s14phoenix Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 The Aussie commentators absolutely adore Bling Matthews. If Peter Sagan only behaved better - now we have been spared his hero-worshipping Fixed
Vetplant Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 20 breakaway riders up the road at 5min30, probably big enough of a group and deep enough into the tour that this break could succeed. EBH made it in, but I fear he is too good a sprinter and they will attack him before the finish because he would most probably take the sprint easily in this group... Jan Bakelants (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daniele Bennati (Movistar), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Ben Swift (UAE), Rudy Molard (FDJ), Michael Albasini and Jens Keukeleire (Orica), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Gianluca Brambilla (Quick Step), Robert Kiserlovski (Katusha), Thomas De Gendt and Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Nikias Arndt (Sunweb), Julien Simon (Cofidis), Lilian Calmejane, Sylvain Chavanel and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Elie Gesbert, Romain Hardy and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro)
Oxter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 FYI: La Course by Le Tour will preceed the TT tomorow. The Ladies are also doing a TT. 12:55 - 13:40 SS5 La Course By le Tour de France Leg 2 Marseille / Marseille 13:40 - 18:15 SS5 Tour De France Stage 20 Marseille - Marseille 23km TTapparently the top 20 finishers from the izoard will TT against each other with the starting times as they finished. 1st AVV then a 43sec gap 2nd Lizzie then 40sec 3rd Borghini etc etc...
s14phoenix Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 20 breakaway riders up the road at 5min30, probably big enough of a group and deep enough into the tour that this break could succeed. EBH made it in, but I fear he is too good a sprinter and they will attack him before the finish because he would most probably take the sprint easily in this group... Jan Bakelants (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daniele Bennati (Movistar), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Ben Swift (UAE), Rudy Molard (FDJ), Michael Albasini and Jens Keukeleire (Orica), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Gianluca Brambilla (Quick Step), Robert Kiserlovski (Katusha), Thomas De Gendt and Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Nikias Arndt (Sunweb), Julien Simon (Cofidis), Lilian Calmejane, Sylvain Chavanel and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Elie Gesbert, Romain Hardy and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro) Super group - could be a tour of its own... if they don't make it today then no break would have made it!
Oxter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Do you think they'd buy Maincheese (or would he want to go to Sky?). Be understudy to CF? He'd only have to move one up in the Skytrain from his current position..... Problem with the cheese being so small, he will not offer cf a wheel to follow. he might as well ride next to him just to whisper sweat nothings in his ear
AngryAustrian Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Do you think they'd buy Maincheese (or would he want to go to Sky?). Be understudy to CF? He'd only have to move one up in the Skytrain from his current position..... Read yesterday that he's probably heading back to Dimension Data
Oxter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Jan Bakelants (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daniele Bennati (Movistar), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Ben Swift (UAE), Rudy Molard (FDJ), Michael Albasini and Jens Keukeleire (Orica), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Gianluca Brambilla (Quick Step), Robert Kiserlovski (Katusha), Thomas De Gendt and Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Nikias Arndt (Sunweb), Julien Simon (Cofidis), Lilian Calmejane, Sylvain Chavanel and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Elie Gesbert, Romain Hardy and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro)Wow TDG has been in the mix a few times this TDF. Probably going for most aggressive rider overall
The Bull Shark Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 20 breakaway riders up the road at 5min30, probably big enough of a group and deep enough into the tour that this break could succeed. EBH made it in, but I fear he is too good a sprinter and they will attack him before the finish because he would most probably take the sprint easily in this group... Jan Bakelants (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daniele Bennati (Movistar), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Ben Swift (UAE), Rudy Molard (FDJ), Michael Albasini and Jens Keukeleire (Orica), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Gianluca Brambilla (Quick Step), Robert Kiserlovski (Katusha), Thomas De Gendt and Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Nikias Arndt (Sunweb), Julien Simon (Cofidis), Lilian Calmejane, Sylvain Chavanel and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Elie Gesbert, Romain Hardy and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro) This is a very strong group. If I was a sprinter in the main peloton I would be worried.
Oxter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 This is a very strong group. If I was a sprinter in the main peloton I would be worried.especially with a lead of 6min already and only one cat climb to come
Vetplant Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 The break has 6min30 on the Peloton. Average speed comparisons:
The Bull Shark Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 especially with a lead of 6min already and only one cat climb to come And the GC focussed teams will do stuff-all to work in bringing back the break, hoping to save energy for the GC riders to do the TT. It's basically up to Lotto Soudal, Sunweb and others to bring it back. I am not even sure Sunweb will bother.
Vetplant Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 And the GC focussed teams will do stuff-all to work in bringing back the break, hoping to save energy for the GC riders to do the TT. It's basically up to Lotto Soudal, Sunweb and others to bring it back. I am not even sure Sunweb will bother.Have to agree. Sunweb might be happy with their amount of stage wins and the two jerseys at this stage. Lotto Soudal would be the only other chasers for the Gorilla, except Thomas de Gendt and Tony Gallopin is in the break. So, agreement that this break will survive? Gonna have a classics style finish to this stage probably with attacks and counter attacks galore in the last 50km...?
CASSIE1975 Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Wonder how many km's Team Sky have been in front of the Peloton (not the breakaways) setting the pace in 2017...if you switch on the tv, or change channels and the white SKY shirts are not the first thing you see, it's actually weird...
Oxter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Wonder how many km's Team Sky have been in front of the Peloton (not the breakaways) setting the pace in 2017...if you switch on the tv, or change channels and the white SKY shirts are not the first thing you see, it's actually weird...because they've had the yellow for so many days...17 days in yellow is a lot
Vetplant Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Yawn....128km to goBreak has 8 mins on the Peloton
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