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TdF'13 Stage 10: Saint-Gildas-des-Bois to Saint-Malo (July 9)
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| samdiatmh |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:21
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gotta think for the green jersey that Cav/Greipel wins with Sagan crashing
don't think that'll happen, Sagan to top 5 |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:25
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cio93 wrote:
Wow.
If you have some spare 5 minutes sometime between now and the finish of this stage, do anything, but stay away from the cyclingnews forum.
The CN forum has long become an unbearable place full of extremely annoying fanboys who have made most of the members who had anything valuable to add in an online discussion run away from there.
I bet some are still runnning.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:30
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Breakaway
*  Julien Simon (Sojasun) | *  Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel Euskadi) | | * Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) | | * Jerome Cousin (Team Europcar) | *  Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) |
Strong enough break, if they came to finish, Westra by far the best rider here, but I guess Simon could cause him some trouble, however this situation is very unlikely to occur anyway.
Edited by Alakagom on 09-07-2013 12:31
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:35
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I expect the breakaway to be reeled in before the final 35k, when the course takes a turn from heading north to heading west, along the coast, when the winds come into play.
If the breakaway is not caught by then, and if the winds are heavy Westra being a strong TT'er on flat stages might stand a chance. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:37
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The pace in the peloton will be so high because of stress/preparing for potential echelons that they will already be caught by then
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:42
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I don't really expect why Westra is in the break anyway. Tomorrow is the TT, and the energy he's consuming today he could have spent tomorrow for a Top 10 (Top 5?) in the TT. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:45
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I think Westra is just happy that the route today is not Mountainous  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-07-2013 12:48
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ShortsNL wrote:
I expect the breakaway to be reeled in before the final 35k, when the course takes a turn from heading north to heading west, along the coast, when the winds come into play.
If the breakaway is not caught by then, and if the winds are heavy Westra being a strong TT'er on flat stages might stand a chance.
Probably OPQS too early to keep Cav at the front. Lotto with another gamble paying off and having their entire train at the finish while OPQS has nobody left. |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:19
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I'm wondering if Belkin is going to try something. Rabobank was really good at playing the wind in the past. They have the riders for it (Vanmarcke, Wynants, Boom, Tankink, ...), while Team Sky does not have the best flat guys, and Froome is not experienced in this stuff afaik. They're not gonna beat Froome in the mountains or the time trial, so I hope they go for it today.
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:19
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Also another thing to consider, last 150 metres down hill, and parts of the road is cobbled, whilst other part is tarmac. |
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| Tjoertszc |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:28
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Ollfardh wrote:
I'm wondering if Belkin is going to try something. Rabobank was really good at playing the wind in the past. They have the riders for it (Vanmarcke, Wynants, Boom, Tankink, ...), while Team Sky does not have the best flat guys, and Froome is not experienced in this stuff afaik. They're not gonna beat Froome in the mountains or the time trial, so I hope they go for it today.
I doubt the wind will play any role today. Most of the stage has headwind until they reach the tip of Port Mer with 18 km to go. From there it's tailwind/crosswind until the finish line. The shore side of the road from where the wind comes is covered with campers for that entire stretch, sheltering the riders. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:33
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Michel Wuyts 1 minute ago: "Froome has one of the weakest teams".
Okay, they didn't have the best stage at Sunday, but dude, what the hell are you talking about, one of the weakest teams? |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:36
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Lopez is worth shit, same for Sivtsov. Thomas and Kennaugh are injured, Hagen climbs worse as last year.
And Porte sucked Sunday.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:39
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Spilak23 wrote:
Lopez is worth shit, same for Sivtsov. Thomas and Kennaugh are injured, Hagen climbs worse as last year.
And Porte sucked Sunday.
They had one bad day
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
Lakeside Drive Emerald
https://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/ |
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| Malkael |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:39
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Maybe if you were counting just the major contenders, but not out of everyone in the Tour. Then you have to remove Peter Kennaugh and Richie Porte, otherwise it hasn't mattered much for Movistar and Saxo-Tinkoff despite having more men left.
One day they have looked strong, the other day the others got some payback and it took multiple teams.
Edited by Malkael on 09-07-2013 13:40
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:45
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Strydz wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
Lopez is worth shit, same for Sivtsov. Thomas and Kennaugh are injured, Hagen climbs worse as last year.
And Porte sucked Sunday.
They had one bad day
They've had one good day
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 09-07-2013 14:13
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Ian Butler wrote:
Michel Wuyts 1 minute ago: "Froome has one of the weakest teams".
Okay, they didn't have the best stage at Sunday, but dude, what the hell are you talking about, one of the weakest teams?
Belgian people.... |
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 09-07-2013 16:16
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Break about to be caught as the race is about to change direction heading towards the finish. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 09-07-2013 16:19
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Spilak23 wrote:
Strydz wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
Lopez is worth shit, same for Sivtsov. Thomas and Kennaugh are injured, Hagen climbs worse as last year.
And Porte sucked Sunday.
They had one bad day
They've had one good day
I would say 2 as they could have had the TTT if not easing off
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
Lakeside Drive Emerald
https://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/ |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 09-07-2013 16:21
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Most Tour leaders got yellow handlebars on their bike, yellow frames and so on. Froome.exe however got a yellow speedo/power meter. |
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