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Tinkoff-Saxo's new disappearing crotch technology is coming along nicely.
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Bardet's on a stormer today.
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Jun 11, 2015 13:52
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serious gaylord posted:Bardet's on a stormer today. Yeah, that decent was loving amazing. I wish he'd managed to hold onto to more time on the last climb.
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Jun 11, 2015 22:27
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Not a lot of respect for TJVG from the announcers today, even after he beat Froome.
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Jun 12, 2015 01:17
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Withnail posted:Not a lot of respect for TJVG from the announcers today, even after he beat Froome. Don't know whose coverage you were watching but the guy Eurosport has doing play-by-play for this race is the. loving. Worst. At least Ligget and Sherwen have senility as en excuse, this guy is just terrible.
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Jun 12, 2015 01:56
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Finally got to watch today's stage (it was really early for some reason?) Bardet owns. Tejay owns. Inexhausti owns. I guess Froome's ok. Sky Train killed some people today. RIP
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Jun 12, 2015 03:05
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Paddyb posted:Finally got to watch today's stage (it was really early for some reason?) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-ceo-apologizes-to-passengers-for-skytrain-shutdown-not-good-enough-1.3107637
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Jun 12, 2015 03:06
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Froome went too early. They should know how long he can go on an attack. Nibali's not even racing is he?
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Jun 12, 2015 03:16
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Nibali had to pull off with a few K to go. He had a very 'gently caress this poo poo' face.
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Jun 12, 2015 03:39
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That's what i meant, like "welp that's my training for the day". He doesn't look near where he was last year.
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Jun 12, 2015 03:53
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first of many victories for sram wireless?
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Jun 12, 2015 04:04
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Paddyb posted:That's what i meant, like "welp that's my He looked very similar last year to be fair. Doesn't seem to put any effort in for this race until the end.
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Jun 12, 2015 08:29
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Paddyb posted:That's what i meant, like "welp that's my He's probably withdrawing a bit of blood every day storing up for the tour. Quintana is gonna smoke him all the same.
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Jun 12, 2015 10:32
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Am I wrong in saying last year he dgaf until the Italian national champs immediately before the Tour.
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Jun 12, 2015 11:52
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Pocket posted:Am I wrong in saying last year he dgaf until the Italian national champs immediately before the Tour. serious gaylord posted:He looked very similar last year to be fair. Doesn't seem to put any effort in for this race until the end. Exactly, he was so invisible last year leading up to the Tour that Vino famously sent him a "get your poo poo together" letter before the Tour. He does his own thing and clearly doesn't give a gently caress what anyone thinks about his results up to now. The only time you saw him try anything was in the Ardennes and he was marked like crazy.
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Jun 12, 2015 12:49
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Seems like he gives a gently caress today.
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Jun 12, 2015 13:05
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Him and Valverde. Going on the attack 80km out and just laughing at BMC trying to reel them back in.
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Jun 12, 2015 13:10
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I didn't see the stage but from the reports I've read this sounds like it was raced at an eyebrow raising pace. What's the take from you guys that actually saw it?
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Pocket posted:I didn't see the stage but from the reports I've read this sounds like it was raced at an eyebrow raising pace. What's the take from you guys that actually saw it?  The roads were wet and there were lots of technical descents, but 5 guys effectively held off the entire peloton for 90km. There were 3 teams on the front at one point and the gap was still getting bigger.
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Jun 12, 2015 17:21
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Don't I look silly
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Jun 12, 2015 19:22
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serious gaylord posted:
gently caress I can't wait for the Tour where we'll see the fastest expected arrival times beaten daily. I'll admit to being cynical af in regards to pro cycling but the Giro was an alarm bell. If they continue this form in the Dauphine, Suisse and the Tour it's p much the return to the good ol days.
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Jun 12, 2015 19:41
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You've got to think today was a bit of an abberation though. Lots of riders who didnt want to risk crashing and ending their tour before it begins means they're not going to go hell for leather. And when you have Nibali, Valverde and Tony Martin going downhill they really are going to shift some. Their long range attack did shed a poo poo tonne of riders from Sky/BMC and Tinkoff too so it wasn't like they had massive numbers to try and reel them in, nor any long flatish sections to get some of the more powerful riders that cant climb on the front. But still, getting dropped fairly easily the day before to that is a bit much.
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Jun 12, 2015 19:58
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Pocket posted:gently caress I can't wait for the Tour where we'll see the fastest expected arrival times beaten daily. Its gonna be buck wild, back to the Riise days. People braking around corners going uphill. Quintana is gonna be doing 8 watts/kg. British fraud Cookson allowed this to happen. Sky started the arms race again and will get absolutely destroyed.
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African AIDS cum posted:Its gonna be buck wild, back to the Riise days. People braking around corners going uphill. Quintana is gonna be doing 8 watts/kg. British fraud Cookson allowed this to happen. Sky started the arms race again and will get absolutely destroyed. Remember Froome hit the brakes on a corner 2 years back. No one blinked an eye lid.
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Jun 12, 2015 21:00
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I've gone through all the stages of grief and now I'm like gently caress it, at least we'll get great racing.
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Jun 13, 2015 00:08
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Hmm yes Armstrong style great racing, can't wait
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Jun 13, 2015 00:48
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serious gaylord posted:You've got to think today was a bit of an abberation though. Lots of riders who didnt want to risk crashing and ending their tour before it begins means they're not going to go hell for leather. And when you have Nibali, Valverde and Tony Martin going downhill they really are going to shift some. Their long range attack did shed a poo poo tonne of riders from Sky/BMC and Tinkoff too so it wasn't like they had massive numbers to try and reel them in, nor any long flatish sections to get some of the more powerful riders that cant climb on the front. But still, getting dropped fairly easily the day before to that is a bit much. As far as I understand, microdosing has become every bit as effective as blatant stick a needle in the arm before the race.
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evil_bunnY posted:Hmm yes Armstrong style great racing, can't wait Eh, the Giro was fun if a tad unbelievable at times. As long as they don't start attacking on the bottom of Ventoux and go to the finish its not that bad.
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Jun 13, 2015 08:24
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serious gaylord posted:Eh, the Giro was fun if a tad unbelievable at times. As long as they don't start attacking on the bottom of Ventoux and go to the finish its not that bad. On the day after they blow up completely. Jan Ulrich you champ. 
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Jun 13, 2015 09:25
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At least Nibali doesn't seem to be totally on the top of his game today.
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I knew nothing good could come from working with Chris Froome
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Paddyb posted:I knew nothing good could come from working with Chris Froome Yellow jersey isn't too bad.
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Paddyb posted:Don't I look silly
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Jun 13, 2015 17:28
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Has Van Garderen ever showed climbing form like this before? I always pegged him as more of a time trialist who could hang on in the mountains, but he's been hugely impressive on these climbs.
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clean ayers act posted:Has Van Garderen ever showed climbing form like this before? I always pegged him as more of a time trialist who could hang on in the mountains, but he's been hugely impressive on these climbs. He almost won alpe de huez if not for a fan loving with him maybe
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clean ayers act posted:Has Van Garderen ever showed climbing form like this before? I always pegged him as more of a time trialist who could hang on in the mountains, but he's been hugely impressive on these climbs. He's not an explosive climber but he's got the legs once he settles into a rhythm. His problem has always been consistency, he always has that Richie Porte-style one bad day.
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Daily Bad Paddyb Tip: The last 50k tomorrow is perfect for the Sky Train but they'll cut Froome loose too early again and he'll fail, spinning like a stupid 8 year old.
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