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Stage 14 TdF

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  • July 15, 2012 at 11:12 am #16335
    Gkam84

    There’s a surprise, Taaramae tried a break, I knew he’d be on it today, but he didn’t get away.

    No breaks as yet, but 6 dropped riders with only 30km done

    Dropped riders
    BERNAUDEAU Giovanni……..He BETTER come in LAST TODAY X(
    SPRICK Matthieu
    LANCASTER Brett
    URTASUN PEREZ Pablo
    ENGOULVENT Jimmy
    FARRAR Tyler

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  • July 15, 2012 at 2:40 pm #691719
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    Gkam84

    Sandy Casar…….pain in the
    Sandy Casar…….pain in the arse,

    Over the top of the second Cat 1

    Casar
    Izagirre
    Sagan
    Gilbert
    Sanchez
    Paulinho

    July 15, 2012 at 2:40 pm #691717
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    drheaton

    Sagan must be on
    Sagan must be on drugs…

    Dropped him last night and made two penalty transfers to bring in Rolland, Kessiakoff, Froome and Pinot, pretty stupid in hindsight but I was expecting a KoM battle in the break. Annoyed as it’ll drop me down the standings but at 200 points behind 1st I figured I had to roll the dice.

    July 15, 2012 at 2:15 pm #691715
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    Gkam84

    WTF, Cav is leading the
    WTF, Cav is leading the peleton down from a Cat 1 😕

    July 15, 2012 at 2:07 pm #691713
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    Gkam84

    He’s not an all out climber,
    He’s not an all out climber, but when it gets lumpy, he holds his own or goes in breaks. Last year leading over the same climb they have just gone over.

    Also in 2010 he won the Ordizia classic in Spain, some notable climbers have won that in the past as its up and down all day 😉

    July 15, 2012 at 2:02 pm #691711
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    Gkam84

    He wasn’t first over the
    He wasn’t first over the top…..that was me reading things wrong

    Izaguirre first over Port de Lers last year
    The Tour’s itinerary in 2011 included the climb that the riders are currently on. The rider who took first at the top was Gorka Izaguirre (EUS) who is one of the 11-man group that’s at the front of the race today.

    The points for the second climb of stage 14 were won by:

    1. Sergio Paulinho (STB) 10pts

    2. Eduard Vorganov (KAT) 8pts

    3. Philippe Gilbert (BMC) 6pts

    4. Steven Kruiswijk (RAB) 4pts

    5. Martin Velits (OPQ) 2pts

    6. Luis Leon Sanchez (RAB) 1pt

    July 15, 2012 at 1:59 pm #691709
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    Alan Tullett

    Gorka Izagirre
    Cycling
    Gorka Izagirre

    Cycling Archives ranking
    Position: 581
    Points: 161.00
    One-day-races
    45 %
    Tours
    19 %
    Stages
    9 %
    Climbers
    7 %
    Sprinters
    19 %
    Time trials
    1 %

    More of a one-day racer, but 18th on stage 7 so not bad I agree. That’s his best finish in the TdF so far. He’s only 24 so a lot of time to develop, after all not everyone is Sagan. He’s been at the back for a few stages so obviously been saving some energy. I’ve had him in my team quite a few times but he hasn’t delivered big time yet but today could be his day I suppose. Wish I had him for sure, and I didn’t think Sagan would go on a break today after yesterday’s effort. What the hell is that guy on!!

    July 15, 2012 at 1:47 pm #691707
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    JAndrewHill

    I think to catch up I need
    I think to catch up I need cantwell to win today. Lol

    July 15, 2012 at 1:46 pm #691705
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    Gkam84

    Izagirre 1st over the top.
    Izagirre 1st over the top. Alan, He’s a great climber, thats his forte 😉

    July 15, 2012 at 1:44 pm #691703
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    Alan Tullett

    Well, the views are stunning
    Well, the views are stunning today. Hope the racing lives up to it.

    July 15, 2012 at 1:40 pm #691701
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    Alan Tullett

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:my team

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    my team looked like this

    Wiggins
    Sagan
    Kessiakoff
    Sorenson

    Pinot
    Vichot
    Boeckmans
    Impey
    Izagirre

    So at least ive got some points, but then everyone else will have got those points too!

    Well you’re going to catch me up a bit today. Wish I had left in Sagan and swapped Urtasun for Izagirre, (not that he’s a great climber). Have to decide which EUS riders to put in for Wed and Thurs; the ones who’ve already scored or the ones who haven’t yet.

    July 15, 2012 at 1:00 pm #691699
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    TERatcliffe26

    my team looked like
    my team looked like this

    Wiggins
    Sagan
    Kessiakoff
    Sorenson

    Pinot
    Vichot
    Boeckmans
    Impey
    Izagirre

    So at least ive got some points, but then everyone else will have got those points too!

    July 15, 2012 at 12:41 pm #691697
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    Alan Tullett

    If Sagan stays with them on
    If Sagan stays with them on the Mur, he’s got it sewn up. No way LLS or Casar will beat him. But I think that climb will shake things up. I hope we see an interesting stage today in any case. I’d rather at least some of the break crack up on that climb to give my GC riders bigger points. 3k of really steep stuff.

    July 15, 2012 at 12:22 pm #691695
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    Gkam84

    10 minutes, they are not
    10 minutes, they are not coming back today, with the nearest to yellow being over half an hour down. Interesting on the live ticker, this….

    It seems that whenever Sandy Casar goes on the attack in the Tour de France, another rider in the escape group is Luis Leon Sanchez. They’ve already been on the attack together in the 2012 Tour (stage 10). They were first and second in St-Flour in 2011 (Luis ahead of Sandy). They were first and second in St-Girons in 2009 (Luis ahead of Sandy). They were first and second in St-Jean-de Maurienne in 2010 (Sandy ahead of Luis).

    There are other examples but this is a start.

    July 15, 2012 at 12:12 pm #691693
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    Gkam84

    Sagan’s not going to wait for
    Sagan’s not going to wait for Nibali until the final descent, We’ll see, but I doubt it. He’s out for points and the win if they can stay away.

    8 minutes and still rising

    July 15, 2012 at 12:07 pm #691691
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    Alan Tullett

    No-one today but I wasn’t
    No-one today but I wasn’t really expecting anything. Sagan’s going to pick up max int points then maybe link up with Nibali I suppose. Van den Broeck or Evans have to try something again I think on the descent or just before the top. They’ve only got a couple more chances.

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