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Friday, July 6: Stage 6: Epernay-Metz
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:02
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DavydeFauw wrote:
Maybe I'm asking something weird, but last year, when the last group on the Galibier wass too late, the direction decided that the riders just were allowed to continue their tour. Isn't there a way which the director could "help" the riders who have fallen?
No, that is totally different. They missed the time limit, but there is a rule that states that the rule can be bended.
Crashes can only be compensated for in the final 3km of a flat stage.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:02
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:03
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Teddy The Creator wrote:
Riders I'm cheering for now for the overall:
Evans, Nibali, Rolland, Van den Broeck. Anyone else is the enemy. Especially Wiggo. 
Rolland is out of the GC. 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:03
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valverde321 wrote:
Teddy The Creator wrote:
Riders I'm cheering for now for the overall:
Evans, Nibali, Rolland, Van den Broeck. Anyone else is the enemy. Especially Wiggo.
Rolland is out of the GC.
He's only 2'50 down. I still believe.  |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:04
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valverde321 wrote:
Teddy The Creator wrote:
Riders I'm cheering for now for the overall:
Evans, Nibali, Rolland, Van den Broeck. Anyone else is the enemy. Especially Wiggo.
Rolland is out of the GC.
Is he ? I mean, 2/3 minutes isn't that bad. I know he will loose a lot in TT, but with incoming attacks he can gain too. Nobody's chances are over whom are under 4 minutes now and are not injured.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:04
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SweatyViking wrote:
Why was Taaramae given the same time as the peloton?
Was wondering the same thing. Might be corrected but suggests he somehow got held up in the last 3km :/ |
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| DavydeFauw |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:05
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doddy13 wrote:
DavydeFauw wrote:
Maybe I'm asking something weird, but last year, when the last group on the Galibier wass too late, the direction decided that the riders just were allowed to continue their tour. Isn't there a way which the director could "help" the riders who have fallen?
No, that is totally different. They missed the time limit, but there is a rule that states that the rule can be bended.
Crashes can only be compensated for in the final 3km of a flat stage.
Yes, but what I mean with that, is that the direction can decide to intervene. But that is no option? The commentator said that maybe it was possible. |
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:05
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Alakagom wrote:
[quote] are not injured.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:05
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ianrussell wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Why was Taaramae given the same time as the peloton?
Was wondering the same thing. Might be corrected but suggests he somehow got held up in the last 3km :/
The fact that it now shows him with the same time as the peloton proves that he had a problem
Plus the fact that he was casually riding in to the finish was also a bit of a clue!
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| kumazan |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:08
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Alakagom wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Teddy The Creator wrote:
Riders I'm cheering for now for the overall:
Evans, Nibali, Rolland, Van den Broeck. Anyone else is the enemy. Especially Wiggo.
Rolland is out of the GC.
Is he ? I mean, 2/3 minutes isn't that bad. I know he will loose a lot in TT, but with incoming attacks he can gain too. Nobody's chances are over whom are under 4 minutes now and are not injured.
Most of them if not all will lose over 4 extra minutes in the 2 TTs (combined). The GC is over for them. The bright side is that the top contenders didn't lose time and are not injured - not counting Gesink as top contender here because of his broken leg, he's the biggest contender among those who lost time.
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:10
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Rabobank stating that they were in a good position in the peloton is shit.. if they were placed further up in the peloton this would never have happened. You can't continue to say it's back luck - why does Evans never crash? Why didn't Armstrong crash for 7 straight years - luck? I don't think so. This is a part of the game and being able to be up in the front consistenly over the course of 3 weeks is very vital.
A part from that, is would obviously have been better if Evans and Wiggins lost 2 minutes instead. They didn't. That means that Rolland, Valverde, Brajkovic and the Rabos need to attack even more in the mountains. Actually, I don't think it is as bad as some says for the race in generel. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:11
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kumazan is right, the most of the main GC favourites were far enough forward to miss the crash - Wiggins, Evans, Sanchez, Menchov, Van den Broeck. It's more the outsiders who have suffered today.
Stuart O'Grady: "It's been a mad Tour, there are a lot of young kids out there who don’t know how to ride their bikes."
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:11
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SportingNonsense wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Why was Taaramae given the same time as the peloton?
Was wondering the same thing. Might be corrected but suggests he somehow got held up in the last 3km :/
The fact that it now shows him with the same time as the peloton proves that he had a problem
Plus the fact that he was casually riding in to the finish was also a bit of a clue!
Unfortunately not able to watch it at work and read in 1 or 2 of the feeds he was held up in the crash. Glad it was only 119 riders and not 120... |
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:11
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Riis123 wrote:
Rabobank stating that they were in a good position in the peloton is shit.. if they were placed further up in the peloton this would never have happened. You can't continue to say it's back luck - why does Evans never crash? Why didn't Armstrong crash for 7 straight years - luck? I don't think so. This is a part of the game and being able to be up in the front consistenly over the course of 3 weeks is very vital.
A part from that, is would obviously have been better if Evans and Wiggins lost 2 minutes instead. They didn't. That means that Rolland, Valverde, Brajkovic and the Rabos need to attack even more in the mountains. Actually, I don't think it is as bad as some says for the race in generel.
it will certanly make the race interesting... |
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| ruben |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:12
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Evans never crashed? Lol. Before he won his Tour he virtually fell every year |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:17
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Hesjedal on his way to hospital apparently.
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:18
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ruben wrote:
Evans never crashed? Lol. Before he won his Tour he virtually fell every year
I allude to the fact that BMC has been in the front the whole Tour. When you have such a attitude it decreases the chances of crashing or being held up. |
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:19
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Riis123 wrote:
ruben wrote:
Evans never crashed? Lol. Before he won his Tour he virtually fell every year
I allude to the fact that BMC has been in the front the whole Tour. When you have such a attitude it decreases the chances of crashing or being held up.
and increasing falls behind you...
when you ride with 6 trains next to eachother
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| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:20
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ruben wrote:
Evans never crashed? Lol. Before he won his Tour he virtually fell every year
Don't worry guys, Gesink will win the tour when he's 34.
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 06-07-2012 17:21
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Abelbaba wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
ruben wrote:
Evans never crashed? Lol. Before he won his Tour he virtually fell every year
I allude to the fact that BMC has been in the front the whole Tour. When you have such a attitude it decreases the chances of crashing or being held up.
and increasing falls behind you...
when you ride with 6 trains next to eachother
Again: it is and has become an even bigger part of the game.
Teddy: 
Edited by Riis123 on 06-07-2012 17:21
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