TDF Stage 20*Warning-contains unmasked spoilers

ednwireland · 21-07-2012 3:50pm #1

Distance: 120km
Highest point: 172m
Category: Flat

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Darkglasses · 22-07-2012 12:35am

Cav to win at a canter, and i'll be happy for him.

davyjose · 22-07-2012 1:47am

A Belgian and a Kenyan on the podium, I reckon

ednwireland · 22-07-2012 2:56pm

bumped for irish-stew

cav for me

dastardly00 · 22-07-2012 3:00pm

21km to go. The peloton are on the circuits of the Champs Élysées.
Sky, Green-edge, and Liquigas are leading the peloton. 11 riders are in a breakaway and have a 25 second lead.

AG2R · 22-07-2012 3:00pm

Nah Jens voigt is going to stay away

Unless Cav drops a chain I can only see it being him.
Think Sagan may be up there and Greipl too. Goss hasn't really been great even though he 3rd

Mint Sauce · 22-07-2012 3:00pm

ednwireland wrote: »

bumped for irish-stew

cav for me

Would think so as well. Looks like Sagen is trying to up set the party though.

Big gap though to the front 11. Thought I seen Nico again in it, dont know why I keep thinking he is wearing 77.

dastardly00 · 22-07-2012 3:06pm

I reckon Kelly has said 'making the calculation' about 7 times in the last few minutes!!

aindriu80 · 22-07-2012 3:21pm

who crashed there ? looked like a bike completely collapsed

BQQ · 22-07-2012 3:22pm

Would like to see Farrar get some reward for sticking it out through the crashes

ednwireland · 22-07-2012 3:26pm

cavendish making it look easy ............. yes

wft was EBH doing leaving cav at the front with 400m to go

BQQ · 22-07-2012 3:28pm

aindriu80 wrote: »

who crashed there ? looked like a bike completely collapsed

Cherel and Hondo in that crash

Mint Sauce · 22-07-2012 3:31pm

Looking good for Team GB Cycling at the Olympics.

Fantasic results for Wiggo, Froome, and Cav.

BQQ · 22-07-2012 3:39pm

ednwireland wrote: »

cavendish making it look easy ............. yes

wft was EBH doing leaving cav at the front with 400m to go

Cav just said in interview that he told him he was going early

ednwireland · 22-07-2012 3:42pm

BQQ wrote: »

Cav just said in interview that he told him he was going early

yeh just saw that, cav said get me to the corner first, fair play, thought they had c**cked that up with that

Unregistered. · 22-07-2012 3:42pm

Cav went very early, was surprised to see that he managed to go all the way. They were going fairly fast around the last bend though.

DominoDub · 22-07-2012 3:43pm

Great finish to TDF 2012 nearly did not get to see UPC Cable TV crashed with 3km to go :eek:

Mint Sauce · 22-07-2012 3:44pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Cav went very early, was surprised to see that he managed to go all the way. They were going fairly fast around the last bend though.

Was half expecting a crash into the barriers with the speed they took it at.

:eek:

Undercover Elephant · 22-07-2012 3:57pm

Best winner's speech since Daire O Cinneide did the whole thing as Gaelige

MajesticDonkey · 22-07-2012 4:22pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Cav went very early, was surprised to see that he managed to go all the way. They were going fairly fast around the last bend though.

Eurosport said they were doing around 60km/h around that last bend.

Unregistered. · 22-07-2012 4:27pm

Decryptor wrote: »

Eurosport said they were doing around 60km/h around that last bend.

A very long sprint, the most impressive I've seen on this year's tour. Thought he was going to run out of gas in the last 100. Managed to hold of Greipl at the end. Chapeau Cav!

redzerredzer · 22-07-2012 4:55pm

Sorry for going off topic but.....

Is wiggins in the Olympic team?
If so why are medal hopes only on cavendish?

I obviously don't know anything about cycling but I would have thought if you win the tour de France you would be a favourite for the next big race.

