Loved that.
Have you not had a chance to watch any of the tour this year? It was always Cav.
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The Official, 103rd Tour de France, thread
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Have you not worked out why?
Why you haven't had a chance to watch this year? Maybe you're busy with work :shurg: Sorry, I haven't been following your schedule.
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No why Cav is winning.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if a bizarre cuddly toy arrives at Stat Towers very soon.
There's no way Cav would have had such a successful tour with my prognostications.
Oh I'm sorry, well over my head. Should I have read this thread with a cricket cap on?
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Nah I'm sorry, I've come over here with my 'geek' mentality.
Cav is only winning because 'lucky' Stat isn't tipping him to win.
Were I to be prognosticating a Cav win, he'd be rolling in 4th.
A truism underlined by my tipping Brain Cockhard for the opening stage, and him being placed for stage 2.
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
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Was Kittel complaining about how dark it is inside Cav's pocket!?
The big baby.
Yes I got it eventually, it's standard practice on cricket threads.
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Great to see Sam Bennett at the pointy end.
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data 5:43:49
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team
4 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin
5 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step
6 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
7 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie
8 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida
9 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
11 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
12 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data 5:43:49
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team
4 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin
5 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step
6 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
7 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie
8 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida
9 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
11 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
12 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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No stage preview for today then SB?
Has this Tour finally got to you as well and you haven't the heart to tell us we're in for another day of Sky soft pedalling at the front while the other GC teams watch each other?
Meanwhile, the break is 20 minutes up the road and a weasel like Majka wins the stage and polka dots while a lion like Sir Thomas of de Gendt buries himself trying to defend it.
Has this Tour finally got to you as well and you haven't the heart to tell us we're in for another day of Sky soft pedalling at the front while the other GC teams watch each other?
Meanwhile, the break is 20 minutes up the road and a weasel like Majka wins the stage and polka dots while a lion like Sir Thomas of de Gendt buries himself trying to defend it.
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Stage 15: Bourg-en-Bresse - Culoz, 159km
A little lumpy.
I guess today's the day we find out who, other than Mollema, has any fight left in their legs.
If Team Sky can maintain their stranglehold on the other GC riders we could have a long week ahead of us.
Prognostication
Big break away goes away, and a few stay away to the finish, expect Majka and Navarro to be up there, I'm less convinced by De Gendt.
A little lumpy.
I guess today's the day we find out who, other than Mollema, has any fight left in their legs.
If Team Sky can maintain their stranglehold on the other GC riders we could have a long week ahead of us.
Prognostication
Big break away goes away, and a few stay away to the finish, expect Majka and Navarro to be up there, I'm less convinced by De Gendt.
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I scare myself sometimes!!
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Zzzzzzzzzzzz
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It does make the prognostication business somewhat easier.
1066familyman
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Only delight from today for me is seeing Majka beaten like that. Still a default winner anyway considering Alaphilippe wins that stage had it not been for the mechanical.
Spartacus might want to retire in style tomorrow on home turf, but other than that I'm not really expecting much from this race now. Dull as dishwater edition.
Spartacus might want to retire in style tomorrow on home turf, but other than that I'm not really expecting much from this race now. Dull as dishwater edition.
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Oh blimey, I've only just caught up on the tragic news concerning Chris Boardman's mother.
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
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Yeah saw that. Really sad.
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1 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) IAM Cycling 4:24:49
2 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team
3 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:06
4 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ
5 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:22
6 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data 0:00:25
7 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac
8 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:01:30
9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac 0:02:08
Mountains classification
1 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 127 pts
2 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 90
3 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 69
4 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data 62
5 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 58
6 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida 50
2 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team
3 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:06
4 Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ
5 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:22
6 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data 0:00:25
7 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac
8 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:01:30
9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac 0:02:08
Mountains classification
1 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 127 pts
2 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 90
3 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 69
4 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data 62
5 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 58
6 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida 50
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Stage 16: Moirans-en-Montagne - Berne, 206 km
Not enough undulation to keep the break away from the clutches of the sprint trains.
Certainly another 'day off for the GC riders'.
Lotto and more likely Katusha will be keen to open their accounts, with Kristoff getting ever closer.
Prognostication:-
1 - Kristoff
2 - Kittel
3 - Sagan
(see what I did there [MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION])
Not enough undulation to keep the break away from the clutches of the sprint trains.
Certainly another 'day off for the GC riders'.
Lotto and more likely Katusha will be keen to open their accounts, with Kristoff getting ever closer.
Prognostication:-
1 - Kristoff
2 - Kittel
3 - Sagan
(see what I did there [MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION])
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
The missile winning 4 stages has somewhat countered it being truly dull as dishwater, as well as Cummings brilliant breakaway.
