Tyrone Biggums
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Yeah feel sorry for him. No error on his part and easily the quickest finisher of those riders in that group.
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Yeah feel sorry for him. No error on his part and easily the quickest finisher of those riders in that group.
1066familyman
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Bloody chapeau Barguil! 
Another thoroughly deserved win in a row for the Frenchies.
Now we just need to hear Porte is ok.
Edit: Uran gets it. Gutted for Barguil.
Another thoroughly deserved win in a row for the Frenchies.
Now we just need to hear Porte is ok.
Edit: Uran gets it. Gutted for Barguil.
Pogue Mahone
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Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Bloody chapeau Barguil!
Another thoroughly deserved win in a row for the Frenchies.
Now we just need to hear Porte is ok.
My TV just exploded. It couldn't cope with the hysteria of the French commentary team.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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Looks like Uran won it
Pogue Mahone
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Rigoberto wins!
Pogue Mahone
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An almost funereal atmosphere in the TV studio after the photofinish shows that poor old Warren didn't quite make it.
banjo
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Aru - His name is going on the list.
I turned out to not quite be the chugging up a hill day I thought it was panning out to be.
Aru - His name is going on the list.
I turned out to not quite be the chugging up a hill day I thought it was panning out to be.
I thought it was a given that attacking a mechanical was not cool, but Greg Lemond said he thought Aru should attack, and didn't think they should all then stop and wait.
What? This Greg chap knows a thing or two, so why the wildly different opinions on this?
I don't think it is wildly different, only Aru, the Shadow, and now LeMond thought it was a good idea.
It's clear what Quintana's motivation was, and I'm fairly sure much the same can be said of Aru, that being they knew it was their only chance to win.
I'd be amazed if Aru does that again, but not as amazed as I would be if a rider did that to Lemond in yellow, and he said 'oh well that's racing'.
I get that. If they know it's not right but think **** it, I don't give a shit. But that doesn't explain why an experienced commentator then says it's all cool. That makes no sense to me.
Quite.
I get that. If they know it's not right but think **** it, I don't give a shit. But that doesn't explain why an experienced commentator then says it's all cool. That makes no sense to me.
I've not been watching Eurosport, until today, do those that have get the impression Greg has been told to be 'opinionated'?
JJ McClure
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Quite pleased that Barguil didn't win as he put in no work to help the yellow jersey group catch Bardet.
He did plenty of work earlier. If he had much left, he'd have stayed with Bardet, rather than watch him go past. Meanwhile, Uran pretended to have a mechanical, and just followed the other riders home
"I got back on the bike and carried on down the descent, but when I got on the flat I knew something was wrong." - @GeraintThomas86
Really G, it took until you got on the flat before you realised:-
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Really G, it took until you got on the flat before you realised:-
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Did anyone else see the bloke holding up the bit of cardboard with:-
'Free Sagan'
painted on it. 
'Free Sagan'
painted on it.
Pogue Mahone
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tou...-others-finish-outside-time-limit-on-stage-9/
Demare, Trentin Renshaw and ...Sagan amongst those who were outside the time lit and thus eliminated.
Demare, Trentin Renshaw and ...Sagan amongst those who were outside the time lit and thus eliminated.