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Old 12-07-2013, 07:59
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Taking Greipel out of my fantasy team after yesterday. So far, Lotto have been great at hitting the front at the right time but now it will be more than difficult. Sieberg and Henderson - two of Greipel’s most important leadout riders - both went down hard in the crash and like Veelers, they probably need a few days to get ready again. Furthermore, Jurgen Roelandts hurts his back again after another rider didn’t manage to break in time.
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Old 12-07-2013, 12:54
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Looking at the remaining stage profiles to see where the GC contenders might be able attack Sky and Froome, and i can only see 1.

Stage 19 Bourg-d'Oisans to Grand-Bornand.

http://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-fra...-july-19-204km

It's up and down all day, and has a HC climb near the start, so it looks like Movistar & Saxo bank can attack from the get go, but saying that i still can't see Froome losing 4minutes to any of them.

Should be fun anyway!

Any thoughts?
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Old 12-07-2013, 13:02
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Sorry to be a party pooper, but I'm getting rather tired of these pan flat stages with 1km of racing around 4pm.
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Old 12-07-2013, 13:05
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Sorry to be a party pooper, but I'm getting rather tired of these pan flat stages with 1km of racing around 4pm.
Hopefully they mix it up next year, but i doubt it... They have to keep all parties happy. (i.e. the sprinters teams)
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Old 12-07-2013, 13:07
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Sorry to be a party pooper, but I'm getting rather tired of these pan flat stages with 1km of racing around 4pm.
Today should be the last one before the Champs. Tommorow's stage has some climbs, then it's big mountains just about all the way. Even the time trial has two cat2 climbs.
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Old 12-07-2013, 13:18
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Hopefully they mix it up next year, but i doubt it... They have to keep all parties happy. (i.e. the sprinters teams)
A bit more variety would be nice. Not a lot for the puncheurs this year, sadly.
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Old 12-07-2013, 13:50
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It's good to see an old friend of the Tour featured on the Euronews web site today:
http://www.euronews.com/picture-of-the-day

The picture on that page will change tomorrow, so here's a direct link to the picture without the surrounding text:
http://static.euronews.com/images_ne...g-pod-1207.jpg
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Old 12-07-2013, 13:58
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Split in the peloton.... Froome and Bertie in the lead group!

Good old cross winds!
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:01
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Echelon time!
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:02
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Didi makes a brief guest appearance in the Oreca Greenedge team tribute to Aussie rockers AC/DC..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAl1-mBhFpU


they've also done a 'Call Me Maybe'............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEvX_vKDYEw
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:03
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Kittel missed out on the front group..............
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:03
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Kittel has missed the split. That's one way to beat him.
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:06
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The Kittel group is getting back..............

I assume none of the GC boys were in the 2nd group as the front group are not hammering it to get away............
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:15
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Oh blimey..............I flicked over to watch a race at Newmarket and when I got back the Kittel group was a minute behind the yellow jersey group..........they got back to within 10 seconds then the gap went out again !

Cav, Griepers and Saggy all in the front group
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:20
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Looking positive but then we thought Cav had it wrapped up yesterday all the way to the line.
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:29
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This could be fun.... Valverde in trouble now!
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:32
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Yeah...........Valverde had a technical problem, 4 of his team mates have dropped back and they're halfway between the two main groups............
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:38
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Looking at the remaining stage profiles to see where the GC contenders might be able attack Sky and Froome, and i can only see 1.

Stage 19 Bourg-d'Oisans to Grand-Bornand.

http://www.bicycling.com/tour-de-fra...-july-19-204km

It's up and down all day, and has a HC climb near the start, so it looks like Movistar & Saxo bank can attack from the get go, but saying that i still can't see Froome losing 4minutes to any of them.

Should be fun anyway!

Any thoughts?
I don't know ... I looked at the profile and thought that it was tailor made for the likes of Virenque or Chiappucci ... so I'll stick with that and say that someone with the designs on the polka dot will go from the gun to mop up the big points and get a moutain stage win.
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:41
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Surely Saxo bank have to put a shift in here now... And maybe Sky?
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:42
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It might be a flat stage but it's certainly not boring...
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:50
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Movistar look shot to me...

Bertie must be loving this!

Froome & Bertie must be praying they don't have a mechanical.

Not the boring stage we thought we might have had!
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:58
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Not only is this a great stage at the moment, Oleg Tinkov has tweeted another gem ..


Oleg Tinkov ‏@olegtinkov 2m

Dans, ( i think he means Danes) do you have sense of humor at all? why you are so serious about the life? That's why your sucide rate is high
nutter!
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Old 12-07-2013, 15:01
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Valverde has given up trying to get back and gone into the 'Kittel' group, which I suppose is now the Valverde group............

So we have two main groups separated by around a minute and a half.................
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Old 12-07-2013, 15:11
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Have Belkin & Omega knocked it on the head?
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Old 12-07-2013, 15:18
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Belkin are putting down the hammer...

The front group is breaking up!!!
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