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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:30
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Just one week until TDF starts. This year's route is... i would say shit, but i think is even worse.
We start with a 14-km TT in Dusseldorf, before having several bunch sprints in the first week with the exception of the Planche des Belles Filles in the fifth day.
Then we will have the useless (for GC) stage of Station de Rousses before a big mountain stage with 3 HC climbs, with the same last climb as in Dauphine's stage 6, but with 10-15 flat km after the descent, which will produce 0 gaps unless someone does a brilliant tactic to have team-mates in the flat.
After the first rest-day, two more sprint days before the Pyrenees. A stage ending in Peyragudes (where Valverde won in 2012 from the BOTD, and that Froome-Wiggins mess) after climbing Bales and Peyresourde. Then the junior mountain stage, still unknown the route of the stage due detachments in Col d'Agnes.
After leaving the Pyrenees, two days which are likely to be for the breakaway before the second rest-day and the arrive of the Alps. Wait, we still have another sprint before the Alps.
Finally, we have the two days in the Alps. The first one with Croix de Fer and Galibier (by Telegraph) finishing in Serre Chevalier. The last mountain stage will end in Col d'Izoard, and GC should be over before the 23 (yes 23) km TT in the second-last day.
Then the champagne in the Champs Elysses and it's finally over.
You can talk here about your thoughts on this Tour, or give some news about the riders who will be racing
Edited by Aquarius97 on 22-06-2017 14:48
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:30
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TEAMS AND STARLIST
Bora-Hansgrohe
1- Peter Sagan
2- Rafal Majka
3- Maciej Bodnar
4- Marcus Burghardt
5- Emmanuel Buchmann
6- Juraj Sagan
7- Rudiger Selig
8- Jay McCarthy
9- Pawel Poljanski
Team Sunweb
1- Michael Matthews
2- Warren Barguil
3- Nikias Arndt
4- Roy Curvers
5- Laurens Ten Dam
6- Simon Geschke
7- Mike Teunissen
8- Ramon Sinkeldam
9- Albert Timmer
Team Katusha-Alpecin
1- Alexander Kristoff
2- Tony Martin
3- Marco Haller
4- Rick Zabel
5- Reto Hollenstein
6- Robert Kiserlovski
7- Maurits Lammertink
8- Tiago Machado
9- Nils Politt
Team Sky
1- Chris Froome
2- Mikel Landa
3- Geraint Thomas
4- Michal Kwiatkowski
5- Sergio Henao
6- Mikel Nieve
7- Luke Rowe
8- Vasil Kiryienka
9- Christian Knees
BMC Racing Team
1- Richie Porte
2- Greg van Avermaet
3- Amael Moinard
4- Damiano Caruso
5- Stefan Kung
6- Danilo Wyss
7- Michael Schar
8- Nicolas Roche
9- Alessandro de Marchi
Team LottoNL-Jumbo
1- Dylan Groenewegen
2- George Bennett
3- Robert Gesink
4- Primoz Roglic
5- Jos van Emden
6- Tom Leezer
7- Timo Roosen
8- Robert Wagner
9- Paul Martens
Edited by Aquarius97 on 22-06-2017 16:14
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:44
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BMC has also confirmed their 9-men roster for the Tour. Obviously led by Richie Porte. He will be joined by GvA, Moinard, Roche, Caruso, De Marchi, Kung, Wyss and Schar
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-06-2017 14:55
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Hope Geraint has some good fortune for once  |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-06-2017 16:04
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does not matter much ..because he will be there for Froome service |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 22-06-2017 16:06
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LottoNL annouces squad
Bennett
Gesink
Groenewegen
Leezer
Martens
Roglic
Roosen
Van Emden
Wagner
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| Inferio |
Posted on 24-06-2017 21:55
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What I think is worth mentioning and quite astonishing is that Ondřej Cink was picked for the Bahrain-Merida roster: a guy who hasn't done a single road race in the last two seasons. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 24-06-2017 22:06
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Route is so bad especially week 1. So much potential wasted |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 24-06-2017 22:14
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I like stage 9, 12 and 17. They are good, proper high mountain stages. Well, the Jura in general are great.
