TDF 2020 - Stage 10: Île d'Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron>Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré 168.5k *Spoiler*

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Sagan was 3rd which means Bennett into green?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Thought Bennett had gone too early again there but had the strength this time. All Sunweb's work counted for nothing, ran out of men when it counted.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    bobmcstuff said:

    Sagan was 3rd which means Bennett into green?

    Think.so
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Bennett too strong into the headwind, unlike at Sisteron.
    Back into the Emerald jersey.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Naww, Bennett very emotional
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bennet tears ...awwww
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    G'waaan yourself Sam!

    That was a bit fun in the end eh?once again I swear David Millar commentates on a stream 10 secs ahead of everyone else...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Sobbing Sam.
    Stiff upper lip, man.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Pross said:

    Thought Bennett had gone too early again there but had the strength this time. All Sunweb's work counted for nothing, ran out of men when it counted.

    Way way way too early to take it up at 3 k
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Sunweb, lol...
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    SAM!!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    Thought Bennett had gone too early again there but had the strength this time. All Sunweb's work counted for nothing, ran out of men when it counted.

    Way way way too early to take it up at 3 k
    They had men left in the finale, the problem was Asgreen dumped Mørkøv and Bennet into their train.
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  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    im wondering now if there are any mountain stages where Sagan can score without Bennett. Doesnt look like many chances as all the sprints are early.

    Big Sagan fan, but a green jersey where he has to fight for it means so much more.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    sherer said:

    im wondering now if there are any mountain stages where Sagan can score without Bennett. Doesnt look like many chances as all the sprints are early.

    Big Sagan fan, but a green jersey where he has to fight for it means so much more.

    I'd say Bennett was favourite for green right now given the differential between points for stage wins and points for intermediate sprints.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,490
    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Moviestar being Moviestar.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    pblakeney said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Moviestar being Moviestar.
    Not exactly. Normally you notice Movistar because they're so demonstrably and ostentatiously shooting themselves in the foot in GC. This year they've been virtually invisible.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Bardat is doing a Zubekdia
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    DeadCalm said:

    pblakeney said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Moviestar being Moviestar.
    Not exactly. Normally you notice Movistar because they're so demonstrably and ostentatiously shooting themselves in the foot in GC. This year they've been virtually invisible.
    They have the cojones!!!
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    mididoctors said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Bardat is doing a Zubekdia
    Ah, I was trying to think of a GC guy who was fulfilling that role. Bardet is close, but he did slightly stick his head above the parapet on stage 8 in a way that Zubeldia would never have done. He just needs to try slightly harder.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    DeadCalm said:

    sherer said:

    im wondering now if there are any mountain stages where Sagan can score without Bennett. Doesnt look like many chances as all the sprints are early.

    Big Sagan fan, but a green jersey where he has to fight for it means so much more.

    I'd say Bennett was favourite for green right now given the differential between points for stage wins and points for intermediate sprints.
    Bennett still has to get to Paris, that's a lot hills to get there. how is he on week three to avoid the broom wagon?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    DeadCalm said:

    mididoctors said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Bardat is doing a Zubekdia
    Ah, I was trying to think of a GC guy who was fulfilling that role. Bardet is close, but he did slightly stick his head above the parapet on stage 8 in a way that Zubeldia would never have done. He just needs to try slightly harder.

    Zubeldia wouldn't be top ten this early. You need to look at someone like Mollema, Caruso, Buchmann or Mas.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    RichN95. said:

    DeadCalm said:

    mididoctors said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Bardat is doing a Zubekdia
    Ah, I was trying to think of a GC guy who was fulfilling that role. Bardet is close, but he did slightly stick his head above the parapet on stage 8 in a way that Zubeldia would never have done. He just needs to try slightly harder.

    Zubeldia wouldn't be top ten this early. You need to look at someone like Mollema, Caruso, Buchmann or Mas.
    Surely Buchmann is too far back? He'd have to do something to get noticed to get a decent finish. Mollema, Caruso and Mas are all excellent shouts.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    DeadCalm said:

    mididoctors said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Bardat is doing a Zubekdia
    Ah, I was trying to think of a GC guy who was fulfilling that role. Bardet is close, but he did slightly stick his head above the parapet on stage 8 in a way that Zubeldia would never have done. He just needs to try slightly harder.
    mmm maybe uran but he gets lots of mentions

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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Um, can someone confirm griepel made the final sprint today and got some points on the board?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    darkhairedlord said:

    Um, can someone confirm griepel made the final sprint today and got some points on the board?


    He came 6th
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    RichN95. said:

    darkhairedlord said:

    Um, can someone confirm griepel made the final sprint today and got some points on the board?


    He came 6th
    Thanks, I thought it was a typo error on the letour.fr website.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Caught the interview at the end of the highlights...

    Neeaawwwww Sammy ☺
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    RichN95. said:

    DeadCalm said:

    mididoctors said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Movistar adopting a kind of Zubeldia approach to the team classification. Two top 10 finishes so far (a 10th and a 3rd) and yet they are leading it.

    Bardat is doing a Zubekdia
    Ah, I was trying to think of a GC guy who was fulfilling that role. Bardet is close, but he did slightly stick his head above the parapet on stage 8 in a way that Zubeldia would never have done. He just needs to try slightly harder.

    Zubeldia wouldn't be top ten this early. You need to look at someone like Mollema, Caruso, Buchmann or Mas.
    Didn't Mas play the role last year?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    He came 22nd last year. I think it's very straightforward to ghost into the lower reaches of the top 25 without being seen.

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