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Tour de France 11 Stage 9: Issoire > Saint Flour 208km
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:45
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Le Tour de France 2011
Stage 9: Issoire > Saint Flour 208km
Stage Info (from cyclingnews.com)
The final stage before the first rest day fulfils Prudhomme's desire for unpredictability. That the last winner in Saint-Flour was Richard Virenque back in 2004 says a good deal about what the riders are up against today. There's very little riding on the flat, just frequently steep ups and downs. At almost 1600m, the Pas de Peyrol is the highest road pass in the Massif Central. Following it are the not-insignificant Perthus and Prat de Bouc passes before the road drops irregularly towards Saint-Flour. The finish is uphill too and could well result in a breakaway rider finishing alone.
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| whoda |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:47
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Would this be a day for Gilbert again? |
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| dakey11 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:48
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if thor can hold on to the yellow will be very shocked but happy . would also like to see gerrans attack |
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| dakey11 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:49
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whoda wrote:
Would this be a day for Gilbert again?
may just be pushing his boundaries but could go for it |
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| siwi |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:50
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Breakaway i guess.. Voeckler stage maybe. |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:51
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Will Gesink lose time tomorrow?
I hope not and that he can recover a bit on the rest day. But I fear it's not enough time.
Edited by Wilier on 09-07-2011 16:52
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| pbenoit4 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:52
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dakey11 wrote:
if thor can hold on to the yellow will be very shocked but happy . would also like to see gerrans attack
The Cat. 2 climbs do occur in a point of the course where the race pace would not be such that Thor wouldn't be completely out of it and couldn't catch back up. Could be another day for the breakaway, maybe gerrans, that would be nice. |
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| dakey11 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:53
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siwi wrote:
Breakaway i guess.. Voeckler stage maybe.
would love to see that his been trying its bout one pays off but i think the peleton wont give him as much freedom as he can get massive times on stages like this we have seen it before and lance had to work pretty hard to get it back off him |
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| dakey11 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 16:55
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pbenoit4 wrote:
dakey11 wrote:
if thor can hold on to the yellow will be very shocked but happy . would also like to see gerrans attack
The Cat. 2 climbs do occur in a point of the course where the race pace would not be such that Thor wouldn't be completely out of it and couldn't catch back up. Could be another day for the breakaway, maybe gerrans, that would be nice.
thats a good point maybe that 4th cat at the end may get him a bit unstuck if the pace is there
Edited by dakey11 on 09-07-2011 16:58
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| issoisso |
Posted on 09-07-2011 17:01
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I like the start of this stage, I wonder why
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Posted on 09-07-2011 17:02
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This is one of the few remaining Gilbert stages, so OmegaPharma will probably try to control the pack and prevent a break from succeeding.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 09-07-2011 17:08
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It's a shame that the last 50km are so flat, it could have been a great stage otherwise. I think Gilbert or breakaway to win, and Hushovd should easily keep the yellow jersey.
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Posted on 09-07-2011 17:20
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Looking at that last climb, the tour website says it's 1.6km @ 6.1% with the last 1000m averaging 7.5% and the last 500m being the steepest > 8%. Maybe there will be a gap. |
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| DJP19 |
Posted on 09-07-2011 17:35
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Another day for the breakaway guys.....probably a Frenchie, they don't have a stage win yet.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 09-07-2011 17:38
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I think it'll go for a break. Hope for lots of French in the front aswell. |
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| Failured |
Posted on 09-07-2011 20:58
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My money is on Roland or Terpstra in a break  |
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| MrDemus |
Posted on 09-07-2011 21:01
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Moncoutie and Rolland will go out I think
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| BouBBox |
Posted on 09-07-2011 22:31
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| Roman |
Posted on 09-07-2011 23:44
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First successful break of this TdF? So a rider like Geraint Thomas? 
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| Failured |
Posted on 09-07-2011 23:50
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Roman wrote:
First successful break of this TdF? So a rider like Geraint Thomas?
Riders like Roland, Thomas, Chataeu .. |
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