The time trials are a joke and I count 10 stages for the sprinters, so needless to say, the route isn't what is intriuging me about this Tour... but I have a hucnh it will be a pretty good Tour anyways. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 24-06-2017 23:06
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Inferio wrote:
What I think is worth mentioning and quite astonishing is that Ondřej Cink was picked for the Bahrain-Merida roster: a guy who hasn't done a single road race in the last two seasons.
He's raced quite a lot with great results in 2017 though, seems like a no brainer to pick a versatile rider like him in a team like Bahrain that still lacks depth
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 26-06-2017 19:41
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| Arberg27 |
Posted on 26-06-2017 20:43
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Yellow jersey: Froome
Green jersey: Sagan taken with ease
Polka dot jersey: Majka
White jersey: S.Yates
Team classification winners: Movistar
Rider with the most stage wins: Kittel
Team with the most stage wins: Quick-Step Floors
First yellow jersey: T.Martin
Biggest surprise: Fuglsang
Biggest disappointment: Contador always
Edit: Think Porte can match Froome physically in the first week, but not over three weeks + Froome is superior tactical, team, sidewind and downhill.
Edited by Arberg27 on 27-06-2017 22:29
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| DiCyc |
Posted on 26-06-2017 20:58
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That's a nice surprise to see him again! 
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 26-06-2017 23:01
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Arberg27 wrote:
Yellow jersey: Froome
Green jersey: Sagan taken with ease
Polka dot jersey: Majka
White jersey: S.Yates
Team classification winners: Movistar
Rider with the most stage wins: Kittel
Team with the most stage wins: Quick-Step Floors
First yellow jersey: Dennis
Biggest surprise: Fuglsang
Biggest disappointment: Contador always
Two things. Dennis is not even running Tour, so he cant be the first yellow jersey. And if you always expect Contador to fail, why is that a disappointment?
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| Arberg27 |
Posted on 27-06-2017 05:02
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Aquarius97 wrote:
Two things. Dennis is not even running Tour, so he cant be the first yellow jersey. And if you always expect Contador to fail, why is that a disappointment?
Converted it to Tony Martin.
Many people (not me) talk about Contador every year as if he is a favorite, after which he crashed or becomes number 5. Therefore always disappointment!
Edited by Arberg27 on 27-06-2017 10:50
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 27-06-2017 07:49
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Cavendish confirmed to be riding. Probably won't last the 3 weeks. It will be a shame if his chance to break Merckx's record will be taken away by glandular fever.
"Ringo is exactly right", Shonak - 8 September 2016
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| Kalach |
Posted on 28-06-2017 12:59
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What is your top five? I can see there definitely Porte, Contador, Froome, Quintana and Bardet followed by Majka/Martin/Meintjes/Chaves/Yates. But what will be the order? I am really curious.
I just hope that none of the big names will have a crash or some other kind of badluck.
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
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| EwanWilson |
Posted on 28-06-2017 13:48
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Let's go Roglic!
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 28-06-2017 14:38
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Kalach wrote:
What is your top five? I can see there definitely Porte, Contador, Froome, Quintana and Bardet followed by Majka/Martin/Meintjes/Chaves/Yates. But what will be the order? I am really curious.
I just hope that none of the big names will have a crash or some other kind of badluck.
I think that Aru will break into top10
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| Kalach |
Posted on 28-06-2017 14:41
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df_Trek wrote:
Kalach wrote:
What is your top five? I can see there definitely Porte, Contador, Froome, Quintana and Bardet followed by Majka/Martin/Meintjes/Chaves/Yates. But what will be the order? I am really curious.
I just hope that none of the big names will have a crash or some other kind of badluck.
I think that Aru will break into top10
Me too. I just forgot to mention him 
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
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* 1st Tour de Suisse ('23)
* 1st Tour de Romandie ('19, '18)
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* 2nd Tour of California ('19)
* 2nd Tour de Suisse ('18)
* 3rd Tour de France ('23, '21)
* 3rd Giro d’Italia ('22)
* 3rd Vuelta Espana ('23)
* 3rd Autumn Classics ('19, '18)
* 9th Spring Classics ('18)
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