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Tour de France 2017 - Week 3 - ALPS!
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 08:01
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trekbmc wrote:
One good thing about Froome being in yellow is that he isn't allowed to use the 'should be illegal' Sky skinsuit from stage 1, as the yellow jersey must wear a skinsuit provided by ASO and made by Le Coq Sportif.
But Sky can do obsessive marginal gains with it as always but yeah it is good for the race.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-07-2017 08:54
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All eyes on Uran Uran today. Guy has potential to do immense TTs but has been shit the past two years as we know. Who knows how deep his reserves go. May turn into great ad for cannondale if they pull the big one off. May also be embarrassing if he rides awful. For Bardet I hope he staya on podium. Landa has quite improved his TT.
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| Maddox |
Posted on 22-07-2017 08:56
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Shonak wrote:
All eyes on Uran Uran today. Guy has potential to do immense TTs but has been shit the past two years as we know. Who knows how deep his reserves go. May turn into great ad for cannondale if they pull the big one off. May also be embarrassing if he rides awful. For Bardet I hope he staya on podium. Landa has quite improved his TT.
Well, I think Uran will finish 3rd. Bardet beat him by more than 10 seconds in the opening TT, so nothing to suggest that Uran should be a good TT'ist again despite the form of his life. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-07-2017 09:06
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I think thid had more to do with Bardet's masterful bikehandling and risky riding but I'd be happy if he stays second. Who knows then what is possiblenfor Landa 
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 09:15
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Only change I see in top 10 is Uran taking Bardet for 2nd and Contador taking 9th from Barguil. Froome should win. But looking at how technical course is, his gap will be not big.
Also this TT is not for powerful guys like Martin, Kung but more for technical TT guys like Jos van Emden, EBH |
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| Naskela |
Posted on 22-07-2017 09:18
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What makes me optimistic about Uran's Time trial abilities is for the fact his TT from and general form was declining at the same time.Which make me think he lost his engine and not TT ability. But on the negative he turned from being one of the best to one of the worst in the peloton when his decline came....
He will take the second i'm pretty sure but the chances for Froome got to be 1/15.
EBH is more likely to chill today tbh.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 10:19
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Maddox wrote:
Shonak wrote:
All eyes on Uran Uran today. Guy has potential to do immense TTs but has been shit the past two years as we know. Who knows how deep his reserves go. May turn into great ad for cannondale if they pull the big one off. May also be embarrassing if he rides awful. For Bardet I hope he staya on podium. Landa has quite improved his TT.
Well, I think Uran will finish 3rd. Bardet beat him by more than 10 seconds in the opening TT, so nothing to suggest that Uran should be a good TT'ist again despite the form of his life.
You can scrap the Dusseldorf TT times because it was wet. Everyone was not taking risks apart from Valv and Sky who just happened to have super grippy tyres. #MarginalGains |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 11:15
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Only way Uran can win is if he rides a Spec instead of a Cannondale bike.
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 11:26
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Spilak23 wrote:
Only way Uran can win is if he rides a Spec instead of a Cannondale bike.
Or a Canyon, or a Trek.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-07-2017 11:32
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deserved indeed..he has been that close so many times. Beside he was there to lead out Cav. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 13:19
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Watching this course theres definitely a Rasmussen TT potential. Some dodgy corners |
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 13:27
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Kirchen_75 wrote:
Watching this course theres definitely a Rasmussen TT potential. Some dodgy corners
yeah, but that climb will help froome and bardet i guess.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 22-07-2017 13:50
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Kirchen_75 wrote:
Watching this course theres definitely a Rasmussen TT potential. Some dodgy corners
When I read that message, everything went black and I saw the pictures of Rasmussen understeering into a ditch.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:02
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I think Uran may shock a few today (maybe Froomey too) !!! |
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| dominox |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:11
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Bodnar with a great time. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:29
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Kueng is flying
but the time on 1st check isnt so good
Edited by Kirchen_75 on 22-07-2017 14:35
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:35
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German TV said that he's 10 seconds behind.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:36
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Well, he just passed it. From body language in the corners it looked like hes 100% risking it. |
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:38
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Kirchen_75 wrote:
Well, he just passed it. From body language in the corners it looked like hes 100% risking it.
Yeah, he's not quick, sadly.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 22-07-2017 14:38
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Castroviejo just Froome'd first corner |
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