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| Strydz |
Posted on 04-08-2015 09:59
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It's almost like ASO want us to dislike these mountains by using them so often
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| PeterSon |
Posted on 04-08-2015 10:06
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At least I hope that it will be a TT up to Ventoux... But I really doubt. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 04-08-2015 10:28
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Considering its status as one of the Tours most famous climbs Mont Ventoux hasn't been used that often really in comparison to the famous Alpine and Pyrenneen climbs. It's not that easy to keep coming up with new climbs.
I hope they don't put a repeat of the stage in the Dauphine though.
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| dark_x2012 |
Posted on 04-08-2015 10:34
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What do you have against Ventoux. I wouldn't say it's there every year unlike Alpe d'Huez or Tourmalet. And we always see spetacular battles there. If Quintana and Pistolero are in peak shape we would definitelly see a great battle between the big three  Spoiler Sorry but Nibali must prove he's s strong as those two and Froome at the mountains. I just don't think he ws ever equally good to be considered a competitor. He's never beaten any big gun in a GT, never except the 2012 Tour de Flats. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-08-2015 10:49
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That means 2 stages (one easy I reckon) in the Alps, Ventoux and 2 stages in Andorra or thereabouts + one more Pyrenean stage?
I hope thats an ITT as well, but I have no problem with Ventoux. Remember, they used it in 2009 and 2013 lately, thats completely fine. Span of 3-4 years is good. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 04-08-2015 11:08
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dark_x2012 wrote:
What do you have against Ventoux. I wouldn't say it's there every year unlike Alpe d'Huez or Tourmalet. And we always see spetacular battles there. If Quintana and Pistolero are in peak shape we would definitelly see a great battle between the big three Spoiler Sorry but Nibali must prove he's s strong as those two and Froome at the mountains. I just don't think he ws ever equally good to be considered a competitor. He's never beaten any big gun in a GT, never except the 2012 Tour de Flats.
I don't have anything against it, in fact I love it but don't want it to become like the Alpe and end up overused, I just think they could of waited another year or tried another side of Ventoux
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Posted on 04-08-2015 14:18
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Posted on 04-08-2015 14:20
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Why not have the team continue without him?
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-08-2015 14:26
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Vaughters, you are a complete waste of time. Why would you state such silly thing as to retire if a rider is caught - everyone and their god damn mom knew you wouldn't.
Oh well. Had this been in Spain.... massive uproar |
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 04-08-2015 15:01
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Oh, how brave he is, and what a noble action. He is truly the victimized part.
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| Strydz |
Posted on 04-08-2015 16:02
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That's what I was thinking! Do us all a favour Vaughters and be "selfish" as you describe it and disappear!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 05-08-2015 06:29
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Lance is back, well no one dishes out insults quite like he does 
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| Strydz |
Posted on 05-08-2015 06:36
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Shonak wrote:
Lance is back, well no one dishes out insults quite like he does
I wonder if Lance realises we would all be better off without him
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Posted on 05-08-2015 09:42
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Posted on 05-08-2015 10:00
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First tweet in two years by JT Locke. Did they ban him from Twitter too? 
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| Strydz |
Posted on 05-08-2015 10:04
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Anychance JTL goes full Floyd? Still seems pretty angry
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Posted on 05-08-2015 10:06
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Can I be stupid for a sec and ask who he's referring to in RK and DI?
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| tastasol |
Posted on 05-08-2015 10:07
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Roman Kreuziger and Daryl Impey.
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Posted on 05-08-2015 11:26
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I don't mind this actually, like others have said I would like it to be an MTT as due to its geographical location its' always going to be a _____/ stage if used as a road stage. And plus the Tour hasn't had an MTT since 2004 which is a shame, in that same period we have had 6 in the Giro and 2 in the Vuelta.
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That means 2 stages (one easy I reckon) in the Alps, Ventoux and 2 stages in Andorra or thereabouts + one more Pyrenean stage?
I hope thats an ITT as well, but I have no problem with Ventoux. Remember, they used it in 2009 and 2013 lately, thats completely fine. Span of 3-4 years is good.
Agree with most of this, Ventoux is definitely not overused like Galibier, Tourmalet, Alpe d'Huez etc are.
We now haven't seen Galibier in the Tour since 2011 so I'm almost certain that will feature in a stage somewhere, although presumably they will be heading south through the Alps so there aren't actually many options apart from Galibier - Alpe d'Huez (surely they won't try and impose that on us again) or a finish in Briancon a la 2007. With regards to the Pyrenees, I think (just me thinking aloud, not based on any rumours or anything) we'll have the stage that's heavily rumoured in Andorra - no idea what's going to happen there but presumably they approach from the east via Envalira, then have a stage starting in Seu d'Urgell or somewhere in Spain and finishing in the Peyresourde area (somewhere like Loudenvielle), and then a stage to Luz Ardiden to finish it off as we haven't seen that since 2011 either. That said Aubisque has been conspicuously absent from the Tour for a while as well, so I'm sure they will want to find a way to slip that in somewhere.
Or of course they could go the full Zomegnan option: La Seu d'Urgell - Cantó - Bonaigua - Portillon - Peyresourde - Aspin - Tourmalet - Luz Ardiden 
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| Malkael |
Posted on 05-08-2015 12:41
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The Vuelta a Burgos wants to take the step up from 2.HC to the World Tour.
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