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July 20, Stage 17: Gap - Pinerolo 179km

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    #32
    Chips Lovell
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    Yep, break caught, all that speculation out the window now.


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    #33
    RobFowl
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    Break caught

    Here's some live SRM data (for Lumen and Beasty esp)

    http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/

    :o


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    #34
    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    jeez its going to be a long day for Roche if hes been shelled albeit it only for a few moments.

    His legs must be shot to pieces. Good chance he wont finish the tour this year me thinks


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    #35
    mahoo
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭mahoo


    average speed so far today is 50km/hr... no wonder the breaks aren't getting away. pray for nico, its going to be a LONG 3 days for him


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    #36
    on_the_nickel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭on_the_nickel


    Backed Cunego yesterday, I'm going to have to go with him again today.


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    #37
    RobFowl
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    • attack_32.png
    A new break has formed. Boassan Hagen is there again and he's been joined by Perez, Tjallingii, Fofonov, Muravyev, Amador, Paterski, Chavanel, El Fares, Casar, Bozic, Leukmans, Hivert and the bunch are 1:30 back


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    #38
    AG2R
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    New break.
    Ruben Perez Moreno
    Bauke Mollema
    Maarten TJallngii
    Dmitriy Fofonov
    Andry Amador
    Maciej Paterski
    Edvald Boassen Hagen
    Sylvain Chavanel
    Sandy Casar
    Julien El Fares
    Borut Bozic
    Bjorn Leukmans
    Johnathan Hivert


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    #39
    niceonetom
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    Average speeds for yesterday were 46+ for the whole stage which is ludicrous when you look at the profile. It seems that for whatever reason breaks are going later and having to try harder to get away than is usual for this phase of the tour.

    I wonder if that very aggressive riding and bump in avg speed is hurting some of the GC contenders more than others.


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    #40
    mahoo
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭mahoo


    RobFowl wrote: »
    http://data.srmlive.de/TDF/

    :o

    never looked at that before...was just wondering why El Fares was going 10km/hr faster than anyone else and then realised there had been a break! :D


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    #41
    AG2R
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    Tiralongo has withdrawn from the race


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    #42
    Lumen
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    Tiralongone?


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    #43
    kmart6
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    Lumen wrote: »
    Tiralongone?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcYppAs6ZdI


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    #44
    check_six
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    mahoo wrote: »
    never looked at that before...was just wondering why El Fares was going 10km/hr faster than anyone else and then realised there had been a break! :D


    Like it when it looks like the riders have taken a shortcut on the course when the map isn't updating correctly, or when someone updates all of a sudden and moves about a mile up the road instantly catapult style!


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    #45
    ednwireland
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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/20/tour-de-france-2011-schleck-dangerous-descent

    andy schleck needs to get off this tour

    My weather

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



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    #46
    kmart6
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    G'wan Nico!!!


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    #47
    AG2R
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    He needed to go. Hoogerland on the chase


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    #48
    CianRyan
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    Roche on the attack, go on boy!

    Have to leave the house in a few minutes... Bloody hell!


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    #49
    John.Icy
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    Legs looked good there for nico..maybe a better few days in prospect...the little trio have gained almost a minute already...


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    #50
    gavkm27
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    Brilliant stuff,go nic!


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    #51
    Esroh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Esroh


    De Weert is a place above Ag2r's top placed rider. Will Nico work with him


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    #52
    De Bhál
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    Sean Kelly cut off in mid-sentence there by the advertisments. Sloppy


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    #53
    kenmc
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    ednwireland wrote: »
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/20/tour-de-france-2011-schleck-dangerous-descent

    andy schleck needs to get off this tour

    needs to get off the bike full stop. Was hoping for rain just to see him throw a hissy fit. HTFU slacks. Most boring sportsperson in the world award to the pair of them. Even make damon hill look like a fun fellow.


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    #54
    youwhoglue
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    Peleton pulling Nico group back slowly on the downhill


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    #55
    damoz
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    youwhoglue wrote: »
    Peleton pulling Nico group back slowly on the downhill

    I think he will blow up again on the next climb - just doesnt seem to have the legs this tour (most likely due to injury this season).

    Hope he proves me wrong.


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    #56
    Aoibheann
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    Just reading Roche's article on yesterday's stage. I had to laugh when I read this:
    Petacchi can't climb out of bed, so I knew I was in trouble

    On reading the article, I was very impressed by his honesty. Really enjoying the Tour diary overall, if not Roche's actual Tour! On another topic, anyone thing this break will stay out? Casar and Chavanel are always good bets if they do manage it, but there'll surely be more GC contender attacks on the last climb, given the Schlecks kindly told the world they can't descend. :P


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    #57
    alibabba
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    Good to see him out the front for a change.
    Go on Nico.


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    #58
    John.Icy
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    Roche is 3:54 down on the breakaway, peleton at 6:25.

    EDIT: 3:33 down, C'mon Nico! Keep it up.


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    #59
    youwhoglue
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    Pulling away from peleton on the way up to Sestriere. 4'30 down now

    (3'54 now)


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    #60
    gavkm27
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    They are making it happen now the 3 of them


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    #61
    kenmc
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    closig the gap to the leaders, opening it to the peleton as well! keep it up!


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