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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 11-07-2019 16:58
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Remember when we believed Thomas' fall had affected him? 
He's Ineos leader, definetelly.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 11-07-2019 16:59
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Great ride from Ciccone, wow! And of course awesome victory of Teuns. Lovely to see Ala doing what he can on a mountain stage, such a rider.
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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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 11-07-2019 17:02
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Alaphilippe <3 Chapeau!
Ciccone really impressive year, Trek’s best GT rider so far. Bardet, what is going on. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 11-07-2019 17:02
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Ala will win some stage and get it back |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 11-07-2019 17:07
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Also Pinot was good he went too late |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 11-07-2019 17:15
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Come on Geraint  |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 11-07-2019 17:23
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jandal7 wrote:
Also, I wonder if that was Greipel wanting to experience a mountain breakaway in his final tour, if this is to be it. Would be pretty cool 
He said indeed that he would ride this Tour as if it was his last, and the way he crossed the finish line (running with his bicycle on his shoulder) indicated that he tries to have as much fun as possible
Lovely performance by Buchmann! This climb didn't really suit him. I just hope he can keep this up in week three.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 00:26
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I hate Geraint Thomas so fricking much.
Happy for Ciccone.
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| binga58 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 01:11
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I hate to be that guy lol, but Thomas was very underdone coming in, and to blow away the competition like that....
I'm pulling for Pinot since Porte is a bit off the pace. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 12-07-2019 07:11
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Great stage profile and finish.
Beside. Tour is really boring and sucks compared to giro fights. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 12-07-2019 07:14
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..and dont decide nothing after yesterday stage. Dont make same mistake year after year. Almost 10 years for now.
Easy rules:
3 week is what matters
yesterday 25% end don't fit for all riders. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 12-07-2019 07:59
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cunego59 wrote:
jandal7 wrote:
Also, I wonder if that was Greipel wanting to experience a mountain breakaway in his final tour, if this is to be it. Would be pretty cool
He said indeed that he would ride this Tour as if it was his last, and the way he crossed the finish line (running with his bicycle on his shoulder) indicated that he tries to have as much fun as possible
Lovely performance by Buchmann! This climb didn't really suit him. I just hope he can keep this up in week three.
Quite a pity Greipel got sick in his preperation with some kind of virus or something, which did hinder him all season long basically to really get into form.
Would have loved to see him being able to challenge a lot more on the flat stages, where he clearly lacks a) the team strength and b) individual strength/fitness.
Seeing him instead going out like yesterday without any realistic chance is really cool. |
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 12-07-2019 11:45
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Guido Mukk wrote:
..and dont decide nothing after yesterday stage. Dont make same mistake year after year. Almost 10 years for now.
Easy rules:
3 week is what matters
yesterday 25% end don't fit for all riders.
2012. Wiggins took yellow on PDBF. Won the race easily.
2013. Froome wins and takes yellow on first mountain stage. Wins it easily.
2014. Froome crashes out. Nibali takes 2:30 on Contador on cobbles. Looked like we might get an awesome battle. Contador crashes out as Nibali wins the first mountain stage. Wins the Tour easily.
2015. Froome takes yellow on stage 6, wins the first mountain stage, wins the Tour easily. (No, Quintana was never a threat because he waited too long on stage 19)
2016. Froome wins the second mountain stage (Aspin on stage 7 was softpedaled) takes yellow, wins the Tour easily.
2017. Froome takes yellow on PDBF, wins the Tour easily. (The others wasted 2 chances, not attacking on Peyragudes stage and not attacking on stage 15 when Froome was behind after a mechanical)
2018. Thomas gains a minute by default in TTT. Wins second mountain stage (the one to Le Grand Bornand was softpedaled) and the Tour easily.
What makes you think this one will be any different?
Anyway, not planning to watch rest of the race. This is like wrestling, results easily predicted before the race, same team winning every time, and not even entertaining. Oh and the other so called GC contenders not making a single attack till the final 2-3 kms on every mountain stage, awfully designed mountain stages, almost as much TTT kms as ITT kms. This is not cycling.
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
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| StevenGreen |
Posted on 12-07-2019 16:05
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Splits in the peloton. Martin distanced.
"He made a bigger comeback than Easter Sunday."
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 16:11
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Quintana aswell but peloton sat up |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 16:43
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That was the absolute worst sprint I have ever seen by Viviani. Horrendous. Was set up perfectly and just had absolutely no speed.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 12-07-2019 16:56
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 16:45
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See you in Cofidis Viviani |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 16:50
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Viviani
Great sprint by Groenewegen tho. Can Ewan get a decent lead-out? |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 12-07-2019 16:52
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Oh Viviani...
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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| Tamijo |
Posted on 12-07-2019 18:30
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Fantastic finish from Groenewegen.
Viviani clearly with an off day, but would not forget about him this early, the coming day will be more difficult and maybe suit him better.
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