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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 15-07-2019 20:20
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It looks like there was good racing today (missed the stage) but it may be awful for rest of the race. Hopefully the ones who fall back go big on the mountain stages instead of riding for 5th, 7th etc.
Pinot and Landa you were supposed to take down Sky 
Hopefully Landa goes all-out with long range attacks in mountains instead of slaving for Quintana.
#Landismo <3
I hope Tibo doesn't mentally collapse after today.
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Gracias Alberto.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-07-2019 20:30
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nothing about this stage result pleases me
1) Winners of the stage: *every GC rider I dislike*
2) Losers of the stage: *every GC rider I like*
3) Bennett
4) freaking Van Aert winning whilst I didn't select him as my road captain in TdF fantasy after last minute switching from him to Groenewegen. did the reverse for the stage Groenewegen won
massive salt mountains aside, great stage to watch, great winner.
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| Kalach |
Posted on 15-07-2019 22:14
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Why is Team Ineos under such circumstances as today on the winners side? It tells you something. They definitely know how to ride at the front.
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 15-07-2019 22:47
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Good stage today. I have to agree with Kalach, Ineos isn't lazy, they do their work everyday. On flat stage you'll always see them at th efront in the last 10K. Same today, they were all positioned well while others were being lazy in the middle of the pack. I still hate them, but credit where credit's due.
Wout amazing once again. Of course he takes advantage of a tough race, but still the names he beats today. He still needs to find his limits.
Funny thing is, I always felt the riders were exaggerating when they say how unprofessional Sniper Cycling was. But just look at how good WVA, Merlier and De Bondt have become, they were completely right about the shitty management.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Omloop |
Posted on 15-07-2019 23:19
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Lampaert fined 500 swiss franc for obstructing Chad Haga. Asgreen with a similar move aswell. Classy team  |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 16-07-2019 01:25
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Kalach wrote:
Why is Team Ineos under such circumstances as today on the winners side? It tells you something. They definitely know how to ride at the front.
True, but it is easier to ride on the front all day when you can afford to hire a team full of major riders. |
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| Ripley |
Posted on 16-07-2019 08:01
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You have to love - or at least respect - cycling for stages like these. It seems so easy, stay in the peloton, finish with the other GC contenders... but just the smallest gap/weakness/mistake can have major consequences.
Ciccone: "The gap was only two meters and at the beginning it looked like it was nothing and we could close it right away."
Porte: "We knew it was coming, but when they put it in the gutter there on the left-hand side, I was the last guy to not get across. It was just a power thing, and I just wasn’t up for it today."
Fuglsang: "I was in the wrong place at the wrong moment. I had just taken some bottles from a soigneur at the side of the road when some other teams started to pull, creating gaps in the peloton."
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 16-07-2019 08:44
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
Kalach wrote:
Why is Team Ineos under such circumstances as today on the winners side? It tells you something. They definitely know how to ride at the front.
True, but it is easier to ride on the front all day when you can afford to hire a team full of major riders.
Tbh despite everything I dislike about Ineos, there's nothing easy in what they've done yesterday. Being on the right side of the split in these sort of stages requires a lot of focus and attentive riding. Again despite all their hipocrisy you see them day in and day out working their asses off for positioning in stages like this. That's hard work.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 16-07-2019 09:06
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Hopefully yesterdays riding will make the second week an attack bonanza. Hoping to see Pinot and Bardet going crazy in the mountains.
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| StevenGreen |
Posted on 16-07-2019 10:48
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According to Bennett the comms were messed up and he thought he had to go get bottles. When he got back to the team car the manager was surprised because the team didn't even need bottles at the time.
Ugh this is so frustrating
"He made a bigger comeback than Easter Sunday."
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Posted on 18-12-2024 17:44
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| Shonak |
Posted on 16-07-2019 11:16
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Lol I swear, you can't have the RaboGreat in you without some RaboFail now and then 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 16-07-2019 12:51
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So basically Ineos are 1-2 in the GC because for all we know Ala will crack in the real mountain stages of this week.
great. |
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| iNSUPERABLE |
Posted on 16-07-2019 14:38
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hillis91 wrote:
Hopefully yesterdays riding will make the second week an attack bonanza. Hoping to see Pinot and Bardet going crazy in the mountains.
Not like they have other option, if they have the legs they have to go crazy. They also gona lose more time in the TT. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 16-07-2019 15:22
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Miguel98 wrote:
So basically Ineos are 1-2 in the GC because for all we know Ala will crack in the real mountain stages of this week.
great.
And they're not even running Froome.exe. They're using the Gernal app!
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| Supernutz |
Posted on 16-07-2019 17:49
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
Miguel98 wrote:
So basically Ineos are 1-2 in the GC because for all we know Ala will crack in the real mountain stages of this week.
great.
And they're not even running Froome.exe. They're using the Gernal app!
WIneos could field my grandma and she would win the tour. |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 16-07-2019 18:47
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Ripley wrote:
Fuglsang: "I was in the wrong place at the wrong moment. I had just taken some bottles from a soigneur at the side of the road when some other teams started to pull, creating gaps in the peloton."
Ya this say a lot about the mindset of those semi GC contenders, you just can't take bottles on a windy stage if you aim to ride a top GC in TDF.
I don't belive Astana havent got the rider to sit close to the front, is all about the mindset, "SKY" think we will win this - most other think maybe we might podium this.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 16-07-2019 21:12
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Shonak wrote:
Lol I swear, you can't have the RaboGreat in you without some RaboFail now and then
Jumbo? More like Dumbo!
hhehe, nailed it
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 17-07-2019 00:41
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moreover if you think how they lost time in Como stage at Giro
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 17-07-2019 16:10
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That crash and abandon by Terpstra is practically the same as the one he had at Flanders, uncanny!
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 17-07-2019 16:39
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Well done Caleb! Amazing bike throw |
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