TDF 2018, Stage 11: Albertville > La Rosière Espace San Bernardo 18/07/2018 - 108,5 km *Spoilers

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Blimey, that was excellent. Found a pub with Wi-Fi, and I'm glad I did!

    The Froome-G dynamic will be interesting. Will G be happy with one (or maybe more) stage wins?
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    Bo Duke wrote:
    When will the Quintana excuse remoaners face up to the fact he's all smoke and mirrors?
    Lost a load of respect for him today. When is his contract up?

    He just looked like a wheel-sucker on that last climb. So passive.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Good days racing mainly down to Dumoulin being able to animate.

    Bardet group did well in the end to limit that to 40 secs off Froome - I thought it was going to snap to a 1 min 30 + at one point

    Just don't get excited about Thomas' abilities for some reason ....
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Looong way to go yet. Those who have done the Giro will start to feel it. Trust me.
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    davidof wrote:
    Hinault will have a heart-attack!
    At least he will remain the last Frenchman to have won a tour.
    I think Hinault secretly hopes he doesn't live to see a French winner so that he can be lauded and never have to buy another drink till the end of his days!
  • mamil314
    mamil314 Posts: 1,103
    G interview 'we were low in numbers', i shit you not
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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    G saying he had to go for the win.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    This gives everyone else a far bigger problem than it gives Sky - it's now entirely credible that they're happy for either Thomas or Froome to win.

    Must confess I was inordinately amused by Dumoulin nicking the time bonus off Froome...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    I am sure that the Cyclingnews forum will be a pleasant place right now and through this evening. :P
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    edited July 2018
    G. THOMAS 44h 06' 16''
    C. FROOME + 01' 25''
    T. DUMOULIN + 01' 44''
    V. NIBALI + 02' 14''
    P. ROGLIC + 02' 23''
    S. KRUIJSWIJK + 02' 40''
    M. LANDA MEANA + 02' 56''
    R. BARDET + 02' 58''
    N. QUINTANA + 03' 16''
    D. MARTIN + 03' 16'
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    Thomas could protect 1m30 all the way to Paris and still ride as a super-dom for Froome.
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  • cygnet
    cygnet Posts: 92
    What was the cut-off time extension?
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  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Who was the sky rider drafting a movistar rider?
    Bernal drafting Landa.
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    And there we have it. Sky win the Tour- it’s all about “just ticking the days off” from here.
  • G Hincapie
    G Hincapie Posts: 78
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    This gives everyone else a far bigger problem than it gives Sky - it's now entirely credible that they're happy for either Thomas or Froome to win.

    Must confess I was inordinately amused by Dumoulin nicking the time bonus off Froome...

    But is Froome happy for Geraint to win?
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    larkim wrote:
    Thomas could protect 1m30 all the way to Paris and still ride as a super-dom for Froome.

    That's a very realistic possibility, technically he was playing a team mate role perfectly today
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Tch... not another genuine Brit TdF contender who was a track pursuiterist :roll:
    Where's that gym teacher bloke who made fuss last time?
  • G Hincapie
    G Hincapie Posts: 78
    In more important news, where's Cav?
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Can't believe last time I looked at the tv Nieve was upfront and about to win while G was halfway down the mountain ... I turn around for one minute... then by magic G came out of nowhere to win ?
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  • G Hincapie
    G Hincapie Posts: 78
    Oh shit...Cav is not going to make the time. Balls of cheese :(
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Time limit 25 minutes today. Could lose several. Cavendish a definite to go.
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  • G Hincapie
    G Hincapie Posts: 78
    The tail end charlies need to get together, according to Boardman the usual grupetto is split into a number of smaller groups.
  • t5nel
    t5nel Posts: 365
    ShutupJens wrote:
    larkim wrote:
    Thomas could protect 1m30 all the way to Paris and still ride as a super-dom for Froome.

    That's a very realistic possibility, technically he was playing a team mate role perfectly today

    How do we think this will play out? Really up to Froome now to use the other team members in the mountains and take time off G *if* he can. I hope they don't make G sacrifice himself .

    Assuming Froome and G just follow each other in from here... What is your expectation on the TT stage 20... 31km of quite punchy looking course.
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    ShutupJens wrote:
    larkim wrote:
    Thomas could protect 1m30 all the way to Paris and still ride as a super-dom for Froome.

    That's a very realistic possibility, technically he was playing a team mate role perfectly today
    If he rode exactly the same way for the rest of the MTF but finished second to Froome he'd still have done his job for his team leader AND won the TdF as a consequence. He can't be so humble and team-orientated that the thought hasn't crossed his mind.

    Froome is going to have to ride at least once very hard to overcome his teammate, and I'd say he has to do that this week - would Sky really jeopardise Froome and Thomas both winning by making them duke it out toe to toe in the Pyrenees?
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  • shipley
    shipley Posts: 549
    Hurrah - let's hope SKY fall in behind Thomas to Paris
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    On the one hand, as a ruthless winner, Froome is unlikely to instinctively want to enable a G win: on the other, they're good mates who go each other's weddings and a G win (with Froome 2nd) might allay some of the anti-Sky stuff. And in the bigger picture, because of Froome's dominance in this generation of GTs, G might do a Wiggins and say 1 Tour win is enough.
  • G Hincapie
    G Hincapie Posts: 78
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    On the one hand, as a ruthless winner, Froome is unlikely to instinctively want to enable a G win: on the other, they're good mates who go each other's weddings and a G win (with Froome 2nd) might allay some of the anti-Sky stuff. And in the bigger picture, because of Froome's dominance in this generation of GTs, G might do a Wiggins and say 1 Tour win is enough.

    I really like that and think it is very insightful. Let's see how this pans out...
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    I am sure that the Cyclingnews forum will be a pleasant place right now and through this evening. :P
    I was hoping for a sky 1-2 for ultimate popcorn potential
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Sky won't let Froome off the leash to beat G.

    If Froome wins, it'll be because of a Thomas blow up.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Tossers booing Thomas.

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