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Tour De France '13 Stage 5: July 3 Cagnes-sur-Mer - Marseille
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| jph27 |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:27
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Aquarius' point about Sicard clearly illustrated there 
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Posted on 25-11-2024 15:47
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| CountArach |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:30
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I would be curious about Lutsenko beating Arashiro. He is a good sprinter from memory or at least has a good kick out of a group like this. He might also catch the others by surprise.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:30
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So the break with half a chance and not looking so good for the thorough bred sprinters given the need to chase hard over the lumpy stuff? |
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| Metriz- |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:32
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Malkael wrote:
Not sure if Arashiro riding for Europcar or Argos-Shimano...
Someone could have told Arashiro to wear the team colours somewhere on his kit. At the moment if you didn't know any better he looks more like an Argos-Shimano rider with all that white.
Please don't say that. He has one of the best NC kits in the peloton, not like Radioshack or Cannondale. |
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:34
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And back up to 6 minutes.
I think Reza has a better chance than Arashiro. Just look at how he closed the gap 10 min ago.. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:36
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Metriz- wrote:
Malkael wrote:
Not sure if Arashiro riding for Europcar or Argos-Shimano...
Someone could have told Arashiro to wear the team colours somewhere on his kit. At the moment if you didn't know any better he looks more like an Argos-Shimano rider with all that white.
Please don't say that. He has one of the best NC kits in the peloton, not like Radioshack or Cannondale.
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:36
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Why isn't Gineste classified? |
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| Malkael |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:41
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Well he is riding with white shorts, socks and shoes along with his NC jersey. Personally I do not mind it, but you know what these things can be like from afar for the more casual fans\viewers that tune in.
It is a lot about brand awareness and recognition for many sponsors after all, including Europcar at some point one would assume.
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| Metriz- |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:42
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Malkael wrote:
Well he is riding with white shorts, socks and shoes along with his NC jersey. Personally I do not mind it, but you know what these things can be like from afar for the more casual fans\viewers that tune in.
It is a lot about brand awareness and recognition for many sponsors after all, including Europcar at some point one would assume..
He has a large red dot on his back...
If sponsors got their say, everybody would have the same horrible kit Valverde had some years ago.
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:43
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Pleeeease, no mass sprint, it's so boring.. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:47
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Mass sprint looks likely, odd on betvictor for Greipel are 5/2 and for Cavendish are 7/2.
Theres money to be won there, but unsure who to go for, my heart says Cavendish and my head says Greipel.
I would win more if Cavendish was to win providing I do bet on Cav.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:47
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the green jersey absent from the Peleton?
(the intermediate interval always shows in which group the jersey's are but the green was absent while displaying yellow, white and kom)
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:49
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SweatyViking wrote:
Pleeeease, no mass sprint, it's so boring..
Each to their own and it probably won't happen today given the profile but how is a 3 way fight between Cavendish, Greipel and Kittel boring? The flat stages last year were excellent if memory serves |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:50
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Gap looking better for the peloton now.
I'm not quite sure what to hope for:
| Arashiro from break: great | Someone else from the break: bad | | Greipel from peloton: great | Cav from peloton: bad |
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:51
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ianrussell wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Pleeeease, no mass sprint, it's so boring..
Each to their own and it probably won't happen today given the profile but how is a 3 way fight between Cavendish, Greipel and Kittel boring? The flat stages last year were excellent if memory serves
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| Metriz- |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:51
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ianrussell wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Pleeeease, no mass sprint, it's so boring..
Each to their own and it probably won't happen today given the profile but how is a 3 way fight between Cavendish, Greipel and Kittel boring? The flat stages last year were excellent if memory serves
The profile is very deceiving, I see no reason why atleast Greipel and Cavendish (if he isn't sick?) shouldn't both be there. Cavendish won much harder stages in this years Giro. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:51
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Kristoff to silently slide past them all???  |
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:52
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There seems to be a competition between the teams to see who can ruin a NC-jersey the most. The NC-jersey should be a jersey resembling the whole flag, such as the current one for Norway, not just a tiny flag the size of a post-it note...
Arashiro has got the right idea, now Japan just needs to get a better flag... you know, some more razzle dazzle!
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:54
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Metriz- wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Pleeeease, no mass sprint, it's so boring..
Each to their own and it probably won't happen today given the profile but how is a 3 way fight between Cavendish, Greipel and Kittel boring? The flat stages last year were excellent if memory serves
The profile is very deceiving, I see no reason why atleast Greipel and Cavendish (if he isn't sick?) shouldn't both be there. Cavendish won much harder stages in this years Giro.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:55
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Watching the intermediate sprint, Cav looked awful. I hope it was just a bluff or he was just casually strolling to the line and picking up a small amount of points while saving lots of energy, otherwise Im not sure he's going to do well in the finish today if the break gets caught.
Also about the NC shirt discussion, Champion Systems has the best ones. I really loved the one Valverde had a few years ago, especially with all his awesome equipment, but I could see why people dont like it too.
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