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re: Official 2016 Tour De France Thread (Tour Winner: Chris Froome)
Posted on 7/5/16 at 8:51 pm to castorinho
Posted on 7/5/16 at 8:51 pm to castorinho
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Haven't been following this as much this year, but just looked at the stage profiles and I'll be be watching Saturday and Sunday, those stages look like they'll be fun as shite.
Pyrenees mountains... 1st battle of the GC contenders
esp. Tourmalet on Saturday
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Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:17 am to sms151t
If Cav wants the green he needs to start taking the intermediate sprints seriously
Needs to chip away at the points where ever possible because Sagan is prime for too many extra stages
Needs to chip away at the points where ever possible because Sagan is prime for too many extra stages
Posted on 7/6/16 at 8:17 am to engvol
I couldn't believe they were letting Majka get 14 minutes up the road until I realized he was already 18 minutes back. How did that happen? Dragging Contador around after crashes?
Posted on 7/6/16 at 9:04 am to usc6158
Lawson Craddock to be first Houston cyclist in Tour de France
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Lawson-Craddock-to-become-first-Houston-cyclist-8330095.php
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Lawson-Craddock-to-become-first-Houston-cyclist-8330095.php
This post was edited on 7/6/16 at 9:05 am
Posted on 7/6/16 at 9:15 am to Kingpenm3
A Fredric Weis sighting. That is a large individual. Packed on the pounds since the Vince Carter days.
quote:
Race Radio ?@TheRaceRadio 10m10 minutes ago
Frédéric Weis, former Pro Basketball player, owns a bar close to today's start. His nickname is "Big Fred"
Posted on 7/6/16 at 9:36 am to usc6158
Lol damn 
Posted on 7/6/16 at 10:58 am to castorinho
BMC rider won the stage?
Dang just saw they got the yellow also...Do the defend it or do they let it go tomorrow?
Dang just saw they got the yellow also...Do the defend it or do they let it go tomorrow?
This post was edited on 7/6/16 at 11:00 am
Posted on 7/6/16 at 2:10 pm to sms151t
It was a fun stage to watch today, I say that BMC keeps yellow tomorrow with it looking like a sprint finish, but will probably lose it to the GC contenders either on Friday or Saturday with the race headed to the Pyrenees.
Contador better heal up quick if he wants to podium, there could be some big time gaps this weekend if he performs like he did today.
Contador better heal up quick if he wants to podium, there could be some big time gaps this weekend if he performs like he did today.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 2:20 pm to sms151t
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Contador has the worst luck in TdF lately.
karma for years of doping
Posted on 7/6/16 at 2:21 pm to sms151t
They will defend it to a certain degree but they won't waste a lot of energy doing so.
Contador is reeling from his crashes. I look for him to try something over the weekend to try and gain back some time. A few years ago, he won the Vuelta on a 60km solo attack in 18th or 19th stage. Truly epic ride. I hope we see him light it up. I'd love to see Froome, Quintana, and AC all within a min of each other going in to the Alps.
Contador is reeling from his crashes. I look for him to try something over the weekend to try and gain back some time. A few years ago, he won the Vuelta on a 60km solo attack in 18th or 19th stage. Truly epic ride. I hope we see him light it up. I'd love to see Froome, Quintana, and AC all within a min of each other going in to the Alps.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 2:24 pm to CelticDog
Oh you mean like the whole peleton was doing?
I mean his contaminated steak theory was bad, but it was at least a good story and effort.
I mean his contaminated steak theory was bad, but it was at least a good story and effort.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 6:30 pm to sms151t
Nice to see a Purito sighting
Set to retire at the end of the season, bet interesting if he goes for stage wins or GC. I backed him to come top 10, but would be happy if he got a stage as a send off
I'd be shocked if they let the breakaway stay away tomorrow, Lotto and Griepel especially will be keen to give him another shot
Set to retire at the end of the season, bet interesting if he goes for stage wins or GC. I backed him to come top 10, but would be happy if he got a stage as a send off
I'd be shocked if they let the breakaway stay away tomorrow, Lotto and Griepel especially will be keen to give him another shot
Posted on 7/6/16 at 8:03 pm to rt3
BMC's Greg van Avermaet took the 1st real mountain stage of the tour... also put him in yellow and BMC (an American team) atop the team standings
up next... a kinda lumpy stage that should be no problem for the sprinters and perhaps allow 1 last good sprint finish before the Pyrenees Mountains...
118 miles from Arpajon-sur-Cere to Montauban
up next... a kinda lumpy stage that should be no problem for the sprinters and perhaps allow 1 last good sprint finish before the Pyrenees Mountains...
118 miles from Arpajon-sur-Cere to Montauban
Posted on 7/6/16 at 8:04 pm to rt3
also... apparently the 2017 TdF will start in Dusseldorf, Germany
Posted on 7/6/16 at 8:35 pm to TigerAlumni2010
quote:
It was a fun stage to watch today, I say that BMC keeps yellow tomorrow with it looking like a sprint finish, but will probably lose it to the GC contenders either on Friday or Saturday with the race headed to the Pyrenees.
Contador better heal up quick if he wants to podium, there could be some big time gaps this weekend if he performs like he did today.
I think GVA keeps yellow easily tomorrow... in fact I'll say he keeps it until Tormalet on Saturday... though he could very easily lose it Friday
and Contador's done... he's lost too much time
Posted on 7/7/16 at 2:17 pm to rt3
Who won today's stage and any movement in the standings?
TdF is blocked at this office.
TdF is blocked at this office.
Posted on 7/7/16 at 5:22 pm to sms151t
Cav beat Kittel in a sprint, no need for a photo finish this time, was a bit of a messy finish Ettix didn't come to the front until under 1k but Cav hopped on his wheel(could barely see him ) then went round
Newbie Brit Daniel McLade followed up some top 10 finishes with a 3rd
Griepel again was nowhere and I think Sagan got 6th
) then went round Newbie Brit Daniel McLade followed up some top 10 finishes with a 3rd
Griepel again was nowhere and I think Sagan got 6th
Posted on 7/7/16 at 10:41 pm to engvol
The post race interview with the Tinkoff dude was interesting. He ripped on UCI and said they should be out of pro cycling. He advocated an American business takeover because the French, Italians, and Spanish don't have the proper business sense to operate it. This is all coming from a Russian.
The weekend looks interesting.
The weekend looks interesting.
Posted on 7/8/16 at 3:23 am to Twenty 49
Tinkov is spitting his dummy out now he is leaving the sport
He has spent millions on trying to build a super team but in reality he has Sagan and Contador.
Kreuziger ignoring orders to wait for Contador shows that the team embodies their owner...that getting in the newspaper/looking after yourself is more important than the team
He has spent millions on trying to build a super team but in reality he has Sagan and Contador.
Kreuziger ignoring orders to wait for Contador shows that the team embodies their owner...that getting in the newspaper/looking after yourself is more important than the team
Posted on 7/8/16 at 9:51 am to rt3
Yeah I kinda got caught up in last night's breaking news to update this... Cav won stage 6 and retook the green jersey
the Pyrenees are here... and the climbers are right now going up the cat. 1 Col d'Aspin
van Avermaet has apparently cracked going up it... so we'll see if he can stay in yellow
the Pyrenees are here... and the climbers are right now going up the cat. 1 Col d'Aspin
van Avermaet has apparently cracked going up it... so we'll see if he can stay in yellow
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