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TdF Stage 18 – Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde

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  • July 20, 2012 at 9:19 am #16377
    drheaton

    Long ‘flat’ day today but a 4th cat climb 10km from the finish may mix things up. Chance for Goss to finally win a stage? Will Lotto/Sky/Liquigas bother to chase down a breakaway for their guys or will it all go the way of Monday?

    My team:

    Wiggins
    Froome
    Sagan
    Hinault
    Jeandesboz
    Vichot
    Simon
    Boeckmans
    Impey

    Hoping for one of my three disappointing french DSs to get in the break and actually do something for once and for a sprint finish without Goss/Griepel.

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  • July 20, 2012 at 2:08 pm #692609
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    Gkam84

    Come on Sanchez
    Come on Sanchez 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

    July 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm #692607
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    drheaton

    It’s a game of cat and mouse,
    It’s a game of cat and mouse, I reckon the Peloton would have preferred to make the catch after the last climb. Having a group sat up the road at 30 seconds makes it perfect for launching small counter attacks and that means the pace up the last climb may well be high, spitting out a few sprinters before the top.

    Could well be an interesting last 15km, shame about the first 205…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:44 pm #692605
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    chrisdstripes

    I was thinking the same, but
    I was thinking the same, but its come down again now. If they reach them before the last climb, it could actually end up being a good end – more attacks on the climb and the sprinters trying to stay in touch for the sprint…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm #692603
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    Gkam84

    Its fine doing the odd update
    Its fine doing the odd update here and there, but minute by minute is only worth it when something is happening. So in the final climb of a mountain stage or something like that. Today is boring as hell because no-one has anything left to work for.

    I dont think the break will get caught. They are working together, where are in the peleton, there are 3 teams trying to pull the lot along, its just yo-yoing 😕

    July 20, 2012 at 1:35 pm #692601
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    chrisdstripes

    OK – I’ll stop now! Thought
    OK – I’ll stop now! Thought I’d carry on til someone said otherwise 😀

    July 20, 2012 at 1:34 pm #692599
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    chrisdstripes

    Saur on the front now!
    Saur on the front now! Boeckmans and Fouchard looked like they were slipping out the back of the break but I think they’ve got back. (“Boeckmans got back” – a new Sir Mixalot single maybe…)
    At this rate the break will get caught by the last climb, but there are some strong guys in there (Millar, Nuyens, Popovych, Vino, Rui Costa, EBH) that could string it out a bit…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:31 pm #692597
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    Gkam84

    Please stop with the spam
    Please stop with the spam :”(

    July 20, 2012 at 1:29 pm #692595
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    chrisdstripes

    If you’ve been injured in an
    If you’ve been injured in an accident at work, apparently there are about seventeen different phone numbers you could call. Minute-by-minute with ad breaks isn’t quite the same…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:26 pm #692593
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    chrisdstripes

    Break group back together,
    Break group back together, then EBH tries to up the pace. Paul Sherwen gives us our daily unwanted reminder that his nickname amongst the Sky Team is Bo-Dog. Surely he can come up with another Edvald fact by now?

    July 20, 2012 at 1:23 pm #692591
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    chrisdstripes

    Now Arashiro goes, with Rui
    Now Arashiro goes, with Rui Costa following. Arashiro gets the 5 fantasy mountain points.

    July 20, 2012 at 1:22 pm #692589
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    chrisdstripes

    Just realised I’m acting as
    Just realised I’m acting as if I’m doing minute-by-minute – hope nobody minds, its quite fun…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:21 pm #692587
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    chrisdstripes

    Millar attacking on the
    Millar attacking on the penultimate climb, Vino and EBH leading the chase…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:20 pm #692585
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    chrisdstripes

    On the front now are the
    On the front now are the teams with no-one in the break – OPQ, Euskatel and Rabobank – gap down to 1:30 with 45km left. Blimey – it just went down 10 secs in about 1 km…

    July 20, 2012 at 1:12 pm #692583
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    chrisdstripes

    I’m home now and watching.
    I’m home now and watching. Rabobank have been on the front, maybe they think the climb is close enough to the finish for LuLu. Liquigas have just put a man up there too, gap down to 1:45. OPQ must have been working for my man De Weert… :^o

    July 20, 2012 at 12:27 pm #692581
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    Gkam84

    chrisdstripes wrote:Unlucky

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    Unlucky Gkam – Roy took decent points in the intermediate too. I’ve got 15pts there for Boeckmans, and its quite conceivable thats all the points I’ll get today!

    Until you pointed him out, I didn’t even notice him……BOOST, I have him in my purist and the guy i’m chasing for top premium purist 22 points ahead of me doesn’t have him 👿 👿

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