Tour de France 2015, Stage 10. **Contains unmasked spoilers** mod warning post 225

Eamonnator

As nobody else has started a thread, and because I enjoy these threads so much, I have decided to kick one off.But I don't know how to do it, so I am attaching a link to "The Inner Rings" preview.

http://inrng.com/2015/07/tour-stage-10-preview/#more-25727

It looks like, there is a sting in the tail.

ZiabR

Contador

Can wait for this stage today. Final climb is 15.3km long, very nasty.

Final climb.



Main points to note:

Km 66.0 - Côte de Bougarber1.4 kilometre-long climb at 6.2% - category 4
Km 90.0 - Côte de Vielleségure1.7 kilometre-long climb at 5.9% - category 4
Km 134.0 - Côte de Montory1.8 kilometre-long climb at 6.3% - category 4
Km 167.0 - LA PIERRE-SAINT-MARTIN (1 610 m)15.3 kilometre-long climb at 7.4% - category H

EDIT - How do I embed an image?

lennymc

Jaysis Eamonnator, where are the pictures, the betting odds, the useless info.....

LOL.

Beasty

logik wrote: »

EDIT - How do I embed an image?

Sorted - use the "IMG" tags

Eamonnator

I can only apologise for my failures.

Beasty

lennymc wrote: »

Jaysis Eamonnator, where are the pictures, the betting odds, the useless info.....

LOL.

OK lenny - that's now your job......




.... for the rest of the Tour:pac:

Melodeon

Can we clarify the "No spoilers" bit of the thread title please?
Does it mean that there can't be open discussion of the stage 'live' as in all other live stage threads, or am I missing something?

Melodeon

Here's a map of the stage:


...and the profile of the climb to the finish:

spock.

Nibali

Riblon to win from the breakaway as usual :pac:
I'll throw a euro on it @ 150/1 anyway.

MPFG

Barguil

So most people are expecting Froome to take this . Hopefully Rolland, Bardet,Pinot, Peraud go wild

lennymc

Beasty wrote: »

OK lenny - that's now your job......




.... for the rest of the Tour:pac:

If you think Eamonnator's attempt was bad.....

TheBlaaMan

.....and here's the time schedule (Euro time so one hour ahead of us) for the last 40km

ie at a race ave of 40kmph the finish is due at 3.43p Irish time

from the finish from the start Caravan 42 km/h 40 km/h 38 km/h
ARDETS-SORHOLUS 41 126 13h31 15h16 15h23 15h31
MONTORY 35.5 131.5 13h38 15h23 15h30 15h38
Côte de Montory 33 134 13h42 15h26 15h33 15h42
LANNE-EN-BARÉTOUS 30 137 13h46 15h29 15h37 15h46
Carrefour D918-D919 27.5 139.5 13h50 15h33 15h41 15h50
ARAMITS (D919-D133) 27 140 13h50 15h33 15h41 15h50
ARETTE (D133-D132) 23.5 143.5 13h55 15h38 15h46 15h55
La Mouline 15.5 151.5 14h06 15h48 15h56 16h06
Col de Labays 5 162 14h41 16h18 16h28 16h41
Col de Soudet 1 166 14h54 16h29 16h39 16h54
Carrefour D132-VC 0 167 14h57 16h32 16h43 16h57
LA PIERRE-SAINT-MARTIN (1 610 m) 0 167 14h58 16h32 16h43 16h58


of course, the action will only really kick off in the last 15km (or will it...?)

Beasty

Melodeon wrote: »

Can we clarify the "No spoilers" bit of the thread title please?

It was Eamonnator's first attempt!! Thread title changed - spoiler info on today's stage without spoiler tags is what he meant

lenny has promised to learn from any mistakes made today - if he gets it right he then has a pass for the next day (which is why I'm assuming he's going to be doing them for the remainder of the Tour!)

SummerRebel

Nibali

Happy Bastille Day!!

retalivity

Rodriguez

Bar Froome, could see Pinot having a go and being allowed some leeway as hes lost so much time already

lennymc

Beasty wrote: »

lenny has promised to learn from any mistakes made today - if he gets it right he then has a pass for the next day (which is why I'm assuming he's going to be doing them for the remainder of the Tour!)

Stage 3 tomorrow isnt it? That's the individual team time trial over the cobbles in the alps ending on the tourmalet stage. My favorite.

happytramp

Froome to go crazy on the Cipressa and solo through the arenberg to victory.

Darkglasses

Contador

Hoping for a Bardet win, but expect a Froome win.

lennymc

Wiggins will catch him when they enter the velodrome.

Beasty, are you still sure you want me to do a preview?

joehayes999

Given Froome's advantage others will need to try to win some of that back fairly soon, however with only on real climb today at the very end its a bit of a free for all and they will all be marking Froome. That makes it more likely for him to be the one to push things on this stage and try to push some of the contenders fully out of the reckoning.
Overall I fancy Uran to go close.

dastardly00

Contador

I don't think the stage is tough enough for the GC contenders to put Froome and Team Sky into much difficulty today. It'll be a shootout on the climb at the finish, and Froome looks the strongest at the moment.

I'm very interested to see how Van Garderen gets on today.

MPFG

Barguil

I am very interested to see Quintana & Contador. Only real contenders to take on Froome imo

But I actually think Purito could do very well on this stage today. He seems to have the form and its a hard climb but not too long

GuitarMusic

The first very interesting stage. I'll be watching the final hour or so with interest.

I'm also keen to see how TJ gets on as well as the other climbers.

