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So apparently Croatian cyclists had 100% efficiency of falling in yesterday's prolouge.

Women's Sprint Canoeing Tour de France. But anyway, I completely agree.

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Stan Wawrinka (5) Kevin Anderson Norbert Gombos Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi Tommy Haas (WC) Tommy Haas (WC) Stan Wawrinka (5) Ruben Bemelmans (Q) Daniil Medvedev Stan Wawrinka (5) Stan Wawrinka (5) Rafael Nadal (4) Rafael Nadal (4) Rafael Nadal (4) Rafael Nadal (4) Rafael Nadal (4) John Millman Donald Young Denis Istomin Denis Istomin Thiago Monteiro Thiago Monteiro Karen Khachanov (30) Andrew Whittington (Q) Andrey Kuznetsov Karen Khachanov (30) Karen Khachanov (30) Ivo Karlovic (21) Ivo Karlovic (21) Ivo Karlovic (21) Gilles Muller (16) Aljaz Bedene Damir Dzumhur Damir Dzumhur Renzo Olivo Lukas Rosol (Q) Lukas Rosol (Q) Gilles Muller (16) Henri Laaksonen Marton Fucsovics (WC) Gilles Muller (16) Gilles Muller (16) Kei Nishikori (9) Kei Nishikori (9) Kei Nishikori (9) Kei Nishikori (9) Marin Cilic (7) Marco Cecchinato Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Sergyi Stakhovsky (Q) Peter Gojowczyk (Q) Peter Gojowczyk (Q) Roberto Bautista Agut (18) Marius Copil Andreas Haider-Maurer Roberto Bautista Agut (18) Roberto Bautista Agut (18) Steve Johnson (26) Steve Johnson (26) Steve Johnson (26) Marin Cilic (7) Nicolas Kicker Facundo Bagnis Radu Albot Radu Albot Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki Marin Cilic (7) Florian Mayer Philipp Kohlschreiber Marin Cilic (7) Marin Cilic (7) Milos Raonic (6) Milos Raonic (6) Milos Raonic (6) Milos Raonic (6) Milos Raonic (6) Jan-Lennard Struff Mikhail Youhzny Mikhail Youhzny Nicolas Mahut Andrey Rublev (Q) Andrey Rublev (Q) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (25) Stefano Travaglia (Q) Jordan Thompson Albert Ramos-Vinolas (25) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (25) Jack Sock (17) Jack Sock (17) Jack Sock (17) Robin Haase Christian Garin (Q) Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Sebastian Ofner (Q) Robin Haase Robin Haase Robin Haase Frances Tiafoe Evgeny Donskoy Alexander Zverev (10) Alexander Zverev (10) Grigor Dimitrov (13) Grigor Dimitrov (13) Grigor Dimitrov (13) John Isner (23) Roger Federer (3) Diego Schwartzman James Ward (WC) James Ward (WC) Marcos Baghdatis Dudi Sela Marcel Granollers John Isner (23) Marcel Granollers Taylor Fritz (Q) John Isner (23) John Isner (23) Mischa Zverev (27) Mischa Zverev (27) Mischa Zverev (27) Roger Federer (3) Bernard Tomic Mikhail Kukushkin Taro Daniel Taro Daniel Stefanos Tsitsipas (Q) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Q) Roger Federer (3) Dusan Lajovic Alexandr Dolgopolov Roger Federer (3) Roger Federer (3) Dominic Thiem (8) Dominic Thiem (8) Dominic Thiem (8) Dominic Thiem (8) Tomas Berdych (11) Vasek Pospisil Gilles Simon Gilles Simon Nicolas Jarry (Q) Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarevic Paolo Lorenzi (32) Jared Donaldson Horacio Zeballos Paolo Lorenzi (32) Paolo Lorenzi (32) Richard Gasquet (22) Richard Gasquet (22) Richard Gasquet (22) Tomas Berdych (11) David Ferrer Steve Darcis Steve Darcis Ricardas Berankis Borna Coric Borna Coric Tomas Berdych (11) Ryan Harrison Jeremy Chardy Tomas Berdych (11) Tomas Berdych (11) Gael Monfils (15) Gael Monfils (15) Gael Monfils (15) Feliciano Lopez (19) Feliciano Lopez (19) Daniel Brands (Q) Kyle Edmund Kyle Edmund Alexander Ward (Q) Yuichi