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    I honestly thought we were going to see a major play by Movistar when they put 2 riders into the break. I was getting all excited at the idea of a mini showdown to close out the first week. To be fair, my reading of Movistar's tactics is that they're following Ali's tactics against Foreman: sit in and let the hits come but don't respond. Do nothing and just wait them out. When the opponent has tired himself out at the end of the 3rd week then launch the big counter attack. They've said before in the media that they see Froome's weakness as being the fact that he seems to tire in the 3rd week. But then again, Sky leave nothing to chance. They know it too. And just like Quintana has been training specifically for Froome's style of attacking, I am certain Brailsford, Ellingworth and the rest of the Sky brains trust have been training specifically for the 3rd week as well.
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    Couldn't agree more, Gen. He's become like a wart stuck to Froome's backside. Folks can say what they want about Sky, but what I'm seeing is that team doing all the racing at the moment. They're making the plays & working beautifully as a unit. Besides a few individuals like Bardet and Dan-The-Man, the rest of this peloton is about as useful as tits on a bull. Froome is like The Pied Piper, playing a tune while the procession of mesmerised rats follow behind in a long line. Sky are far from boring. Can't say the same for most of the rest.
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    You're probably right - doesn't look like they're waiting. Let's see though.
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    Quintana's got 2 guys waiting for him up the road. They thought ahead
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    That was the right call, AC. Bring on the Olympics and the Vuelta. Still lots to look forward to this season.
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    Read the other responses to Jensies tweet as well
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    This little lighty decides he can do it too (yellow jersey and all) https://twitter.com/kidsracing/status/751854526299340800?lang=en
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    You beat me to it, Scotty. Froome has nothing on a Contador straight right.
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    The commentators were originally counting 22 and that went on for a while. Then suddenly we heard it was 29. Either a miscount first time round, or few managed to bridge across (there was lots of that going on at one stage).
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    From Cycling News: "We understand the times for GC today will be taken from the 3km to go point." So I assume that means for everyone - starting with Steve. Do they actually have proper officially recorded timing at the 3km banner?
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    Nibali goes straight through the top without looking back. He's not waiting for Aru, that's for sure. So much for that theory (why would I ever have thought they'd work together?)
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    Alaphilippe attacks from the main peloton!
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    Navaro and Impey have now just pedalled away from Nibali. Is this part of Astana's plan - for Nibali to set himself up to wait for an attack by Aru at the top?
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    Cummings has a 1'04" gap now. He's got this.
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    Pinot is being dropped and the peloton is still about 11km from the finish. He's going to lose a lot of time.
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    The main peloton is not attacking or racing with commitment. Seems they're waiting for the weekend.
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    Looks like he might just hold on to yellow for another day
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    Then Jens didn't watch the Dauphine. Steve didn't blow then either, he won by over 4 minutes on that summit finish.
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    Race radio now saying 56 seconds to Nibali
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    Ja, he's riding away from Nibali at the moment
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    13km to go for Steve Still looking pretty good. Remember he did something very similar in the Dauphine a month ago - attacking on a big summit finish and holding off everyone (incl. very good climbers).
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    Daryl Impey is still there with Nibali! How is he still holding on? Daryl looks like he's dying a thousand deaths with a grimace of pain all over his face.
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    Cummings is not being caught by Nibali's little group. If anything Steve is prizing it open, second by endless second. And as I type, Nibali attacks again. And now Warren Barguil attacks from the peloton.
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