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TdF'13 Stage 12 - Fougères to Tours (July 11)
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:18
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Cav will be pissed!  (pun intended)
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:20
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Sagan has literally the green jersey. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:22
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Wow. Argos was impressive in their lead-out! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:23
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The top five in the points competition after today stage
1. SAGAN P. CAN 307 pts
2. CAVENDISH M. OPQ 211 pts
3. GREIPEL A. LTB 195 pts
4. KITTEL M. ARG 177 pts
5. KRISTOFF A. KAT 157 pts |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:24
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Spilak23 wrote:
Cav will be pissed! (pun intended)
Yes, lets hope he's allowed off the bus within 5 minutes again... 
Unfortunately for Cav not many 3rd week sprints which is when his recovery usually gives him a few metres but would still bet on him coming back on the Champs if not before. |
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:26
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| roturn |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:28
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Kittel with an awesome sprint today. Cav really won`t have liked this.
I doubt Greipel could have been able to beat him today if he wasn`t hindered by that crash. |
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:33
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Ian Butler wrote:
Wow. Argos was impressive in their lead-out!
Agreed.
There was an interview with Koen de Kort on Dutch television right after the finish. According to him the way this sprint went for Argos was planned.
They used Degenkolb early to make sure De Kort and Kittel went into those corners in a good position. Then the plan was to have Kittel wait in De Kort's wheel for the first sprinter to pass and then immediately grab the wheel of that sprinter.
It worked. 
Edit: also, before the stage they had a different plan, but they changed it halfway because of usual leadout Veelers not feeling well.
Edited by DubbelDekker on 11-07-2013 16:35
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:34
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Why De Kort though? Why not have Degenkolb be the leadout?
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:36
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wogsrus wrote:
I don't know how, but I will find a way to blame this on Sky!
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:36
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Why De Kort though? Why not have Degenkolb be the leadout?
They used Dege's speed to get first in those final corners which was the most important thing
Degenkolb with an impressive pull today btw. From just under 2 k's untill the last 500
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| cosmic |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:38
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wogsrus wrote:
Both Brailsford and Edvald himself seemed fairly optimistic. Collar bone didn't seem broken, but he was shipped off for x-ray to be sure. He'll most likely start tomorrow. |
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| jokovic |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:40
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nice win by kittel seems to show really good form. Hope he can keep this up ! |
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:42
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Why De Kort though? Why not have Degenkolb be the leadout?
They probably thought that with Veelers missing, they wouldn't have enough fast men to get them to those corners in a leading position.
The way this finish was set up, if you are too far behind going into those corners, even a leadout of Degenkolb's quality probably wont save you. So they used him early to make sure that Kittel would be near the front coming out of those corners.
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| Tjoertszc |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:46
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On another note Boeckmans has been declassified in the intermediate sprint.
This time the jury sure made a quick decision.  |
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| jokovic |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:48
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Tjoertszc wrote:
On another note Boeckmans has been declassified in the intermediate sprint.
This time the jury sure made a quick decision.
What did he do ? I didnt see the intermediate sprints. Was it deserved they declassified him ? |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:49
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jokovic wrote:
Tjoertszc wrote:
On another note Boeckmans has been declassified in the intermediate sprint.
This time the jury sure made a quick decision.
What did he do ? I didnt see the intermediate sprints. Was it deserved they declassified him ?
He closed the door for Sagan. I think it was deserved
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 16:59
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Spilak23 wrote:
jokovic wrote:
Tjoertszc wrote:
On another note Boeckmans has been declassified in the intermediate sprint.
This time the jury sure made a quick decision.
What did he do ? I didnt see the intermediate sprints. Was it deserved they declassified him ?
He closed the door for Sagan. I think it was deserved
Guy moves out of his line a little, making him lose a point or twoand it's deserved.
Guy pushes into someone, actually throwing him from his bike at high speeds and it's the other guys fault.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 11-07-2013 17:00
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| cosmic |
Posted on 11-07-2013 17:16
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EBH just came from x-ray, not wanting to comment on the results and seemed more bothered than he did previously, so might seem like he has to abandon then. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 11-07-2013 17:19
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
jokovic wrote:
Tjoertszc wrote:
On another note Boeckmans has been declassified in the intermediate sprint.
This time the jury sure made a quick decision.
What did he do ? I didnt see the intermediate sprints. Was it deserved they declassified him ?
He closed the door for Sagan. I think it was deserved
Guy moves out of his line a little, making him lose a point or twoand it's deserved.
Guy pushes into someone, actually throwing him from his bike at high speeds and it's the other guys fault.
There is a big differce between closing the door and touching shoulders.
Closing the door has always been punished with back of the group
Touching shoulders is generally tolerated
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