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Pais Vasco - 3rd April to 9th April 2017 *** contains spoliers

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    #32
    dastardly00
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    Weepsie wrote: »
    He didn't lose any time though they said as it was neutralised due to crash

    The crash was incidental. He didn't get caught up in it I don't think.
    He won't lose any time because he was with the main group until he got that puncture in the final km.


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    #33
    MPFGLB
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    So the last kilometers today




    And Nico's diary

    http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/04/nicolas-roche-rider-diary-april


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    #34
    dastardly00
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    And Nico's diary

    http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/04/nicolas-roche-rider-diary-april

    Cheers for posting that.
    How did you manage to find it?


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    #35
    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Cheers for posting that.
    How did you manage to find it?

    I just stumbled across it on FB ...


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    #36
    MPFGLB
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    And its the Queens stage with loads of climbing

    Short and sharpe stage#
    Ordinarily I would pick Contador for this but he has been on the ground so much one wonders if he is ok

    Valverde and his fast movistar team will set a blistering pace

    Heano and SKY will also add to the speed

    But maybe Ion Izagirre or Uran or Bardet ?


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    #37
    dastardly00
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    Valverde has been exceptional this year so I reckon he'll take the stage honours. My second guess would be Henao.

    Same as yourself I don't think Contador will win.


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    #38
    MPFGLB
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    Hope its a good stage no matter who wins


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    #39
    MPFGLB
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    Alberto Contador, after a crash, a mechanical, and a puncture on yesterday's stage, has punctured inside the neutralised zone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I wonder is it the Trek bike ??


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    #40
    dastardly00
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    Quite unusual that the breakaway was caught with so much left to go to the finish. Serious tempo by the peloton.


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    #41
    MPFGLB
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    Orica are up for this and Yates I suppose

    Hope they dont run out of steam though


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    #42
    MPFGLB
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    And dont be surprised if Simon Clarke goes well ....he is in stella form !!!!


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    #43
    dastardly00
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    Hard to see anyone getting a gap out in front of the peloton with this pace.


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    #44
    dastardly00
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    I think they were all racing for 2nd place behind Valverde, he's just too good at the moment.

    WTF happened to Sammy Sanchez though! :eek:


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    #45
    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    I think they were all racing for 2nd place behind Valverde, he's just too good at the moment.

    WTF happened to Sammy Sanchez though! :eek:

    SAMU came out of no where and was leading...top descender ...but team says he hit a stone in the middle of the road


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    #46
    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    I think they were all racing for 2nd place behind Valverde, he's just too good at the moment.

    WTF happened to Sammy Sanchez though! :eek:

    Valverde is very good but Cannodale could have attacked as had 2 riders

    Wondered will COntador win the TT and by enough ....Love if Uran won it though


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    #47
    neris
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    Just watched the video of the last 15km. Some finish. Looking at contador he seems to have lost it (maybe past it at this stage), shot overhead where riders around him just blast off and he either doesn't have the legs or wasnt paying attention. Climb looked savage. Sammy seemed to travel a fair bit off the bike on that fall. Say that,ll hurt in the morning


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    #48
    MPFGLB
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    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand


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    #49
    MPFGLB
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    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand


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    #50
    MPFGLB
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    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand


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    #51
    MPFGLB
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    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand


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    #52
    dastardly00
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand
    MPFGLB wrote: »
    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand
    MPFGLB wrote: »
    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand
    MPFGLB wrote: »
    SAMU wont start tomorrow Had an operation on his hand

    Jaysus, how many hands does Sanchez have?? :pac: :pac:


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    #53
    MPFGLB
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    I dont know what happened there !!

    My finger must have slipped


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    #54
    MPFGLB
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    So on to the last stage

    Lots of fans disappointed with the racing and the parcours but its still all up for grabs as to who will be on the podium and who will win the overall


    Contador, Valvede, Uran, Bardet, Woods, Meintjes,... Izzagirre, Henao

    And who will win the TT

    Any of the above and maybe Roglic or Kiryenkia

    Most likley it will be between Contador , Valverde and Izagirre

    I'd love Uran to win


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    #55
    Weepsie
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    neris wrote: »
    Just watched the video of the last 15km. Some finish. Looking at contador he seems to have lost it (maybe past it at this stage), shot overhead where riders around him just blast off and he either doesn't have the legs or wasnt paying attention. Climb looked savage. Sammy seemed to travel a fair bit off the bike on that fall. Say that,ll hurt in the morning

    I'd say the 2 crashes in the previous day took their toll and he looked like he went the narrower side of the crash and lost touch rapidly. With a TT today, he might have figured he had a chance. Not at his best but not past it


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    #56
    dahat
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    Some big big chainrings on view for this TT.


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    #57
    MPFGLB
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    Micahel Matthews !!!!!!


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    #58
    MPFGLB
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    fOrget Matthews ...look at Primoz Roglic ...amasing


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    #59
    Inquitus
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    Roglic blows them all out of the water...soo far!


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    #60
    velo.2010
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    Not keen on Bertie's bike choices this season. Road bike today with a bike change to come. He rode an adapted Madone frame with TT bars in Paris Nice.


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    #61
    Weepsie
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    velo.2010 wrote: »
    Not keen on Bertie's bike choices this season. Road bike today with a bike change to come. He rode an adapted Madone frame with TT bars in Paris Nice.

    He's the fastest so far on the first intermediate


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