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Looks like we have a 29 man break after the 1st climb, with 4 EUC including Rolland and Voeckler, 3 TCG with Tallansky, Hejsedal and Martin, 3 ALM (Bardet, Riblon, Bakelants), Pauwels and Purito. I doubt they will be given a big gap
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Pinot also a notable member, as well as de Gendt
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todays coins have gone on bardet @ 14 and Purito for kom @ 2.4
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tempted by Dan Martin
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Two Tinkoff and Movistar doms up the road, bit of a difference in the climbing quality. Kreuziger & Rogers(Given up on Contador? or going to try a long one?) for TCS and Castroviejo & Anacona for Movistar.
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It's only when there's no thread that we realise how spoilt we were with MC putting up a thread each day.
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Agree CJ
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whats happen to MC ?
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Sorry boys work commitments have meant I've been unable to do the fred today. I'll have tomorrow's up later.
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 cheers MC |
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G'day gents,
PP have been the first to go up with their prices throughout the race, and they installed Gallopin and Sagan at the top of the board. However, soon after some big money came through, and Purito went 15/1, 11/1, 9/1, so instead of attempting to lay the top two, it might have been prudent to take the value about Purito, since there was some smart money around about him trying (and making) the break, today. The other mover was Sammy Sanchez, and I thought that after TJVG's abandon he would be a likely break attempt, but apparently not. The peloton are not going to let this go too much with Bardet involved, I would suggest. |
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TFR setting the pace even though they have Jungels and Arredondo in the break, so Talansky and Bardet are both dangers for Mollem's top 10.
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Renshaw abandons. Not sure it'll affect Cav that much as he hasn't been using him.
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quintana is one of the oldest looking 25 year olds i've ever seen, dude looks 45+
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what's you guys thought's on when froome will attempt to close the tour out?
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Doubt Froome will attack anywhere but Alpe unless someone else is really weak. He doesn't need to.
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Quintana comes from a peasant family in the Boyaca region of Colombia, where such strong facial features are common among the native people.
Yep, Froome has already closed out the race, he might just look to stamp his authority with a stage win on one of these remaining Alp stages. |
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Good to see Jungels in the break again, getting some good experience for the talented young rider.
Peloton split on the descent, there. Gap coming down like a glacier. |
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De Gendt made that selection in the break by using the Intermediate to push the pace.
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Breakaway reforms, De Gendt goes out the back, but the gap to the peloton is now approaching 2 minutes, which is more than doable if we get some GC fisticuffs. If SKY are still holding the same line on their descent stance than I am not that attracted to Froome's price here at 14/1, at all.
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Pinot labouring, the bum!
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Purito is just in this for KOM points at the top of this climb, isn't he? Bloody good descender if he goes on with it, but will he?
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Not sure what Mick and Kreuziger were up to. Both shelled. Not sure J-Rod is all that good downhill is he? Maybe I've just not noticed it before.
Expecting someone out of the favourites to go on the Glandon. |
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They're just on that little trough after about 8-9kms, still 16kms of climbing remaining on to the top.
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Purito can descend well enough, although I can't bring a specific stage to mind. He looks comfortable and can kick away from most of these near the top, but will he go on with it? Gap holding...
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thanks for the replies. got quite a lot on froome, haven't greened out yet. I guess quintana's going to be forced into making a big attack soon. where do you think that will happen?
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This is turning breakaway advantage, I would suggest.
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Not sure Quintana will try anything big here. Maybe Croix de fer tomorrow if Valverde also drops Froome otherwise it's only La Toussire or Alpe
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Not sure I'd fancy on the descent out of that breakaway. Will they just wait until the final climb?
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The peloton needs to become active for them to bring this break back.
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*who
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With the way Movistar are riding it would be good to see Contador get 3rd place on the podium in Paris.
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Select climber-heavy breakaway, featuring 10:
Purito Rolland Bardet Fuglsang Winner Anacona Talansky Jungels Gautier Caruso Pauwels |
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Spanner in works of the breakaway. Barguil has jumped off the front.
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That's what the peloton needed, that has already changed things in the peloton -- bit more active -- big loss for Froome to lose Porte.
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Barguil, Frank, Gesink & who's the other one?
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Kruiswijk?
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Kruiswijk was off the back.
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Yep, that's Gesink sorry.
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