TDF 2021: Stage 12, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Nîmes 159.4 km **Spoilers**

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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Biggish group off the back already of twenty odd. Might be a long day
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    I love the Ardeche, bit of nostalgia of my first adult free holiday the year I did my GCSEs.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Oh well, it's going to be a Hatch sandwich with Kirby bread.
    Once again Eurosport favouring the manic/panic combo finale to anything resembling decent commentary.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,308

    ECHELONS KLAXON

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,149
    Echelons with 150km to go. This could be carnage today
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Echelons already. There's going to be some riders hors delai with yesterday in their legs.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Tired legs + fast start + wind + no shelter =


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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    RichN95. said:

    Echelons with 150km to go. This could be carnage today

    A pity about the headwind to come.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Is that Geraint in the rear echelon?

    This could be epic
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,385
    **ALL THE KLAXONS**
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,568
    Not sure anyone relevant has missed the split.

  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    Not saying Ineos are missing Rowe, but the timings are being taken to Gr. Thomas and Gr. Porte
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 7,202
    Sagan's retired from the race with knee pain then.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,385
    edited July 2021
    ITV firmly sticking with their planned review of the Cavendish story...

    (nice to see some in-car footage from DKQS tho)

    This could be a useful forecasting tool today - https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/livetracking/12 - imagine a big arrow pointing down/down-left
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,918
    Morkov is in the 3rd group.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Not saying Ineos are missing Rowe, but the timings are being taken to Gr. Thomas and Gr. Porte

    Kwia was still one of those smashing it on the initial crosswind section though but yes, you'd normally expect Geraint up there. From memory echelons gave him his initial lead on Froome back in 2018.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Matthews also in one of the back groups I think and he must have fancied this stage.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,308
    Bjerg is behind, not sure he's great at crosswinds but he's got an engine that Pog might miss
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,308
    Some big lads in the lead group. Alaphilippe sitting in though
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Thomas group nearly back to the main group.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,308
    Group 2 makes it back, broad front. DQS not chasing, Alaphilippe is in the break. Alaphilippe not working, Cav is in the bunch.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    Boo. Hopefully that was just a test.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,308
    There will be more fun to come, guaranteed.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    It could get crashy later as that won't have helped any nerves
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,308
    Spot the odd one out, amongst the N. European quick guys and rouleurs...


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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 7,202
    Hello John go a new motor!
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,568
    Could be a day for the break.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 7,202
    Hello John go a new motor!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,479
    This must be around the end of the section I canoed down.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    focuszing723 said:

    Hello John go a new motor!

    Seems he preferred a top end racing bike after all.
    He's carrying a lot of timber these days, even though he was never what one could call slim.
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