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Tour de France 11: Stage 5: Carhaix > Cap Fréhel 164.5 km
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-07-2011 21:29
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Le Tour de France 2011
Carhaix > Cap Fréhel 164.5 km
Stage Info (From Cyclingnews.com)
This is a relatively short stage but once again, Prudhomme has allowed for the possibility of a surprise. With 70 coastal kilometres into the finish, echelons are sure to form if the wind picks up strongly off the English Channel. Of course, last year Prudhomme and co. made a good deal of exactly this happening on the opening road stage in Holland but the stage passed in almost total calm. But even in easy conditions, there is sure to be a big battle near the front of the peloton in the closing kilometres, which should conclude with a hotly contested bunch sprint.
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 05-07-2011 21:31
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 05-07-2011 21:32
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Don't anyone dare pronouncing that finale X in Carhaix, thank you. 
Even non Bretons here are unable to pronounce that properly. "Car ay", d'oh. Not "carex" or something. |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 05-07-2011 21:32
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The advantage of a computer eh...
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 05-07-2011 21:38
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Looks to be a bunch sprint. I'm hoping for a good swift result
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| Andreas93 |
Posted on 05-07-2011 21:45
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Probably not enough wind to split the bunch tomorrow.
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| siwi |
Posted on 05-07-2011 22:14
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What about the small hills at the end? I was reading somewhere that with 4 to 3 kms to go should be with 5% avg.
But my guess will be a sprint finish too. Hope Rojas will win it, but Cavendish is the obvious |
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 05-07-2011 22:39
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siwi wrote:
What about the small hills at the end? I was reading somewhere that with 4 to 3 kms to go should be with 5% avg.
But my guess will be a sprint finish too. Hope Rojas will win it, but Cavendish is the obvious
wind should be fairly the same. i wonder what the effects of the croswind will be near the coast. Echelons are a possibilty
Edited by Stijn_vranken on 05-07-2011 22:41
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 05-07-2011 22:54
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Yep, not especially much wind predicted here (100 km South-East of the finish), but some rain showers.
Echelons are indeed a possibility/probability, but tomorrow again the roads will be quite wide, the peloton won't be long enough to really break into echelons, at least I think so.
I can't see the hills there making much of a difference, by the way. Had the stage finished in Saint-Brieuc, that'd have been a different story, especially if they didn't use the biggest roads but went through the countryside instead. Even a fat-assed Cavendish won't be dropped in the last 20 km tomorrow.
(I've ridden a classic race for U17 that passed alongside the Cap Fréhel 12 years ago, mind you all. One of my friend blew his lung there, that day.  )
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 06-07-2011 01:05
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go Tyler! |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 06-07-2011 01:22
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chrica04 wrote:
go Tyler!
Yeah, he looks very strong so far. But i think Cavendish finally wakes up tomorrow and wins a stage!
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 06-07-2011 10:14
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I'm in Pas de Calais for work this morning. Crosswind is starting to pick up coming from england. Looks promising for echelons!
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 06-07-2011 10:58
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Stijn_vranken wrote:
I'm in Pas de Calais for work this morning. Crosswind is starting to pick up coming from england. Looks promising for echelons!
The weather report for St. Brieuc (they ride through there today), says 6-7 m/s winds coming from the south west. Sadly not really good conditions for echelons.
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| Ithaca |
Posted on 06-07-2011 11:04
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My money's on Farrar. His team just seems more unified as of late.
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| MrDemus |
Posted on 06-07-2011 11:05
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I also have my money on Farrar today. Cavendish will finish 4th or 5th
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 06-07-2011 11:51
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Farrar and Garmin may are on fire but this has Cavendish written all over it. Manx's Missille is my bet! |
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| _AlEkS |
Posted on 06-07-2011 11:53
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Galimzyanov can beat Farrar today, I think |
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| willem-321 |
Posted on 06-07-2011 12:03
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i say gilbert |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 06-07-2011 12:04
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willem-321 wrote:
i say gilbert
The profile is lying, it will be a mass-sprint finish
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| Anonymer |
Posted on 06-07-2011 12:10
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_AlEkS wrote:
Galimzyanov can beat Farrar today, I think
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