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Tour de France 2018 | Stage 2
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 12:04
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Stage 2: Mouilleron-Saint-Germain - La Roche-sur-Yon
Flat. Not close to the ocean anymore. Wind is supposed to get stronger, but not that strong. The KoM is a lot closer to the start today, so the fight for a spot in the group of the day might be hectic. The final kilometers include some twists and turns with a roundabout within the final one, so riders have to be careful there. Bunch sprint is still the expected outcome.
Fernando Gaviria (QuickStep)
Marcel Kittel (Katusha)
Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto-Jumbo)
André Greipel and Mark Cavendish no longer all-out favorites after yesterday's 26th and 36th place, respectively. Démare crashed but is okay according to his Twitter. Kristoff and Laporte need to be mentioned for their 4th and 5th place, respectively, yesterday.
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I figured I'd just keep it going with these  Let's hope for another day of exciting racing, without hoping for another round of crashes.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 12:25
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Dion Smith in the break 
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15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 08-07-2018 12:26
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Thanks Cunego, Laporte is winning today <3
Chavenal in the break too
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 12:35
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Lawson Craddock, by the way, has a small fracture of his shoulder blade, needed stitches to his eyebrow, and still started today
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 13:00
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DION SMITH IN THE POLKA DOTS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| Shonak |
Posted on 08-07-2018 13:41
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Nando to make it 2/2 hopefully. Sprint train of Quick Step was insane yesterday, especially Lampaert. If they manage to do that again, it's going to be very hard to beat him.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-07-2018 13:57
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Nah, Sagan to make it 1-1 
I wish...in real i guess 2-0 is more likely with Quickstep superteam and somewhat easier finishing kilomtres where likes of Kittel and Groenewengen can threaten Gaviria more than Sagan. But who knows...
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| SotD |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:07
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I definately wouldn't rule out Demare. He has a team set-up completely for him - much like Gaviria. More than 1 train could make things a bit more chaotic than it was yesterday where only QuickStep was doing a train.
Maybe even Kittel want to create a train with Martin and Zabel.
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:17
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Technical so I honestly see the same 1-2 as yesterday.. Kittel should struggle I believe.. Would love to see Démare up the and I think it'll happen as his team is full-on in him so good leadout expected
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| SotD |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:37
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Crap to see LLS down like that. A HUGE blow for Astana and the TTT tomorrow. Jakob Fuglsang had a great roadcaptain in him, but what now? Magnus Cort and Jesper Hansen can't step up to take his place.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:41
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LuLu 
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:53
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Heartbreaking with LLS.. It looked like a basicly cracked his elbow, and the look of dissapointment on his face when i realised it was over was brutal.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:54
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Yellow Jersey wrote:
Technical so I honestly see the same 1-2 as yesterday.. Kittel should struggle I believe.. Would love to see Démare up the and I think it'll happen as his team is full-on in him so good leadout expected
I've got money on Kittel today tbh 
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 15:59
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Yates crashed but is back in the peloton, now Demare with a mechanical (flat?).
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-07-2018 16:00
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Demare with crap luck and horrible to see Lulu ending like that 
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-07-2018 16:01
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When i saw Gaviria cruising like easy ride behind Sagan at intermediate i can see him with another stage win today.
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 08-07-2018 16:01
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I'd like to see Degenkolb be close to the front. if he got the form, he could have a go at the cobbled stage. He was horribly boxed in at Stage 1
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| SotD |
Posted on 08-07-2018 16:10
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
When i saw Gaviria cruising like easy ride behind Sagan at intermediate i can see him with another stage win today.
I agree... And with Demare getting flats all the time, it's set for those again.
Although I still see Kittel, Cavendish and Groenewegen being in play. Neither wanted to play for points earlier on and saving themselves for the final.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-07-2018 16:12
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Thomas snatching boni second...sneaky 
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| SotD |
Posted on 08-07-2018 16:14
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Why are no one interested in picking up those free seconds? 2 for free today, 1 for free yesterday.
In 12-14 days some one will be eating themselves over the line to gain 3 seconds. Why not pick them up for free in advance? Especially riders that could use them after the TTT... Riders from BMC or Michtelton could possibly use those seconds to take yellow.
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