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TdF 2017 stage 8: Dole > Station des Rousses 187,5 km

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    #32
    Darkglasses
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    Not pleased with the TV ads this year. That Apple one is doing my nut in.


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    #33
    ThisRegard
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Not pleased with the TV ads this year. That Apple one is doing my nut in.

    I like the Serbian tourist one, although I think they've got their work cut out as the war there and the Serbs involvement in war crimes is still fresh in many people's minds.


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    #34
    longshanks
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Not pleased with the TV ads this year. That Apple one is doing my nut in.

    Hate it. Multi hate it.


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    #35
    martyc5674
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    Just tuned in...where's Dan?


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    #36
    spock.
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    Roche in the lead group of about 8 riders


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    #37
    dastardly00
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    Froome doing a bit cyclocross on the descent. Didn't fall off or anything.


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    #38
    Lusk_Doyle
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    spock. wrote: »
    Roche in the lead group of about 8 riders

    Roche is in the peloton. It's GVA up the road.


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    #39
    dastardly00
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Roche is in the peloton. It's GVA up the road.

    Nico is there with GVA


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    #40
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    spock. wrote: »
    Roche in the lead group of about 8 riders

    Roche is in the peloton. It's GVA up the road.

    Edit: I see him there now. I thought he had dropped back.


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    #41
    dastardly00
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Not pleased with the TV ads this year. That Apple one is doing my nut in.

    The Tel-Aviv & Jerusalem marathons are looking pretty peachy ;)


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    #42
    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Nico is there with GVA

    Hope he is allowed to ride for the stage ...BMC might get him to stay with GVA on the climb

    He did this climb so well in 2010 and has from here


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    #43
    Itziger
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    Steep enough today for GC action?? Or will they wait till tomorrow?


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    #44
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Looks to me as though Roche will be going for it. GVA has done a mountain load of work.


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    #45
    Lumen
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    longshanks wrote: »
    Hate it. Multi hate it.
    Wha-ever!

    I actually love that ad.


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    #46
    longshanks
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    Where is Dan?


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    #47
    Anyone
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    This is unwatchable on ITV4, there are ads every 5-6 mins.


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    #48
    mhiggy09
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    Roche looks good leading the break and putting in attacks


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    #49
    Darkglasses
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    Good attack from Nico, seems to have opened a gap from Gesink and Barguil :o


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    #50
    Boscoirl
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    Anyone wrote: »
    This is unwatchable on ITV4, there are ads every 5-6 mins.

    2 sets of ads in less then 5k


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    #51
    pelevin
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    Anyone wrote: »
    This is unwatchable on ITV4, there are ads every 5-6 mins.

    I've ES & won't even gonna give ITV any look after previous viewings where I'd sum up their coverage as "We show some cycling between the ads."


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    brianhalpin
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    pelevin wrote: »
    I've ES & won't even gonna give ITV any look after previous viewings where I'd sum up their coverage as "We show some cycling between the ads."

    It's beyond a joke. And their ads are twice as long as TG4. Plus Millar wrecks my head - describing things as if the entire audience has tuned in to their first ever cycling race.


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    #53
    odyssey06
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    Nico losing touch with the leaders :(

    In no man's land now.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #54
    pelevin
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    brianhalpin wrote: »
    It's beyond a joke. And their ads are twice as long as TG4. Plus Millar wrecks my head - describing things as if the entire audience has tuned in to their first ever cycling race.

    Yeah, I also found Millar & Boulting to be commentating as if the main point of the race was endless analysis of what was going on. Personally made it impossible to relax into enjoying what I was watching.


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    #55
    mossym
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    leader giving one of the more obvious examples of not stopping for nature calls...:)


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    #56
    brianhalpin
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    And I thought Irish roads were bad (Although I'd still take that over the loose stones mashed into the tar surface).

    Unlike the Giro, the race doesn't seem to bring fresh tarmac.


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    #57
    Djoucer
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    Oh no! Cramp!

    Come on Calmejane.


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    #58
    pelevin
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    Calmejane cramping up!! Go on boy!


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    #59
    Darkglasses
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    Brilliant finish, awful time for cramp


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    #60
    pelevin
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    Looked like he handled it very calmly though stretching & then spinning more.


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    #61
    Darkglasses
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    Great stage that. Wonder how Demare is getting on.


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