The Schleck Fan wrote:
If he hadn't send Matthews to the barriers it would have been a legal one.
Photo from TourOfSardinia from cyclingnews forum
And I like Bouhanni
This photo is pretty conclusive too me, my first thought was that the gap between the barriers and Bouhanni were too small for Michael too get past therefor he tried too keep Matthews behind him not crash, but this definitely look doable and even if that was Nacir's defense he should take consequences for it, Matthews could've been hurt bad. He can't even defend himself, that is not even close too a natural posture even if you are dead tired.
New York Knicks - Bardiani CFS - AG2R - Millwall FC - Le Havre AC
This should have gone to Bouhanni. Matthews was the one looking for danger when he came between Bouhanni and the barriers. Bouhanni's line is as clean as possible!
I'm kinda surprised Bonifazio couldn't find that little bit more speed to steal the win away as those two tangled. Momentum is huge at those speeds, don't quite think i appreciated that properly.
As much as i dislike Bouhanni, it's no Renshaw Headbut
Ian Butler wrote: Wasn't it where Slagter won?
He's here again, though not in the same shape I reckon
Wellens looked good today, though, bringing Greipel to the front. My money's on him! (well, I hope so, don't really believe so but who knows!)
Yes, he outsprinted Geraint Thomas for the stage win, though it wasn't a summit finish like it seems to be this year, at least according to the profile.
No profile doesn't show it.
But I do remember the climb being there, though. Maybe I'll go look on youtube to see if the profile is wrong or not
Hmmm no indeed. There's no uphill finish, it was another race I was thinking about with Slagter. (maybe someone can help me which one? Slagter won it uphill in a small town, two years ago I reckon, what race was that?)
Ian Butler wrote: Wasn't it where Slagter won?
He's here again, though not in the same shape I reckon
Wellens looked good today, though, bringing Greipel to the front. My money's on him! (well, I hope so, don't really believe so but who knows!)
Yes, he outsprinted Geraint Thomas for the stage win, though it wasn't a summit finish like it seems to be this year, at least according to the profile.
No profile doesn't show it.
But I do remember the climb being there, though. Maybe I'll go look on youtube to see if the profile is wrong or not
I meant the profile of this year, who seems to show a summit finish
According to this article, the climb was at 15km from the finish.
Hmmm no indeed. There's no uphill finish, it was another race I was thinking about with Slagter. (maybe someone can help me which one? Slagter won it uphill in a small town, two years ago I reckon, what race was that?)
So not very useful to have that result my bad
It may be the other stage he won in that 2014 edition.
The final climb gradually gets steeper and steeper. The first kilometre averages 6.1%, the second has an average gradient of 7.9% and the final kilometre is the steepest at 9.3%. It’s a very technical climb as the final kilometre includes numerous hairpin bends in quick succession before the riders get onto the 100m finishing straight on a 6m wide road
The summit finish has not been used in a major bike race for more than a decade
![imgur.com/KlJUqDx.jpg[/img[img]]https://imgur.com/yUygrQ.jpg](https://imgur.com/KlJUqDx.jpg[/img[img]]https://imgur.com/yUygrQ.jpg)