Sugita Yuichi Sugita Feliciano Lopez (19) Brydan Klein (WC) Adrian Mannarino Feliciano Lopez (19) Feliciano Lopez (19) Juan Martin Del Potro (29) Juan Martin Del Potro (29) Juan Martin Del Potro (29) Juan Martin Del Potro (29) Thanasi Kokkinakis Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis Victor Estrella Burgos Adam Pavlasek Ernesto Escobedo Novak Djokovic (2) Ernesto Escobedo Martin Klizan Novak Djokovic (2) Novak Djokovic (2) Women's Singles First Round First Round Winner Second Round Winner Third Round Winner Fourth Round Winner Angelique Kerber (1) Irina Falconi (Q) Kirsten Flipkens Lucie Safarova (32) Lucie Safarova (32) Irina Falconi (Q) Kirsten Flipkens Kirsten Flipkens Misaki Doi Shelby Rogers Shelby Rogers Lucie Safarova (32) Julia Boserup Oceane Dodin Lucie Safarova (32) Lucie Safarova (32) Kiki Bertens (23) Kiki Bertens (23) Kiki Bertens (23) Garbine Muguruza (14) Sorana Cirstea Magda Linette Bethanie Mattek-Sands (WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (WC) Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer Garbine Muguruza (14) Kateryna Bondarenko Ekaterina Alexandrova Garbine Muguruza (14) Garbine Muguruza (14) Agnieszka Radwanska (9) Agnieszka Radwanska (9) Agnieszka Radwanska (9) Timea Bacsinszky (19) Lauren Davis (28) Jelena Jankovic Katie Boulter (WC) Christina McHale Christina McHale Kristina Kucova Kristina Kucova Timea Bacsinszky (19) Bianca Andreescu (Q) Monica Puig Timea Bacsinszky (19) Timea Bacsinszky (19) Lauren Davis (28) Lauren Davis (28) Lauren Davis (28) Lauren Davis (28) Varvara Lepchenko Polona Hercog (Q) Annika Beck Annika Beck Ekaterina Makarova Ekaterina Makarova Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Alison Van Uytvanck (Q) Ons Jabeur (Q) Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Svetlana Kuznetsova (7) Karolina Pliskova (3) Karolina Pliskova (3) Karolina Pliskova (3) Karolina Pliskova (3) Karolina Pliskova (3) Evgeniya Rodina Monica Niculescu Magdalena Rybarikova Magdalena Rybarikova Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Tsurenko Julia Goerges Viktorija Golubic Shuai Zhang (30) Shuai Zhang (30) Daria Gavrilova (20) Daria Gavrilova (20) Daria Gavrilova (20) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (16) Petra Martic (Q) Denisa Allertova Denisa Allertova Risa Ozaki Xinyun Han Zarina Diyas (WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (16) Zarina Diyas (WC) Arina Rodionova (Q) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (16) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (16) Kristina Mladenovic (12) Kristina Mladenovic (12) Kristina Mladenovic (12) Kristina Mladenovic (12) Caroline Wozniacki (5) Pauline Parmentier Alison Riske Alison Riske Sloane Stephens Tatjana Maria Tatjana Maria Coco Vandeweghe (24) Anastasia Potapova (Q) Mona Barthel Coco Vandeweghe (24) Coco Vandeweghe (24) Daria Kasatkina (29) Daria Kasatkina (29) Anett Kontaveit Caroline Wozniacki (5) Saisai Zheng Lara Arruabarrena Anett Kontaveit Anett Kontaveit Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova Caroline Wozniacki (5) Sara Errani Timea Babos Caroline Wozniacki (5) Caroline Wozniacki (5) Dominika Cibulkova (8) Dominika Cibulkova (8) 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Carla Suarez Navarro (25) Carla Suarez Navarro (25) Simona Halep (2) Eugenie Bouchard Marketa Vondrousova Marketa Vondrousova Shuai Peng Beatriz Haddad Maia Beatriz Haddad Maia Simona Halep (2) Laura Robson (WC) Marina Erakovic (Q) Simona Halep (2) Simona Halep (2) [/hide]

