New Posts For Thread: *Tour de France - Stage 9* Sunday 12th Julyhttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-julyStage 9 (TTT) » Vannes › Plumelec (28k)It's team time trial time It's a 28km course from Vannes to Plumulec in Brittany. This is a very unusual TTT. Normally team time trials are very early in grand tours to ensure everyone has a full complehttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545497607#545497607Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:04:22 -0500Absolutely horrible news for Basso.Diagnosed with testicular cancer.https://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545497445#545497445Absolutely horrible news for Basso.Diagnosed with testicular cancer.Mon, 13 Jul 2015 07:49:00 -0500Great work marychain,as always,keep it going. Yes 1 second was a blow for many punters,but what an exciting finish it made,and terrific viewing.For my part I was going in small on Movistar,but decided it was too close to callCarlton Kirby is on his ohttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545497337#545497337Great work marychain,as always,keep it going. Yes 1 second was a blow for many punters,but what an exciting finish it made,and terrific viewing.For my part I was going in small on Movistar,but decided it was too close to callCarlton Kirby is on his oMon, 13 Jul 2015 07:35:45 -0500One of the reasons I thought BMC were too short was I thought they would struggle to get 5 men up the Cadoudal...and it ended up being Sky's weakness and costing mehttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545495987#545495987One of the reasons I thought BMC were too short was I thought they would struggle to get 5 men up the Cadoudal...and it ended up being Sky's weakness and costing meMon, 13 Jul 2015 01:43:18 -0500Apparently a journalist asked Froome what Poels' role was on the team. Froome responded by saying Poels' job was to bring them coffey in the morning.https://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545495779#545495779Apparently a journalist asked Froome what Poels' role was on the team. Froome responded by saying Poels' job was to bring them coffey in the morning.Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:00:15 -0500from what i have read it would seem Roche was never ment to be the 5th man but infact Pouels who blew up some time earlier. In reality Roche did well to hold on after he would of given a bigger effort early on not expecting to race the whole distancehttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545494237#545494237from what i have read it would seem Roche was never ment to be the 5th man but infact Pouels who blew up some time earlier. In reality Roche did well to hold on after he would of given a bigger effort early on not expecting to race the whole distanceSun, 12 Jul 2015 17:11:14 -0500Happybacker, the time that counts is the 5th rider. If they didnt wait, Roche (and Sky) would loose a couple of seconds more.https://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545492827#545492827Happybacker, the time that counts is the 5th rider. If they didnt wait, Roche (and Sky) would loose a couple of seconds more.Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:42:02 -0500Just listened to the Geraint Thomas interview and he is less pleased than me! We won it on every metre apart from the last metre!! A proper **** up!https://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545492525#545492525Just listened to the Geraint Thomas interview and he is less pleased than me! We won it on every metre apart from the last metre!! A proper **** up!Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:22:29 -0500How have sky not won that?? just got home and watched it, Sky smashed it everywhere but the line?? why did Froome sit up and wait for stupid Roche?? Wait for him after the line you donkey! Just cost me the best part of 4 grand!! Not happy they couhttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545492395#545492395How have sky not won that?? just got home and watched it, Sky smashed it everywhere but the line?? why did Froome sit up and wait for stupid Roche?? Wait for him after the line you donkey! Just cost me the best part of 4 grand!! Not happy they couSun, 12 Jul 2015 15:15:08 -0500You're only as strong as your strongest fifth-placed rider and after Froome rode on the front for the majority of the course his speed cost the team in the end, I would suggest, even though by doing so much work he was supposedly resting his teammatehttps://community.betfair.com/cycling/go/thread/view/147733/30550069/tour-de-france---stage-9-sunday-12th-july?post_id=545489503#545489503You're only as strong as your strongest fifth-placed rider and after Froome rode on the front for the majority of the course his speed cost the team in the end, I would suggest, even though by doing so much work he was supposedly resting his teammateSun, 12 Jul 2015 10:35:56 -0500