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Tour de France Stage 12: Montpellier-Mt.Ventoux 184KM **Spoilers**

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    #62
    JoeyJJ
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    Just switched on eurosport on phone in office listening can't watch too much, no sign of Martin on the main site, is he with froome group?


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    #63
    Dcully
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    Looked to me like froome just manufactured a stop after two valuable team members stopped at the crash thus more or less enforcing sportsmanlike conduct of rivals. Froome knew he needed them riders.


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    #64
    velo.2010
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    Agree with the comments about the etiquette today - they were racing! The slow down allowed the second peloton to catch back on and so Froome now has a full complement of climbers for the finale.


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    #65
    terrydel
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    Has Quintana made a move at all?


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    #66
    dastardly00
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    terrydel wrote: »
    Has Quintana made a move at all?

    They haven't started climbing yet.


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    #67
    silver campaign
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    From Eurosport website:

    "It seems that Froome sat up for his Sky team-mates and they're chasing back on together once Stannard got on his feet. The rest of the favourites have taken their foot off the gas in a show of sportsmanship."

    and

    So it seems that Froome actually used that crash involving Stannard to stop and have a pee - and the rest of the main field slowed and allowed him to do it. Valverde wasn't very happy, but that shows the amount of respect this yellow jersey commands. Very odd though.

    Its one thing waiting up for the yellow Jersey if he has an accident, but I dont agree that they should have to wait for his teammates aswell. Its their bad luck if they crashed.

    As an aside, Dan never seems to have a good lieutenant with him on these climbs. Maybe that's something that would help him next year.


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    #68
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    Nieve and Landa allowed back, arguably the two best climbing doms to have. Froome is turning more into Lance everyday with his sly moves


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    #69
    mhiggy09
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    WinnyThePoo wrote: »
    Greipal for the win haha

    Haha you called it!


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    #70
    REBELSAFC
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    velo.2010 wrote: »
    Agree with the comments about the etiquette today - they were racing! The slow down allowed the second peloton to catch back on and so Froome now has a full complement of climbers for the finale.

    Complete joke in my opinion. Especially after the hard work Etixx put in to split the peleton. Why didn't they slow down for Aru?? He is a GC contender....the two Sky riders are not.. Ridiculous


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    #71
    happytramp
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    Farcical there from Froome and Cancellara. Pretending to need a toilet break in order to slow up the peloton to allow your team mates back on.... in turn allowing the dropped riders to get back on and allowing the break to pull out a 2 minute advantage after Dan's team had worked so hard to pull it back.


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    #72
    dastardly00
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    Go Go Greipel!! :D


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    #73
    godtabh
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    https://twitter.com/CdelVentoux/status/753587997526913024


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    #74
    Dcully
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    Movistar should have attacked and ignore cancellara and his calls to slow down.Total joke.


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    #75
    xxyyzz
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    Time for Quintana to s*it or get off the pot.


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    #76
    neris
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    the colombian fans are getting a bit to excited


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    #77
    Moflojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭Moflojo


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    Time for Quintana to s*it or get off the pot.

    Great call!


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    #78
    JoeyJJ
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    Dan struggling now.


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    #79
    dhayes73
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    Dan in trouble :(


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    #80
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    He looks up for it (Quintana). Sky look knackered.


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    #81
    godtabh
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    a few small tests. Does Quintana have team mates? Dont see any


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    #82
    neris
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    godtabh wrote: »
    a few small tests. Does Quintana have team mates? Dont see any

    valverde up the road


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    #83
    xxyyzz
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    Kirby's passive aggressiveness coming to the fore in this stage.


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    #84
    neris
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    riders should be allowed get off their bikes and punch the **** out of any idiot with a smoke flare and not loose time for doing it


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    #85
    JoeyJJ
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    Dan seems to be doing ok there now. A bit of a gap but his legs were't totally gone.


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    #86
    dhayes73
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    JoeyJJ wrote: »
    Dan seems to be doing ok there now. A bit of a gap but his legs were't totally gone.
    Holding at 30 seconds, for now anyway.


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    #87
    monkeyman
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    Why would Dan's team mates not help him out or are they all behind him?


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    #88
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    monkeyman wrote: »
    Why would Dan's team mates not help him out or are they all behind him?

    They're a distant memory down the mountain.


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    #89
    jaysisjames
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    they were suantering along at the front until the sky crash, and havent been seen since.


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    #90
    godtabh
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    Master stroke by Froome waiting for Powels


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    #91
    neris
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    Pauwels was going for a punch there at the spectator


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