Sam and DQS v Bora, battle for the Green, Stage 19

Dodge

mcgratheoin wrote: »

Yeah, it's a very special jersey win I think. Really earned it.

55 points ahead now with 70 available - top 3 in the intermediate sprint and he can just focus on the stage win then.

All about the stage now too. There’s zero chance of Sagan catching him

neris

Is Sundays stage going to be an late evening finish like the last few years?

deckie66

neris wrote: »

Is Sundays stage going to be an late evening finish like the last few years?

yep. approx 7pm

Oymyakon

Is there not 20pts available in the time trial tomorrow?

mcgratheoin

Oymyakon wrote: »

Is there not 20pts available in the time trial tomorrow?

If Sagan finishes in the points tomorrow then he deserves the green jersey.

mcgratheoin

Dodge wrote: »

All about the stage now too. There’s zero chance of Sagan catching him

If I was Sam I'd be looking to sew up those points at the intermediate in case there's a crash on the Champs Elysee and Sagan avoids it.

raclle

Dodge wrote: »

All about the stage now too.

Would be amazing if he won the Champs-Élysées stage to top it off

redlead

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Bennett pipped Sagan at the line again!

Excellent

Given his superiority in the sprint, its a shame he actually only won one stage this year which sounds crazy I know. He really should be targeting the Champs Elysee now. The Jersey is in the bag.

Inquitus

redlead wrote: »

Given his superiority in the sprint, its a shame he actually only won one stage this year which sounds crazy I know. He really should be targeting the Champs Elysee now. The Jersey is in the bag.

Full DQS leadout on the Champs D'Elysee, Sam has a great chance, favourite imho!

REBELSAFC

She's clearing her throat

:D:D

Presuming both get nothing on the time trial:

Even if Sagan gets all 20 points at the intermediate sprint and Bennett gets nothing, then the Irishman needs to just finish at least fifth in Paris should Sagan win the stage in order to secure the green jersey.

Itziger

Inquitus wrote: »

Full DQS leadout on the Champs D'Elysee, Sam has a great chance, favourite imho!

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Dodge

mcgratheoin wrote: »

If I was Sam I'd be looking to sew up those points at the intermediate in case there's a crash on the Champs Elysee and Sagan avoids it.

He will. I’m just saying that the gap is so big that there’s zero chance that Sagan will have enough spaces between them to catch him

Shot of Sam there sat on the steps with a towel over him shaking his head, it is starting to dawn on him????

lawrencesummers

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

redlead wrote: »

Given his superiority in the sprint, its a shame he actually only won one stage this year which sounds crazy I know. He really should be targeting the Champs Elysee now. The Jersey is in the bag.

That just speaks to his slight versatility over Ewen, and how Ewen is the Usain Bolt of cycling and unbeatable over short distances

cunavalos

Itziger wrote: »

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Better chance of Alaphilippe doing a Vinokourov

Eamonnator

Oymyakon wrote: »

Is there not 20pts available in the time trial tomorrow?

Neither Bennett or Sagan will get any points in the T.T. tomorrow.
Honestly!

dastardly00

Itziger wrote: »

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Eamonnator

Sam did really well today, he moved up 6 places on G.C.

Mefistofelino

Deleted User wrote: »

Shot of Sam there sat on the steps with a towel over him shaking his head, it is starting to dawn on him????

Nah. Sagan was probably just trying to waterboard him.

dastardly00

Roger Kluge increased his lead today as Lantern Rouge by finishing last.
It was quite a battle because the second-last and third-last riders in GC also finished second-last and third-last in the stage!

(Ewan can't even get over a speed bump at the moment without being dropped from the peloton)

Mefistofelino

dastardly00 wrote: »

Without his raffish goatee, Alaphilippe is just the chipper, but ultimately annoying, guy who delivers office stationery.

mr spuckler

https://twitter.com/letourdata/status/1306981483391967235?s=20

:eek:

Macy0161

Itziger wrote: »

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Worked for Sam when he was in Yellow, iirc?

cunavalos

There was one sprinter who took it real easy today, just rolled over the intermediate sprint and sat back in the peloton saving his energy for Paris on Sunday. He must surely be the favourite for the Champs Elysses now.


His name......

Michael Mørkøv

De Bhál

mr spuckler wrote: »

https://twitter.com/letourdata/status/1306981483391967235?s=20

:eek:

no way they did that, did they? seems very high

mr spuckler

De Bhál wrote: »

no way they did that, did they? seems very high

Yeah especially when you consider both the terrain and Andersen pulling out a minute over them, so suggesting that Andersen held 57.5 fo6 16km.

dastardly00

Irish riders have got eight top-10 finishes so far... Sam (6x) & Nico (x2).
Sam should get another on Sunday.

Doc07

cunavalos wrote: »

There was one sprinter who took it real easy today, just rolled over the intermediate sprint and sat back in the peloton saving his energy for Paris on Sunday. He must surely be the favourite for the Champs Elysses now.


His name......

Michael Mørkøv

Thinking of starting a campaign to get Morkov voted Irish Sports Personality of the Year 😉

Itziger

Macy0161 wrote: »

Worked for Sam when he was in Yellow, iirc?

He did 2 or 3k at one stage.

cunavalos

Doc07 wrote: »

Thinking of starting a campaign to get Morkov voted Irish Sports Personality of the Year ��

Well if Sean Kelly gets a town square and a sports centre named after him in Carrick on Suir, the local council will have to think long and hard about finding something adequate for Mørkøv (Maybe Sam could get something too):D