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Originally Posted by JBmadera
Yeah, they are trying to enhance the visibility of the team classification. Not the best idea on how to accomplish that goal.
The team classification in bull**** and always will be.
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Originally Posted by gusmahler
Bossen Hagen's sprint was lame. He's supposed to be Cav's lead out guy, so I expected more sprinting ability from him.
EBH has been backing off the whole "Sprinter" thing for a while. I know this year specifically he has been doing a lot of domestique work for Wiggins and is most likely evolving into more of a Classics rider
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Originally Posted by gusmahler
Meh. They aren't teammates and he has no responsibility to help Cancellara. Sagan's goal was to win the stage and he positioned himself to do so.
Yeah I agree with this, he could have done what Gerrans did in Milan-San Remo and done a courtesy pull or too just to make sure Canc kept pulling to hold of the bunch, but I think Sagan wasn't worried about the bunch catching them since he is in Beast Mode.
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Originally Posted by wutangpoker
Can anyone post a vid or recap the camera man incident? I only caught the last hour or so.
Essentially a guy stepped into the road to take a photo and didn't get back when the peloton came by, causing a crash in the middle of the bunch. Of course Camera guy didn't get hit.
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Originally Posted by vedder1980
Froome Punctured on the run in and lost 90 seconds. Shame as he looks in great shape for a top 10 spot and if Wiggins has an accident would be the go to man for sky.
Amazed to see something not go Sky's way! Levi lost 17 seconds, Horner 55, and Peter Velits 1:52. Everyone else finished about where one would expect.
The highlight of the stage for me was watching Greipel pull before the final climb, love watching riders stepping out of their traditional roles. It is amazing how much faster the Tour is raced then any other race on the Calendar.
Tomorrow should be a bunch sprint, been a while since a TdF sprint seamed so wide open to me. It's like Sagan, Kittel, Greipel, and Goss all have a shot at beating The Man.