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Official 2016 Tour De France Thread (Tour Winner: Chris Froome)
Posted on 7/2/16 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 9:11 pm
The tour got underway today with a 117 mi flat stage from Mont Saint Michel to Utah Beach... which British speedster Mark Cavendish won on a sprint finish to take yellow after day 1
Hopefully Cav can finally threaten Peter Sagan's tight grasp on the green jersey competition
Sunday's stage 2 is from Saint Lo to Cherbourg en Contentin... 113 miles with 3 category 4 (easiest class of climb) climbs all within the first 40km or so... and ends with a cat. 3 climb right before the finish
ETA: also, Alberto Contador was involved in a crash today and had what looked like a good lil cut on his shoulder... should be ok to continue but we'll see in the morning
Hopefully Cav can finally threaten Peter Sagan's tight grasp on the green jersey competition
Sunday's stage 2 is from Saint Lo to Cherbourg en Contentin... 113 miles with 3 category 4 (easiest class of climb) climbs all within the first 40km or so... and ends with a cat. 3 climb right before the finish
ETA: also, Alberto Contador was involved in a crash today and had what looked like a good lil cut on his shoulder... should be ok to continue but we'll see in the morning
This post was edited on 7/24/16 at 12:36 pm
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Posted on 7/3/16 at 6:05 am to rt3
So happy Cav got the win!
Nobody will challenge Sagan for green, maybe a peak Gilbert 5 years ago could have, but he just picks up points on too many stages.
As always can't wait for the fireworks in the last week but my evenings after work are set for the next 22 days
Nobody will challenge Sagan for green, maybe a peak Gilbert 5 years ago could have, but he just picks up points on too many stages.
As always can't wait for the fireworks in the last week but my evenings after work are set for the next 22 days
Posted on 7/3/16 at 6:38 am to rt3
Great finish to stage 1, though I'm surprised Sagan got caught
Posted on 7/3/16 at 8:37 am to Kato
Contador fell on the same shoulder again today. Dude is going to need a new right arm before stage 3.
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:20 am to BraveTiger225
looking at the profile it had to be a Sagan stage... and Sagan got his win
and Sagan gets yellow as well
and Sagan gets yellow as well
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:22 am to rt3
Teejay is officially the leader of Team BMC 
an American leading an American team
sucks for Porte that it was a flat tire right at the start of the last climb that did him in
an American leading an American team
sucks for Porte that it was a flat tire right at the start of the last climb that did him in
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:22 am to rt3
Spare a thought for Stuyven. So close to leading the entire way, but glad Sagan got a stage win.
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:24 am to BraveTiger225
Sagan is just incredible. He seems to do anything he wants on a bike and does it well.
Contador has the worst luck in TdF lately.
Contador has the worst luck in TdF lately.
This post was edited on 7/3/16 at 10:26 am
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:24 am to BraveTiger225
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Spare a thought for Stuyven. So close to leading the entire way, but glad Sagan got a stage win
ehh... he gets a polka dot jersey
I know yellow was the goal... but polka dot isn't a bad consolation prize
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:29 am to sms151t
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Contador has the worst luck in TdF lately.
karmic justice for getting busted doping after dominating the Tour?
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:31 am to rt3
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he gets a polka dot jersey
Oh I'm well aware. Just to have gotten within the last 500 meters and they FINALLY caught him. I'd still be a bit bummed.
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:34 am to rt3
Monday's stage 3 runs from Granville to Angers (138 miles)... a day for the sprinters to play with only a single cat. 4 climb very early in the stage (within the first 20-25 km)
bunch sprint finish... here we come
bunch sprint finish... here we come
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:37 am to BraveTiger225
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Oh I'm well aware. Just to have gotten within the last 500 meters and they FINALLY caught him. I'd still be a bit bummed.
I know... I'm sure he'll still be very happy to pull on 1 of the main prizes in the TdF... and looking at the profile he should definitely hold it to Wednesday if not all the way to next weekend
ETA: Sagan should definitely hold yellow to at least Wednesday... Stage 5 has 2 cat. 3s and 2 cat. 2s all within the last 20 km or so... with another cat. 3 about 15 km before that
This post was edited on 7/3/16 at 10:46 am
Posted on 7/4/16 at 6:18 am to rt3
Will Sagan's yellow jersey have the WC stripes on it?
Happy for Tejay, but he's saying he's still co-leader with Porte
LINK
Happy for Tejay, but he's saying he's still co-leader with Porte
quote:
Porte skipped his post-race spin duties and talked to the media, calling the stage a disaster and agreeing that the two-pronged leadership dynamic may have shifted. Van Garderen, however, was not having any such talk and looked to pick his teammate up.
"I think that's a kneejerk reaction on his part. I still see us as co-leaders and equals and he will still be getting support on the road. He just needs to stay positive."
LINK
Posted on 7/4/16 at 11:27 am to Kato
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Will Sagan's yellow jersey have the WC stripes on it?
no but his shorts still have the world champion strips on them
Cavendish wins stage 3 by the tiniest of margins and retakes the lead in the green jersey competition... all other jerseys remain the same
Posted on 7/4/16 at 11:32 am to rt3
Tuesday's stage 4 is another sprinter's playground... a 148 mile run from Saumur to Limoges
only 1 cat. 4 climb is there to slow down the peloton about 30-35 km to the finish line
I'd say expect another bunch sprint to the finish with only the green jersey in danger of switching hands again
only 1 cat. 4 climb is there to slow down the peloton about 30-35 km to the finish line
I'd say expect another bunch sprint to the finish with only the green jersey in danger of switching hands again
Posted on 7/5/16 at 5:57 pm to rt3
think today's stage was even closer than yesterday's... amazing sprint to the line as Kittel got the win by about a spoke
finally get some mountains in play on stage 5 Wednesday... 134 miles from Limoges to Le Lioran
1 cat. 4 climb... 3 cat. 3 climbs and 2 cat. 2 climbs
you could expect the battle of the climbers to starts on the 1st cat. 2 climb... Pas de Peyrol... which takes the peloton to its highest heights of the day at just over 5,200 feet
then a quick descent right to the start of the cat. 2 Col du Perthus... before another quick descent to start Col de Font du Cere and a mountain top finish
this is just a tune up before the Pyrenees Mountains begin on Friday
finally get some mountains in play on stage 5 Wednesday... 134 miles from Limoges to Le Lioran
1 cat. 4 climb... 3 cat. 3 climbs and 2 cat. 2 climbs
you could expect the battle of the climbers to starts on the 1st cat. 2 climb... Pas de Peyrol... which takes the peloton to its highest heights of the day at just over 5,200 feet
then a quick descent right to the start of the cat. 2 Col du Perthus... before another quick descent to start Col de Font du Cere and a mountain top finish
this is just a tune up before the Pyrenees Mountains begin on Friday
Posted on 7/5/16 at 6:07 pm to rt3
Tomorrow looks like a classic Sagan profile
Posted on 7/5/16 at 6:21 pm to usc6158
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Tomorrow looks like a classic Sagan profile
saw stage 2 as more his profile... figure this 1 might be a hill too far... but I'm probably wrong
ETA:esp. w/ 5 categorized climbs (all either 3s or 2s) within the last 70 km or so
This post was edited on 7/5/16 at 6:23 pm
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