Tour de France Stage 19 – July 25th, Maubourguet - Bergerac **Unmasked Spoilers**

Darkglasses

Sagan's last chance to win a stage most likely! Surely he can't balls it up this time :eek:

On that note, my pick for tomorrow is Coquard

Oddschecker: Kristoff 4/1, Sagan 5/1, Kittel 11/2, Greipel 8/1, Degenkolb 8/1, Van Avermaet 18/1, Coquard 28/1

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ZiabR

Kittel

Sagan, he deserves a win in this years TDF.

pelevin

Kittel

Go on Sagan! Don't think he'd want to see Kristoff in the action at the death.

retalivity

kittel is longer odds than I thought here...surely he can get over that last bump with the main guys?

death1234567

retalivity wrote: »

kittel is longer odds than I thought here...surely he can get over that last bump with the main guys?

Normally I'd back Kittle but after all those mountains he might be too tired and giant might not have the strength to control the peleton.

mirrormatrix

Yeah, would have thought the same. Giant should be able to drag Kittel up a measly Cat 4 with the peloton, no?

daramike

Van Avermaet

I think Katusha or Cannondale will power up that last climb and Kittel will be blown out the back. I can't see Sagan winning one of Kristoff or Degenkolb for me. I'm siding with Degenkolb, Trentin blocked him off in the last sprint when he was powering up the inside. He will go very close.

quozl

Sagan for top 5 in the sprint finish.

It's a brave call but I'm making it.

pajor

Kittel

I'm hoping Sagan will get the win, but would be good to see an 'outsider' like Coquard, Tom Dumoulin or Navardauskas get a win too.

death1234567

Greipel at 8/1 isn't a bad shout.

I just noticed there's a 120m long condom on the stage today, I hope the teams factor that into 'the calculation'...

gordongekko

Albasini

Saxo in great form and bennati unlucky with the puncture the other day. So I'm going for him.

pajor

Kittel

death1234567 wrote: »

Greipel at 8/1 isn't a bad shout.

I just noticed there's a 120m long condom on the stage today, I hope the teams factor that into 'the calculation'...

I hope there's no punctures in Condom. :pac:

MPFG

Know what I am going for Nicolas Roche again today .....why not ...in for a penny in for a pound....maybe the break will stay away or there will be an attack on last climb...who knows ...I can hope

pelevin

Kittel

MPFG wrote: »

Know what I am going for Nicolas Roche again today .....why not ...in for a penny in for a pound....maybe the break will stay away or there will be an attack on last climb...who knows ...I can hope

Was it ever in doubt?

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

Was it ever in doubt?

Maybe its just me but I am detecting that you may think I am a over the top fan ??? where you could have gotten that idea I am sure I don't know

neris

pajor wrote: »

I hope there's no punctures in Condom. :pac:

Theyre all "Mates" in the peleton im sure they,ll look after each other

quozl

neris wrote: »

Theyre all "Mates" in the peleton im sure they,ll look after each other

You never know how people will act when they're under durex.

simonrooneyzaga

quozl wrote: »

You never know how people will act when they're under durex.

:D Trojan work quozl.

pelevin

Kittel

MPFG wrote: »

Maybe its just me but I am detecting that you may think I am a over the top fan ??? where you could have gotten that idea I am sure I don't know

I think it's a bit of a love-hate thing you've got going. Hopes, let-downs, recriminations & occasional triumph.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

I think it's a bit of a love-hate thing you've got going. Hopes, let-downs, recriminations & occasional triumph.

You are right
I love Dan Martin & Sam Bennett too but feel they can do it by themselves ...but for Nico I feel that I somehow need to be metaphorically pushing him

Dan & Sam are like ManU & Chelsea

Nico is West Ham...forever blowing bubbles.....:D

eagle eye

Love this

DDC1990

Lol Oleg Tinkoff told Rafael Majka that he'd give him an Aston Martin if he won a second stage after he won the first.

Hope he has to pay up. :P

MPFG

DDC1990 wrote: »

Lol Oleg Tinkoff told Rafael Majka that he'd give him an Aston Martin if he won a second stage after he won the first.

Hope he has to pay up. :P

I am not gone on this kind of incentive....The whole team shares the winning & incentive pot.....The team cannot share an Aston martin...and in fairness Makja needed the team to help him win stages, etc

Zyzz

DDC1990 wrote: »

Lol Oleg Tinkoff told Rafael Majka that he'd give him an Aston Martin if he won a second stage after he won the first.

