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Tour de France 2017 stage 9: Nantua > Chambéry - 181,5 km

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    #152
    retalivity
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    what an eventful stage!!!


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    #153
    oflahero
    Registered Users Posts: 765 ✭✭✭oflahero


    JoeyJJ wrote: »
    Where are the Dan updates ffs

    He slammed full force back first into the rock face. Jumped back up but he must be boiling with adrenalin. Wouldn't be surprised if he did himself some real damage that he'll be starting to feel right now.


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    #154
    Darkglasses
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    Looks accidental tbf

    https://twitter.com/lmforeroc/status/884056531985195008


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    #155
    dastardly00
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    Looks like Uran is stuck on the 11 sprocket


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    #156
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,016 ✭✭✭Itziger


    How far back is Quintana?


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    #157
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    Today highlights just how dangerous cycle racing is...


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    #158
    Sardonicat
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    Porte stretchered into an ambulance. Very unfortunate. Hope he's not too seriously injured. Any update on where Dan Martin is? Watching tg4 here.


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    #159
    Tigerandahalf
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    Don't understand why these guys are helping Froome to get back to Bardet.


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    #160
    Columbia
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    oflahero wrote: »
    But it's so inconsistent. There's only seconds at the moment between Froome and the next few on GC. If Aru put his hand up for a bike change, no-one would say boo if Froome took off.

    And Porte and Martin go down and out. Anybody stopping? No.

    What are you talking about? Of course Froome would be panned if he attacked while a rival had a mechanical.

    As I already mentioned, the race is now on because attacks have occurred. If Froome or anybody else came down nobody would be waiting either. The difference is not yellow or non-yellow, the difference is when the incidents happen.


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    #161
    dastardly00
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    The top-10 is going to look a lot different tonight... Thomas, Porte and Majka all gone!


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    #162
    odyssey06
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    Dan Martin is with Quintana... no idea how far behind yellow jersey group.

    Edit... 1 minute behind.

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



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    #163
    Spudmonkey
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    Dan's back up with Quintana and Yates


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    #164
    CrowdedHouse
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    I'm looking at the tracker and Dan is about a minute behind yellow jersey

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #165
    Itziger
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    Dan with a few decent riders now anyway. Mightn't lose toooooo much. A couple of minutes?


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    #166
    RobertKK
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    The unwritten rule today and how it is applied, the Porte crash who takes out Dan Martin, no unwritten rule applied to wait up for Dan Martin, it all leaves a bad taste today for me.


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    #167
    dastardly00
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    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    Don't understand why these guys are helping Froome to get back to Bardet.

    They all want to gain time on everyone behind.


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    #168
    Itziger
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    Just 70 seconds. C'mon Dan.


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    #169
    Darkglasses
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    What will this mean for Dan's GC position?


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    #170
    retalivity
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    why is kirby talking about froome winning and dedicating it to porte???

    he is really boiling my piss today


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    #171
    dermabrasion
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭dermabrasion


    its good he was able to get on Quintana's wheel


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    #172
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,749 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    Greg Lamont thought it was fine what Aru did.


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    #173
    Kaisr Sose
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    Superb fighting chase by Dan. Fingers crossed for a Bardet catch, followed by cat and mouse leading to a Dan catch up and stage for Dan! He's earned it


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    #174
    dastardly00
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    Dan seems to be in good condition.


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    #175
    oflahero
    Registered Users Posts: 765 ✭✭✭oflahero


    Columbia wrote: »
    What are you talking about? Of course Froome would be panned if he attacked while a rival had a mechanical.

    He might be panned but he wouldn't have a group around him shutting him down immediately telling him to have respect for the 2nd or 3rd on GC. I'd say he could live with that.


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    #176
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,814 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    They all want to gain time on everyone behind.

    I find it strange. Why not let Froome sweat it and do the donkey work. It would blow the race open.


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    #177
    Sardonicat
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    Just saw there he's with quitana 1.20 behind. He's still on the move thankfully. Test day tomorrow so at least he can recover.


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    #178
    mhiggy09
    Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭mhiggy09


    what a finish no words


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    #179
    Weepsie
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    Columbia wrote: »
    What are you talking about? Of course Froome would be panned if he attacked while a rival had a mechanical.

    As I already mentioned, the race is now on because attacks have occurred. If Froome or anybody else came down nobody would be waiting either. The difference is not yellow or non-yellow, the difference is when the incidents happen.

    Froome essentially forced the peleton to slow last year for his domestique so he'd be rightly panned.

    As someone else noted. It's the inconsistencies of it all that bother.

    Also,people mute the commentary if you don't like Carlton Kirby. It's more tiresome listening to that whinging than him


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    #180
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Dan is an absolute legend, chapeau


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    #181
    Darkglasses
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    Delighted for Barguil, pure drama.


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