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Tour De France Stage 1 : Noirmoutier-En-L'Ïle - Fontenay-Le-Comte, 201km

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  • 07-07-2018 9:40am
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    Can't see it being anything more than a day for the fast men, though it's a coastal route so maybe some cross winds?


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    magicbastarder
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    i will change the typo in the thread title - i don't think it's *that* big a stage!


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    MPFGLB
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    Didnt a load of riders crash into the water going over a lowbridge on this stage in 1999


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    Miklos
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    A break has gone away in the first 100m... eager beavers!


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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Didnt a load of riders crash into the water going over a lowbridge on this stage in 1999

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    Eamonnator
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    The break have a gap of three minutes after 10kms.
    Is that correct?


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    Brian?
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    The break have a gap of three minutes after 10kms.
    Is that correct?

    Does it really matter?

    they/them/theirs


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




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    Eamonnator
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Does it really matter?

    No.

    idle curiosity at it's worst.


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    godtabh
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    I cycled some of the route last year and around the area previously.

    Relatively calm for 2 weeks so wouldn’t be expecting winds to be an issue.


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    neris
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    Some amount of pressure been put on Bernal


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    https://twitter.com/TeamDiData/status/1015550602334670849


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    dahat
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    What will be the estimated finish time? Trying to grab a sneaky few mins poolside to catch the sprint.


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    75km to go I'd say you'd be fine to tune in around 14:30ish


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    fat bloke
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    Man, I gotta go to Jerusalem.


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    Eamonnator
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    Decisions....decisions..
    Tour de France on ITV4 or Downhill World Cup from Val de Sole on Red Bull TV


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    Lumen
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Man, I gotta go to Jerusalem.

    On a related subject, Academic Singles should really be called Dates For Dorks.


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    dahat
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    Watching this in Portuguese, looks a nervous peleton approaching the last few kms.


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    eagle eye
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    I just have this feeling that Sagan is going to win this stage. I dont know why.


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    Sal Butamol
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    Froome down!


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    Sal Butamol
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    Porte down and Quintana puncture


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    Allez Allez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    wirelessdude01
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    Be interesting to see what the gaps are after this today.


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    retalivity
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    Everybody slow down and wait!!! Have you no manners??


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    fat bloke
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    Which group did Dan finish in?


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    REBELSAFC
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    Fernando Gaviria 4 stages Giro 2017 ---> Yellow Jersey 2018
    Sam Bennett 3 Stages Giro 2018---> ???


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    dahat
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    Wow, what a powerful sprint that was,very strong.

    GC contenders will not enjoy this evenings meal and will likely see no dull procession sprint stages now given the time losses.


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    Inquitus
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Which group did Dan finish in?

    In the front group on ST, 52nd

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    dahat
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    Thomas only SKY rider in front group it seems.

    Froome down 48 seconds.


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    fat bloke
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    dahat wrote: »
    Thomas only SKY rider in front group it seems.

    Froome down 48 seconds.

    And I've always thought schadenfreude to be a bad thing


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    wirelessdude01
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    That gap could help Dan negate the assumed TTT losses.


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    Inquitus
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    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    That gap could help Dan negate the assumed TTT losses.

    How bad is the UAE TTT? It has to be better than at the Dauphine?


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