TDF 2021: Stage 11, Sorgues > Malaucène 198.9 km **Spoilers**

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    O'connor looked quite impressive in the ventoux challenge race earlier this year, but everyone got blown away by Lopez. Winner not in that lead group imo.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332

    Cut off times are the blue line

    image

    That red line is where the gIro cut off would be?

    Is that the legacy of wanting Cipollini to hang around into the second week?
  • Had anyone worked out what the Ineos tactic is here?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Had anyone worked out what the Ineos tactic is here?

    whittling the group down so Carapaz can attack and cement 2nd place?
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,056

    Had anyone worked out what the Ineos tactic is here?

    They've all had their memory wiped and think they are riding for a pre-crash Froome. ;)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Dan done early.
    Surprised by that.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Riis reckons Ineos might really be aiming for a mountain echelon when they get out of the trees.

    I've only seen it the once, in the Giro this year.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Was Mollema dropped? Or chasse patat?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Thomas has emptied the tank.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725

    Was Mollema dropped? Or chasse patat?

    It's Mollema.
    The latter of course.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    He's making it over
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143

    Thomas has emptied the tank.

    For what purpose?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Cav 9 mins behind peloton
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited July 2021

    Thomas has emptied the tank....

    ....engine.



  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652

    Thomas has emptied the tank....

    ....engine.


    Parenthood is taking its toll on you, isn't it?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Oh that last ramp to the top is disgusting. Alaphilippe takes the points
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  • Gaudu. Ten years ago they would put him in the car. Now ? Past it. 😅
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Disappointing lack of stuffed animals today.



    Anyway some lovely moody weather.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Thomas has emptied the tank....

    ....engine.


    Parenthood is taking its toll on you, isn't it?
    Haha I was into it - it's a rather dystopian authoritarian programme which has not aged well so I tend to steer clear of it.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Campanerts and Luke Rowe dangling behind the Green Jersey Grupetto.

    Looking...challenging
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Alaphilippe Perez and WVA distancing the rest of the breakaway
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725

    Disappointing lack of stuffed animals today.



    Anyway some lovely moody weather.


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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910

    Cut off times are the blue line

    image

    That red line is where the gIro cut off would be?

    Is that the legacy of wanting Cipollini to hang around into the second week?
    Yes. The graph makes it look very random. What they should really do is something like Duckworth-Lewis that looks at historic races times based on loads of inputs. Then they can just give a cut off time for each stage in advance (possibly including something like 10 mins after the winner too). If a rider is dropped in the first few kms, a key factor shouldn't really involve the exact average speed of the winner.

    They could even allow the organisers to extend it for weather in exceptional circumstances.
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Some tremendous heli shots through the trees on the descent 👌
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652

    Thomas has emptied the tank....

    ....engine.


    Parenthood is taking its toll on you, isn't it?
    Haha I was into it - it's a rather dystopian authoritarian programme which has not aged well so I tend to steer clear of it.
    Oh it's very dodgy indeed. Arbitrary punishment for not doing your job well enough? I'm just surprised none of the engines were sent into a break on a 250km sprint stage...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I wonder if Thibaut Pinot sent David Gaudu some of his goats cheese? :p
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  • Those 3km below the roundabout at Mont Serein are just warp speed
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Just saw the Cav group, apparently 17 minutes back. It's not a gruppetto, it's three DQS and a handful of others.

    Cees bol is solo behind i think
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Campanaerts is several minutes behind the autobus. Rowe and Kragh Andersen are a couple of minutes behind it.
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