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re: 2018 Tour de France thread: Thomas wins!

Posted on 7/27/18 at 10:53 am to
Posted by crazyLSUstudent
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 10:53 am to
Yeah reminds me of myself
Posted by OchoDedos
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 10:57 am to
Lotto has had a great Tour, and it's nice to see Bianchi back in the limelight.
Posted by Bunsbert Montcroff
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 11:01 am to
any word if sagan's made the time cut?
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 11:10 am to
He's good.


Good for Roglic, he was great a couple of days ago and again today. Only guy that aggressive.
Dumoulin is bitching
Posted by sms151t
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:47 pm to
So tomorrow’s time trial is just for funsies?
Posted by jguidroz
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 5:39 pm to
quote:

So tomorrow’s time trial is just for funsies?


I expect TD and Roglic to pull back some time on Thomas, but not the current deficit. The time trial is not long enough for TD to pull back 2+ minutes on Thomas.

That said, time trials can still be filled with mechanical issues, crashes, or just dead legs after three weeks of racing. With no one to help you get back on pace, easy to lose a bunch of seconds.
Posted by gmrkr5
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 6:22 pm to
Short TT but I expect TD to go crazy trying to pull time back

That being said, Thomas can TT himself
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 6:57 pm to
quote:

That being said, Thomas can TT himself

didn't they say Thomas just won the British TT Championship?
Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 7:57 pm to
Yep. G. Thomas is the current British TT Champion.
Posted by starsandstripes
Georgia
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 9:12 pm to
After today, Roglic is my favorite to win the Tour next year. He seems to be getting better with each day. If this was a 23 stage race, he might win it this year. I think he ends up 2nd on the podium this year.
Posted by easy money
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 9:30 pm to
Roglic, Dumoulin, Froome, and Thomas will all likely put up top ten time trials. Look for Bernal to put in a good one too.

I know Thomas won the Critérium, but this GC domination kind of came out of nowhere. I mean, he became a better climber than Froome, Bardet, Quintana, etc. in a year? Pretty crazy.

Roglic has been unreal all season. He has absolutely brought it every race.
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:27 am to
the big dogs are now on the road in the time trial

only 1 left to start... Thomas
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:29 am to
Dumoulin got penalized for drafting too long behind a team car after a crash?
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:30 am to
and now the maillot jaune is on the road
Posted by Dawgsontop34
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:38 am to
That's what it looked like, but to be fair, he was for sure drafting off that team car.
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:41 am to
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That's what it looked like, but to be fair, he was for sure drafting off that team car.

yeah... just hadn't heard about it until just now

that 1 wreck (and resulting penalty for drafting the team car) seems like it'll be the reason he's too far behind to realistically make a run at the yellow jersey in this time trial
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:44 am to
Thomas locked up his wheel pretty good on that curve
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:47 am to
Thomas leads the course at the 1st time check
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:54 am to
Roglic losing the podium position back to the Froomedog
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/28/18 at 9:57 am to
Froome gonna gain a minute on Roglic

and your podium in Paris tomorrow is set

Winner - Thomas
2nd - Dumoulin
3rd - Froome
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