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

Dodge · 18-09-2020 4:26pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:27pm

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

deckie66 · 18-09-2020 4:28pm

neris wrote: »

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

yep. approx 7pm

Oymyakon · 18-09-2020 4:28pm

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

mcgratheoin · 18-09-2020 4:29pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:30pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:31pm

Dodge wrote: »

All about the stage now too.

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

redlead · 18-09-2020 4:31pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:33pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:38pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:38pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:39pm

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

18-09-2020 4:39pm

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

lawrencesummers · 18-09-2020 4:39pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:40pm

Itziger wrote: »

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Better chance of Alaphilippe doing a Vinokourov

Eamonnator · 18-09-2020 4:47pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:48pm

Itziger wrote: »

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Eamonnator · 18-09-2020 4:50pm

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

Mefistofelino · 18-09-2020 4:50pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:51pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:53pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

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

mr spuckler · 18-09-2020 4:54pm

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

:eek:

Macy0161 · 18-09-2020 4:57pm

Itziger wrote: »

What even Alaphilippe?!?

Good luck with that.

Worked for Sam when he was in Yellow, iirc?

cunavalos · 18-09-2020 4:58pm

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 · 18-09-2020 4:58pm

mr spuckler wrote: »

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

:eek:

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

mr spuckler · 18-09-2020 5:01pm

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 · 18-09-2020 5:02pm

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

Doc07 · 18-09-2020 5:18pm

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 ðŸ˜‰

Itziger · 18-09-2020 5:21pm

Macy0161 wrote: »

Worked for Sam when he was in Yellow, iirc?

He did 2 or 3k at one stage.

cunavalos · 18-09-2020 5:30pm

Doc07 wrote: »

Thinking of starting a campaign to get Morkov voted Irish Sports Personality of the Year &#55357;&#56841;

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

neris · 18-09-2020 5:35pm

cunavalos wrote: »

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

The Morkov GAA grounds, Sam can have a cul de sac in a new housing development a few ks out of town

cunavalos · 18-09-2020 5:44pm

neris wrote: »

The Morkov GAA grounds, Sam can have a cul de sac in a new housing development a few ks out of town

True, but with the Danish flag he will surely be a Carrick Davins man, Sam would never get a GAA pitch named after him anyway .... feckin Soccer family don't you know and apparently there is a rumour going around that he is actually British and will be nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

TheBlaaMan · 18-09-2020 7:52pm

This was from a few days ago right after Sam nabbed the intermediate sprint points - again.

https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1306195566695788547?s=20

Mørkøv's blow of the cheeks at the end....:D

18-09-2020 8:01pm

You kind of forget that it's not just Sam under pressure. One of the reasons it looks like he's taking the intermediates easily is because of the work Morkov has done seconds prior to it.

neris · 18-09-2020 8:07pm

Deleted User wrote: »

You kind of forget that it's not just Sam under pressure. One of the reasons it looks like he's taking the intermediates easily is because of the work Morkov has done seconds prior to it.

That's why Morkovs getting a gaa ground

TheBlaaMan · 18-09-2020 8:34pm

Sporza's article this evening.

Dont listen to him Sam..............its a trick!!!

:D:D

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Large bottle small glass · 18-09-2020 8:46pm

cunavalos wrote: »

True, but with the Danish flag he will surely be a Carrick Davins man, Sam would never get a GAA pitch named after him anyway .... feckin Soccer family don't you know and apparently there is a rumour going around that he is actually British and will be nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Morkovs Mollerans has a ring to it.

Right side of the river to..

harringtonp · 18-09-2020 9:02pm

Tbh I thought that from an Irish perspective the finish to today's stage was a bit of an anticlimax. I fully.understand why it played out as it did but I couldn't help thinking that the green jersey was an inhibiting factor.

If sam was in the same position towards the end of the stage and nowhere near green he could have been in the shake up for the stage win if cards were played at the right time

TheBlaaMan · 18-09-2020 9:22pm

harringtonp wrote: »

Tbh I thought that from an Irish perspective the finish to today's stage was a bit of an anticlimax. I fully.understand why it played out as it did but I couldn't help thinking that the green jersey was an inhibiting factor.

If sam was in the same position towards the end of the stage and nowhere near green he could have been in the shake up for the stage win if cards were played at the right time

That's the difference between strategy and tactics. In his own words:“I had completely forgotten about the stage, those points had to go away, there’s such a gap between the first placings, and then it was just about trying to keep the lead,” he observed.

Of course it would have been different if he didnt have the green jersey on his back..............but he did. It was always likely that a breakaway would take today rather than a full bunch sprint. The GCN Racing News Editor Will Newton not only predicted this, he even picked Søren Kragh Anderson to win it just as he did.

Chivito550 · 18-09-2020 10:43pm

mcgratheoin wrote: »

I think Trentin is happy with a podium in Paris - he hasn't really made any major effort to get past Sagan let alone Sam. I'm surprised that Sagan didn't try to let Trentin go and make Sam chase him.

Do they do podium for green, white and polka dot? Thought only yellow had a top 3 podium?

CantGetNoSleep · 18-09-2020 10:44pm

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

This was from a few days ago right after Sam nabbed the intermediate sprint points - again.

https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1306195566695788547?s=20

Mørkøv's blow of the cheeks at the end....:D

I've got an almost unused replica of that bike (Quickstep Wolfpack colours but unfortunately it is a Specialized Allez - going up for sale when he wins green on Sunday to fund my new gravel bike. Unfortunately not in Ireland to capitalise on it though!)

cunavalos · 19-09-2020 12:38am

Sivakov not a fan of his rim brakes, (May need headphones for this one) https://streamable.com/e/k1ot69

Dodge · 19-09-2020 11:25am

Remi Cavagna is a fan of Sam though

https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2020/remi-cavagna-i-enjoy-riding-for-sam-bennett/1291090

“ Our goal for the end of this Tour is to retain the green jersey with Sam Bennett and I think we’re on the right track. He’s a great guy and I enjoy riding for him.”

lawrencesummers · 19-09-2020 12:33pm

cunavalos wrote: »

Sivakov not a fan of his rim brakes, (May need headphones for this one) https://streamable.com/e/k1ot69

Isn’t it great that the first thing people can say correctly in a different language is how to curse.

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

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