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Thursday, July 5 - Tour de France, Stage 5: Rouen - Saint-Quenti, 196.5km
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:01
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"I have already cited Jacques Anquetil, and now it is time to mention Jean Robic, since the stage will start at the foot of the Côte de Bonsecours, right where a stele commemorates his historic exploit. And what an exploit it was, with a 130 km breakaway to defeat Brambilla and take the yellow jersey in the last stage of the 1947 Tour de France! Having said that, today's stage to Saint-Quentin should play into the sprinters' hands. We expect the bunch to ride fast on an awe-inspiring course which is usually home to the Tour of Picardy. May I say that I am personally quite fond of this region?"
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | 20:04:02 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:07 | | | 3 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | | | | 4 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:10 | | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:00:11 | | | 6 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:13 | | | 7 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:17 | | | 8 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:18 | | | 9 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp | | | | 10 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:19 |
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| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:03
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Boring. Greipel again, but I will obviously be hoping for my boy Gossy. He seems a bit slow though. 
Cav to abandon because he's so angry at everything. 
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| siwi |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:04
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Angry Cav = win. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:05
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Definate victory for Boasson Hagen  |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:06
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Last k @3%.
Shouldn't change a thing though, so I'm going with Greipel in a straight win over Cav, Goss, Sagan, Veelers.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:06
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sutty68 wrote:
Definate victory for Boasson Hagen
Wait, what?
It's plain flat, which means Sky will go for Cav. Plus, EBH wont beat the likes of Greipel, Goss and those guys in such an easy sprint.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:08
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Definate victory for Boasson Hagen
Wait, what?
It's plain flat, which means Sky will go for Cav. Plus, EBH wont beat the likes of Greipel, Goss and those guys in such an easy sprint.
Got a feeling that Cav won't contest it now |
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| siwi |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:12
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EBH so overrated when it comes to his sprint. He cant beat the best sprinters, or the secondbest, in a sprint like today or tomorrow. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:13
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sutty68 wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Definate victory for Boasson Hagen
Wait, what?
It's plain flat, which means Sky will go for Cav. Plus, EBH wont beat the likes of Greipel, Goss and those guys in such an easy sprint.
Got a feeling that Cav won't contest it now
Its still a good stage to get a win for him, if you mean that he wont go for Green anymore.
I think Greipel or Cav for tomorrow. Its not quite steep enough for someone like Goss or EBH/ Sagan to have a lot of success. I think with Orica's leadout Goss will be Top 5 for sure though.
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| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:14
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valverde321 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Definate victory for Boasson Hagen
Wait, what?
It's plain flat, which means Sky will go for Cav. Plus, EBH wont beat the likes of Greipel, Goss and those guys in such an easy sprint.
Got a feeling that Cav won't contest it now
Its still a good stage to get a win for him, if you mean that he wont go for Green anymore.
I think Greipel or Cav for tomorrow. Its not quite steep enough for someone like Goss or EBH/ Sagan to have a lot of success. I think with Orica's leadout Goss will be Top 5 for sure though.
I think Goss is a definite top-5 for the rest of the flat stages, it's actually winning one that I'm worried about.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:38
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***Greipel, Cavendish, Goss, Pettacchi, Breakaway
**Renshaw, Sagan, Veelers, Farrar, Hutorovich
*Haedo, Boasson Hagen, Freire, Cancelarra, Impey, Cantwell, () [Insert sprinter]
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 17:52
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My money is on Greipel. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 18:04
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Sagan again. The more it rises, the more does it favour him. Is 3% enough? Hard to tell, but Goss, Hagen and Sagan won't complain. I predict an unpredictable () sprint tomorrow. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 04-07-2012 18:28
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3% is probably better for Petacchi than for just about anyone else I suspect... It's not enough to cause a distress between the sprinters, but enough to take the edge of the fastest, and not nearly enough to make Sagan/Hagen/Velits go faster than the real sprinters.
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 20:21
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Now if i put my money on Goss, Greipel will win so Gossy it is. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 20:39
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Not enough for Sagan to win, but probably a bit too much for Greipel. Tomorrow it's a day for Mathew Goss. |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 04-07-2012 20:49
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Given Sagan wins every other stage, and that he didn't win today, I guess tomorrow's winner name is quite obvious. |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 20:49
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Did Cav get injured in the crash? Does anybody know?
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 04-07-2012 20:55
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hillis91 wrote:
Did Cav get injured in the crash? Does anybody know?
No, he only has some bruises. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 04-07-2012 21:27
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With about 1.2-1 km there's quite sharp corner. Crashes might be inevitable there...
Edited by Alakagom on 04-07-2012 21:28
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