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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 12, 2017 - 09:57pm PT
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Froome/Kittel Tour 2017.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jul 13, 2017 - 08:36am PT
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 13, 2017 - 11:10am PT
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Now the race begins...good stage today.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Jul 13, 2017 - 12:40pm PT
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Yes, it was. Froome may have lost the race today. We shall see.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 13, 2017 - 12:55pm PT
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This is the year for the Continentals.
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 13, 2017 - 02:24pm PT
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The final TT in Marseilles is only 22km long which means riders such as Bardet, Martin, Aru will likely lose 1:30-2:00 to Froome. That means that those riders still have some work to do in the Pyrenees and the Alps. The race just got a lot more interesting, not just because Froome lost time and the yellow jersey, but once a rider shows vulnerability his competitors gain some strength.
Let's hope that tomorrow there aren't any tacks on the road on the Peguere as there were last time they rode it.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 13, 2017 - 05:28pm PT
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Yes . . . some drama to make things interesting again. The other GC will need to put some serious time into Froome before the TT.
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Mike Honcho
Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Jul 13, 2017 - 05:46pm PT
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Literally unwatchable due to the commercial to race ratio. A shame..
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 13, 2017 - 06:19pm PT
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The 400M 20% grade to finish was a nice touch!
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 13, 2017 - 11:38pm PT
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^^^^^^^^
I used to attend the Health Net pre-season team camp. I think it was around 2005 or so and we were in Solvang at a big dinner for all the riders and sponsors. Over at one table there was a big ruckus going on. It appeared that a couple of the riders were really tying one on.
I remarked to one of the riders at my table that the merrymakers must be letting off some steam before the racing season starts. His reply was,"that's Greg Henderson and Hayden Roulston. They leave tomorrow for NZ to compete in their country's national championships." Ah, the Kiwis!
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jul 14, 2017 - 08:03am PT
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What happened to Froome, it looked like he had a mechanical just below the finish
They might have discussed it after the race, but I missed that part
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Jul 14, 2017 - 08:06am PT
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What happened to Froome, it looked like he had a mechanical just below the finish
I didn't hear anything about a mechanical. He just cracked.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 14, 2017 - 08:37am PT
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Cantador stills has some legs and lungs left. Great stage.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 14, 2017 - 08:53pm PT
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Excellent stage . . . number 13! Perhaps the tide has turned and the tour could see an upset. Uncertainty is the spice of life . . . bless the remaining riders.
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jul 14, 2017 - 10:21pm PT
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My guess is that one reason why stage 13 was so exciting was that because it was so short and everybody seemed to be going from the gun, the "robotizing" effect of race radios was minimized.
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drF
Trad climber
usa
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Jul 14, 2017 - 10:26pm PT
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Cantador stills has some legs and lungs left. Great stage.
WTF is Canatdor?...he still looks good?
Bob in on knobbin
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jul 14, 2017 - 10:31pm PT
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Yes, what a fun stage and so fitting that Barguil won on Bastille Day!
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Jul 14, 2017 - 11:58pm PT
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It's some kind of Tour,,That's for shour!!!!
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drF
Trad climber
usa
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Jul 15, 2017 - 12:32am PT
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^^^^
Is that Cantador?? Did he win?
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jul 15, 2017 - 07:26am PT
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I'm not sure if it was me, but yesterday's stage was the best Tour Footage ever.....
The angles and persistence of staying with the riders for longer sequences
and the downhills....
they are virtual roller coaster rides
my wife can't watch, she says it makes her car sick
I can't get enough
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