Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*

[thom]

Ok, any fool want to bet against Cav for tomorrow ?

 

[SWSteve]

Ok, any fool want to bet against Cav for tomorrow ?

I'm not sure, it looks like a lot of climbing - will he be able to stay with the peloton?

 

[rich p]

Is that an uphill finish? Albeit small?

 

[rich p]

Ok, any fool want to bet against Cav for tomorrow ?

Every time I mentally write off Cav he confounds me, as I think Dragon72 said some time ago.

 

[smutchin]

There's a whole 12 metres of climbing in the final kilometre...

I had a look at the finish on Google Earth. They skirt round the town centre and the last corner is a sweeping left-hander, with a bit over 1km to go, then it's a straight-ish run along a broad dual carriageway to the finish line. No "technical" stuff at all.

It has Cav's name written all over it.

 

[VamP]

Yeah he'd be disappointed not to win tomorrow.

 

[iLB]

Stage 3 in 2009 was when HTC tore the race apart in a series of head - cross winds taking massive pulls on the front. Would love that tomorrow, Cav won.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Don't forget about Kittel. He'll love this one too.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Yep i think Cav or Greipel for today. They are the best sprinters but just as important is their lead out. They have the ability to boss the final 10k and make it near impossible for anyone else to get a look in.
Sagan will likely be top 3 again too but will not likely beat Cav or Greipel with only one or two lead out or having to jump on the wheel of another.

Green jersey is Sagan's to lose imo. He's always there in the sprints and will be at the end of many finishes that the big sprinters will not be.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

anyone but saggy is good for me. but is would be great to see trains like the HTC of old come back

 

[smutchin]

Green jersey is Sagan's to lose imo. He's always there in the sprints and will be at the end of many finishes that the big sprinters will not be.

Looks like he could even win the green jersey without winning a stage. I thought the new points system was supposed to stop that kind of thing! It's certainly his on merit so far though.

 

[raindog]

Saggers and Greipel seemed so resigned to losing - said it yesterday, but it bears repeating, brilliant sprint from EBH.

 

[smutchin]

"@inrng: Sylvain Chavanel fined 100 Swiss Francs yesterday for "eating in a way that damaged the image of cycling." Did he chew with his mouth open?"

The stupidity of cycling's governing bodies truly knows no bounds.

 

[rich p]

"@inrng: Sylvain Chavanel fined 100 Swiss Francs yesterday for "eating in a way that damaged the image of cycling." Did he chew with his mouth open?"

The stupidity of cycling's governing bodies truly knows no bounds.

Fat Pat has clearly been eating at the trough in a way that damaged the image of cycling.

 

[fimm]

I wondered if Boassen Hagan was using Cav as his lead-out man? He knew he wouldn't beat Cav, so used him as lead-out in the sprint for second? Or am I reading too much into the mad rush in those last few meters?