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Tour de France 2015 thread **Please use spoiler tags before midnight**

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    #332
    pelevin
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    Thibaut Pinot
    Was it Fuglsang who was with Nibali at the end of the stage? Don't think Boom would have been allowed attack his team leader at the death there!


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    #333
    Pudsy33
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    Nairo Quintana
    It was Fuglsang, Boom won the stage for Belkin. Anyway he is racing it appears.


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    #334
    spock.
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    Thibaut Pinot
    Nico's diaries are back.
    www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/tour-de-france-diary-every-single-day-in-this-first-week-is-a-potentially-risky-one-31351110.html


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    #335
    pelevin
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    Thibaut Pinot
    Yeah just saw on CN Boom is riding. Outside of the issue of why his cortisol levels are low, I think Astana haven't much choice in the matter of Boom riding. They apparently asked the UCI to let them replace Boom with Zanotti, the UCI refused, & in such a brutal 3 weeks would any team voluntarily sacrifice a team member? I think their hand is forced to have Boom ride.


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    #336
    Kevincavan83
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    Alberto Contador
    pelevin wrote: »
    Yeah just saw on CN Boom is riding. Outside of the issue of why his cortisol levels are low, I think Astana haven't much choice in the matter of Boom riding. They apparently asked the UCI to let them replace Boom with Zanotti, the UCI refused, & in such a brutal 3 weeks would any team voluntarily sacrifice a team member? I think their hand is forced to have Boom ride.

    True


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    #337
    Tar.Aldarion
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    any stream for the start of this


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    #338
    gordongekko
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    How do they decide the starting order for the itt. There doesn'ts eem to be any order to it.


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    #339
    REBELSAFC
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    Vincenzo Nibali
    pelevin wrote: »
    Was it Fuglsang who was with Nibali at the end of the stage? Don't think Boom would have been allowed attack his team leader at the death there!

    My memory must be fading. A mixmatch of cobbles,Nibali,Boom and Astana must have confused me ;)


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    #340
    Pudsy33
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    Nairo Quintana
    gordongekko wrote: »
    How do they decide the starting order for the itt. There doesn'ts eem to be any order to it.

    They rank the team's, so MTN first all the way to Astana. So an MTN guy goes first, and Astana guy 15th and then it repeats. It's up to the teams what order they send out their men.


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    #341
    ednwireland
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    dans diary back also

    http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/dan-martin-s-tour-de-france-diary-i-feel-better-than-i-have-ever-done-1.2272649

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #342
    Pudsy33
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    Nairo Quintana
    ednwireland wrote: »
    dans diary back also

    http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/dan-martin-s-tour-de-france-diary-i-feel-better-than-i-have-ever-done-1.2272649

    He's aiming for stage 3, 8 and a podium. Class


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    #343
    SummerRebel
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    It appears James Startt and Frankie Andreu aren't doing 'Tour Talk' this year on Bicycling.com :( Loved their coverage in previous years.


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    #344
    Shedite27
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    Not sure if it's been posted anywhere but this is one of the coolest cycling videos I've ever seen. OricaGreenEdge had a GoPro on his head attending the scene of yesterday's crash



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    #345
    Roquentin
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    Vincenzo Nibali
    degenkolb to win todays stage


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    #346
    SummerRebel
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    This review of the TDF game is pretty funny:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHvgfbyR1oU


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    #347
    dastardly00
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    Alberto Contador
    https://twitter.com/carltonkirby/status/618888320651800576


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    #348
    Arequipa
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    Alberto Contador
    I think after week one of the Tour ...

    Froome looks the strongest
    Quintana & outsider Van der Garderan next
    Then contador
    And Nibali...

    Contador stayed outta trouble & will get stronger in the mountains...
    I think we are lucky as viewers that none of the big GC boys have been taken out by the crashes or cobbles so far...


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    #349
    Roquentin
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    Vincenzo Nibali
    froome id say. to be tested by quintana. nibali is gone. and contador has it tough


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    #350
    ThisRegard
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    Just realised I won't be somewhere where I can watch the tour for the last 5 stages, bit of a pisser.


