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


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Pick the yellow and green jersey winners.  

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  1. 1. Who will reign in Yellow?

    • Froome Dawg (Sky)
      216
    • Contador (Saxo Tinkoff)
      53
    • A Schleck, Radioshack
      13
    • Evans (BMC)
      8
    • Uran (Sky)
      0
    • Tejay (BMC)
      3
    • Gesink (Blanco)
      0
    • Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp
      0
    • Valverde (Movistar)
      4
    • J Rodriquez (Katusha)
      2
    • Suprize package!
      6
  2. 2. Who will reign in Green?

    • Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
      178
    • Cav' (Omega Pharma Quickstep)
      104
    • Greipel (Lotto Bellisol)
      7
    • Bouhanni (FDJ)
      1
    • Goss (Orica-Greenedge)
      3
    • Surprize package?
      12


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Unlikely.

It's a sprinters' feast today.

Too flat I reckon.

A potential snooze fest... Apart from the beautiful French countryside and coastline which is always a treat.

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Just saw the average yesterday was a new tour record. 57.8kph for the stage.

 

Nice.

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So Daryl needs to finish at the same/similar time as the winners and 10 places ahead of Gerrans to snatch the yellow jersey.

Any chance of this happening, taking into account the fact that generally in a sprint finish Daryl should fare better against Cav & Greipel than Gerrans...

 

How does the new positioning system work? It was always that if you're ahead in position and just finish in the same bunch (even last) you keep your position.

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A potential snooze fest... Apart from the beautiful French countryside and coastline which is always a treat.

 

The last 20 kms are always intense.

Don't blink.

Watch out for Lotto's speed train.

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Fully on the fence, without chamois cream.

:-O

Assos are pretty comfortable, even without chamois creme :thumbup:
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How does the new positioning system work? It was always that if you're ahead in position and just finish in the same bunch (even last) you keep your position.

If on the same time, count back determines position by adding the sum of finishing positions on all stages. At the moment Daryl is 41 and Gerrans 32

 

Daryl - 11+8+22 = 41

Gerrans - 15+16+1 = 32

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If on the same time, count back determines position but adding the sum of finishing positions on all stages. At the moment Daryl is about 42 and Gerrans 32 I think

 

Aaaah, the SUM of total finishes.

Subtle.

Thanx, dracs.

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If on the same time, count back determines position by adding the sum of finishing positions on all stages. At the moment Daryl is 41 and Gerrans 32

 

Daryl - 11+8+22 = 41

Gerrans - 15+16+1 = 32

 

More confused now thanks?

 

What's the numbers? Their finishing position?

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More confused now thanks?

 

What's the numbers? Their finishing position?

Basically all you need to know is that to take yellow, Daryl must finish 10 places ahead of Gerrans today ;)

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Basically all you need to know is that to take yellow, Daryl must finish 10 places ahead of Gerrans today ;)

 

Great!!! What time racing starts?

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More confused now thanks?

 

What's the numbers? Their finishing position?

yes! Its not that complicated - time rules, and if riders can't be separated on time then the sum of their finishing positions on stages separates them.

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If on the same time, count back determines position by adding the sum of finishing positions on all stages. At the moment Daryl is 41 and Gerrans 32

 

Daryl - 11+8+22 = 41

Gerrans - 15+16+1 = 32

 

yea what the heck did he think...yes yes I know i couldnt have gone for 1st and so, but ending SO far back when he was leading the sprint out....

 

I was like :thumbdown: -_- :( :angry: :rolleyes:

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Great!!! What time racing starts?

they're already about 45k's in I think. Last I heard a break was away with a decent gap. of over 10 minutes Edited by dracs
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yea what the heck did he think...yes yes I know i couldnt have gone for 1st and so, but ending SO far back when he was leading the sprint out....

 

I was like :thumbdown: -_- :( :angry: :rolleyes:

Ja but he's all about the team - I don't think he had much left after his lead out sprint, but at that point he maybe forgot about the subsequent yellow possibilities... sure he could have pushed on just a little after Gerrans kicked
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Read that Cav's got flu and is on antibiotics....I also once saw Lance Armstrong looking sick an it ended up in "The Look". :ph34r:

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