Agent93
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- Sep 10, 2010
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Is there any way in the live tour tracker you can see who is in what group?
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Unlikely. If he can't get over these climbs, then he's totally stuffed for the rest of the tour. It only gets harder from here on in.Dumb question sorry- will his team go back and try to help him
I hear there's gastro going round...In order to miss the cut-off Cavendish would have to lose 45 min in 70km, or 30 seconds per km. He shouldn't lose that much time, not on this stage.
Apparently Michael Matthews didn't start this stage, after suffering all night. Dumoulin didn't look well, when they showed him back at the team car earlier.I hear there's gastro going round...
It amuses me how tactical/high stakes this break is getting considering all that's on the line is wearing the Polkadots for a stage or two.
Stage win is on the line, not that I think they will make it.
The breakaway got to within 2km of the finish line on Tuesday night. They just have to hope and pray that the peleton gets it wrong. It does happen occasionally. That said, the breakaways have a much greater chance of succeeding in the 2nd and 3rd weeks, once the time gaps have opened up after the first mountain stages.Surely they know they got no chance for the stage.
Who is the first person in that list? Julian Alaphilippe, is that a misplaced comma in Gilbert's full name or a puncheur I haven't heard of called Phillipe (which is entirely possible)?Favourites for this stage will be Phillipe, Gilbert, GVA, Valverde and Sagan.
Correct.. it's Alaphillippe. I was just about to correct it.Who is the first person in that list? Julian Alaphilippe, is that a misplaced comma in Gilbert's full name or a puncheur I haven't heard of called Phillipe (which is entirely possible)?
From what I've seen this sort of stuff seems to happen in the grand tours moreso than any other multi-stage race. The breakaway riders just get antsy way too early.It amuses me how tactical/high stakes this break is getting considering all that's on the line is wearing the Polkadots for a stage or two.
I'm loving Chavanel's tour so far. I reckon he's doing it for camera time more than anything.Actually being good is a massive redeeming feature.
I think it's about French riders wanting to impress, in the big French race. Note that the teams in the breakaways so far have all been French, and it's mostly been the Pro-Continental outfits. These are the teams with small budgets, who usually don't get a chance to participate in the big races with big television audiences. The riders are going in the breakaways to give their sponsors television coverage, and maybe trying to win themselves a contract with a World Tour team.From what I've seen this sort of stuff seems to happen in the grand tours moreso than any other multi-stage race. The breakaway riders just get antsy way too early.
Chavanel just loves getting in a breakaway. He's done it every year for the last 18 years. The sponsors love him because he's guaranteed to give them lots of television exposure. He loves doing it because sometimes, just sometimes, he manages to pull it off.I'm loving Chavanel's tour so far. I reckon he's doing it for camera time more than anything.
B is the Bonus Sprint, which is new to the Tour in 2018. There are 3-2-1 second time bonuses for the first 3 riders across the line, as distinct from the traditional intermediate sprint (S) which is worth points.What's the big B for in tonight's stage?
He had a chance... I don't know that I'd call it a "big" chance.Its a shame Matthews had to pull out, had a big chance of winning stage 5 and 6.
Does anyone else feel a bit strange watching a Grand Tour without Adam Hansen in the peleton?
I found it strange that BMC chased so hard last night to defend GVA's yellow but then realised that BMC don't have a sponsor and most likely want to show investors that they are winning. Dissapointing for Porte as it looks like he will have little help come week three if BMC do that again tonight.