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Tour de France 2015 |OT| It starts with a BOOM*
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Cav isn't great on climbs so he wasn't their man today for the last meters. Tony was only in front because of the yellow jersey. Kwiatkowski is the locomotive and Stybar was probably in such great shape today that he got the orders to take it home. I'm proud of "my" team and they keep on fighting strong. Real sad about Tony, looked like he touched the wheel on that guy in front of him; who started to ride out of the saddle, which always makes your speed drop a bit.
A broken collarbone has been confirmed for Martin, but they haven't decided if he'll drop out of the race. But he most likely will.
All these crashes suck big time. After Cancellara Martin is now the second yellow jersey to abandon the race, after only 6 days.
All these crashes suck big time. After Cancellara Martin is now the second yellow jersey to abandon the race, after only 6 days.
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It's difficult to think of changes that would decrease the number of accidents in the tour. With such huge stakes in this biggest race (the Tour is still by far the #1), riders feel it's worth to take certain risks.
Some have proposed protective gear, such as elbow or knee guards. But the thing is, that probably will increase risk-taking by riders, instead of making things safer.
Some have proposed protective gear, such as elbow or knee guards. But the thing is, that probably will increase risk-taking by riders, instead of making things safer.
Reducing the number of teams or the number of riders on a team might help reduce the amount of crashes. Especially during the Tour, almost everybody wants to be in front all the time, and you get a lot of squirming and risk-taking because of that.
The Jury has confirmed that there won't be a yellow jersey in the peloton today, so Froome won't be in yellow just yet.
The Jury has confirmed that there won't be a yellow jersey in the peloton today, so Froome won't be in yellow just yet.
Yeah, it was Froome. For some reason Nibali thought Froome caused him to crash so threw his water bottle at him after crossing the finish line!
Haha he did? Shame on you Nibbly...
Ah yes, I'm so bad at remembering earlier tours, though the car crash from 2011 is burned into my brain.
MTN-Qhubeka is pressing charges against Branislau Samoilau from CCC for calling Teklehaimanot a "fucking ******". You can guess what ****** means. He has since apologized and will give one month wages to the charity Qhubeka.
Also noticed they're kinda wrong about their rider being the first African to wear the polka dots. Froome and Virenque have both done that. On the other hand, it is promising for him that the only other guys born in Africa also went on to wear the yellow.
Also noticed they're kinda wrong about their rider being the first African to wear the polka dots. Froome and Virenque have both done that. On the other hand, it is promising for him that the only other guys born in Africa also went on to wear the yellow.
According to the BBC the incident happened during the Tour of Austria.
AH, my source had it incorrect. Still as bad but at least we don't have to toss someone out of the Tour.
Against BMC, Tinkoff and Team Sky? Not too much probably. Considering what Sky and BMC have brought, and how they normally do on the TTT.
The Movistars had 20 seconds on BMC last Vuelta on a flat course against similar lineups. This is a hilly course with a similar climber heavy Movistar lineup but they also have Dowsett.
BMC is the biggest threat with TVG and Rohan Dennis both able to pull.
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I expect Nibali to get at least 30 seconds back in the TTT, I don't think Sky are that strong and Astana have it done as something they can make time up with.
Should be exciting.
Should be exciting.
Teklehaimanot already strengthened his polka dot jersey hold today
By scoring one point
Wonder how long can he keep it. He did a great job in the Dauphiné but I expect the mountain stages to be really competitive this year with no TT the last weekend. Also I can see Pinot going for the polka dot jersey as he's pretty much already out of the podium.
jakonovski
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Martin has a compound collarbone fracture, jeez...
I'm thinking the yellow jersey is haunted this year.
I'm thinking the yellow jersey is haunted this year.
Froome is next.
Well, I mean, you get double points for a climb you finish on. There's a bunch of those this year. I would say it's probably going to be a GC contender. Pinot doesn't seem like he's in great form, so unless that changes, I can't see him taking it.
deathrowrecords
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froome says it didnt happen. I guess this story was fabricated by sky fanboys and theres no reason to believe it.
doesnt suprise me as i learned a lot of their fans are as blase as teaM sky itself.
Huh! Well waddayaknow
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By sky fanboys I assume you mean the world's media?
Lol. Yeah cyclingnews is more or less "skynews" on and off.
deathrowrecords
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not necessarily no. i m talking bout people who seem to think they are pro cyclists and call the others amateurs who dont know what theyre talking about.
deathrowrecords
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well contrary to what u implied before u seem to know cyclingnews very well. Still havent seen those pics of froome i was talking about right?
You were talking about their forum
And i rarely visit cyclingnews, but i do follow them on Facebook. I read Velonews more often than CN.Still 9 wins behind Merckx
Yeah, but no shame in that, I mean, like, it's Merckx.
Obviously, it's a great result. Three more to catch up with Hinault, should be doable.
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