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What everyone seems to have overlooked is that Froome and Contador hammered themselves in the time trial the day before and Porte (also no doubt Contador's helper) had a deliberate rest day - doing the absolute minimum.
On a hard stage like this one, things like that matter! Quote:
So, David Millar and the boys at Garmin reckon today will be brutal; tougher than yesterday.
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Froome has said he think it's the hardest stage on the Tour as well. David Millar @millarmind 16h I can't wait for tomorrow. |
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Yep long day in the Poang chair tomorrow, especially after a hard day in the chair today, I had a hunger dip near the top of the Alp second time, so had to rush to the fridge for an ice lolly, it cost me 20 seconds but it was worth it to get me through to the finish. ( My domestique is on her day off )
Im sure that if I rest and eat well i should be fit enough for the two hills early on despite the constant attacks from other teams telling me to go out into the sunshine and get a life. This tour is taking its effect on me ,but if i can get through tomorrow and saturday , i will eventually see daylight, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I made it to the flag, at last :sleep: Morning people
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I got up at Ridiculous O'clock so I could get my daily walk round the park done and dusted well before 10................
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I was up to the early hours reading the Clinic
![]() ![]() Found out yesterday one of my mums bosses is Chris Boardman's cousin .....but apparently they don't talk
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Back home from the States. Missed the last few stages because I'd moved to an hotel that didn't have NBC sports and was travelling. Just in time for the crucial stages, but will probably be falling asleep at key moments.
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I was up to the early hours reading the Clinic
![]() ![]() Found out yesterday one of my mums bosses is Chris Boardman's cousin .....but they don't talk ![]() ![]() Boo at the non-talking cousins
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Yay, ITV4 answered my tweet!
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I was up to the early hours reading the Clinic
![]() ![]() Found out yesterday one of my mums bosses is Chris Boardman's cousin .....but they don't talk ![]() Chris still looks fit as a fiddle for a guy in his mid 40s...............he looks like he could still ride the Tour..........
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Back home from the States. Missed the last few stages because I'd moved to an hotel that didn't have NBC sports and was travelling. Just in time for the crucial stages, but will probably be falling asleep at key moments.
do they show the Tour live on NBC ?.............like today would they be showing the whole stage like ES and ITV4 ? |
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Gotta love the riders grabbing beers up l'Alpe d'Huez!
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Cool
Which one was it?? |
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welcome back to Blighty !
do they show the Tour live on NBC ?.............like today would they be showing the whole stage like ES and ITV4 ? |
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Don't really know, it would be starting in the wee small hours of the morning over there. But certainly they were showing all the finishes live on a sports channel - obviously the main channels were showing breakfast TV etc.
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Surely, Ryder Hesjedal should get disqualified for those shades?
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I suggested that Froome grabbing the gel was a bit pointless, because it was only 5km from then finish, so not enough time to derive any boost.
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Yes there was - a psychological boost to help him push to the end. Whether it actually gave him more energy or not was only ever going to be half the point, the rest was mental - at least he knew he had more sugars in his body, whether they worked in time or not.
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Actually, the point that Chris Boardman made was that if Froome really was completely empty, then he would have felt some of the energy from the gel very quickly. Far more quickly than someone who wasn't completely empty.
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Actually, the point that Chris Boardman made was that if Froome really was completely empty, then he would have felt some of the energy from the gel very quickly. Far more quickly than someone who wasn't completely empty.
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Yay, ITV4 answered my tweet!
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Another psychological factor.............
We all know how thorough Sky are. I imagine they work out the ideal feeding times for each stage and then vary from the template according to how the day is going Froome probably had a scheduled feed a bit earlier but couldn't get it because the car had broken down............that might have played on his mind as going off script for the stage. In his mind he probably needed the feed because it was in the plan ..........and by the time the second team car got up they were past the feed limit for the stage. We did see him on the radio an awful lot and maybe 'getting the feed' had risen to the top of 'immediate problems to be solved'.............so it never occurred to them to just say 'ok, we'll not bother'...............they were into problem solving mode Apparently the car driver got a much bigger fine than the two riders..............it was probably his idea for Froome to pretend he had a mechanical so the Commissars would let the team car through................ |
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Well, I have paced myself over the 2 mountains, my early weetabix feedstation help as my domestic ( recovered from her rest day ) ran back to the kitchen car at the first downhill,
The rain didnt effect me, my legs feel good and I am going to attack on the downstairs section ..... |
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![]() I fell asleep :sleep: Cider and weed first thing in the morning after a few hours kip doesn't help, only cancelled out by Bacon/Cheese Burgers ![]() Doesn't look like i've missed anything
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Saxo have come to the front and are taking up the pulling
Lovely jubbly for Froome and his team............... I wonder if there someone up the road who Contador thinks is a danger to his 2nd place ? |
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