Stage 16 TdF 2015 Bourg-de-Peage - Gap *SPOILERS*

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Sagan trying to break the front group before they start to attack him. Smart cookie. Chapeau.
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  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    The nose of Marmande, nice to see he's still getting a bit of airtime, though he's probably creaking a bit nowadays. nice to see him in a couple of breakaways this tour.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    48km. Breakaway cat and mouse already. Peloton +1/4 hour.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    HANSEN attacks.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Who's best on GC in the break? Presumably they're all well back?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good to see my man has recovered enough.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Good to see my man has recovered enough.

    You'll have to narrow it down quite some way!
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Who's best on GC in the break? Presumably they're all well back?
    Pantano & he is 34' back on the GC.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    25km Hansen and now Haller have 1 min on the first descent to Gap.

    Someone going to have to risk losing this bringing Sagan to finish.

    MTN in virtual team lead.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Obligatory "I thought the rest day wasn't until tomorrow" comment.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Vincent Lavenu: "It was not punctures"
    The manager of team AG2R told France Televisions that the punctures at the back were actually due to melted tarmac: "The wheels were sliding and the riders had the impression they had flatted but it was not punctures," he said.

    That was why Beloki crashed
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Sagan needs some of those ToC queens stage climbing legs to get anything out of this stage. His group is catching the leading pair now though.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Sean Kelly just said Sagan will be trying to get some of the other riders to come over him on the climb.

    Yes, I went there.
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  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Just got in, why are the GC so slow, why the massive time diff to the break? Ta.
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Just turned on ITV Player to catch the end of the stage.

    It looks like its showing the Maillot Jaune is + 20 minutes behind !

    Is this a mistake, am I seeing things ?
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Just turned on ITV Player to catch the end of the stage.

    It looks like its showing the Maillot Jaune is + 20 minutes behind !

    Is this a mistake, am I seeing things ?

    Yeah froome crashed and struggling on..
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  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    waiting for the moment when 80kg Sagan drops Riblon and Teke :D
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Sagan wearing himself out.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great climb this one, hoping some GC guys give it a shot.

    Sagan doing an amazing job.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • LeePaton
    LeePaton Posts: 353
    Teke seriously losing MTN panache points here.
    It's not so much about winning, I just hate losing.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Sean Kelly just said Sagan will be trying to get some of the other riders to come over him on the climb.

    Yes, I went there.

    Dirty boy
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Sagan closing attacks with the ease of Geraint Thomas closing Quintana. What a rider.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,540
    So Sagan will be 2nd again.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    TdG and TV back with the Sagan group as the peloton, still over 20mins back, head into Gap.
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Just turned on ITV Player to catch the end of the stage.

    It looks like its showing the Maillot Jaune is + 20 minutes behind !

    Is this a mistake, am I seeing things ?

    Yeah froome crashed and struggling on..
    Where's Contador and TGV then? Whats happened to the GC standings?
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,147
    Just turned on ITV Player to catch the end of the stage.

    It looks like its showing the Maillot Jaune is + 20 minutes behind !

    Is this a mistake, am I seeing things ?
    No, this happens sometimes. No-one can be bothered chasing. The highest rider on GC at the front is Serge Pauwels who is 40 minutes behind.
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  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,447
    Anyone know what odds Sagan was for today's stage? I looked at the profile this morning and fancied him on that descent, but doubted if he could get into another breakaway and over the final climb without losing too much time. Looks like I was wrong on both counts :roll:
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Just turned on ITV Player to catch the end of the stage.

    It looks like its showing the Maillot Jaune is + 20 minutes behind !

    Is this a mistake, am I seeing things ?

    Yeah froome crashed and struggling on..
    Where's Contador and TGV then? Whats happened to the GC standings?

    Sorry, I was just being cheeky and winding Ben up. All together, nobody fell etc.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,147
    Anyone know what odds Sagan was for today's stage? I looked at the profile this morning and fancied him on that descent, but doubted if he could get into another breakaway and over the final climb without losing too much time. Looks like I was wrong on both counts :roll:
    I imagine he was about 100-1 to win but evens to come second.
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  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,447
    Anyone know what odds Sagan was for today's stage? I looked at the profile this morning and fancied him on that descent, but doubted if he could get into another breakaway and over the final climb without losing too much time. Looks like I was wrong on both counts :roll:
    I imagine he was about 100-1 to win but evens to come second.


    :lol::lol: