Tour de France Prologue *Spoilers*

RichN95.
RichN95. Posts: 27,150
edited July 2012 in Pro race
Just an hour to go now before Tom Veelers starts off the prologue.

Here's the start schedule: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de ... tart-times

Selected times (UK time):

1.00 Veelers (first to start)
1.59 Millar
2.17 Boasson Hagen
2.37 Larsson
3.36 Leipheimer
3.49 Zabriskie
3.50 Sagan
3.54 Schleck
3.58 Martin (Tony)
4.02 Gesink
4.06 Van den Broeck
4.07 Wiggins
4.11 Hesjedal
4.12 Nibali
4.16 Cancellara
4.17 Evans

Here's a map

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Bookies Prologue Odds (from Bet 365):

    Cancellara 6/4
    Wiggins 17/4
    Martin 9/2
    Sagan 6/1
    Boasson Hagen 22/1
    Evans 28/1
    Larsson 33/1
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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    What's the weather? Any chance of significant changes? Although I see everyone seems to have gone for a later start, so maybe only help Larsson out and then not by much.
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  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    Sagan looks poor value at those odds. I know he won Swiss prologue but there was a lot of descending on that.
    Cue him winning today!
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Cancellara. Most Prologues sometimes give away the Overall winner. I think if a GC rider gets in the top 5 then he'll be one to watch. Wiggins in 2010 rode a dog of a prologue and his legs fell off in the mountains. LA in 2003 had a bad prologue and had his hardest Tour so my thinking is that a good placing by a top guy may turn out to be the top guy in Paris.
    As with all theories, my theory is hugely flawed. (Pantani for example).

    Jerry

    PS- Not nipping down the Bookies as a young and virile Michael Rogers lost me money one year (maybe 2003) when he was on fire and then rode a dog of a Prologue. :(
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  • mattshrops
    mattshrops Posts: 1,134
    Pinot's got a bottle attached in a 6.4km prologue???? Nothing at all to do with the marketing dept. there then :shock:
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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    An aero bottle or a conventional round one? An aero bottle may be more aero than the same frame with no bottle.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    greipels calves are a freak of nature. :|
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  • mattshrops
    mattshrops Posts: 1,134
    edited June 2012
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    An aero bottle or a conventional round one? An aero bottle may be more aero than the same frame with no bottle.

    And hes the only person that knows this?(apart from you of course....) :D

    Edit-yes aero bottle , not the best fit i've ever seen :?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    This is why I watch cycling, to find out the etymology of "sideburns".
  • c_nichols
    c_nichols Posts: 27
    afx237vi wrote:
    This is why I watch cycling, to find out the etymology of "sideburns".

    I was waiting for someone to post that on here. Made me chuckle!! :lol:
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Don't get me started on Lizzie Armitstead!!! Cut it off!!!!
    20120302-lizzie-armitstead-.jpg

    Stuble is an old thing for "saving energy" when a bike rider is on a big day. (I know you know this old wives tale already)
    Wiggo and Cav seem have special days a lot it seems.

    Jerry
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Did Phil just say Basso had 'podiumed out a few times'?

    back to es
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    c_nichols wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    This is why I watch cycling, to find out the etymology of "sideburns".

    I was waiting for someone to post that on here. Made me chuckle!! :lol:

    It's true as well. This is Amborse Burnside, himself

    220px-Ambrose_Burnside_-_retouched.jpg
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  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Notice Quick Step are using the new Mclaren S Works helmet.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Islwyn wrote:
    Notice Quick Step are using the new Mclaren S Works helmet.

    Astana are too.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Stinker from Levi.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    These Halford sponsorship ads are embarrassing.
  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    Well Chavanel said he was looking to get his TT's back up to standard & it seems he has been working hard on it
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Frank S astonishingly thin
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    #summerofsagan gets off to a dodgy start.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    afx237vi wrote:
    #summerofsagan gets off to a dodgy start.

    Paha... He'll recover it a bit.
  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    glad I changed my PTP pick from him
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Booooo

    Vino and Valv
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    I need to start getting involved in this PTP malarkey.
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Quick shot of Cuddles warming up. Pouring sweet (& cotton wool up his hooter!)
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Oh Frank.
  • andyjr
    andyjr Posts: 635
    Martin is winning this then
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Taxi for Tony!
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Schleck ....... muppet
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