV, entry to the Pyrenees is a privileged destination of the Tour de France. In the ranking of the most visited places, it's even the third of the country behind Paris and Bordeaux with a total of 68 visits. On the long list of stage winners in Pau are Yellow Jerseys such as Jean Robic, Fausto Coppi or Bernard Hinault, world class sprinters like Sean Kelly or Erik Zabel but also breakaway experts like Jean-Pierre Danguillaume and Pierrick Fédrigo, the last man to have won there back in 2012.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
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Good to see you were so interested in the stage that you found the time to set this one up.
I for one am...
...in anticipation.Correlation is not causation.0 -
best stage town bar none loads of happy memories there0
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Some local produce to make the stage pass more quickly.
:P
The compulsory shot of the local breed.
Before:
After:
The unfortunate local ducks..
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
I've always wanted to go to Pau. It was a theme I had...
(I'll fetch me coat)0 -
I can barely contain my excitement for this one.0
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The regional anthem (according to the Yates brothers): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4sV3lqzKqQLife is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.0
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That beef is making me hot under the collar. Bet it would make a nice carpaccio.0
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I've only had a dinner of bitterballen en kaastengels with a few olives, so that beef is really making me hungry.
Anyway the weather forecast for tomorrow.
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We had a holiday in Eymet some years ago, it's a lovely little town. I was shocked to hear Ned Boulting quote the statistic today that 75% of residents there now are British. That can't be right Shirley?0
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You never know, if that wind just picks up a bit it could be interesting (I think I've said that before, the problem being an optimist is you so often get disappointed!).0
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Pross wrote:You never know, if that wind just picks up a bit it could be interesting (I think I've said that before, the problem being an optimist is you so often get disappointed!).
Everybody quick get on the beans.
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Someone's noticed Zubeldia is in the race:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-zubeldia-battles-on-in-grand-boucle-number-16/It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
Remember the second Tour i went over to watch 1989 - we cycled from London to Pau and got there the night before the stage - which Martin Early won. It was 9.30 pm and still 31 degrees on the pharmacy neon! Three team cars whizzed by with a police escort - I thought it was the most exciting place to be in the whole wide world at that point. Pau still gives me a little kick each time I see it.0
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Surely all the other "sprint" teams need to get a rider in a decent strength break and let QS do all the chasing?0
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r0bh wrote:Surely all the other "sprint" teams need to get a rider in a decent strength break and let QS do all the chasing?
Katusha have been bizarre so far - done a lot of work on the front when Kristoff clearly isn't going to win.
Could be a good day for Tony Martin to get some TT training in....
And despite the commissaire's best efforts to keep Bouhanni in the race, he still doesn't appear to have a chance, so Cofodis need to try something else (they won't).0 -
So I'm stuck bruised and battered at home and all I get are bloody sprint stages... still not giving me much enthusiasm for this tour...0
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Have they realised yet that as long as Kittel is in the same departement as the leader, he wins? The other sprint teams need to do something different, but I'm not holding my breath.
(and it should be 300km, not 200.)0 -
dish_dash wrote:So I'm stuck bruised and battered at home and all I get are bloody sprint stages... still not giving me much enthusiasm for this tour...
What happened?
I am really not feeling this Tour if I'm being honest. Oh well, it's a good thing because I have lots of work to do over the next 10 days.Correlation is not causation.0 -
I see Kidl has started referring to himself in the third person
Not a good sign
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kittel- ... lt-better/0 -
Above The Cows wrote:dish_dash wrote:So I'm stuck bruised and battered at home and all I get are bloody sprint stages... still not giving me much enthusiasm for this tour...
What happened?
I am really not feeling this Tour if I'm being honest. Oh well, it's a good thing because I have lots of work to do over the next 10 days.
A bit of a ramble about it here to get it off my chest. viewtopic.php?f=40007&t=13081975#p201754040 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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dish_dash wrote:Above The Cows wrote:dish_dash wrote:So I'm stuck bruised and battered at home and all I get are bloody sprint stages... still not giving me much enthusiasm for this tour...
What happened?
I am really not feeling this Tour if I'm being honest. Oh well, it's a good thing because I have lots of work to do over the next 10 days.
A bit of a ramble about it here to get it off my chest. viewtopic.php?f=40007&t=13081975#p20175404
:shock:
Nice write up though, hope the road rash is healing.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
dish_dash wrote:Above The Cows wrote:dish_dash wrote:So I'm stuck bruised and battered at home and all I get are bloody sprint stages... still not giving me much enthusiasm for this tour...
What happened?
I am really not feeling this Tour if I'm being honest. Oh well, it's a good thing because I have lots of work to do over the next 10 days.
A bit of a ramble about it here to get it off my chest. viewtopic.php?f=40007&t=13081975#p20175404
Seems equal parts fun and equal parts terrifying. Descending in the wet and clouds is never fun and yes the neck spasms from tension. Ouch.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Salsiccia1 wrote:dish_dash wrote:Above The Cows wrote:dish_dash wrote:So I'm stuck bruised and battered at home and all I get are bloody sprint stages... still not giving me much enthusiasm for this tour...
What happened?
I am really not feeling this Tour if I'm being honest. Oh well, it's a good thing because I have lots of work to do over the next 10 days.
A bit of a ramble about it here to get it off my chest. viewtopic.php?f=40007&t=13081975#p20175404
:shock:
Nice write up though, hope the road rash is healing.
Thanks! They are still in the weeping stage... hobbling about and finding a sleep position is a real challenge. I seem to wake myself up every couple of hours. But dosed up on painkillers and they are helping!
Maybe if I move to the sofa I'll be lulled to sleep for a bit by Kirby...0 -
Listening to Eurosport's pre stage chat. From various interviews it seems that many of the riders are as fed up with the routes as the fans trying to watch..
One again, flag goes down and immediately today we have 3 riders who can be arsed.
So, as you were, as you were, as you were.......
Quite clearly the commentators are cheesed off as well.
What were the ASO thinking, dishing up this route to kick off the era of whole race coverage."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Love the fact the graphic showed the peloton slowing down to 2 kmh.0
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Moto 3 showing families waving flags one side of the road, cyclists having a pee the other side.0
