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Travis R
Jul 6, 12 5:23
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They're crashing in the neutral zone before the race even starts. Should be interesting!
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MattAune
Jul 6, 12 7:21
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It has been interesting so far. Really crappy luck for Greipel today, hopefully he will find some better luck for the finishing sprint.
Sagan started the day with a bell on his bars.
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jackmott
Jul 6, 12 7:23
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DZ Nuts is going to win.
Impossible to lose on the S5 VWD.
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MattAune
Jul 6, 12 7:26
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The peleton seems to have a lot of respect for DZ, they are not giving him much of a leash. Probably doesn't help that they cut it a bit too close yesterday.
frrtlek
Jul 6, 12 7:27
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MattAune wrote:
Sagan started the day with a bell on his bars.
http://drupal-sporten.tv2.dk/...A5-tourminator-cykel
Given the frequency of crashes (neutral zone today... superb) I'm not sure it's an entirely absurd notion. I'm more sure that the UCI Kommissaries will declare it a fairing.
jackmott
Jul 6, 12 7:27
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MattAune wrote:
The peleton seems to have a lot of respect for DZ, they are not giving him much of a leash. Probably doesn't help that they cut it a bit too close yesterday.
that is absolutely correct. it is without doubt fear of the great DZ driving the pace of the peleton today. But it is futile, DZ is saving 27 watts and cannot be stopped.
Carl, calm down bro. I'm totally super serious here.
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styrrell
Jul 6, 12 7:34
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My guess is he gets caught at 100m from the line, no aero helmet and I saw him take a drink, not once but twice. This guys gotta get a clue. Maybe ST can start a donation program to get him in WT..
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Jul 6, 12 7:35
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On a serious note if the group stays away it wont be DZ winning the stage.
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Jul 6, 12 7:37
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yeah, apparently prudhomme's hand in designing 'exciting' courses has been particularly strong this year; haven't we already had at least one crash per stage so far? some of the corners i've seen the peloton taking looked pretty dodge to me. . .
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Jul 6, 12 7:40
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inrng is reporting on twitter that Greipel will not be contesting the finish line sprint today, according the Lotto team boss on french TV.
jackmott
Jul 6, 12 7:40
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styrrell wrote:
On a serious note if the group stays away it wont be DZ winning the stage.
psh, 1k flyer, he wins, gauranteed
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jackmott
Jul 6, 12 7:41
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every single year, everyone imagines this year has way more crashes than normal.
and yes we have had two 'flat' stages with classics style finishes that were pretty cool
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yeah, apparently prudhomme's hand in designing 'exciting' courses has been particularly strong this year; haven't we already had at least one crash per stage so far? some of the corners i've seen the peloton taking looked pretty dodge to me. . .
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Jul 6, 12 7:41
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I have a sudden urge to attach some piping to the output of a Jetski. That looked awesome.
For those that missed it:
-One of the helicopter scenery shots had two guys in a lake - one was on a jetski, and one had a couple pipes in his hands and one going down from a board beneath him, and was doing backflips and thrusting himself out of the water just on the jet of water coming from the tubes.
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frrtlek
Jul 6, 12 7:41
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styrrell wrote:
On a serious note if the group stays away it wont be DZ winning the stage.
Agreed. But moot as they will be caught.
The finish is going to be an absolute mess. Very sharp turn with 800m to go. It may get very, very ugly.
jackmott
Jul 6, 12 7:44
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strategically placed crash in the peleton by zabriske there, they will survive!
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MattAune
Jul 6, 12 7:45
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Train tracks crossing the road just before the turn too. Hopefully the rain stays away from the finish, some of those clouds looked pretty ominous.
frrtlek
Jul 6, 12 7:46
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jackmott wrote:
every single year, everyone imagines this year has way more crashes than normal.
and yes we have had two 'flat' stages with classics style finishes that were pretty cool
Purely conjecture but I would say it has a lot to do with the absence of a dominant leadout train (aka HTC) being the primary controller of the front. Many more teams trying to contest for front positions this year, which I find makes these finishes more interesting, but certainly more skittish.
x2 on the false flat finishes.
Wow mega-crash just now.
jackmott
Jul 6, 12 7:48
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:(
Ryder went down
ugh, whole garmin team got brutalized
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frrtlek
Jul 6, 12 8:00
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Tom D abandoned. Probably more abandonments to come from that last yard sale.
Sagan cleared and in peleton. Will be interesting to see if(when) he makes a move on the final turns.
styrrell
Jul 6, 12 8:04
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I like Sagan but he hasn't shown the ability to win a pure sprint at this level. This is his last chance for a while..
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Can Ryder make it back? poor guy :(
DZ pulling away. so many watts.
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AngrySaki
Jul 6, 12 8:05
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Can Ryder make it back? poor guy :(
I think they said he's 7 minutes down.
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Jul 6, 12 8:06
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Can Ryder make it back? poor guy :(
7mins down....
motherf'kin carnage there today
frrtlek
Jul 6, 12 8:07
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I think this is Goss' finish to lose.
Ryder waaay back.
jackmott
Jul 6, 12 8:07
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fffuuuuu
stage hunting time for ryder then, if he isn't broken.
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