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A quick question for those with better rider knowledge, and perhaps a bit of a conspiracy on my part, but does the DQ of Sagan help perhaps a frenchman like Demare or Bouhanni regain the green jersey for the French? 

I also thought that this morning. Demare does seem to be in really good form and we know the French love their own ;P

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This picture clearly shows Cavendish trying to squeeze through a gap that wasnt really there. He leans on Sagan. Sagan regains balance by using elbows up. Knees in etc.

 

I call Sagan not guilty of anything

 

Seriously? So was he supposed to rather lean on the barriers first? Look what happened when he eventually had no choice and kissed the barriers

 

Terrible to see two great sprinters leave so early in the race.

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Please can people stop posting single frames saying "this picture clearly shows..." No picture in isolation shows anything! There are 50 different stories to be told if any one picture is chosen. Only the multiple video angles in entirety tell us the story, and even then, there's stuff we're oblivious to.

 

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No you're absolutely right. Which is why I've gone through the trouble of putting two angles into the images below.

 

Kristoff is the first to break out of the slipstream and Bouhanni starts to follow

 

http://i.imgur.com/tLsdiZK.jpg

 

 

Kristoff pulls up along Greipel and Demare starts his move, with Sagan still behind Kristoff unaware of the move behind

 

http://i.imgur.com/KYuR1A1.jpg

 

Demare starts to pull up along Sagan, Cavendish not really following either wheel at this point

 

http://i.imgur.com/esqh7MN.jpg

 

Bouhanni starts his move on Kristoff, whilst Demare pulls level with Sagan. Cavendish follows Demare

 

http://i.imgur.com/csIULnO.jpg

 

Demare puts the hammer down and powers past Sagan, Sagan realises as he looks to his right that he needs to follow and at this point there is no-one beside him.

 

http://i.imgur.com/83CTGUR.jpg

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Here is the first time the trees block the overview, however from the front you can see Sagan is clearly aiming for Demare's wheel

 

http://i.imgur.com/knj1JsV.jpg

 

Coming out from under the tree Sagan is still clearly ahead of Cavendish, but Demare starts to go left again, Sagan still going right.

 

http://i.imgur.com/0PbU2vO.jpg

 

Cavendish realises that the gap has closed (and that there are spectators hanging over the barriers) and tries to come back inside. Sagan still has no idea that Cavendish is behind him.

 

http://i.imgur.com/slm0ENY.jpg

 

Sagan has his head down as Cavendish starts to encroach on his space. Demare has pulled level with Bouhanni and is still going left.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UvcxgcM.jpg

 

Cavendish rides under the arm of Sagan and starts to lose his balance. Demare starts to cut in front of Bouhanni.

 

http://i.imgur.com/f1gwrOH.jpg

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Sagan's elbow comes up, but Cavendish is already on his way into the barriers. Demare keeps pushing into Bouhanni's line.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jaZU3I8.jpg

 

Demare sits up Bouhanni as he pushes through.

 

http://i.imgur.com/WgerHr6.jpg

 

Bouhanni has to tap off to avoid Demare taking out his front wheel.

 

http://i.imgur.com/7MiwPGJ.jpg

 

Now if you look at this GIF below that I've put together, to me it looks like Cav's handlebar actually hits Sagan's forearm in the third frame. You can clearly see Cav's brake hood inside of Sagan's arm. Sagan then has to lift his arm to become untangled, which looks like a violent elbow to the face. Which in my view, it wasn't.

 

http://i.imgur.com/KOn1rAT.gif

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Any TDF racing today or it just the Peter Sagan show?

GUYS!! 

 

GUYS!!!

 

Please stop talking about this trivial, inconsequential and let be honest "clear cut easy decision", topic ASAP!

 

Shaper has had enough.

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Any TDF racing today or it just the Peter Sagan show?

 

they will be showing highlights and a million images of the crash for all of the 160km today.

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GUYS!! 

 

GUYS!!!

 

Please stop talking about this trivial, inconsequential and let be honest "clear cut easy decision", topic ASAP!

 

Shaper has had enough.

More that there is more than 1 rider in the TDF... in fact there are quite a few great riders... and still 2.5 weeks of racing to go.

 

Today we might see the form of some of the contenders!!

 

Alas Sagan is gone... time to move on!!

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Any TDF racing today or it just the Peter Sagan show?

Nope, we need at least another 45 still frames of the accident, 18 videos of previous crashes cav has been in for reference and about 9 youtube videos of Sagan press conference. Just wait. 

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GUYS!! 

 

GUYS!!!

 

Please stop talking about this trivial, inconsequential and let be honest "clear cut easy decision", topic ASAP!

 

Shaper has had enough.

New topic: ELBOW 1.0

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