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Men's Road Cycling UCI Tour de France 2017


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2 hours ago, Agger said:

 

I don't think he gives 0 fucks. It makes perfect sense to use him now that Froom isn't wearing yellow!

 

Troubles with what he did yesterday at the end, apparently he already has a deal with Movistar for next season....I seriously doubt Sky is happy with what he did today, despite Knaven saying it was the plan (and rightly so, everything that screws up Froome's chances is a good thing in my book) :p

 

 

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Stage 14

Saturday - July 15th, 2017

h. 13:20 (GMT +2)

 

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181.5km - Rolling

 

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If there's ever a perfect chance for Matthews to win, it's tomorrow. Van Avermaet seems to be getting stronger as well, but outside of those two, everyone would be a surprise I think. 

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Louis Meintjes is not very much liked among cycling fans (not at all on the Dutch forum because all he ever does is hanging in the last wheels, without any hope for anything better), just saw this post from I think Cyclingnews forum (but I'm not sure) posted on the Dutch one, pretty much spot on :p

 

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il y a 37 minutes, heywoodu a déclaré:

Louis Meintjes is not very much liked among cycling fans (not at all on the Dutch forum because all he ever does is hanging in the last wheels, without any hope for anything better), just saw this post from I think Cyclingnews forum (but I'm not sure) posted on the Dutch one, pretty much spot on :p

 

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It's not really Meintjes' fault (or any similar rider), he is not the one calling the shots. DS do and they do according to the World Tour and its points distribution. As long a top 10 Tour finish will award as much points as TWO stages wins, it is not going to change anytime soon.

 

IMO, the World Tour is one of the major (if not the major) for the lack of spectacle these days in cycling.

 

PS: yes, that's from cyclingnews :yes

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2 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

 

It's not really Meintjes' fault (or any similar rider), he is not the one calling the shots. DS do and they do according to the World Tour and its points distribution. As long a top 10 Tour finish will award as much points as TWO stages wins, it is not going to change anytime soon.

 

IMO, the World Tour is one of the major (if not the major) for the lack of spectacle these days in cycling.

 

PS: yes, that's from cyclingnews :yes

Yes, but other riders at least try to go on the attack. Maybe it's UAE's DS fault, but it turns Meintjes into a rider that won't be remembered at all, not even if he finishes ten times in the top-10. Just like Maxime Monfort who completely invisibly has gone to a boatload of top-20 finishes in grand tour GC's :p

http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140536&season=&c=3&code=riderstats-grand-tour-starts

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il y a 2 minutes, heywoodu a déclaré:

Yes, but other riders at least try to go on the attack. Maybe it's UAE's DS fault, but it turns Meintjes into a rider that won't be remembered at all, not even if he finishes ten times in the top-10. Just like Maxime Monfort who completely invisibly has gone to a boatload of top-20 finishes in grand tour GC's :p

http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140536&season=&c=3&code=riderstats-grand-tour-starts

 

Maxime who ? :p

 

Not a single win since the Bayern RundFahrt ... in 2010 . Such fun, such palmares.

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8 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

Maxime who ? :p

 

Monfort always when I hear this name I remember of one of your funny guys interviewing athletes in your TV. Nelson :d

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So I hear this is the last Tour of Voeckler.

 

I thought he was the ultimate troll few years ago when he somehow stayed in yellow for some crazy amount of days. :p

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Il y a 1 heure , hckosice a déclaré:

 

Monfort always when I hear this name I remember of one of your funny guys interviewing athletes in your TV. Nelson :d

 

He is only funny when you're in front of the TV, not when you're interviewed by him :d

 

Spoiler

http://www.programme-tv.net/news/sport/34504-jo-2012-la-maladresse-de-nelson-monfort-choque-les-internautes-video/ (in french)

 

How funny to bring your recently passed away mother during an interview in live TV... (there are many many more...)

 

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