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The Official 100th Tour de France thread, 2013.
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Tyrone Biggums
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Enormous effort by Cannondale. Green Jersey competition is all but over bar Sagan not finishing.
It was basically a 100km lead-out! I can't see anyone else getting Green now - there aren't enough flat stages where Sagan won't feature for Cav, and too many intermediates in the mountains for Sagan to top up where Greipel will be in the bus.
Tyrone Biggums
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Also love to know what EBH was doing, he was all over the shop in the sprint, given they fined Chavanel for 'eating in a way that damages the image of cycling' he might come under a bit of scrutiny for the way he acted in the sprint to the line if the referees are being that trivial.
He got himself boxed in, then forced a gap only to find himself behind a Cannondale rider and boxed in again. His line wasn't the best, and we're lucky everyone stayed up. I hope he brought some Swiss Francs with him...
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I thought he was going to fall, from the head on.
One look from above and it seems he didn't have much luck.
I took it he was hampered by the last of the Cannondale train, then Gallopin took his line, forcing him into the Garmin falla.
That was just from one look, but I didn't think there was much else he could do.
Tyrone Biggums
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I hope that's all that they do to him. I had him in a multi-bet. All he had to do was ride straight and finish ahead of Rojas for the collect!
Tyrone Biggums
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There was an opening I thought to his left he could have followed through, might have even been behind the line Sagan took.
For some reason he kept wanting to take a right hand turn line. Not his best work in a sprint that's for sure.
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We've all done it.
Going from West to East I could never cope with the Worthing Pier roundabout.
Catch me out every time.
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July 6, Stage 8: Castres - Ax 3 Domaines 195km
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Really good tonight in that ITV4 is only two Freeview channels away from BBC1. SO easy to dodge the ads and that tedious Boardman bit in the middle by switching to tried and trusted Scottish tennis player Andy Murray's heroic struggle at Wimbledon.
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Depending on how tomorrow goes, what with the gloves coming off for the GC boys.
Sunday's watching could be tricky.
Sunday's watching could be tricky.
Kalimantan Gull
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Loved that yesterday, Omega absolutely nailed that train. When they got a bit swamped at about 1.5 km to go it looked real bad for them, but then the fourth man in the train came through and dragged them back through. Then again a bit swamped and Trentin pulled them through again, superb stuff. Steegmans (or is it Stegemans) could have won it himself he was going so fast, many sprinters would have struggled to come round that lead out.
Cav back in the green jersey race too now, I know the ITV boys think 35 points is a lot, but that is only one sprint win where Sagan doesn't pick anything up, or Cav first Sagan 5th twice. We know now that Cannondale are not strong enough to bring the breaks back on the medium stages so Sagan will not be winning a huge haul on those days like we expected initially. I think it will go right to the line, my prediction is Cav will need to win on Champs Elysee, and Sagan will need 4th or better, which he will get.
turns out Cannondale are incredibly strong. maybe they were saving up for yesterday
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Sky won't necessarily chase yellow, but by hitting the other GCers hard, it might come to them by default, a la Froomes first stage win, last year.
It only needs defending tomorrow then they'll have a few days off, with Cav and Lotto defending the front of the peloton.
Will Cannondale's domestiques go home now? Why put yourself the suffering when the job's done? After yesterday Green's in the bag so there's not much left for them to do. Sagan can sit in wheels and sprint off the Lotto train.
I predict a Cofidis jersey in the break today (assuming there are any in the race at all!). I'm not often right about these things...
I predict a Cofidis jersey in the break today (assuming there are any in the race at all!). I'm not often right about these things...
1066familyman
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So young Rudy was just waiting for the first mountain stage after all. Good lad! -knew he wouldn't let me down.
Superb riding by the men in green yesterday. I never thought they had it in them to be honest.
Superb riding by the men in green yesterday. I never thought they had it in them to be honest.
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The sooner Kloden and Schleck the get dropped the happier I'll be.