Le Tour - Team Line Ups

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    That's a good video that.

    A couple more stages for Cav, maybe?

    Nah, we all know Cav's finished. :shock:

    That generation is finished.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Late to the party but due to my irrational hatred of Renshaw and my equally irrational love of Steve Cummings I hope they win 0 stages.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Feels like an age since the dauphine. Bloody hurry up
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited June 2018
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Feels like an age since the dauphine. Bloody hurry up
    It's a shame there's not been some sort of alternative sporting event to occupy us in the meantime.
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    RichN95 wrote:
    M.R.M. wrote:
    Merhawi Kudus for GC or Teklehaimanot?
    Teklehaimanot is 29. A bit late for him I'd say.

    Also rides for Cofidis, so not likely to win a GT for DD ;)
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    RichN95 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Feels like an age since the dauphine. Bloody hurry up
    It's a shame there's been some sort of alternative sporting event to occupy us in the meantime.

    I've enjoyed the World Cup but with the day off yesterday I took time to get very excited for the Tour
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    The World Cup has been great to the point I have no idea what’s happening team wise for the Tour. Someone sent me a link to the DD team announcement which infuriated me. Renshaw :roll:
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    RichN95 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Feels like an age since the dauphine. Bloody hurry up
    It's a shame there's not been some sort of alternative sporting event to occupy us in the meantime.


    Foozeball doesn't count Rich, just a bunch of actors kicking a foozeball
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    kleinstroker wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Feels like an age since the dauphine. Bloody hurry up
    It's a shame there's not been some sort of alternative sporting event to occupy us in the meantime.


    Foozeball doesn't count Rich, just a bunch of actors kicking a foozeball

    Yep, 7 goals this afternoon. Rubbish.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    smithy21 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Feels like an age since the dauphine. Bloody hurry up
    It's a shame there's not been some sort of alternative sporting event to occupy us in the meantime.


    Foozeball doesn't count Rich, just a bunch of actors kicking a foozeball

    Yep, 7 goals this afternoon. Rubbish.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    That's a good video that.

    A couple more stages for Cav, maybe?

    Nah, we all know Cav's finished. :shock:
    It's all gone Pete Tong for him

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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    ^ Better lead out than Renshaw.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Geniez been substituted by Frank :x
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    movistar are insanely strong.... except on the cobbles
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    mididoctors wrote:
    movistar are insanely strong.... except on the cobbles

    Yes you dowonder if their multi-headed strategy is just a 'chuck enough leaders, see which one survives the cobbles' strategy...
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Kelderman out of the Sunweb team after a crash in the Nationals
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    The big news today is Kelderman is out.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RichN95 wrote:
    Kelderman out of the Sunweb team after a crash in the Nationals
    :(
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    No Bouhanni for Cofidis:

    Laporte, Turgis, Navarro, Perez, Claeys, Edet, Herrada, Simon
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    No Bouhanni for Cofidis

    You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    RichN95 wrote:
    No Bouhanni for Cofidis:

    Laporte, Turgis, Navarro, Perez, Claeys, Edet, Herrada, Simon

    Turgis 2nd yesteday in national champs in a sprint from a group of 5. There were dribs and drabs but Bouhanni got beaten by Demare and finished 15th.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    The problem Cofidis have is that they are desperate to win a Tour stage, but there best chance, by some margin, is Bouhanni. Leaving him out, for whatever reason, is self defeating.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    andyp wrote:
    The problem Cofidis have is that they are desperate to win a Tour stage, but there best chance, by some margin, is Bouhanni. Leaving him out, for whatever reason, is self defeating.
    Apparently Alex Ferguson once gave Dave Brailsford some advice about management which was "Get rid of the c*nts". It seems that philosophy has reached Cofidis.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Navarro could do it. He's been unlucky.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Sky finally officially announce the line-up they leaked to Gazzetta last week.

    Froome, Thomas, Bernal, Kwiatkowski, Moscon, Rowe, Poels and Castroviejo
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Why no Kiry?
  • mamil314
    mamil314 Posts: 1,103
    Still, that setup. It's like team of TT champions that are scary at climbing. Movistar trio are probably better individually, but is that enough.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    This must the strongest line up of contenders in a GT for years, no?
    It’s got pretty much anyone who’s won one or podiumed in one who’s still racing at top level - except Aru (arguably not racing at top level). And it’s got pretty much everyone who’s been touted as a potential future winner (except sadly now not Kelderman)...
    Some of them are going to get a proper kicking...
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Really looking forward to see how Bernal goes.
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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    And Roglic

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