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Tour de France 2018 | Stage 10
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 08:59
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Stage 10: Annecy - Le Grand-Bornand
We're on mountaneous terrain for the first time this year. To ease everyone in, there are only three category 1 and one HC climbs. Piece of cake, right? The Montée du plateau des Glières features 6 kilometers at 11%, no other climb this year is steeper for a longer stretch. The descents feature some steep slopes with hairpin turns that could be tricky for some.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain)
Dan Martin (UAE)
Chris Froome (Sky)
Romain Bardet (Ag2r)
This is tough to predict. Top descenders like Nibali or Bardet (if he recovered well enough from the five mechanicals) might try to attack there, something Froome has also done in the past. Should a group stay together, Valverde might be the fastest. If the pace overall is slow, maybe Alaphilippe or Jungels can hang on and contest the sprint. Or maybe a breakaway stays in front until the very end?
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On paper, this looks pretty crazy, but I guess a lot depends on how aggressively the riders approach the stage. A really bad day could mean the end of GC hopes, that's for sure though. Genuinely curious what you guys predict for today.
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| purepasd |
Posted on 17-07-2018 09:06
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Valverde to be droppede just before the top of the final climb, and come back to a group of 7-8 GC riders and sprint for the win |
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 17-07-2018 09:24
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Break to the finish with top GC contenders looking for next two stages
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 09:55
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Breakaway win. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 10:01
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Breakaway win, maybe a downhill move by Bardet or Nibali.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 10:19
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Breakaway win, unfortunately neutral GC day with a pack of 15-20 going over Colombiere together. At most a last kilometre on Colombiere punch by a GC contender or even over the summit a la Froome into Bagneres-du-Luchon, which would really be in the minds of any GC contender so not as easy to pull off.
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| Kalach |
Posted on 17-07-2018 11:05
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Its hard to predict. Nibali and Bardet could do something. Quintana will stick to Froome`s wheel as usual. I am looking forward to see Movistar and how they will fare
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 11:43
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van Vleuten went absolutely nuclear last 200 metres  |
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| purepasd |
Posted on 17-07-2018 11:55
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I definitely think Quintana will attack Froome as he is pretty far behind already. But Sky should have the team to handle attacks today. Big question is if Froome can follow his teammates. He didn't look well on the Mur. |
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 11:56
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Sky to take Yellow Jersey with Thomas today. That could make an interesting challenge for Sky
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| SotD |
Posted on 17-07-2018 12:01
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I'd say a breakaway aswell... de Gendt, Calmejane or Navarro are my favorites. Normally I'd say Barguil, but he's too close to the GC.
Maybe even GVA could go for the BotD and get a top 5 and secure his yellow.
Guillaume Martin is a good bet too i'd say, while Latour would normally be my favorite - I guess he has to be close to Bardet.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 12:03
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Yeah, what an amazing finish   Van der Breggen so strong but AVV kept going, absolutely awesome stuff. Also stunning ride by Uttrup Ludwig, thought she looked very strong and glad she held on for fourth. Really cool stage, exciting and hope La Course only gets bigger and better 
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 12:23
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Aquarius97 wrote:
Sky to take Yellow Jersey with Thomas today. That could make an interesting challenge for Sky
No challenge really. Froome is absolute leader unless he crashes out. Thomas will be working for Froome even if he is wearing yellow.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 12:38
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I'm quite sure that Thomas doesn't agree with that
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 13:07
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Phil is in the break. GVA chasing |
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| Kritzo |
Posted on 17-07-2018 13:27
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Only Sky getting bags there?
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 17-07-2018 13:35
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I feel sick already. This train... |
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Posted on 17-07-2018 14:06
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purepasd wrote:
I definitely think Quintana will attack Froome as he is pretty far behind already. But Sky should have the team to handle attacks today. Big question is if Froome can follow his teammates. He didn't look well on the Mur.
On the contraire, looked much better than I thought on the Mur, and equally good on the cobbles. Loosing 5/10 seconds isn't something Tour defining.. if he managed to prepare well and have no bonk during the race, a podium is the least I can say
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| Selwink |
Posted on 17-07-2018 14:47
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Puncture Froome
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| Kritzo |
Posted on 17-07-2018 14:50
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Sky blocking at the front
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