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    #46
    Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
    Sagan is amazing but it was a surprise to see him beat Greipel in a flat sprint. I wonder if Greipel would have won if he hadn't fallen earlier in the stage. Also Sagan didn't sprint on Thursday - maybe that took a little out of Greipel's legs.

    I've now watched Thursday's sprint. It seems to me Cavendish had too much to do and maybe he too was hurting from the fall the day before. But Greipel did look good and deserved to win.

    The Olympic road race should be fun with Sagan, Cavendish, Greipel and Goss all on for it. On their day any of them could win a bunch sprint. Boonen too.
    Haven't had a sniff of the Tour yet.

    Do you reckon Sagan has the all round ability to win the Tour one day?
    Are we winning?

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      #47
      Could be. He needs to improve his climbing in the high mountains and time trialling. But he is only young.

      At this rate he'll surely win a Classic within two years. Then, who knows? He really is a prodigy.
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      Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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        #48
        Originally posted by NigelLG View Post
        Haven't had a sniff of the Tour yet.
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        Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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          #49
          Hesjedal's out.

          Danielson's out but he was never a threat to the overall.

          Schleck is out of it but was before it started. Scarponi and Brajkovic couldn't afford to lose time either but I didn't really think they had any chance. Same for Valverde. And since he rode for Valverde yesterday, we can assume Cobo has no ambitions for the GC.

          It's a pity for Rolland but again he was only an outside bet for the top 10 anyway.

          Wiggins, Evans, Nibali, Van Den Broek... Anyone else?
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          Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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            #50
            Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
            Hesjedal's out.

            Danielson's out but he was never a threat to the overall.

            Schleck is out of it but was before it started. Scarponi and Brajkovic couldn't afford to lose time either but I didn't really think they had any chance. Same for Valverde. And since he rode for Valverde yesterday, we can assume Cobo has no ambitions for the GC.

            It's a pity for Rolland but again he was only an outside bet for the top 10 anyway.

            Wiggins, Evans, Nibali, Van Den Broek... Anyone else?
            Pulled a muscle doing some upper-body warm ups with his coach I heard:

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              #51
              Originally posted by Neil Young View Post

              Wiggins, Evans, Nibali, Van Den Broek... Anyone else?
              Menchov and possibly Sanchez.

              Gesink is also out of contention after yesterday.
              On the Ning Nang Nong
              Where the Cows go Bong!
              And the Monkeys all say Boo!
              There's a Nong Nang Ning
              Where the trees go Ping!
              And the tea pots Jibber Jabber Joo.
              On the Nong Ning Nang
              All the mice go Clang!
              And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
              So it's Ning Nang Nong!
              Cows go Bong!
              Nong Nang Ning!
              Trees go Ping!
              Nong Ning Nang!
              The mice go clang!
              What a noisy place to belong,
              Is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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                #52


                Wow, just wow. Sky were brilliant.

                Ok, so Van Den Broek's mechanical put him out. I was pretty much spot on.

                I never thought Menchov was a genuine contender for the top step. Today shows it.

                Tomorrow should be interesting. Sky have to ride all day and I'd put money on Evans and Nibali attacking on the final descent. They have to keep Wiggins under pressure whenever they can.

                And then the first TT on Monday.

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                Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                  #53
                  So can Wiggins win this thing or what?

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                    #54
                    Yes. After today I have no doubts he can.

                    Evans is still favourite for me but only because he's won it before. Today was the kind of finish he could have made up a few seconds on Wiggins. The fact he didn't gain a single second tells a story.

                    I'm still a bit shocked by how Sky did today. It's one thing doing that in the Dauphiné or Paris-Nice but to do it in the Tour is to be on another level altogether.
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                    Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                      #55
                      The tradition of podium girls is so outdated. Disgracefully sexist.



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                      Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                        #56
                        Did Froome down a Red Bull at the last minute? What a finish.

                        The Sky train was very impressive but yet again Evans shows why he is the current champion. Those mountain biking days showed there. Doesn't even need a train to get up there!
                        Was muß, das muß.

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                          #57
                          Evans did ride well and he is very tough, except he used Sky's train. It works much the same way as his own would.

                          The ride up the Galibier last year, chasing Schleck, showed what he can do - very strong on a steady pace.

                          There seems to be a fair bit of needle between Wiggins and Nibali. Nibali slagged off Wiggins recently and Wiggins never even mentions him as a contender.
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                          Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                            #58
                            I've just learned Wiggins is a Liverpool fan.

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                            Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                              #59
                              clancy or ralphie?
                              dave of mutilation

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                                #60
                                I hear you've had a bit of a rough time today Neil.

                                Are we winning?

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