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2015 - Le Tour (de France) (1 Viewer)

BassNBrew said:
Surprised there wasn't more Sagan picks.
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Didn't they change the rules to more benefit stage winners this year? Sagan kills it on all the intermediate sprints and the slightly hilly stages, and I don't know if the tour is super happy having a guy dominate green who doesn't win a ton of stages.

Plus, he went from being *the* guy on the team to almost an afterthought on a team with GC aspirations. And he only cost two less than Nibali.

 
Sand said:
proninja said:
Sand said:
Yep - last place. Pretty much same as last year.
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Being last after one short TT isn't exactly the worst place to be. I fully expect to be *way* behind after the first week.
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Honestly I don't even know who won. I'm on travel until the 18th, so lots of DVR catching up to do when I get home.
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Rohan Dennis who was on my squad until I decided he would end up sagging TJV up the hills 5 mins behind everyone else.

 
proninja said:
BassNBrew said:
Surprised there wasn't more Sagan picks.
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Didn't they change the rules to more benefit stage winners this year? Sagan kills it on all the intermediate sprints and the slightly hilly stages, and I don't know if the tour is super happy having a guy dominate green who doesn't win a ton of stages.

Plus, he went from being *the* guy on the team to almost an afterthought on a team with GC aspirations. And he only cost two less than Nibali.
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Yes they did. And you are right about the GC stuff for him. I didn't expect everyone to catch on to that.

 
Anyone else surprised that the GC guys didn't do better today? I guess they left the blood bags in France.

 
BassNBrew said:
Anyone else surprised that the GC guys didn't do better today? I guess they left the blood bags in France.
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Sort of surprised Froome didn't do better. Shocked that Quintana is as close to the other three as he is.

I Expected Froome.......Nibali/Contador............Quintana

 
Well my entire team is sitting at least 90 seconds behind.

Good news is that this should make for an exciting tour. It will be hard for any one team to control the attacks and the contenders should spend a lot of time isolated.

Glad to see Cancellara in yellow.

 
On the plus side all of my riders finished both stages!

ETA: I actually had a good day :oldunsure:

 
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NBC Network Television Schedule

All times Eastern (EDT) and coverage shown on NBCSN unless indicated otherwise

* indicates primetime coverage on NBCSN 8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Saturday, July 4, stage 1: Utrecht (LIVE) 7 a.m. – Noon

Sunday, July 5, stage 2: Utrecht to Neeltje Jans (LIVE) 7 a.m. – Noon*

Monday, July 6, stage 3: Antwerp to Huy (LIVE) 7 a.m. – Noon*

Tuesday, July 7, stage 4: Seraing to Cambrai (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Wednesday, July 8, stage 5: Arras to Amiens (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Thursday, July 9, stage 6: Abbeville to Le Havre (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Friday, July 10, stage 7: Livarot to Fougeres (LIVE) 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 11, stage 8: Rennes to Mur-de-Bretagne (LIVE NBC) 8 a.m. – Noon

Sunday, July 12, stage 9: Vannes to Plumelec (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Monday, July 13, rest day: 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. (Stages 1-9 Highlights)

Tuesday, July 14, stage 10: Tarbes to La Pierre Saint Martin (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Wednesday, July 15, stage 11: Pau to Cauterets (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Thursday, July 16, stage 12: Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille (LIVE) 6 a.m. – Noon*

Friday, July 17, stage 13: Muret to Rodez (LIVE) 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.*

Saturday, July 18, stage 14: Rodez to Mende (LIVE) 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Sunday, July 19, stage 15: Mende to Valence (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Monday, July 20, stage 16: Bourg-de-Peage to Gap (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Tuesday, July 21, rest day: 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. (Stages 10-16 Highlights)

Wednesday, July 22, stage 17: Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Thursday, July 23, stage 18: Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (LIVE) 8 a.m. – Noon*

Friday, July 24, stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire (LIVE) 7 a.m. – Noon*

Saturday, July 25, stage 20: Modane to Alpe d’Huez (LIVE) 7 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 26, stage 21: Sevres to Paris (LIVE) 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.*

 
Really sort of odd to neutralize a stage like that. I can see it though if they completely ran out of medical staff up at the front, then fine. But I can't really remember something like this since they got all the tacks on the stage a few years ago.

 
I love the guy in the red shorts who thug lifes the hell outta the crash (bottom right side of the screen, slides for meters and pops up)

 
Tomorrow should be exciting. Astana/Nibali need to put some time into Froome, so they should be going from the gun. They have the team to do it with Nibali, Boom, Fuglsang, and Westra all in the top 15 of last years stage including the top 3. They'll be going from the gun and forcing Thomas, Sagan, to either cover their move or stay with their leader.

With it being dry I doubt they can put 2.5 minutes into the pack like they did last year, but 1-1.5 minutes is certainly possible especially since Boom will be cooperating this year.

 
Sammy3469 said:
Tomorrow should be exciting. Astana/Nibali need to put some time into Froome, so they should be going from the gun. They have the team to do it with Nibali, Boom, Fuglsang, and Westra all in the top 15 of last years stage including the top 3. They'll be going from the gun and forcing Thomas, Sagan, to either cover their move or stay with their leader.

With it being dry I doubt they can put 2.5 minutes into the pack like they did last year, but 1-1.5 minutes is certainly possible especially since Boom will be cooperating this year.
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I wonder if, rather than covering for him, Sagan will be able to drag Contador along with him?

 
Jaysus said:
Sammy3469 said:
Tomorrow should be exciting. Astana/Nibali need to put some time into Froome, so they should be going from the gun. They have the team to do it with Nibali, Boom, Fuglsang, and Westra all in the top 15 of last years stage including the top 3. They'll be going from the gun and forcing Thomas, Sagan, to either cover their move or stay with their leader.

With it being dry I doubt they can put 2.5 minutes into the pack like they did last year, but 1-1.5 minutes is certainly possible especially since Boom will be cooperating this year.
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I wonder if, rather than covering for him, Sagan will be able to drag Contador along with him?
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He can drag him a little, but on the cobbles it's pretty much pure power and bike handling. Sagan's value is more in positioning, setting a line, etc...he's not going to be able to drag Contador along at the back of the Astana train once they blow the race up.

 
cheeseypoof said:
Jaysus said:
Cancellara out
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That sucks. He was my best rider through 3 stages, even with the crash today. Down to 8 riders.
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I am also currently down to 8 (Dumoulin), but I have to imagine that Ten Dam will drop as a result of that crash as well... leaving me with only 7

ETA: I'm glad i took a screenprint yesterday when I was in 1st place, because I am sure that will be my peak - lol

 
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Team BnB DFL. Is it because my team stinks or are they hanging in the back of the pack drafting?

 
Dang dudes…more interest in girls soccer than the greatest sporting event on earth.

 
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