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Tour de France 2020 | Stage 17 (Grenoble - Méribel Col de la Loze, 170 km)

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    #122
    Mefistofelino
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    Bit late for a gel, Miguel


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    #123
    Mr. Guappa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    This is fascinating!


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    #124
    c.p.w.g.w
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    Was Tadej impeded by someone a few minutes ago


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    #125
    retalivity
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    c.p.w.g.w wrote: »
    Was Tadej impeded by someone a few minutes ago

    He was swinging at someone alright


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    #126
    lawrencesummers
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    seaviewphotos wrote: »
    God help Sam, that's a seriously cruel finish.

    He might have to put lights on his bike


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    #127
    PatM65
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    lawrencesummers wrote: »
    He might have to put lights on his bike

    He has 35 minutes to get there. Fingers crossed


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    #128
    Doc07
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    The Slovenians are beasts. Fine job by Richie Porte, only a few seconds behind


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    #129
    c.p.w.g.w
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    PatM65 wrote: »
    He has 35 minutes to get there. Fingers crossed

    Seems like a tight cut off time


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    #130
    Dcully
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    What a finish, pogacar one last push looked good then roglic just hit another gear at the very end.


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    #131
    Dodge
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    The cut off is 37:30 or so.


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    #132
    redlead
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    That was just epic stuff at the end. I wish people knew how great the TDF is. You have to have so much respect for those guys pushing themselves to such limits.


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    #133
    retalivity
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    Bennett currently 22min down, should be grand


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    #134
    kenmc
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    Dodge wrote: »
    The cut off is 37:30 or so.

    Velofacts.com giving it as 34m41s


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    #135
    Coneygree
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    Pogacar is one hell of a cyclist for a soon to be 22 year old and very little support. If he can stay consistent he'll have many GT wins.


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    #136
    Dcully
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    redlead wrote: »
    That was just epic stuff at the end. I wish people knew how great the TDF is. You have to have so much respect for those guys pushing themselves to such limits.

    Well said, that was just epic at the end there.


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    #137
    tobefrank321
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Bennett currently 22min down, should be grand

    Has he even started the climb yet? He's going to lose a lot more.


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    #138
    Dodge
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    kenmc wrote: »
    Velofacts.com giving it as 34m41s

    They have it on screen as the lads go over. 37:36

    Meanwhile in the KOM

    66 Pogacar
    63 Roglic
    51 Lopez


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    #139
    Richard Hillman
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    Magnificent stuff at the end. Absolutely brutal gradients. Roglic dropped Pogacar, I thought it was going to be the other way around.

    Wiggins was saying something along the lines of that there is a specific altitude that oxygen levels just suddenly drop off. It was probably around the time when Lopez went off and the group fell apart.


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    #140
    retalivity
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    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    Has he even started the climb yet? He's going to lose a lot more.

    The climb is nearly an hour, he's over halfway up.
    The tour live data site had data up til 5 mins after the end. Greipel, Coquard & Debuscherre were all 4-5 mins behind the Bennett group, they are in danger of missing the cut.


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    #141
    franglan
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    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Magnificent stuff at the end. Absolutely brutal gradients. Roglic dropped Pogacar, I thought it was going to be the other way around.

    Wiggins was saying something along the lines of that there is a specific altitude that oxygen levels just suddenly drop off. It was probably around the time when Lopez went off and the group fell apart.

    From experience on a bike once your getting to 1600 metres you find a noticeable difference each 200 metres you go higher.


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    #142
    velo.2010
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Bennett currently 22min down, should be grand

    Not really given how much time Alaphilippe lost after being caught in the break.


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    #143
    ratracer
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    velo.2010 wrote: »
    Not really given how much time Alaphilippe lost after being caught in the break.

    He’s only going back to help Sam :):)


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    #144
    Dodge
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    The key is to be in the main gruppeto. Time won't really matter if there's 80 of them in it


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    #145
    The Buster
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    That’s Sam coming in now 7 mins ahead of cut off


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    #146
    mcgratheoin
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    Dodge wrote: »
    The key is to be in the main gruppeto. Time won't really matter if there's 80 of them in it

    If it's outside the time limit he'll be deducted points even if the grupetto is allowed to continue


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    #147
    c.p.w.g.w
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    Dodge wrote: »
    The key is to be in the main gruppeto. Time won't really matter if there's 80 of them in it

    But someone suggested in the Sam thread that points deduction will happen in that case


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    #148
    velo.2010
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    He made it! Fair play to him. Tomorrow could be rough if there are GC attacks early on.


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    #149
    Dodge
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    c.p.w.g.w wrote: »
    But someone suggested in the Sam thread that points deduction will happen in that case

    By all account all the sprinters were together. So if Sam was docked points, they'
    d all be docked points

    Anyway, they all made it.


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    #150
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Alot of people i know just dont get why i enjoy watching cycling so much.
    A finish like that with whats at stake makes all the anticipation before it all kicks off so worth it.


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    #151
    Cartman78
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    redlead wrote: »
    That was just epic stuff at the end. I wish people knew how great the TDF is. You have to have so much respect for those guys pushing themselves to such limits.

    Thrilling....easily the best sporting event of 2020 imho.

    The dynamic at the end there with Team Bahrain detonating, Jumbo riders dropping off etc. was fascinating.

    A couple of times it looked like Pog was going to catch Rog but it just wasn't to be. Hopefully more fireworks tomorrow


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