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If they avoid drama on the flatter stages and this comes down to the Pyrenees I legit think Dumoulin is going to win this from here. Sky can’t drop him, he’s only behind Froome because of a time penalty, and there’s still a time trial to come. He’s the perfect rider to gently caress with them because he just latches on and uses their train as his own. The Giro loss ultimately only happened because Tom completely screwed up his tactics and voluntarily shipped minutes on Froome’s solo stage.
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Jul 20, 2018 09:09
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I don’t think so. The Skytrain hasn’t made any moves yet. If they alternate attacks by Froome and G on the last climbing stage, Dumoulin will blow up. The time he loses if he gets dropped from the train won’t be made up in a TT.
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Jul 20, 2018 09:20
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TobinHatesYou posted:I don’t think so. The Skytrain hasn’t made any moves yet. If they alternate attacks by Froome and G on the last climbing stage, Dumoulin will blow up. The time he loses if he gets dropped from the train won’t be made up in a TT. He was looking strong as hell yesterday and putting down attacks constantly. I'd agree with you that sky have a train to tire him out but I reckon he's got a chance.
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Jul 20, 2018 09:35
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TobinHatesYou posted:I don’t think so. The Skytrain hasn’t made any moves yet. If they alternate attacks by Froome and G on the last climbing stage, Dumoulin will blow up. The time he loses if he gets dropped from the train won’t be made up in a TT. imo that doesn't work all that well against him because he just keeps riding at his pace and eventually closes down the gap. Whenever they drop him he gets back on like no other rider.
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Jul 20, 2018 09:41
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Ban anyone who doesn't believe in big Tommy D imho.
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Jul 20, 2018 09:42
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He definitely has a chance, the problem is he's going to be doing it all by himself and sky usually get stronger in the 3rd week Also he does dumb poo poo to lose time (and actual shits)
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Jul 20, 2018 10:07
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HappyCamperGL posted:Ban anyone who doesn't believe in big Tommy D imho.
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Reminder that I grew up very near to Tom Dumoulin and that one of my best friends still lives very close to him now, and he regularly sees him biking to the supermarket etc. lol
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Jul 20, 2018 10:33
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Skarsnik posted:He definitely has a chance He does, but Sky has two.
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Jul 20, 2018 13:06
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drat, Nibali out with a broken vertebra 
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Jul 20, 2018 13:06
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Wow, dead in here with this boring stage. Anyone watching the NBCSN feed up for a morning drinking game? Take a drink everytime Phil misidentifies someone or Paul says "aroundabout." (I'm not responsible for your death.)
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peanut- posted:I legit think Dumoulin is going to win this from here. Oh my sweet summer child. Wifi Toilet posted:Wow, dead in here with this boring stage. Also drink every time: - Phil mispronounces “Voigt” - Paul tells you about a church - Jens prognosticates: “I sink he gonna stey aweigh”, “no chance!” or similar. - If Bob or Christian call him on it, finish your drink. I will say I do love how much shade the NBCSN crew is throwing at the sprinters for being unable to make the times.
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Jul 20, 2018 15:23
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i havent even put this stage on tv because its going to be dull as poo poo and finish with a Sagan win.
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Jul 20, 2018 15:55
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I stuck it on briefly a minute ago and there sure were a big pack of riders trundling down a flat straight road
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serious gaylord posted:i havent even put this stage on tv because its going to be dull as poo poo and finish with a Sagan win. Eyup.
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Jul 20, 2018 16:31
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There was a slightly exciting attack from 800 meters out by Gilbert. But yeah
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Just doing Sagan things again.
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Jul 20, 2018 16:32
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Jul 20, 2018 16:34
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By half a wheel. That man has it dialed.
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Jul 20, 2018 16:35
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Highlight of today’s stage coverage was Paul awkwardly plugging “Skyscraper” then when they showed a castle and he commented “well there’s a building that’s never burned down” and Phil goes “well actually, in 1651...”
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HappyCamperGL posted:Ban anyone who doesn't believe in big Tommy D imho.
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Andy Dufresne posted:These aren't relative nobodies though, that's the biggest lie perpetuating the sky myth. I feel like I have to gertrude and make it clear I'm not a fan, I'd take Nibili or Quintana any day, but sky buys very strong riders and asks them to commit 100% to riding for their leader and then loving off for every other goal. They're just more committed? That's thin, at best.
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Movistar have 3 guys that could be GC contenders on a given team and they all got dropped. I have a hard time believing that if they just worked together and "committed to one another" that the results would have been different. I don't think surfing wheels or sticking to the back of the sky train on a climb is that much different from surfing wheels on a sprint vs having a designated leadout train. Solo sprinters like Sagan do fine without having a leadout like QS. I understand answering attacks on a climb is different than knowing exactly when to start a sprint, but the draft is obviously much much bigger on sprints.
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It’s not just about three guys though. Bernal, Kwiato, Poels, Rowe, Moscon, etc. are all extremely strong as domestiques. Movistar is the best of the rest and they aren’t nearly as deep. During stage 12 Movistar’s DS instructed both Landa and Quintana to attack when they didn’t have the legs for it, otherwise they could have both sat on the back of the train.
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Holy poo poo, I just saw that Chris Horner is still/again active: https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/chris-horner
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HappyCamperGL posted:Ban anyone who doesn't believe in big Tommy D imho. This, also Sagan has the best bike throw ever. Did anyone notice Sean Kelly’s total “I don’t give a poo poo” moment about the BMC Stealth Boike? paddyboat fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Jul 21, 2018 |
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Pimp Cauldron posted:They're just more committed? That's thin, at best. Do you really think that I said they're more committed or are you trying to build a straw man? They are committed to one goal at the expense of all other goals. There are other teams with riders at a level similar to Froome or G who don't focus singularly on winning the TDF for that rider. And their 4th through 8th riders are much lower quality than Sky.
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TobinHatesYou posted:I don’t think so. The Skytrain hasn’t made any moves yet. If they alternate attacks by Froome and G on the last climbing stage, Dumoulin will blow up. The time he loses if he gets dropped from the train won’t be made up in a TT.
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Dangerllama posted:By half a wheel. That man has it dialed. timing.gif: https://i.imgur.com/MSaVgud.mp4 e: overhead: https://i.imgur.com/tSGLj4t.mp4 To be able to leave it that close to the line before gunning it -- he was behind at the Skoda stripe and nipped it with a combination of extra speed and that throw. kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Jul 21, 2018 |
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Jul 21, 2018 07:39
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Looks seriously windy today
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Jul 21, 2018 12:52
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LOL, Wiggo does a pretty good impression of Sir Dave.
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This is a very pretty stage
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Good bunch of riders in this break. Kind of expecting them to get caught with 10km to go though.
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*to the sound of Enya's Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)* Dumoulin, Dumoulin, Dumoulin
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Bahrain are going to sue ASO over the lack of security causing Nibali's crash.
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