Fall for Jebet at the water complex. That's elimination!

Commentator says that Botswana is in the East Africa.

Burkina Faso and Liberia to compete in Paris tonight.

Lol, I want to watch this now.

Why do they call them "sky bots"?

Top 10 for the African Games bronze medalist.

Lol, they should just call it Tour de Sky.

Very bad for Porte. He can go home now.

How can they be so ignorant about something you heard 250 times?

Valverde

Well, they got screwed in Rio qualification. I don't get how FIVB can have such a low sense universiality in beach volleyball (funnily that wasn't the case in the indoor volleyball)... Big nations have milion chances to qualify a full team. Continental cups are already ridiculous since more than one good team is required, and yet FIVB manages to make it even more unfair by allowing already qualified nations to compete. And don't get me started on how Russian women's beach team suddenly became eligible to compete at the final QT despite failing to qualify for that. In short, nation like Vanuatu will never qualify in these conditions, no matter how hard they try.

Maybe they just gave up seeing how only money talks in FIVB...

Nah, I just put "any other".

Aaah, I already hurried and posted predictions for the first stage too. Some extra points for my excitement?

[hide] Classification General Classification (Top 10) Athletes GENERAL CLASSIFICATION Christopher Froome Alberto Contador Richie Porte Nairo Quintana Fabio Aru Any Other Rafal Majka Romain Bardet Any Other Any Other Michael Matthews Richie Porte Nairo Quintana Romain Bardet Pierre Rolland André Greipel Mark Cavendish Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Fabio Aru Robert Gesink Bauke Mollema Edvald Boasson Hagen Alexander Kristoff Rafal Majka Peter Sagan Louis Meintjes Alberto Contador Alejandro Valverde Any Other Classification Gold Medal Winner Silver Medal Winner Bronze Medal Winner Athletes POINTS CLASSIFICATION Marcel Kittel Peter Sagan André Greipel Michael Matthews Thomas de Gendt Greg van Avermaet Thibault Pinot John Degenkolb André Greipel Marcel Kittel Mark Cavendish Christopher Froome Edvald Boasson Hagen Alexander Kristoff George Bennett Rafal Majka Peter Sagan Alejandro Valverde Any Other MOUNTAINS CLASSIFICATION Thibault Pinot Rafal Majka Any Other Richie Porte Vasili Kiryienka Thomas de Gendt Serge Pauwels Jarlinson Pantano Nairo Quintana Kristijan Đurasek Jakob Fuglsang Romain Bardet Thibault Pinot Pierre Rolland Thomas Voeckler Christopher Froome Rafal Majka Mikel Landa Alejandro Valverde Any Other YOUNG RIDER CLASSIFICATION Any Other Any Other Any Other Michael Gogl Tiesj Benoot Sergio Henao Montoya Thomas Boudat Elie Gesbert Nils Politt Alberto Bettiol Dylan Groenewegen Dion Smith Stefan Küeng Any Other TEAM CLASSIFICATION Team Sky Movistar Team AG2R La Mondiale Orica-Scott Bahrain-Merida Lotto Soudal AG2R La Mondiale Bora Hansgrohe Team Sky Astana Pro Team Team Lotto NL-Jumbo Team Dimension Data Movistar Team Team Katusha Alpecin UAE Team Emirates BMC Racing Team Any Other Stage and Date Stage Classification (Top 5) Athletes INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL - 14 KM Düsseldorf (Germany) Stage 1, July 1st, 2017 Any Other Primož Roglič Tony Martin Richie Porte Someone from Great Britain Richie Porte Vasili Kiryienka Nairo Quintana Romain Bardet Simon Geschke Tony Martin Someone from Great Britain Nicolas Roche Fabio Aru Bauke Mollema Maciej Bodnar Tiago Machado Primož Roglič Jonathan Castroviejo Ion Izaguirre Taylor Phinney Any Other SUMMIT FINISH - 212.5 KM Verviers (Belgium) - Longwy Stage 3, July 3rd, 2017 Any Other Peter Sagan Someone from France Any Other Any Other Richie Porte Luke Durbrigde Michael Matthews Someone from Belgium Jarlinson Pantano Nairo Quintana Rigoberto Uran Kristijan Đurasek Jakob Fuglsang Someone from France Someone from Germany Mark Cavendish Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Damiano Caruso Dario Cataldo Ben Gastauer Edvald Boasson Hagen Alexander Kristoff George Bennett Rafal Majka Peter Sagan Daryl Impey Someone from Spain Any Other SUMMIT FINISH - 160.5 KM Vittel - La Planche des Belles Filles Stage 5, July 5th, 2017 Any Other Someone from Colombia Christopher Froome Someone from France Someone from Australia Someone from Australia Vasil Kiryienka Thomas de Gendt Serge Pauwels Greg van Avermaet Someone from Colombia Kristijan Đurasek Jakob Fuglsang Someone from France John Degenkolb André Greipel Marcel Kittel Mark Cavendish Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Someone from Italy Edvald Boasson Hagen Alexander Kristoff George Bennett Rafal Majka Peter Sagan Daryl Impey Mikel Landa Luis Angel Maté Alejandro Valverde Andriy Grivko Any Other FLAT STAGE - 213.5 KM Troyes - Nuits-Saint-Georges Stage 7, July 7th, 2017 Someone from Germany Someone from Great Britain Someone from Slovakia Someone from Germany Michael Matthews Eduardo Sepulveda Michael Matthews Thomas de Gendt Greg