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General Tour de France Thread 2016 - use spoiler tags until midnight

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    #62
    Dr. Bre
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    I just hope it's a close tour! 2011 was the last close one when Evans won. Wiggins nibali and froome x2 won it comfortably.
    It set up to be a cracker! Let's hope crashes don't send the big guns out of it


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    #63
    neris
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    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    I just hope it's a close tour! 2011 was the last close one when Evans won. Wiggins nibali and froome x2 won it comfortably.
    It set up to be a cracker! Let's hope crashes don't send the big guns out of it

    last years was closeish but it only got that way towards the end. if the skybots can be broken up and stopped from controlling everything the race could be far more interesting this year


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    #64
    Brian?
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    neris wrote: »
    last years was closeish but it only got that way towards the end. if the skybots can be broken up and stopped from controlling everything the race could be far more interesting this year

    Stages 5-7 are by far and away the most critical of the Tour IMO. If Froome decimates the field on stage 5 or 6, the way he had done in his first 2 Tour wins, it's game over. Quintana, Contador and Aru/Nibali need to burn their teams with attacks and attack early themselves to have any hope.

    With the flat finish, stage 6 looks made for Aru.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #65
    cunavalos
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    Sky Team announced. As expected no place for Roche
    Team Sky for the Tour de France: Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vaisl Kiryienka, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Wout Poels, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas.


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    #66
    retalivity
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    No kwia either.

    Strong team either way


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    #67
    dastardly00
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    Or König.


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    #68
    retalivity
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    Actually, looking at it again, its a ridiculous lineup. The train going up the mountain is gonna be kyrienka - poels - nieve - landa - thomas - henao, then froome

    How the hell is anyone gonna ride away from that?


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    #69
    Brian?
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Actually, looking at it again, its a ridiculous lineup. The train going up the mountain is gonna be kyrienka - poels - nieve - landa - thomas - henao, then froome

    How the hell is anyone gonna ride away from that?

    By attacking early and often. Expect an outrageous amount of attacks on descents.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #70
    neris
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Actually, looking at it again, its a ridiculous lineup. The train going up the mountain is gonna be kyrienka - poels - nieve - landa - thomas - henao, then froome

    How the hell is anyone gonna ride away from that?

    Maybe movistar, tinkoff & astana can work together at times. Not necessarilly tne 3 leaders but a few riders from each team riding together to do some thing to sky. Doubt it,ll happen though.


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    #71
    Exiled1
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    Not surprised to see Roche absent.
    I had expected he would be selected for Giro and Vuelta, particularly after his early season travails.
    He has performed well in the Vuelta and later in the season.


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    #72
    dastardly00
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    Nice! :)

    https://twitter.com/TeamSky/status/745956078412795904


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    #73
    neris
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    Eurosport have the French mens road race nationals listed to be on today at 13:15 on the player


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    #74
    Lusk_Doyle
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Nice! :)

    https://twitter.com/TeamSky/status/745956078412795904

    The most practical team car ever. FACT.


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    #75
    neris
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    GCN TDF Preview show

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kpr7qQi2bQ


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    #76
    Boscoirl
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    The most practical team car ever. FACT.


    The only way to keep up with the sky train


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    #77
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Boscoirl wrote: »
    The only way to keep up with the sky train

    Until it has to be refuelled every half hour!


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    #78
    neris
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    Dan Martin & Sam Bennett the only Irish riders this year and Chris Jul Jensen from Wickla if you cant him as Irish


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    #79
    Brian?
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    neris wrote: »
    Dan Martin & Sam Bennett the only Irish riders this year and Chris Jul Jensen from Wickla if you cant him as Irish

    Not bad really. Both are potential stage winners and I wouldn't bet against Dan for a top 5.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #80
    neris
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Not bad really. Both are potential stage winners and I wouldn't bet against Dan for a top 5.

    From the little Ive seen of him race this year Bennetts been let down by not having a lead out train so if he has 1 or 2 working for him in the last few hundred meters he could defo do a stage win. The GCN video mentioned Dan as a possible stage 2 winner coz of the run into the finish which would be great


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    #81
    Brian?
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    neris wrote: »
    From the little Ive seen of him race this year Bennetts been let down by not having a lead out train so if he has 1 or 2 working for him in the last few hundred meters he could defo do a stage win. The GCN video mentioned Dan as a possible stage 2 winner coz of the run into the finish which would be great

    Agreed on Sam.

    Stage 2 looks made for Valverde, Dan, Purito or even Van Avermaet.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #82
    Taxuser1
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    http://cyclingtips.com/2016/06/dan-martin-ready-to-take-on-the-big-guns-in-the-tour-de-france/


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    #83
    neris
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    Taxuser1 wrote: »
    http://cyclingtips.com/2016/06/dan-martin-ready-to-take-on-the-big-guns-in-the-tour-de-france/

    love to know what foods hes cut out, could do with loosing 2kg myself


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    #84
    neris
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    amusing little youtube explanation of the tour (might be handy to show to the boss over the next month when caught sneaking a peak at eurosport)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wPa1Hl5ZA


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    #85
    dastardly00
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    ^^^^
    Really enjoyed that! :)


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    #86
    neris
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    Cycling news have just put a podcast out going back over the 1996 tour


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    #87
    Doc07
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    neris wrote: »
    Cycling news have just put a podcast out going back over the 1996 tour[/QUOTE

    The Hautacam stage was great to watch. However 1996 must have been one of the 'dirtiest' tours. Yellow, Polka-Dot, Green and White all dopers.


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    #88
    Brian?
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    Doc07 wrote: »
    neris wrote: »
    Cycling news have just put a podcast out going back over the 1996 tour[/QUOTE

    The Hautacam stage was great to watch. However 1996 must have been one of the 'dirtiest' tours. Yellow, Polka-Dot, Green and White all dopers.

    I posted the video of Riis attaching in the Yates thread. It was the moment I lost hope for cycling.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #89
    neris
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    Doc07 wrote: »
    neris wrote: »
    Cycling news have just put a podcast out going back over the 1996 tour[/QUOTE

    The Hautacam stage was great to watch. However 1996 must have been one of the 'dirtiest' tours. Yellow, Polka-Dot, Green and White all dopers.

    I only got into watching the tours and other big tours & classics in the last 5 years but have been made well aware over that time time of the 90s & the doping culture back then. The part they have out now is only the first part of a series but listening to it this morning and the ****e coming out of Ris in teh soundbites about the race, his weight & his determination to win was sickening.


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    #90
    dastardly00
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    The '96 Tour was the first one I ever watched :o


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    #91
    velo.2010
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    Looks like Sagan got an extra man for support, in the form of Gatto, for the Tour.

    Tinkoff team:

    Contador
    Sagan
    Kreuziger
    Majka
    Kiserlovski
    Tossato
    Bodnar
    Valgren
    Gatto


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