2016 TDF fred.

grouse mate

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Starts tonight. Porte reckons he's never been in better shape, OGE have become OBE and now have a massive jersey clash with Movistar, their squad is also looking like it wont deliver much. Cannondale have signed a 5 year co-sponsor deal with Drapac with maybe a few riders from Drapac moving across for 2017, apparently Canty is one of them. Sky's squad is ridiculous, could probably go 1-2 if they really wanted to, Movistar also look strong. I dont see Nibali working for Aru and the internal dynamics of this squad look like a headache. Sagan's sprint form has been very good this year, keen to see if he can go with Kittel and Griepel. Anyways,

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Sprinters only, weather forecast is for 40-50km/h winds so it may not be a formality. If Etixx were willing to put Tony Martin in the break in these conditions he could win it but they will save him for Kittel. Short odds on it being a bunch finish, Sagan may craft a win if the bigger sprinters ego's get in the way, he had a good sprint win into a head wind at Tour of California by timing it perfectly.

Also anybody is free to do previews because mine is pretty crap.
 
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Very excited about the tour starting. I feel that every year I spend the first week of the tour relearning all I knew about cycling last year. Who are BMC riding for? Porte or TVG?
 

RobV

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Very excited about the tour starting. I feel that every year I spend the first week of the tour relearning all I knew about cycling last year. Who are BMC riding for? Porte or TVG?
You may already know this because your prob still watching but sbs said they are joint team leaders..ill guess for sprints they will all support TVG but for everything else they will support Porte..

Love the tour..hoping for an astana win again.
 
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New sponsor, now orica-bike exchange. There will be a completely new kit next year.

Cheers. Stupid uniform now. huge clash with a few teams. It sucks only being able to tell the team from the helmet.

They were pretty hard to spot before, but this is a lot worse
 

Hellgood

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Would love to see some mountains early for once. Feels like they go north to south and then back up for the final stage in paris every year

:rolleyes:

There's plenty of mountain stages. Add recently they've been mixing it up with some punchy finishes in the first week. How many mountain stages do you want...

Enjoyed Cavendish winding back the clock against the odds. What a determined beast he is.
 
:rolleyes:

There's plenty of mountain stages. Add recently they've been mixing it up with some punchy finishes in the first week. How many mountain stages do you want...

Enjoyed Cavendish winding back the clock against the odds. What a determined beast he is.

I'd like to see them travel anti-clockwise at least once.
 

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Didn't catch last night. Tonight will be my first viewing of the TDF in 2016.


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