van Avermaet Zdeněk Štybar Christophe Laporte Thibault Pinot Someone from Germany Someone from Great Britain Davide Cimolai Dylan Groenewegen Someone from Norway George Bennett Someone from Slovakia Alejandro Valverde Michael Albasini Andrew Talansky Any Other MOUNTAIN STAGE 181.5 KM Nantua - Chambéry Stage 9, July 9th, 2017 Someone from Great Britain Any Other Fabio Aru Rafal Majka Nairo Quintana Richie Porte Thomas de Gendt Serge Pauwels Jarlinson Pantano Nairo Quintana Jakob Fuglsang Someone from France Emanuel Buchmann Someone from Great Britain Daniel Martin Fabio Aru Bauke Mollema Rafal Majka Louis Meintjes Ion Izaguirre Mikel Landa Daniel Navarro Any Other SUMMIT FINISH 214.5 KM Pau - Peyragudes Stage 12, July 13th, 2017 Someone from Spain Nairo Quintana Christopher Froome Richie Porte Any Other Richie Porte Someone from Belgium Nairo Quintana Andrey Amador Jakob Fuglsang Romain Bardet Thibault Pinot Pierre Rolland Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Fabio Aru Bauke Mollema Rafal Majka Louis Meintjes Someone from Spain Any Other MOUNTAIN STAGE - 101 KM Saint-Girons - Foix Stage 13, July 14th, 2017 Christopher Froome Any Other Someone from Colombia Richie Porte Someone from Spain Richie Porte Thomas de Gendt Serge Pauwels Someone from Colombia Kristijan Đurasek Roman Kreuziger Someone from France André Greipel Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Simon Yates Daniel Martin Fabio Aru Bauke Mollema Rafal Majka Louis Meintjes Someone from Spain Any Other MEDIUM MOUNTAIN STAGE - 189.5 KM Laissac-Séverac-L'Eglise - Le Puy-en-Velay Stage 15, July 16th, 2017 Any Other Any Other Any Other Rafal Majka Any Other Someone from Australia Someone from Belgium Jarlinson Pantano Nairo Quintana Jakob Fuglsang Someone from France John Degenkolb André Greipel Mark Cavendish Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Damiano Caruso Dario Cataldo Someone from Norway George Bennett Rafal Majka Peter Sagan Daryl Impey Mikel Landa Luis Angel Maté Alejandro Valverde Danilo Wyss Andrew Talansky Any Other FLAT STAGE - 165 KM Le Puy-en-Velay - Romans-sur-Isère Stage 16, July 18th, 2017 Someone from Germany Someone from Germany Peter Sagan Someone from Great Britain Any Other Michael Matthews Mark Renshaw Someone from Belgium Christophe Laporte Thibault Pinot Someone from Germany Someone from Great Britain Someone from Italy Yukiya Arashiro Someone from Netherlands Edvald Boasson Hagen Alexander Kristoff George Bennett Primož Roglič Peter Sagan Alejandro Valverde Any Other SUMMIT FINISH - 179.5 KM Briançon - Col d'Izoard Stage 18, July 20th, 2017 Richie Porte Christopher Froome Any Other Any Other Fabio Aru Richie Porte Thomas de Gendt Serge Pauwels Someone from Colombia Someone from France Someone from Germany Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Daniel Martin Fabio Aru Bauke Mollema Rafal Majka Someone from Spain Any Other INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL - 22.5 KM Marseille Stage 20, July 22nd, 2017 Tony Martin Any Other Christopher Froome Any Other Any Other Richie Porte Thomas de Gendt Nairo Quintana Andrey Amador Romain Bardet Tony Martin Christopher Froome Geraint Thomas Fabio Aru Bauke Mollema Maciej Bodnar Someone from Spain Taylor Phinney Any Other FLAT STAGE - 103 KM Montgeron - Paris (Champs-Elysées) Stage 21, July 23rd, 2017 André Greipel Mark Cavendish Peter Sagan Michael Matthews Any Other Michael Matthews Greg van Avermaet Tony Gallopin Christophe Laporte Thibault Pinot André Greipel Mark Cavendish Christopher Froome Fabio Aru Davide Cimolai Edvald Boasson Hagen Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan Any Other [/hide]

So you put some money on him, naturally.

Wow, they have uploaded a whole bunch of full replays in the last day or two. All cycling, all canoe slalom (from semis), some volleyball...

Tonga apparently withdrew from hosting 2019 Pacific Games. And looks like both Fiji and Papua New Guinea are not interested in hosting. Doesn't look good...

Meanwhile, Luxembourg jumping team earned a historic 2nd place at their home Nations Cup event. It was actually the first NC competition in Luxembourg in 25 years, and what a great gift for the home crowd. I believe that's the first sports event I watched from Luxembourg. It was rather weird to hear all that cheering for

It was just held this afternoon. By the way, I see that Anna Merveldt is on the start list for tomorrow's second Grand Prix. Apparently that will be her first competition at this level since 2014 WEG. Oh, and looks like they uploaded the video. Beats any other venue IMO.

Perhaps my favourite annual equestrian event of the year started today, CDI Fritzens, Austria. These surroundings (especially when sunny)... Victory for Judy Reynolds on the opening day btw. 75.560%, just missed out on breaking her own Irish Grand Prix record for like the milionth time.

Petra Martić qualified for Wimbledon main draw after saving 6 match points.