TDF 2020 - Stage 17 Grenoble - Méribel Col de la Loze 170 km *Spoilers*

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Bennet beats Sagan at the intermediate...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,225

    Dammit, Martinez looked like he was going into the break right before 12 so I put him in as a PTP...

    PTP karma.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    DQS finish off the intermediate sprint well - putting a rider in bewteen Sagan and Bennett.

    Bennett's day is done I guess.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Time to switch to ITV4...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • DQS finish off the intermediate sprint well - putting a rider in bewteen Sagan and Bennett.

    Bennett's day is done I guess.

    Mørkøv has done this pretty much every time. Takes Bennet all the way to the line then just eases off about 6 inches before. I've picked up quite a few fantasy points from a rider that is the lowest possible cost from him.
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,032

    davidof said:

    My thoughts on the Col de la Loze

    https://youtu.be/Zg0bGb9LEWc

    Your Good on camera Dave . Could handle more of those . Especially the new cols like this .
    Thanks, but really hard, it would have been better not stopping to film.
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,032
    ddraver said:

    Bennet beats Sagan at the intermediate...

    crafty
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Boardman currently giving a lecture on aerodynamics, altitude and power output
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver said:

    Boardman currently giving a lecture on aerodynamics, altitude and power output

    Really enjoyed his insights. He's great to listen to, you flick back to Eurosport and Kirby is talking about how surprised he is, 90km out with a lead of 5 minutes, that the break are being allowed to win the stage.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,099
    Kamna in the break chasing mountain points.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,225
    edited September 2020
    ddraver said:

    Boardman currently giving a lecture on aerodynamics, altitude and power output

    ZZZZZzzzzz

    zzzzzzzzzzzz



  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196

    ddraver said:

    Boardman currently giving a lecture on aerodynamics, altitude and power output

    ZZZZZzzzzz

    zzzzzzzzzzzz



    As above, better than listening to Kirby wanking on about something irrelevant.

    Also it sounds interesting to me (had to turn it off for work, just about saw the break go).
  • DeadCalm said:

    Kamna in the break chasing mountain points.

    He will be in virtual polka dots if he tops Madeleine first.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348




    I thought you were in favour of more English Language insight on commentary? ;)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Having the same dilemma as yesterday where I think I should probably go and ride my own bike but I really want to watch today...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,099
    Bahrain on the front. Landa has a plan.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,099
    Gap plummeting.
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    Antwan Tolhoek, Sam Oomen, Tom Dumoulin, Thymen Arensman, Remco Evenepoel, Benoît Cosnefroy, Tom Pidcock, Mark Cavendish, Romain Bardet
  • Quintana gone on the lower slopes of the Madeleine
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • You just know a football crowd at this point would be singing "Two dire Quintanas... there's only two dire Quintanas..."

    (previously, of course, there were two Quintanas - one of whom was good whilst the other one was Dayer)
  • Kamna not able to follow today
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,213
    Bahrain doing serious damage. I really hope this results in people attacking Roglic early. Can't see the break lasting to the summit at this rate.
  • ddraver said:

    Time to switch to ITV4...

    2 hours after they started today's coverage. :D
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,225
    ddraver said:




    I thought you were in favour of more English Language insight on commentary? ;)
    Yeah about the race and the riders, not kit and aero.



  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,873
    Lots of Movistar in the yellow jersey group.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,137
    Ha, Third Week Wout
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,225
    Kamna, not a GC rider. Carapaz, GC rider - backs it up the next day.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,213
    edited September 2020
    Movistar are weird. No real contender but still have most of their team in the seriously reduced favourites group.

    Colbrelli parks up after a monster turn. Poels giving another reminder of the quality of support Ineos have lost.

    Carapaz has miraculously found form now he's not on domestique duties.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,225
    Belgians gushing over Dan Martin.
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    Amazing watching Colbrelli tearing it up a HC climb.

    Wonder what Bahrains plan is here.