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cebrail posted:What happened today? Why are there two groups with GC contenders (or people who wish they were GC contenders) unsuccessfully trying to get back to the peloton? code:
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Good throw.
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Jul 15, 2019 16:16
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It was the infamous crosswind catch out followed by a bunch of GC teams burning dudes to build the gap up. It's the pre-mountain dream come true.
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Jul 15, 2019 16:18
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well it was a good tour for a week e) i think that is like, literally the specifically exact combination of GC dudes losing time to make me completely lose interest in this tour, lmao.
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Jul 15, 2019 16:31
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This was a good stage. Cross wind chaos Ineos did a good Alaphilippe keeps the yellow WOUT WIN 
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Jul 15, 2019 16:37
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Crosswinds stage and Quintana was safely in the front group!
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Jul 15, 2019 16:38
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HappyCamperGL posted:Crosswinds stage and Quintana was safely in the front group! This is honestly the big surprise of the day I guess hanging on a wheel does pay off sometimes
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Jul 15, 2019 17:44
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Skarsnik posted:This is honestly the big surprise of the day Lotto sent Bennett back to get bottles from the car just as Ineos got on the front.
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Jul 15, 2019 19:15
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Just watching the highlights, this is some unbelievably stupid riding from half these teams. How do you let your prime GC contender be 50 riders back in the bunch and not know there could be crosswinds coming?
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Jul 15, 2019 19:33
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HappyCamperGL posted:Crosswinds stage and Quintana was safely in the front group! Nairo is just waiting for a more grand bin in which to chuck himself.
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Jul 15, 2019 19:51
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Any chance Alaphilippe can actually hang on in the big mountains?
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Jul 15, 2019 19:52
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I was rubbing myself raw over the crosswind splits practically the whole stage and THEN the Good Wout wins? This Tour kinda owns Big fan of EF trying to make splits happen on at least two occasions, and then when they do happen Uran ends up in group 2 with no pink around him and he eats 100 seconds, lol
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Jul 15, 2019 20:00
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Yeah EF really kicking off the whole thing and then utterly ruining Urans race wasn't ideal
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Jul 15, 2019 20:11
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peanut- posted:Any chance Alaphilippe can actually hang on in the big mountains? No.
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Jul 15, 2019 20:25
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Quintana is the last hope. Literally just shoot me
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Jul 15, 2019 20:33
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I’ve been working crazy hours and only catch the standings at the end-can someone give me a rundown on what happened and why the tour is hosed now?
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Jul 15, 2019 20:56
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nwin posted:I’ve been working crazy hours and only catch the standings at the end-can someone give me a rundown on what happened and why the tour is hosed now? There was a wee bit of wind and a lot of the non-Ineos GC contenders lost 100+ seconds. Not Nairo, though!
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Jul 15, 2019 21:01
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Quintana is the last hope. Literally just shoot me Quintana shows no fear. Even up the steepest grades he remains stonefaced and nose breathing. Even as his GC competitors ride away off the front, he remains steadfast. He doesn't let the minute he'll lose on a time trial scare him. Quintana is our best hope of a non-Ineos GC and he's already 52" down from G and Bernal. Does Kruijswijk stand a chance?
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Jul 15, 2019 21:44
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Honestly I think Enric Mas has a better shot than Quintana.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:49
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After the Vuelta I'd agree but he was poor in the Tour de Suisse.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:53
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It was fun watching the second group chew through domestiques until only the big boys had any energy, and then they stood up to the challenge and lost 30 seconds in a handful of km.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:57
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goatface posted:It was fun watching the second group chew through domestiques until only the big boys had any energy, and then they stood up to the challenge and lost 30 seconds in a handful of km. My fav was when Lutsenko killed himself to get the group back to around 11 seconds from the front and then all the favourites just didnt want to ride hard and it ballooned out again.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:13
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Quintana will risk it all and make a big move later in the mountain stages by attacking with 1km to go and put 8 seconds into his competitors.
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Jul 15, 2019 23:48
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lolled out loud along with the eurosport boys, top top stuff https://twitter.com/egontemm/status/1150807001036984321?s=21
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paddyboat posted:lolled out loud along with the eurosport boys, top top stuff 
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Jul 16, 2019 01:36
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https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/6739/anti-doping-bodies-tipped-off-about-possible-use-of-doping-agent-at-tour-de-france Hmm when was froomes crash again 
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Smirr posted:Big fan of EF trying to make splits happen on at least two occasions, and then when they do happen Uran ends up in group 2 with no pink around him and he eats 100 seconds, lol They aren't really having their best week. I also liked when they chased De Gendt all day to help Woods (I guess) who then proceeded to fall on his face. I would have liked it even more if this stuff happened to Ineos instead, but it's still funny. This tour owns.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/6739/anti-doping-bodies-tipped-off-about-possible-use-of-doping-agent-at-tour-de-france Stories like this can gently caress off imo. A drug that's largely undetectable being reported by 'insiders' and getting mixed in with bidons without their knowledge all with the purpose of driving clicks and giving morons ammunition for anyone that wins a stage.
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Jul 16, 2019 13:52
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Rip Terpstra.
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Rip his collarbone.
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Jul 17, 2019 16:14
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Another good throw to win. Well done him.
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Jul 17, 2019 16:40
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Bud Manstrong posted:Nairo is just waiting for a more grand bin in which to chuck himself. Still teasing us 
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Jul 17, 2019 16:58
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I feel like Terpstra's career is basically just this tweet at this point: https://twitter.com/dril/status/757914951868485632
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He's just really poo poo at grand tours. He doesn't like being away from home for prolonged times. He doesn't seem to like people in general and then being forced to be with people away from home for 3 weeks is just to much for him. Crashing or not, this is not his thing.
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I came in late to this year's tour (apparently I get NBCSN now? ok) and fast forwarding through the stage 11 footage and... why the gently caress did they bring Armstrong on for a 15 minute conversation? Have they been doing this for the entire tour?
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I dunno, I paid some money and get to watch the ad free stream and listen to enthusiastic Australians who ( unlike Phil ligget) are generally able to identify the riders and their teams. It’s quite good. It’s been lance-free thus far.
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Jul 18, 2019 04:15
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Imagine still being mad about Lance Armstrong in 2019
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simmyb posted:Imagine still being mad about Lance Armstrong in 2019 He destroyed several careers and is mostly unrepentant. He should be ostracized completely.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:He destroyed several careers and is mostly unrepentant. He should be ostracized completely. His contributions now could help revitalize the sport and bike culture (in the US.) Not saying you should forgive him, but ostracizing him probably doesn't serve the greater good at this point.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/18/cycling-chris-froome-awarded-2011-vuelta-title-after-cobo-doping-ban Chris froome now the 2011 Vuelta winner, probably a move by the UCI to see how much more salty they can make Bradley Wiggins.
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