TDF 2017: Stage 11 - July12th. Eymet - Pau - 203.5kms *Spoilers*

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,160
    Oh Edvald
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,688
    I despair of some of these teams. QS had two on the front at 5k who blew chasing Bodnar and rather than force them to bring more men forward the other teams bought a train to the front. Why not make them at least earn the stage?

    Gutted for Bodnar. At least someone was keen to make QS have to work.
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    edited July 2017
    1. Kittel
    2. G'Wegen
    3. Boasson Hagen
    4. Matthews
    5. Mclay
    6. Cimolai
    7. Greipel
    8. Bouhanni
    9. Swift
    10. Wyss
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • vpnikolov
    vpnikolov Posts: 568
    Business as usual. :roll:
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    The definition of a sprint stage in this year's tour: 180 riders p1ss about for a few hours and then Marcel Kittel crosses the line first. :|
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,310
    Pross wrote:
    I despair of some of these teams. QS had two on the front at 5k who blew chasing Bodnar and rather than force them to bring more men forward the other teams bought a train to the front. Why not make them at least earn the stage?

    Gutted for Bodnar. At least someone was keen to make QS have to work.

    They really think they can beat him in a fair fight, the idiots.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Thank you, Bodnar

    Ffs other teams
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    did bouhanni do anything stupid?
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,008
    what was ebh waving for?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Thank you, Bodnar

    Ffs other teams

    All this. Plan A isn't working, so lets just do plan A again until it does :roll:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,688
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    did bouhanni do anything stupid?

    Yeah, thought he could win the stage.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    ben@31 wrote:
    1. Kittel
    2. G'Wegen
    3. B'Hagen
    4. Matthews
    5. Mclay
    6. Cimolai
    7. Greipel
    8. Bouhanni
    9. Swift
    10. Wyss

    McLay 2 positions better than yesterday! On stages 2 and 4 he didn't place, then he's done 8th-10th-7th-5th.

    Groenewegen played his cards right and took Kittel's wheel, but Kittel is just too fast.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    what was ebh waving for?


    Snoreway
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,688
    It's not as if QS are even having to work. Two men on the front doing the controlling and one to bring Kittel through at the end to use the Katusha / Lotto / DD / Giant lead out trains. Muppets.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Thank fook we have a proper stage to look forward to tomorrow
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,160
    Pross wrote:
    It's not as if QS are even having to work. Two men on the front doing the controlling and one to bring Kittel through at the end to use the Katusha / Lotto / DD / Giant lead out trains. Muppets.
    At about 3km to go Kwiatkowski was on the front. But he might have been trying to slow them down for his Polish mate.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    New PTP top 10:

    1: Key with a 6 point lead
    2: ShockedSoShocked and NervexProf joint 2nd
    4: Cruff, Omar Little, rozzer32
    7: RichN95
    8: dish_dash
    9:Specialized_Nick
    10: gregster04

    However Key, ShockedSoShocked and RichN95 all have Porte for GC so can be discounted, leaving NervexProf as the virtual Maillot Jaune.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Really all the other 'sprint' teams should just not blooming ride. Yes I know they want a stage win and are probably really, really bored and so want something to do but this is just silly.

    I don't remember Cav's repeated wins being this boring or maybe I have rose tinted glasses because he has always been my number one MY MAN.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Oh my god, could it be any more boring, please someone make QS actually earn a win, instead of just gifting it day after day. Pathetic.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,160
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    New PTP top 10:

    1: Key with a 6 point lead
    2: ShockedSoShocked and NervexProf joint 2nd
    4: Cruff, Omar Little, rozzer32
    7: RichN95
    8: dish_dash
    9:Specialized_Nick
    10: gregster04

    However Key, ShockedSoShocked and RichN95 all have Porte for GC so can be discounted, leaving NervexProf as the virtual Maillot Jaune.
    I'm the Zubeldia of PTP. Sneaking into the top ten without even noticing myself.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,160
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Oh my god, could it be any more boring, please someone make QS actually earn a win, instead of just gifting it day after day. Pathetic.
    Instead of the podium girls they should make Kristoff and Greipel hand him the prizes.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    RichN95 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Oh my god, could it be any more boring, please someone make QS actually earn a win, instead of just gifting it day after day. Pathetic.
    Instead of the podium girls they should make Kristoff and Greipel hand him the prizes.

    Along with the kiss .....
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Anyway folks after that what should I drink, beer or wine?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    People still haven't got this one...
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Eye spy with my little eye something beginning with Z!

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Above The Cows wrote:
    People still haven't got this one...
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Eye spy with my little eye something beginning with Z!

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Close but no cigar.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,008
    I assumed Zubdeldia was in there somewhere, but since no one knows what he looks like it's probably fake news.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,008
    no 39?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    no 39?
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    I assumed Zubdeldia was in there somewhere, but since no one knows what he looks like it's probably fake news.

    Winner!

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,845
    At least EBH was cracking jokes on ITV.
    Now that is different.

    I gave up and went out.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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