monty1104
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Well, 24 hours is a big time frame in the world of cycling. We now no longer have the outright Tour favourite riding, Froome having to withdraw from the race after 3 falls in 2 stages. Contador is now 2'37" down on Nibali, who must now be the favourite for the outright victory.
Current Jersey Leaders
Yellow: Vincenzo Nibali (AST)
White: Peter Sagan (CAN) worn by Michal Kwiatkowski (OPQ)
Green: Peter Sagan (CAN)
Polkadot: Cyril Lemoine (COF)
Team: Astana
General Classification after Stage 5
ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 20:26:46
DEN 2 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 2
SVK 3 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) + 44
POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 50
SUI 5 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 1:17
BEL 6 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:45
FRA 7 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO BELISOL)
AUS 8 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:54
USA 9 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP) + 2:05
ESP 10 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 2:11
Tonight I have a feeling the peleton will breathe a collective sigh of relief and view today almost as a "recovery" day of sorts. There wouldn't be a single rider who didn't feel the pain at some stage yesterday. Though today seems like an ideal day for the sprinters, both Kittel and Greipel hit the deck yesterday, so they will be feeling a bit worse for wear. I really think today we will see a large breakaway succeed. My tip (after extensive thought ) is Arthur Vichot.
Watch out for: Someone in today's break who has already been in a break this year. We need someone to take the place of Johnny Hoogerland, Juan Antonio Flecha and Martijn Keizer. Also, Paul and Phil will be making copious references to Petacchi winning here in 2010, so he will look to repeat the dose.
Conversation regarding past cases of PED use or innuendo surrounding current riders will not be tolerated. This thread is specifically about Stage 6 of the 2014 Tour de France, so let's keep it that way.
Current Jersey Leaders
Yellow: Vincenzo Nibali (AST)
White: Peter Sagan (CAN) worn by Michal Kwiatkowski (OPQ)
Green: Peter Sagan (CAN)
Polkadot: Cyril Lemoine (COF)
Team: Astana
General Classification after Stage 5
ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 20:26:46
DEN 2 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 2
SVK 3 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) + 44
POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 50
SUI 5 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 1:17
BEL 6 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:45
FRA 7 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO BELISOL)
AUS 8 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:54
USA 9 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP) + 2:05
ESP 10 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 2:11
Tonight I have a feeling the peleton will breathe a collective sigh of relief and view today almost as a "recovery" day of sorts. There wouldn't be a single rider who didn't feel the pain at some stage yesterday. Though today seems like an ideal day for the sprinters, both Kittel and Greipel hit the deck yesterday, so they will be feeling a bit worse for wear. I really think today we will see a large breakaway succeed. My tip (after extensive thought
) is Arthur Vichot. Watch out for: Someone in today's break who has already been in a break this year. We need someone to take the place of Johnny Hoogerland, Juan Antonio Flecha and Martijn Keizer. Also, Paul and Phil will be making copious references to Petacchi winning here in 2010, so he will look to repeat the dose.
Conversation regarding past cases of PED use or innuendo surrounding current riders will not be tolerated. This thread is specifically about Stage 6 of the 2014 Tour de France, so let's keep it that way.
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