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  • July 7, 2014 at 10:49 pm #21859
    Joelsim

    Thought I’d open this one early. Forecast is rain and 75kph winds. Ouch.

    Split open.

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  • July 9, 2014 at 3:23 pm #803017
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    chrisdstripes

    Jimmy Ray Will

    Jimmy Ray Will wrote:
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    Do we really think that Wiggins would have been a better GC contender than Porte? Liggett certainly seems to think so, but then again he is a monumental dick.

    Um yeah, yeah I do. I think you have to look at the past to forecast the future. Has Porte won a three week tour? Has Wiggins?


    I’m just saying its hardly clear-cut – many would say Porte is just as good a second option as Wiggins would’ve been, but the commentators were refusing to even acknowledge the possibility of it for a while. Personally I don’t think there’s much in it – and I’d probably give Porte the edge – say what you like about California but Brad doesn’t have the climbing form he had 2 years ago.

    July 9, 2014 at 3:13 pm #803015
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    VVV73

    chrisdstripes wrote:Do we

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    Do we really think that Wiggins would have been a better GC contender than Porte? Liggett certainly seems to think so, but then again he is a monumental

    dick.

    Nice One , any different to dog or tool ?

    July 9, 2014 at 2:53 pm #803013
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    Jimmy Ray Will

    chrisdstripes wrote:Do we

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    Do we really think that Wiggins would have been a better GC contender than Porte? Liggett certainly seems to think so, but then again he is a monumental dick.

    Um yeah, yeah I do. I think you have to look at the past to forecast the future. Has Porte won a three week tour? Has Wiggins?

    July 9, 2014 at 2:53 pm #803011
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    Stumps

    Its raining so Wiggins would
    Its raining so Wiggins would have packed in by now.

    July 9, 2014 at 2:40 pm #803009
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    chrisdstripes

    Do we really think that
    Do we really think that Wiggins would have been a better GC contender than Porte? Liggett certainly seems to think so, but then again he is a monumental dick.

    July 9, 2014 at 2:37 pm #803007
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    Joelsim

    Pretty pleased I took Lemoine
    Pretty pleased I took Lemoine out today given he is still in the first group.

    July 9, 2014 at 2:25 pm #803005
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    TERatcliffe26

    This is going very wrong for
    This is going very wrong for my team, nevermind

    July 9, 2014 at 2:22 pm #803003
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    Gkam84

    All down to Porte to show he
    All down to Porte to show he should have been team leader all along

    July 9, 2014 at 2:09 pm #803001
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    drheaton

    Frannybobs wrote:Can’t help

    Frannybobs wrote:
    Can’t help thinking Team Sky cut off their nose to spite their face and are now paying the price…

    Agreed, it’s such a shame that they don’t have a GC leader in their squad who can win a three week race and is good on cobbles… oh wait, they do, he’s sat at home watching the race and Sky now have no viable plan B and no other options. Richie Porte won’t even crack top 10.

    July 9, 2014 at 2:05 pm #802999
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    Frannybobs

    Can’t help thinking Team Sky
    Can’t help thinking Team Sky cut off their nose to spite their face and are now paying the price…

    July 9, 2014 at 2:02 pm #802997
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    thefatcyclist

    Froome out…. even before he
    Froome out…. even before he reached the cobbles. It’s a shame for him, hope he gets better soon.

    Carlton Kirby is desolated on Eurosport. He blamed Cannondale for pushing too hard, amongst other reasons. He is going to spend the rest of the race discussing Froome instead of the race.

    I wonder if Thomas will be allowed to go now and try and win it for Froome.

    July 9, 2014 at 1:51 pm #802995
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    nicholassmith

    I think a fair few fantasy
    I think a fair few fantasy teams might have just taken a bit of a blow on that one.

    July 9, 2014 at 1:50 pm #802993
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    adamthekiwi

    According to the beeb, Froome
    According to the beeb, Froome has retired…

    July 9, 2014 at 1:41 pm #802991
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    nicholassmith

    It feels like about a third
    It feels like about a third of the peloton have hit the deck already. Both the big sprinters, Tony Martin, Froome, Demare, a few others. As I was typing this another bunch went down including Cancellara. Bit ropey out there for them.

    July 9, 2014 at 1:33 pm #802989
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    thefatcyclist

    I am sure you all know by now
    I am sure you all know by now but cobbles cut from 9 to 7 sections.

    I really wonder about the organisers. You have to keep riders as safe as possible, so cuts are made, and that is fine.This is a 21 day race with so much at stake. But in these days why are the teams and UCI allowing ASO to put the cobbles in. A career could be ended really easily. Banking on a fine dry day?? I know they wanted to commemorate WW1 and I applaud that fully.
    At least unlike the Giro they haven’t gone for neutralisation.

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