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Le Tour de France 2016 | Stage 3 Granville -> Angers
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:49
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Can somebody photoshop Voeckler's face with tongue out over this?
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:50
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I_Mayo wrote:
I understand that there's time and place for stages like this and that you don't have to search for every single Muur in every route to spice things up, but it would make so much more sense to cut this stage by 50 km. The average speed would be higher and teams would be more interested in sending their riders in breakaways, knowing that they won't have to ride in this hopeless break for +200km.
Since the only purpose of this stage is as a transition stage down to the Massif Central first, but more importantly, the Pyrenees, its good they are this long (stage 4, also). Its just 2 now, coulda easily been 3 if shortened - and the result would regardless be inevitable; a bunch sprint. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:52
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this year sprint stages are scary to watch..even when they had still 6km. to go.
It is just me? |
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:53
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Riis123 wrote:
I_Mayo wrote:
I understand that there's time and place for stages like this and that you don't have to search for every single Muur in every route to spice things up, but it would make so much more sense to cut this stage by 50 km. The average speed would be higher and teams would be more interested in sending their riders in breakaways, knowing that they won't have to ride in this hopeless break for +200km.
Since the only purpose of this stage is as a transition stage down to the Massif Central first, but more importantly, the Pyrenees, its good they are this long (stage 4, also). Its just 2 now, coulda easily been 3 if shortened - and the result would regardless be inevitable; a bunch sprint.
I thought there's this beautiful thing called bus to travel those 50 additional km. |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:54
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Guido Mukk wrote:
this year sprint stages are scary to watch..even when they had still 6km. to go.
It is just me?
All stages seem to end on narrow roads!
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:55
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Guido Mukk wrote:
this year sprint stages are scary to watch..even when they had still 6km. to go.
It is just me?
It seems like that to me too; no team able to control the front at all
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:58
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Cav again..ou dear |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:58
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GREIPEL ZABEL'D HAHAHA |
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:58
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Cav, I think.
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"... Because he (me) has a sound tactical mind in general..." jandal7, at 9:30 am GMT on 12th May 2016
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:59
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Ffs
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:59
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Sure looked like Cav
THE THOMAS VOECKLER PROPHET OF PCM DAILY
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:59
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It was looking like Cav. made it after all |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:59
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That was a brilliant sprint finish  |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:59
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Coquard 3rd ryt? 
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 16:59
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Waaaaay too mountainous for Kittel today, obviously. |
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 17:01
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Who needs Rio?
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"... Because he (me) has a sound tactical mind in general..." jandal7, at 9:30 am GMT on 12th May 2016
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 04-07-2016 17:01
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Gorilla was so strong..but Cav, going all the way. Nice bike throw over line |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 17:01
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Yay, win number two for Cav  |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 17:01
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No just horribly positioned. |
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 04-07-2016 17:01
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Not necessarily...Kittel was boxed in and was even 4-5 positions behind his final leadout-man. He was simply too far behind.
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