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Le Tour de France 2014 - Stage 15 - Tallard - Nîmes
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:15
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wtf was Giant doing? Again they fail in the final, we expect more of them by now...
Kristoff wins deservedly, strongest sprinter in the field behind Kittel. Also seems to be in top form. So unlucky for elmiger and Bauer, they deserved to win. |
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| Dusen |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:16
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Sagan blocked by Bauer 
He looked very fast in the sprint Sagan, perhaps he could have gotten close if he hadn't been blocked, who knows.
Hope he gets his win in one of the remaining 2 sprint stages |
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| knokk |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:16
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Yes Kristoff!!!!!! Some intense hundred meter there! |
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| roturn |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:17
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TimoCycling wrote:
wtf was Giant doing? Again they fail in the final, we expect more of them by now...
Kristoff wins deservedly, strongest sprinter in the field behind Kittel. Also seems to be in top form. So unlucky for elmiger and Bauer, they deserved to win.
Kittel crashed early yesterday and was chasing the peloton solo for a while.
This plus the hard mountains and 2 weeks in his legs obviously made him tired today. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:18
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JA, DET AR ALEKSANDER KRISTOVVVV, JAAAA
Those fckin norwegian commentators, gotta love it
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| Shonak |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:19
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Man, moments when I hate cycling. Gutted for Elmiger and Bauer but some great teamwork between the two. Please two times most combative rider. Double gutted for IAM, since Haussler came 2nd then. But hey, Kristolini/Paostoff is undeniable combo on such stages.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:22
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Quickstep did messed up sprinters legs.
Greipel/Gorilla was so empty that Kristoff passed him with style.
It would have been Sagan day because todays favors strong sprinter guys like Sagan, Kristoff and surprise Haussler. Who can not remember he was also hard sprint stages guy. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:23
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Now, can we get back to some proper racing in the mountains again |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:24
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Shonak wrote:
Man, moments when I hate cycling. Gutted for Elmiger and Bauer but some great teamwork between the two. Please two times most combative rider. Double gutted for IAM, since Haussler came 2nd then. But hey, Kristolini/Paostoff is undeniable combo on such stages.
Elmiger was awarded most combative rider 10 minutes before the stage finished
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:24
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Shonak wrote:
Kristolini/Paostoff is undeniable combo on such stages.
x2..
every time I see this bearded aero head at the front..something gonna happening. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:25
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Elmiger is only here for red numbers coz it matches with his swiss NC jersey |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:26
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roturn wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
wtf was Giant doing? Again they fail in the final, we expect more of them by now...
Kristoff wins deservedly, strongest sprinter in the field behind Kittel. Also seems to be in top form. So unlucky for elmiger and Bauer, they deserved to win.
Kittel crashed early yesterday and was chasing the peloton solo for a while.
This plus the hard mountains and 2 weeks in his legs obviously made him tired today.
Then they should ride for Degenkolb. And not even the fact that Kittel couldn't sprint is bad, the main thing was the train being too late and not in position. Seems as if the team is tired. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-07-2014 16:55
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Damn oh so close for Bauer and Elmiger, they must be heartbroken  |
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| Iguwell |
Posted on 20-07-2014 18:25
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How are people still finding it funny Sagan doesn't win a stage?
None of the stage this year ended on a hill. No stage was ideal for him. He obviously won't win a flat sprint and with the few hilly stages with a flat finish everyone is looking and him and his team is all gone.
He's been doing great all alone. |
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 20-07-2014 18:46
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Iguwell wrote:
How are people still finding it funny Sagan doesn't win a stage?
None of the stage this year ended on a hill. No stage was ideal for him. He obviously won't win a flat sprint and with the few hilly stages with a flat finish everyone is looking and him and his team is all gone.
He's been doing great all alone.
Did you not watch the stage Trentin won? and loads others where he was the best sprinter left and somehow managed to lose? |
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| Tjoertszc |
Posted on 20-07-2014 19:12
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jsh312mufc wrote:
Iguwell wrote:
How are people still finding it funny Sagan doesn't win a stage?
None of the stage this year ended on a hill. No stage was ideal for him. He obviously won't win a flat sprint and with the few hilly stages with a flat finish everyone is looking and him and his team is all gone.
He's been doing great all alone.
Did you not watch the stage Trentin won? and loads others where he was the best sprinter left and somehow managed to lose?
Sagan is not and have never been a sprinter. He gets a lot of top-5 places because he is excellent at positioning himself and then wheelsuck over the line (that is not a bad thing).
A few minor climbs in the finale does not make Sagan the favourite for a given stage. Sometimes he wins in such stages, but his win rate is much better in uphill sprints, where he without question is the best rider in the peloton. |
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 20-07-2014 19:23
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Tjoertszc wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
Iguwell wrote:
How are people still finding it funny Sagan doesn't win a stage?
None of the stage this year ended on a hill. No stage was ideal for him. He obviously won't win a flat sprint and with the few hilly stages with a flat finish everyone is looking and him and his team is all gone.
He's been doing great all alone.
Did you not watch the stage Trentin won? and loads others where he was the best sprinter left and somehow managed to lose?
Sagan is not and have never been a sprinter. He gets a lot of top-5 places because he is excellent at positioning himself and then wheelsuck over the line (that is not a bad thing).
A few minor climbs in the finale does not make Sagan the favourite for a given stage. Sometimes he wins in such stages, but his win rate is much better in uphill sprints, where he without question is the best rider in the peloton.
He's not a top level sprinter like Kittel or Cavendish, but he still posses a good sprint (Two of his four tour stage wins have been on flat finishes, one of them in front of Greipel). Still, his failure to win stage 7 wasn't down to the route not being right for him, the final climb made sure there were no better sprinters than him, and he screwed it up by attacking on the hill |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 20-07-2014 20:19
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I really feel sorry for Bauer........ Kristoff did great. Sagan will win another stage in the Tour of 2018.
Rest day, ad luckily mountains again. If tehre aren't echelons, then bring the mountains!!
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 20-07-2014 22:09
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Luigi and Kirchen, you had one job |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 20-07-2014 22:15
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Riis123 wrote:
Luigi and Kirchen, you had one job
have you checked when this thread was made 
still not a missed, AND IT'S A REST DAY!
edit: the usual, "we caught <insert rider here>!" news is better for the news in july thread.
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 20-07-2014 22:19
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