Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
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- West Somerset
I agree though I don't think it's as big a deal as some are making it out to be since he asked the others in the peloton first...
ValvPiti didn't look too happy though did he!!!!!
Shadow
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- edge of the south downs
Less than one hour before I sit down on the sofa for a few hours of what should be a great stage to watch.
Informed opinion seems to think a quality breakaway will stick. Quite happy for this to happen and yet I think the Dawg will entrench his position on GC emphatically. From what we have seen, and might expect from NQ and Movistar next week, there does not appear to be anyone to challenge him this year.
Informed opinion seems to think a quality breakaway will stick. Quite happy for this to happen and yet I think the Dawg will entrench his position on GC emphatically. From what we have seen, and might expect from NQ and Movistar next week, there does not appear to be anyone to challenge him this year.
You couldn't chuck a whale, they're too heavy.
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Why did you not just go up & ask, the mystery would then be solved.
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Not quite a blatant as Quintana holding onto the motorbike going up hill
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HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Ealry breakaway that stays away, things settle down, then GC fights on the last couple of climbs? If a quality break doesn't threaten GC and GC don't decide they want mountain points it'd probably stick. There are a couple of quite fiendish high speed descents as well, so the Nibalis etc. might well figure - and GC could be shaken up if they're a bit careless...
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Maybe he's got commitments back here this week (no-one to look after the dogs?). Shame as he's excellent in that role (the expert summariser, not the dog walking).
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HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
As @coffeejo says, not sure it's a big deal. I don't know if he was using the authority of the yellow jersey to slow it down, just asking everyone's agreement to let up for a bit (but then, I didn't hear any audio so I don't know what was said). I don't think they'd have done it if they hadn't wanted to - and it's arguable that it was in other teams' interest as well, or at least they didn't lose out by slowing down.
Maybe not a big deal but he was using the yellow jersey to allow his team to catch up. I don't think it's entirely ethical.
If Quintana had more nous, Movistar maybe should have put the pedal down after the 3 Sky guys fell.
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Had to fly back for a family emergency, apparently.
Shadow
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- Location
- edge of the south downs
Flown home for a family emergency, according to Gary.
edit: HF just beat me to it - consequence of not having laptop by tv!
