Agger 1,576 Posted July 24, 2018 #481 Share Posted July 24, 2018 28 minutes ago, heywoodu said: 'Formule 1' kind of start tomorrow: the top-20 starts on the front row, and the rest follows in order of the GC standings. Tom Dumoulin is expecting that to mean....absolutely nothing: "None of us, main GC candidates, will want to go hard from the first kilometer, so probably we'll just ride the first few kilometers rather slowly so the rest can catch up" Of course it's still something very different and I am very much looking forward to this potentially highly explosive stage I don't want to be the guy responsible for making sure that every single rider starts at the right place. It shouldn't be much of a problem with the first group but when. But indeed, it shouldn't make too much difference . It's just a show, especially as they're trapping the riders in a warmup area for the last half hour meaning that they can't really warm up the way they use to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted July 24, 2018 #482 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Come on, starting positions are barely important for keirin, let alone 65 km road race (even if that's extremely short). #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted July 25, 2018 #483 Share Posted July 25, 2018 8 hours ago, dcro said: Come on, starting positions are barely important for keirin, let alone 65 km road race (even if that's extremely short). It would only matter if people wanted to make a difference on the first climb (since you'd have to make up quite some ground on a climb, which costs energy), but I'm doubting any GC rider wants to play all their cards on the first of three climbs. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,576 Posted July 25, 2018 #484 Share Posted July 25, 2018 This is the first time since 1997 where we have seen stage winners in the three main jerseys (yellow, green and polka dot). That's a pretty surprising fact for me. hckošice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihamiha 124 Posted July 25, 2018 #485 Share Posted July 25, 2018 when starts the stage, 15.00 CET ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,576 Posted July 25, 2018 #486 Share Posted July 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, mihamiha said: when starts the stage, 15.00 CET ? 15.15 CEST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted July 25, 2018 #487 Share Posted July 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, mihamiha said: when starts the stage, 15.00 CET ? Almost, 15:15. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,576 Posted July 25, 2018 #488 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted July 25, 2018 #489 Share Posted July 25, 2018 25 minutes ago, Agger said: Nice to ask that to someone known for really good qualifications and superb starts If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted July 25, 2018 #490 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Haha this start What an absolute flop If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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