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The 4 riders who have a legit shot at winning the Tour de France
Business Insider ^ | 6/26 | Daniel McMahon

Posted on 06/30/2017 5:24:21 PM PDT by Baynative

On Saturday, 198 of the world's best cyclists will start the Tour de France. Only four have a realistic shot at winning.

That's according to the highest-ranked American bike racer at the Tour, Andrew Talansky, in a recent interview with Business Insider.


(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: 4; athletes; chitchat; cycling; france; letour; sportschat; tdf
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To: real saxophonist

Oowwww! Stay strong.


81 posted on 07/03/2017 7:41:06 PM PDT by Baynative ( Someone's going to have to pay for these carbon emissions, so it might as well be you.)
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To: nutmeg; whattajoke; Aeronaut; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; glorgau; Cecily; ...

Bike Ping


Peter Sagan pulls his foot out of his pedal cleat during sprint, but recovers and wins stage 3. He's a true super star - there's nothing more to say.


82 posted on 07/03/2017 7:49:05 PM PDT by Baynative ( Someone's going to have to pay for these carbon emissions, so it might as well be you.)
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Bike Ping

THIS CLASH taking out Mark Cavendish is going to get a lot of review and discussion. People will say Sagan elbowed him into the wall, others will rightfully say Cavendish was trying to make a lane where none existed.

Having been there, even at the amateur level you learn early that there are no friends in the last 100 meters.

Sagan was shaken at the result. Subsequent videos show Sagan going to Cavendish/Dimension Data team bus where the two of them talked and there is clearly no bad energy between them. Cavendish's team mates are seen comforting Sagan and giving him a pat on the back as if to say they know nothing was intentional.

83 posted on 07/04/2017 8:50:02 AM PDT by Baynative ( Someone's going to have to pay for these carbon emissions, so it might as well be you.)
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To: Baynative

Looks to me that Cav initiated contact before Sagan threw the elbow.

It wasn’t a wise decision for Cav to try to take that inside line.


84 posted on 07/04/2017 9:04:13 AM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: JPJones
The more I look at it, it doesn't appear (to me) that he is throwing an elbow for the purpose of contact as much as he is just blocking the lane or indicating there is no room. Cav is still behind him at that point. Also there is a ride to Sagan's left that is off balance and moving to the right. Sagan has his left knee out and the right elbow could very well have been a balancing move.

Several websites are reporting Sagan has been DQ'd. I don't like hearing that.

85 posted on 07/04/2017 11:46:00 AM PDT by Baynative ( Someone's going to have to pay for these carbon emissions, so it might as well be you.)
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To: Baynative

Tough call. But as far as not having any room, Cav was following another rider that had taken the same route around Sagan. There was room before Sagan veered right.


86 posted on 07/04/2017 12:59:24 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: Baynative

“Several websites are reporting Sagan has been DQ’d. I don’t like hearing that. “

Wow, me neither.

Sagan’s elbow came AFTER Cav shouldered into him from behind, after Sagan was pushed over to the wall. And Sagan STILL left room.

If Cav had just squeezed, elbows in, and “YO”ed he wouldn’t have crashed. He wouldn’t have won either, but that would not have been Sagan’s fault.


87 posted on 07/04/2017 1:28:53 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: al_c

” There was room before Sagan veered right.”

I didn’t see Sagan ‘veer right’. I saw the whole pack led by the Frenchman who won, veer right’ Sagan (and Cav) in turn following.

The treetops obscured some crucial moments.


88 posted on 07/04/2017 1:34:42 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: Baynative
Just watched it about 6 times. Cavendish was maintaining a consistent outside lane and about even with Sagan. Sagan gradually moved right. It wasn't so much of an elbow but Sagan taking away his lane. Cavendish cries out at the moment his lane ends and he goes into the barrier.

Brutal.

89 posted on 07/04/2017 1:59:45 PM PDT by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)
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To: JPJones

Watch it again. Cav clearly was following another rider past Sagan on the right. Then the entire group moved right and cornered Cav in. Still ... hard to tell if the elbow came out before or after contact.


90 posted on 07/04/2017 2:03:18 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: Vision

I stand corrected. The elbow and the cutting off of Cavendish’s lane caused it. Videos here:

https://twitter.com/search?q=sagan&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch


91 posted on 07/04/2017 2:04:11 PM PDT by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)
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To: Vision

So ugly, the one rider ran directly over Cavendishs face.


92 posted on 07/04/2017 2:16:41 PM PDT by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)
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To: Vision

A good keirin racer like Gibby Hatton could have hip checked Mr. Elbow into the next lane.


93 posted on 07/04/2017 2:16:47 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Sagan went right a few feet, not desperately needing to, ran Cavendish into the wall, then went left. I don't see anything forcing Sagan to take that track like the announcers say.
94 posted on 07/04/2017 2:27:35 PM PDT by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)
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To: Vision

Peter Sagan disqualified after clash that ends Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/04/mark-cavendish-crash-tour-de-france-stage-four


95 posted on 07/04/2017 2:29:23 PM PDT by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)
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To: al_c

Ok I found it on youtube and watched a million times.

Conclusion: if you dg Sagan, you should dq Greipel AND Demare!

Demare veers off and is coming around Sagan, and Cav had Demare’s wheel, all is fine.

Now Greipel has to get around his leadout guy and veers SHARPLY right and collides with Bouhanni...

...this happens right in front of Sagan with Demare right next to him.

Having PERSONALLY been in this situation before, when two riders going full sprint almost crash in front of you, you quickly veer around or jam the brakes, Sagan did neither (pro) didn’t panic and didn’t veer, but did move right to get around.

You could blame the whole thing on Greipel.

Meanwhile Demare goes all the way to within 6 inches of the curb with Cav on his wheel still no problem....

...then Demare veers LEFT and gets right in front of Sagan, Cav LOSES the wheel to Sagan and is pissed and leans in...

then Demare veers left sharply againn and hits Greipel’s front wheel almost taking him out....

Nasty stuff all around dq everyone of dq no one.


96 posted on 07/04/2017 2:29:33 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

“A good keirin racer like Gibby Hatton...”

Lol, haven’t heard that name in a long time.

Only a senior II from the 80’s would know that name...


97 posted on 07/04/2017 2:35:59 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: Vision

“Sagan gradually moved right.”

Agree, and given what Geipel Demare did, that’s not a disqualification.

If fact one could easily say :

Of everyone in that sprint, Sagan held the straightest line.


98 posted on 07/04/2017 2:45:30 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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To: JPJones

Sagan and Cav were closer to the middle and Sagan tracked all the way to the right.


99 posted on 07/04/2017 2:51:23 PM PDT by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)
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To: Vision

“Sagan and Cav were closer to the middle and Sagan tracked all the way to the right.”

Everyone tracked to the right.

Then Demare “tracked” to the left, sharply.


100 posted on 07/04/2017 3:09:01 PM PDT by JPJones (There is no Law but Constitutional Law, and America is Its Agent)
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