Hope he has to pay up. :P

http://www.forbes.com/profile/oleg-tinkov/

'Net worth'

:pac:

lennymc

MPFG wrote: »

I am not gone on this kind of incentive....The whole team shares the winning & incentive pot.....The team cannot share an Aston martin...and in fairness Makja needed the team to help him win stages, etc

he can give them a drive in it

daragh_

From the Twittersphere

@TeamSky
The #TDF's passed safely into the town of Condom. No splits in the 5-man break who are sharing the load. 2:33 ahead. po.st/TDFTracker

Darkglasses

Bennati

Read on twitter that the finish in bergerac is currently under thunder and heavy rain. Can't watch today's stage so keep the updates coming!

retalivity

well, that's kittel done

Darkglasses

Bennati

Bloody hell, Peter's crashed!

eeeee

Bennati

Big crash Sagan gone

Darkglasses

Bennati

Navardauskas wins! Well done mistermatthew and decuc

DDC1990

Anti-Climax with the crash, but Congrats to Neverdauskas.

Took a risk, and it payed off.

retalivity

always like to see garmin do well

pajor

Kittel

pajor wrote: »

I'm hoping Sagan will get the win, but would be good to see an 'outsider' like Coquard, Tom Dumoulin or Navardauskas get a win too.

Ahem ahem. :P

neris

nico got lucky with that crash

pajor

Kittel

pajor wrote: »

I'm hoping Sagan will get the win, but would be good to see an 'outsider' like Coquard, Tom Dumoulin or Navardauskas get a win too.

Ahem ahem. :P

mistermatthew

Albasini

Darkglasses wrote: »

Navardauskas wins! Well done mistermatthew and decuc

Haha, I may have voted once he attacked lol.

Fair play to him though, epic move and very ballsy

mistermatthew

Albasini

neris wrote: »

nico got lucky with that crash

See him cruising around the back of it like a boss lol

mossym

Greipel

for all sagan's ability, his legacy of the tdF may be his failure to take a stage ever. looking like areal monkey on his back now. not his fault today, but the sense of doubt has to hit

godtabh

mossym wrote: »

for all sagan's ability, his legacy of the tdF may be his failure to take a stage ever. looking like areal monkey on his back now. not his fault today, but the sense of doubt has to hit

Hopefully he has a lot more tours to try. If any one has a monkey on their back its probably Roche

j0hn1

mossym wrote: »

for all sagan's ability, his legacy of the tdF may be his failure to take a stage ever. looking like areal monkey on his back now. not his fault today, but the sense of doubt has to hit

He won 4 stages the last two years, just none this year

http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/teams/can.html

Zzippy

mossym wrote: »

for all sagan's ability, his legacy of the tdF may be his failure to take a stage ever. looking like areal monkey on his back now. not his fault today, but the sense of doubt has to hit

???
He has 4 stage wins in the last 2 tours...

Edit: Beaten to it by j0hn1!!

DDC1990

mossym wrote: »

for all sagan's ability, his legacy of the tdF may be his failure to take a stage ever. looking like areal monkey on his back now. not his fault today, but the sense of doubt has to hit

In fairness he's won 4 stages of the Tour already. 3 in 12 and 1 in 13.

EDIT: Beaten to it by the other guys :P

lennymc

he has 4 stage wins...




only messin.

REBELSAFC

Greipel

mistermatthew wrote: »

See him cruising around the back of it like a boss lol

Nico was like a rubbernecker on the motorway. Cruise up behind the crash,slow down,have a good look then cruise around at your ease taking it all in.

It's like he was making sure he'd have all the gossip for the Indo tomorrow

mossym

Greipel

j0hn1 wrote: »

He won 4 stages the last two years, just none this year

http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/teams/can.html

Zzippy wrote: »

???
He has 4 stage wins in the last 2 tours...

Edit: Beaten to it by j0hn1!!

DDC1990 wrote: »

In fairness he's won 4 stages of the Tour already. 3 in 12 and 1 in 13.

EDIT: Beaten to it by the other guys :P

sorry, that's what i get for typing while working on a spreadsheet. i've even watched 3 of those wins live. fecking brain freeze. that's my third stupid moment of the day,.i think it's time to go home.

even feckin crazier i forgot that given the wheelie last year, although that wasn't a stage win

Decuc500

Albasini

Darkglasses wrote: »

Navardauskas wins! Well done mistermatthew and decuc

Thanks! Finally got one right.

Really wanted to see Garmin win a stage so I picked him.

Eamonnator

pajor wrote: »

I'm hoping Sagan will get the win, but would be good to see an 'outsider' like Coquard, Tom Dumoulin or Navardauskas get a win too.

well done.

Now, enough, already.