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    #351
    irishrover99
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    Anyone tell me what's the point of the mavic neutral service car. I really can't remember anyone ever using one and I've been watching cycling a long time, and not even taking a spare wheel
    Same with the Vittorio car in the giro


    And how is virenque still doing ads for festina


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    #352
    tigerboon
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Just realised I won't be somewhere where I can watch the tour for the last 5 stages, bit of a pisser.

    Same. Plan to record it on Sky and exercise a sports news blackout when away. Don't think there's enough room to record that many stages. Might have to be selective about which stages to record.


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    #353
    Darkglasses
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    Alberto Contador
    irishrover99 wrote: »
    Anyone tell me what's the point of the mavic neutral service car. I really can't remember anyone ever using one and I've been watching cycling a long time, and not even taking a spare wheel
    Same with the Vittorio car in the giro


    And how is virenque still doing ads for festina

    They do get use if there's multiple breakaways, dropped riders, etc.

    Can't remember who it was, possibly Lars Boom, but they were giving out on twitter that they got a neutral service wheel at Roubaix and it was too old fashioned.


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    #354
    Talib Fiasco
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    Nairo Quintana
    Only satisfying part about Nibali having a poor Tour which will probably continue is that he might actually start racing again and forget this stupid notion of one super peak for the Tour. I think he'll do the Giro next year and if he wins that try and do the Vuelta double and replicate Contador. Aru is growing into a very very solid GC guy and Nibali is running out of prime years to stamp his mark on this era.


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    #355
    SummerRebel
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    They don't like taking bikes from the neutral service cars because they don't have clip on pedals, only those old school toe clips.


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    #356
    dastardly00
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    Alberto Contador
    irishrover99 wrote: »
    Anyone tell me what's the point of the mavic neutral service car. I really can't remember anyone ever using one and I've been watching cycling a long time, and not even taking a spare wheel
    Same with the Vittorio car in the giro

    Back in the TdF '10, Jens Voigt crashed in the mountains while his team cars were further up in the road. He got a bike from the Mavic neutral service car. That saved him from being over the time limit or being swept up by the broomwagon. The bike was way too small for him and it had toe-clips but it did the job!

    286487d1378837324-pro-riders-non-pro-bikes-jens-voigt.jpg


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    #357
    dastardly00
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    Alberto Contador
    Prize money awarded so far in the race this year:

    tumblr_nre46sgimv1ropreyo1_1280.png


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    #358
    ThisRegard
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    tigerboon wrote: »
    Same. Plan to record it on Sky and exercise a sports news blackout when away. Don't think there's enough room to record that many stages. Might have to be selective about which stages to record.

    I was thinking of recording the highlights each night, and not in HD which should save a lot of space. I'm in a battle with my box at the moment to free up as much space as possible.


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    #359
    Talib Fiasco
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    Nairo Quintana
    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Prize money awarded so far in the race this year:

    tumblr_nre46sgimv1ropreyo1_1280.png

    Lampre and FDJ would be better off on the dole


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    #360
    odyssey06
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    Alberto Contador
    Just curious... why are Team Sky forcing the peloton to high speeds? Sometimes at the front it's as if they are trying to chase down a breakaway... But there's no GC guys in the breakaways, and they have no sprinters. I don't remember other yellow jersey teams doing this.
    Are they trying to soften up other GC teams? Wear down other contenders so they've nothing left for climbing finishes?

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #361
    MPFG
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    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Just curious... why are Team Sky forcing the peloton to high speeds? Sometimes at the front it's as if they are trying to chase down a breakaway... But there's no GC guys in the breakaways, and they have no sprinters. I don't remember other yellow jersey teams doing this.
    Are they trying to soften up other GC teams? Wear down other contenders so they've nothing left for climbing finishes?

    Well so far there really hasn't been any climbs but starting tomorrow they will be riding in front and softening up the opposition and setting Chris Froome up by riding at pace in the mountains

    All along it has been about positioning and keeping their leader at the front and out of harm. But everyone else has the same idea and want to be at the front so invariably the pace goes up and up as they fight for position


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