The 100th Edition Of The Tour de France: Chirps, Opinions, News, Updates.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Bookies all disagree - Froome priced at 1/7. That means bet R7 to win R1. Other favourites as follows:

 

Contador, Quintana & Valverde - ranging from 16/1 to 20/1.

Mollema, Rodriques, Martin & Kreuzinger - 66/1.

Ten Dam - 100/1

Evans, Schleck & the rest - 100/1 and more

 

Yeah, but its all just a Crapshoot really, its the future, no one knows, its just a case of looking at the odds and rolling the dice, sometimes ya win, some times ya lose.

 

......but I enjoy the speculation immensely.

[jcza]

Yeah, but its all just a Crapshoot really, its the future, no one knows, its just a case of looking at the odds and rolling the dice, sometimes ya win, some times ya lose.

 

......but I enjoy the speculation immensely.

 

I'm with you grumpy, loving the Tour this year!

[Matts 300]

Hope cannondale up the pace before that cat climb. Break away from Cav and some of the other sprinters, and let sagan take a nother easy win! :-) you can dream ey?

[jcza]

Took 3 mins for first attack of the day.

 

Gap now 4 mins

 

- Jerome Cousin (FRA) EUC - 178th overall, at 1h54'08"

- Lieuwe Westra (NED) VCD - 177th overall, at 1h52'06"

- Luis Angel (ESP) COF - 122nd overall, at 1h23'46"

- Julien Simon (FRA) SOJ - 100th overall, at 1h09'54"

- Juan José Oroz (ESP) EUS - 93rd overall, at 1h03'19"

[djsam]

Bookies all disagree - Froome priced at 1/7. That means bet R7 to win R1. Other favourites as follows:

 

Contador, Quintana & Valverde - ranging from 16/1 to 20/1.

Mollema, Rodriques, Martin & Kreuzinger - 66/1.

Ten Dam - 100/1

Evans, Schleck & the rest - 100/1 and more

This are great odds on Kreuzinger, can make some cash if you're lucky and he rides like a demon

[Zook]

Sky on the front? Sky, you need to keep your bullets for the mountains. Don't hurt y'self, y'hear.

[jcza]

Interesting stats - Gap between leaders and 10th placed rider after rest day during past 10 Tours

 

2012: Besançon: 10th, Nicolas Roche, at 5'29” to Bradley Wiggins

2011: Saint-Flour: 10th, Jakob Fuglsang, at 3'08” to Thomas Voeckler

2010; Morzine: 10th, Michael Rogers, at 2'31” to Cadel Evans

2009: Tarbes: 10th, Vincenzo Nibali, at 1'54” to Rinaldo Nocentini

2008: Hautacam: 10th Vladimir Efimkin, at 2'32” to Cadel Evans

2007; Tignes: 10th, Carlos Sastre, at 3'35” to Michael Rasmussen

2006: Lorient: 10th, Denis Menchov, at 2'00” to Serhiy Honchar

2005: Mulhouse: 10th, George Hincapie, at 4'05” to Jens Voigt

2004: Quimper: 10th, Erik Zabel, at 10'06” to Thomas Voeckler

2003: Marseille: 110th, Denis Menchov, at 3'45” to Lance Armstrong

 

Currently Chris Froome (SKY) has an advantage of 2'45” to 10th placed Rui Costa (MOV).

[Wez-O]

So this is a pretty close Tour thus far, although the flat TT will widen the gaps one would think.

Edited July 9, 2013 by Wez-O

[Wez-O]

Sky on the front? Sky, you need to keep your bullets for the mountains. Don't hurt y'self, y'hear.

I was also trying to figure out the rational behind that? Every rider in the breakaway is over an hour behind Froome and it's a super flat stage.

[jcza]

Remember Voeckler in yellow in 2004? What were they thinking letting him go.

[dracs]

Interesting stats - Gap between leaders and 10th placed rider after rest day during past 10 Tours

 

2012: Besançon: 10th, Nicolas Roche, at 5'29” to Bradley Wiggins

2011: Saint-Flour: 10th, Jakob Fuglsang, at 3'08” to Thomas Voeckler

2010; Morzine: 10th, Michael Rogers, at 2'31” to Cadel Evans

2009: Tarbes: 10th, Vincenzo Nibali, at 1'54” to Rinaldo Nocentini

2008: Hautacam: 10th Vladimir Efimkin, at 2'32” to Cadel Evans

2007; Tignes: 10th, Carlos Sastre, at 3'35” to Michael Rasmussen

2006: Lorient: 10th, Denis Menchov, at 2'00” to Serhiy Honchar

2005: Mulhouse: 10th, George Hincapie, at 4'05” to Jens Voigt

2004: Quimper: 10th, Erik Zabel, at 10'06” to Thomas Voeckler

2003: Marseille: 110th, Denis Menchov, at 3'45” to Lance Armstrong

 

Currently Chris Froome (SKY) has an advantage of 2'45” to 10th placed Rui Costa (MOV).

Thats a great stat - puts things nicely into perspective. Tour is far from over for a lot of guys.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Took 3 mins for first attack of the day.

 

Gap now 4 mins

 

- Jerome Cousin (FRA) EUC - 178th overall, at 1h54'08"

- Lieuwe Westra (NED) VCD - 177th overall, at 1h52'06"

- Luis Angel (ESP) COF - 122nd overall, at 1h23'46"

- Julien Simon (FRA) SOJ - 100th overall, at 1h09'54"

- Juan José Oroz (ESP) EUS - 93rd overall, at 1h03'19"

 

Julien Simon is a great sprinter if they can stay away, I think the others will try shell him as quick as possible though to have a chance of staying clear or winning the stage, with him in the break there is no way anyone else is gonna win and its unlikely its gonna stay away either.

Edited July 9, 2013 by GrumpyOldGuy

[dracs]

I was also trying to figure out the rational behind that? Every rider in the breakaway is over an hour behind Froome and it's a super flat stage.

maybe just trying to send a message of strength to the peloton wo will be licking their lips after Sunday...

[Wez-O]

Remember Voeckler in yellow in 2004? What were they thinking letting him go.

Good point although surely on a super flat stage like this, there is no chance that Lotto, Quickstep, Argos Shimano & Cannondale would let any breakaway go far? Sky should be vary wary of Movistar come the Alps and and save energy accordingly... Yes?

[Shebeen]

http://boutique.letour.fr/stores/letour/products/product_details.aspx?pid=127204

 

 

wow...they still sell these?!

[Wez-O]

maybe just trying to send a message of strength to the peloton wo will be licking their lips after Sunday...

True as well.