TDF 2018, Stage 14: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Mende 21/07/2018 - 188 km *Spoilers*

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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,125
    Alaphilippe attacks
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Bigsby dancing.
  • sherer
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    isn't this climb a bit similar to the one in the worlds this year ? Maybe Sagan wants to see what he can do.. he has got up the very steep ones and won sprints before.. did it in either Giro or Tirenno a few years ago
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,125
    Fraille in front
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    There appears to be a smurf humping a bike at the head of the race.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • davidof
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    Mano mano
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,545
    I’m guessing they’re on the final climb? Just arrived at the campsite and was hoping to unpack and get to the bar in time!
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,125
    Too late for Alaphilippe. Fraille has it
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  • above_the_cows
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    Pross wrote:
    I’m guessing they’re on the final climb? Just arrived at the campsite and was hoping to unpack and get to the bar in time!

    You have 21'06" until the yellow jersey group finish so you've got time to unpack an entire city.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,125
    Sago 4th
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    A win for the humping smurf!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Bloody hell Sagan isn't far off.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,336
    Sagan really is ridiculous, isn't he? Good win by Fraille - went at exactly the right moment.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Fascinating final climb.
    Would never have pegged Sagan to beat Caruso up that climb.

    Fraile gambled by going early and it paid off, leaving Alaphillipe to foot the bill.
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    FocusZing wrote:
    Bloody hell Sagan isn't far off.

    I thought so, you knew he would obliterate anyone who he was with over the top of the climb
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,063
    Got time to put dinner on and eat it before the MJ peleton crosses the line. :lol:
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Blimey MTS with a Pro Cycling Manager style leadout, no one on their wheel at all
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Dan Martin punctures...
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,679
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Dan Martin punctures...

    Bad news for Froome.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Dumoulin needs to close up.
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,615
    Dumoulin looks like he'll lose out if someone actually attacks
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  • davidof
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    booing
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Road isn't wide enough for Froomes elbows and the coathanger
  • davidof
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    Bidet cracking.
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    davidof wrote:
    Bidet cracking.

    Badly, he's fooked
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,615
    What a load of rubbish
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The Sky boys can't shake Windy Miller.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Well, what to say about that?
    A puncture causes the main damage, but the rest didn't add up to a lot.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,336
    Suppose you can make it interesting by claiming that Froome wasn't keen to share work with Thomas when they briefly dropped Dumoulin, but it feels a bit of an artificial controversy. All it's confirmed is that the top three riders are indeed the top three riders.
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  • mrb123
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    sherer wrote:
    isn't this climb a bit similar to the one in the worlds this year ? Maybe Sagan wants to see what he can do.. he has got up the very steep ones and won sprints before.. did it in either Giro or Tirenno a few years ago

    The Worlds one is massively steeper than that one. It's absolutely horrendous.

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