Unregistered. · 22-07-2012 5:00pm

redzerredzer wrote: »

Sorry for going off topic but.....

Is wiggins in the Olympic team?
If so why are medal hopes only on cavendish?

I obviously don't know anything about cycling but I would have thought if you win the tour de France you would be a favourite for the next big race.

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/oly20120705-gb-cyclingteam-Cycling-at-London-2012--Road-team-0

The team ^^^

Wiggins may be favourite for the next big tour which he enters. For the Olympic Road Race, Cavendish will be the man they want to finish it in first place with a sprint to the finish. They will all work as a team up until the last few hundred meters. cavendish will be the man to power towards the finishing line, competing against the sprinters from other teams.

Mint Sauce · 22-07-2012 5:12pm

redzerredzer wrote: »

Sorry for going off topic but.....

Is wiggins in the Olympic team?
If so why are medal hopes only on cavendish?

I obviously don't know anything about cycling but I would have thought if you win the tour de France you would be a favourite for the next big race.

Olympics is one race, compared to the TDF being a grand tour and contested over 20 stages, including time trail, climbing, and the sprint finishes.

Unregistered. wrote: »

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/oly20120705-gb-cyclingteam-Cycling-at-London-2012--Road-team-0

The team ^^^

Wiggins may be favourite for the next big tour which he enters. For the Olympic Road Race, Cavendish will be the man they want to finish it in first place with a sprint to the finish. They will all work as a team up until the last few hundred meters. cavendish will be the man to power towards the finishing line, competing against the sprinters from other teams.

I'm assuming after yesterday though Wiggo will be included for the time trail and a favourite for it.

Diarmuid · 22-07-2012 5:19pm

Sagan would have won that sprint if the lotto rider in front of him hadn't let the wheel go out of the last corner.

Lusk Doyle · 22-07-2012 5:33pm

Unregistered. wrote: »

Managed to hold of Greipl at the end. Chapeau Cav!

Not greipel. He was way back in eight.

Beasty · 22-07-2012 5:40pm

TBH Cav was almost pulling away at the line. Considering how far out he went it was very impressive - add that to Friday's performance and it's clear that no-one can get near him if he has the right position coming into the sprint

Diarmuid · 22-07-2012 5:54pm

Beasty wrote: »

TBH Cav was almost pulling away at the line

you need to watch it again from the overhead camera

aindriu80 · 22-07-2012 7:27pm

Well done Wiggins, its bound to help cycling in Britain and have some knock on effects here in Ireland.

The tour I watched seemed more about development than entertainment. Next year sees ?Contador? back and maybe that will bring a more competitive race.

Cars are a waste of time and we really could do with having lots more cyclists both competitive and exercise.

mcgratheoin · 22-07-2012 8:29pm

DominoDub wrote: »

Great finish to TDF 2012 nearly did not get to see UPC Cable TV crashed with 3km to go :eek:

Yeah, great finish - lovely to see the yellow jersey on the front with 1km to go. I know that the Sky boys aren't the most loved team in the world, but I get the impression that they (Wiggins and Cav in particular) genuinely care about the jerseys they're wearing and want to do them justice. Great finish from a long way out from Cav, but I don't think he'll go as early if he makes it to the Olympic finish. It's a lot easier make a long one stick when you haven't done any work for the last 3 weeks and you're competing against guys who pushed themselves a lot more on the hillier stages. (Sagan must have been completely "on de limit" today)

Rovi · 23-07-2012 10:28am

I see The Badger got to do a bit of bouncing on the podium again yesterday:

And I loved Wiggins' reaction to Lesley Garrett's rendition of God Save The Queen:

Story and video here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9420000/Tour-de-France-2012-Lesley-Garrett-sings-God-Save-The-Queen-for-Bradley-Wiggins.html

TDF Stage 20*Warning-contains unmasked spoilers

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