monty1104
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Last night saw a bit of a sorting out of the GC contenders, with Contador attacking with about 2km to go, Nibali sticking with him and the others, led my Porte, brining up the rear. It was a good stage win by Blel Kadri. No doubt the KOTM is now his goal, so expect to see him in the break as often as possible. In fact, it was a good night all round for AG2R, with 3 riders (Kadri, Peraud and Bardet) all finishing top 10 on the stage.
Current Jersey Leaders
Yellow: Vincenzo Nibali (AST)
White: Michal Kwiatkowski (OPQ)
Green: Peter Sagan (CAN)
Polkadot: Blel Kadri (ALM)
Lantern Rouge: Edward King (CAN)
Team: Astana
General Classification after Stage 8
ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 33:48:52
DEN 2 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 1:44
AUS 3 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:58
POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 2:26
ESP 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 2:27
ESP 6 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 2:34
FRA 7 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:39
POR 8 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 2:52
NED 9 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN) + 3:02
BEL 10 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)
Tonight will be a super tough stage for those who are not good climbers. The stage essentially begins at the bottom of a category 2 climb. If a rider gets unhitched here, there is no coming back. The auto bus will have their work cut out for them to survive tonight, especially if the peleton continues at the high speeds it has been riding at thus far. Astana will allow a breakaway to go again, as long as there are no dangerous riders present. I'd expect Kadri to have a crack again, even if he just survives over the first few climbs, just to help him in the KOTM category. It's really tough to pick a winner for tonight, as there is a decent flat section before the finish line, allowing a regrouping of sorts after the climbs. I'll say Michal Kwiatkowski. If he wins, everything will be coming up Mulhouse (sorry, I just had to )
Watch for: Moto 3 being kept busy, picking up images of riders dropping out of the back of the peleton.
Conversation regarding past cases of PED use or innuendo surrounding current riders will not be tolerated. This thread is specifically about Stage 9 of the 2014 Tour de France, so let's keep it that way.
Current Jersey Leaders
Yellow: Vincenzo Nibali (AST)
White: Michal Kwiatkowski (OPQ)
Green: Peter Sagan (CAN)
Polkadot: Blel Kadri (ALM)
Lantern Rouge: Edward King (CAN)
Team: Astana
- Km 11.5 - Col de la Schlucht (1 140 m)8.6 kilometre-long climb at 4.5% - category 2
- Km 41.0 - Col du Wettstein7.7 kilometre-long climb at 4.1% - category 3
- Km 70.0 - Côte des Cinq Châteaux4.5 kilometre-long climb at 6.1% - category 3
- Km 86.0 - Côte de Gueberschwihr (559 m)4.1 kilometre-long climb at 7.9% - category 2
- Km 120.0 - Le Markstein (1 183 m)10.8 kilometre-long climb at 5.4% - category 1
- Km 127.0 - Grand Ballon1.4 kilometre-long climb at 8.6% - category 3
General Classification after Stage 8
ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 33:48:52
DEN 2 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 1:44
AUS 3 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:58
POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 2:26
ESP 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 2:27
ESP 6 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 2:34
FRA 7 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:39
POR 8 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 2:52
NED 9 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN) + 3:02
BEL 10 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL)
Tonight will be a super tough stage for those who are not good climbers. The stage essentially begins at the bottom of a category 2 climb. If a rider gets unhitched here, there is no coming back. The auto bus will have their work cut out for them to survive tonight, especially if the peleton continues at the high speeds it has been riding at thus far. Astana will allow a breakaway to go again, as long as there are no dangerous riders present. I'd expect Kadri to have a crack again, even if he just survives over the first few climbs, just to help him in the KOTM category. It's really tough to pick a winner for tonight, as there is a decent flat section before the finish line, allowing a regrouping of sorts after the climbs. I'll say Michal Kwiatkowski. If he wins, everything will be coming up Mulhouse (sorry, I just had to
)Watch for: Moto 3 being kept busy, picking up images of riders dropping out of the back of the peleton.
Conversation regarding past cases of PED use or innuendo surrounding current riders will not be tolerated. This thread is specifically about Stage 9 of the 2014 Tour de France, so let's keep it that way.
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