TDF 2017: 13 July - Stage 12: Pau - Peyragudes 214.5kms *Spoilers*

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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Well, 3/4 of that Sky train did their jobs there :D
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    Froome looked poor, Landa rode back past him!
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Told ya Froome is a point or two off his best
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    First time Froome's lost yellow in any Tour?
  • vpnikolov
    vpnikolov Posts: 568
    edited July 2017
    If it isn't for his team, Froome won't be winning this. Exceptional performance by Kwiato and co. only for Froome to poop on their effort at the end. Hmm....
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I really miss LRP now. :cry::cry::cry:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Kirby's in shock
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Aru
    Froome +6
    Bardet +25
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Well Sky cocked that up. Froome seems to think he's Valverde. He isn't
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Well done Romain Holiday
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,158
    Froome should practice what he preaches and let Landa ride for GC.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Under cooked.
    Another GT double miscalculation.

    Right now though, Astana need yellow, like they need Tom Dumoulin's used shorts.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Boring predictable Tour n'est ce pas?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Froome will still win this. Sky are too strong on 'normal' climbs, and Froome will do better on the longer drags at riding down attacks.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    adr82 wrote:
    First time Froome's lost yellow in any Tour?

    Gave it away for a couple of days in the 2015 Tour.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,391
    Great for Bardet, probably good for Sky to let Aru and Astana do the work until the Alps.
    Froome's never been good on the 20% stuff.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    too steep for Froomey?
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Aru going for that wee helped with his power to weight. :wink:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Pross wrote:
    Froome should practice what he preaches and let Landa ride for GC.

    ^ This...

    GAME ON...
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,031
    RichN95 wrote:
    Well Sky cocked that up. Froome seems to think he's Valverde. He isn't


    Not sure, Froome didn't lose much, have they got away with a bad day or played into the hands of more explosive finishers?
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  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436
    Watching on Eurosport player in Greece.... trying to imagine Kirby's commentary on that finish...

    New thread on Froome and SKY are finished
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    I wonder how Valverde would have done on that climb? T'was brutally steep...
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    itv4 coverage for me these days
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Maybe Froome was a gel or two short of a gel or two.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    imatfaal wrote:
    Boring predictable Tour n'est ce pas?

    Predictable: obviously right at the end, non, but boring? for sure.
    The predictable train followed by less than 1km of GC action.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,033
    edited July 2017
    Maybe Froome's gameplan involved expecting not to gain time on this stage, but minimise expected losses?
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    mfin wrote:
    Maybe Froome was a gel or two short of a gel or two.
    Where's Richie Porte when you need him?
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Froome will still win this. Sky are too strong on 'normal' climbs, and Froome will do better on the longer drags at riding down attacks.


    He's had little problem doing that before

    I'm telling ya, he's not at the top of his game
  • hantstooflat
    hantstooflat Posts: 122
    Was Froome booed at the finish line?
    “Jij bent niet van suiker gemaakt”
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    maddog 2 wrote:
    too steep for Froomey?


    nah. he's fine on those gradients

    remember Pene Cabarga

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