Le Tour - stage 2 *spoiler*

[Noodley]

Has to be Cav doesn't it?

 

[Crackle]

Twisty, lumpy route but ultimately a sprinters finish?

 

[Renard]

Have they stopped calling the prologue 'the prologue'?

 

[Noodley]

Have they stopped calling the prologue 'the prologue'?

Cos a 'prologue' has a limit on how far it can be

 

[Renard]

What's the limit then?

 

[Skip Madness]

8km in a men's race, 4km in a women's race.

 

[Renard]

Cheers

 

[Bigtwin]

Has to be Cav doesn't it?

Depends. I have a quiet afternoon by the look of it - I might have a turn out...

 

[Paul_L]

a few climbs along the way so could be a chance for a break away, but with the last 10k all downhill, providing any break aways are reeled in should be a day for the sprinters. Wonder if the downhill finish might mean a few crashes.

If Cav can keep himself out of trouble, could be the first win for him and the march towards the green jersey.

 

[Renard]

Do you think he'll contest the intermediate sprints though? He's said he's just interested in stage wins.

 

[Paul_L]

that's a fair point Renard, but the intermediate sprints only give 6, 4 and 2 pts, whereas stage wins give 35pts and 2nd a 3rd give 30 and 26.

Consistent top 5 finishes would more than outweigh even a heavy haul of intermediate pts, so i think he can concentrate his moves on the final sprints.

 

[accountantpete]

I hope he sees it through to the sprint on the final stage this year after the complete balls up over the Olympics and his quest for a Mickey Mouse track medal.

 

[Paul_L]

I hope he sees it through to the sprint on the final stage this year after the complete balls up over the Olympics and his quest for a Mickey Mouse track medal.

to be fair i think was more to do with British Cycling than him.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

looks like the bloody touring cars is set to over run, so there'll be less coverage of the tour…

 

[zimzum42]

37km to go, the peloton starting to reel the breakaways in. they are only 3'32'' ahead now.... down from 5 mins at 70km