For some reason I can't warm to Froome. Don't know why though.

happytramp

If Froome attacks, which I suspect he will (apparently he really fancies this stage) then we'll know by this afternoon what the next two weeks will hold. If he goes for it and can't dislodge Contador and Nario then it's game on! but if he does and they can't respond here then it's game over.

lennymc

not neccisarily - every rider can have a bad day.

happytramp

True. But this climb shouldn't really be hard enough to induce a bad day. If Froome accelerates away here then I despair for the tour. Then we'll be relying on Contador finding his alleged third week form, Nibali going bananas on the descents etc.....(that would be awesome though)

lennymc

i didnt mean that froome would have a bad day today - but he probably will have a bad day at some stage. I guess most of the top guys will finish reasonably close to each other today.

Arrow in the Knee

Nibali

Can one of the Mods get a Poll up for today's stage?

Decuc500

Hope TJ can put in a good performance today. I can't see beyond Froome or Quintana for the stage win.

happytramp

lennymc wrote: »

i didnt mean that froome would have a bad day today - but he probably will have a bad day at some stage. I guess most of the top guys will finish reasonably close to each other today.

Yeah, I'd be very surprised if there's big gaps today..... but you never know. Anything other than sky train until 3km out would be great

eagle eye

Peraud

After watching the first week and a bit I've come to the conclusion that this Tour is down to three men. Froome is a very strong favourite and has looked scarily strong so far, Quintana looks very good too but the dark horse is Van Garderen who has kept his cards close to his chest but for me is the only one that looks like he is strong enough to take on the two mentioned above. Contador is one of those that you can never rule out even when he is not looking so good but with Froome looking so strong I just don't fancy he can do it in this one.

Today's finish is going to answer a lot of questions about these guys and I think Van Garderen has to at least stay with Froome if he wants to be in with a shout.

As for today's winner, could Dan Martin do it?

Where is the poll for stage winner today? Any chance of adding it?

greendom

Rodriguez

Hoping for a French stage win with the day that's in it. Hopefully Pinot can put his bad start behind him

CramCycle

MOD VOICE: No poll today, the UCI have already informed the mods who will win.

hans aus dtschl

I think it's probably too long for Dan.

Darkglasses

Contador

Sorry folks, I can't seem to add a poll on my mobile and wasn't in the form last night. Will bring it back tomorrow. We'll just have to post our guesses today.

ZiabR

Contador

Froome for me, I think he really wants this stage.

ionadnapokot

Nibali

TDF starts proper today... The Pyrenees! Would like to see it been put up to Froome today. Hoping for lots of attacks and counter attacks.
Does anyone know who has the best Mountain domestiques to rival Sky?

D3PO

Barguil

I think today could be one for Purito. Seems in form he's far enough back that the top gc guys wont be worried if he has a crack.

For me todays top 3

1. J Rod
2. Froomedog
3. Quintana

D3PO

Barguil

ionadnapokot wrote: »

Does anyone know who has the best Mountain domestiques to rival Sky?

Movistar for me.

Darkglasses

Contador

Darkglasses wrote: »

Sorry folks, I can't seem to add a poll on my mobile and wasn't in the form last night. Will bring it back tomorrow. We'll just have to post our guesses today.

Ok got it

Talib Fiasco

Nibali

I hope Quintana destroys it and takes back good time in order to put Froome under more pressure. Atm he only has to worry about TJ and Contador.

There is only going to be one winner though tbh :rolleyes:

Hoping Wilco Kelderman might do something today

irishrover99

Peraud

If Froome can't shake Contador today if he goes on the attack,then its game on as previously posted. Contador got great confidence from holding Froome in the Dauphine last year when he done that hyper spinning that most can't hold on to.

I just hope the other GC contenders try take it to Froome and don't allow sky to bring it all the way to 3km to go and then Froome attacks.

Talib Fiasco

Nibali

irishrover99 wrote: »

If Froome can't shake Contador today if he goes on the attack,then its game on as previously posted. Contador got great confidence from holding Froome in the Dauphine last year when he done that hyper spinning that most can't hold on to.

I just hope the other GC contenders try take it to Froome and don't allow sky to bring it all the way to 3km to go and then Froome attacks.

He also dropped Froome on the second last day too of that. This tim is much different though, Contador has a hard Giro in his legs already, Froome is the fresher although I think his staggering efforts in the first week will cost him a bit, especially next week.

Arrow in the Knee

Nibali

I like Quintana for today.

He seemed happy about the mountains at the press conference yesterday.

dastardly00

Contador

Fedrigo and Van Bilsen have a gap of 13 minutes with about 100km left. It'll be interesting to see how quickly the gap plummets when everyone starts climbing!

Zzippy

Lads, It's Bastille Day. Tommy V has to have a go at some stage!

I fancy Riblon, with the day that's in it. But probably Froome...

greendom

Rodriguez

Bit of a climber Fedrigo and he has a 13 minute gap now

Talib Fiasco

Nibali

dastardly00 wrote: »

Fedrigo and Van Bilsen have a gap of 13 minutes with about 50km left. It'll be interesting to see how quickly the gap plummets when everyone starts climbing!

They'll need about 20 minutes before I'd give them a chance.

Also over 100km left, they've about 50 done...big difference!

dastardly00

Contador

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Also over 100km left, they've about 50 done...big difference!

Sorry I'm getting ahead of myself

Talib Fiasco

Nibali

dastardly00 wrote: »

Sorry I'm getting ahead of myself

Getting excited myself too. I just hope Froome doesn't disappoint.....by trashing everyone in an E.T. like attack :pac:

Zzippy

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Getting excited myself too. I just hope Froome doesn't disappoint.....by trashing everyone in an E.T. like attack :pac:

He's good, but I don't think he can fly just yet!