Tony Martin ponovno dokazuje da je najbolji u kronometru... iako nije ni imao konkurenciju danas...
Nibali osvoji, Peraud 2. a Pinot 3., Francuzi u ekstazi... Valverde 4. i Van Garderen 5.
sutra bitka sprintera na Elizejskim za prestiž

ne  znam jeste si pratili Vueltu ove godine, zbog odustajanja na Touru tu su bili i Froome i Contador, Evans, Valverde, Oliver Rodriguez, Samuel Sanchez, Daniel Navarro, Nairo Quintana, Ten Dam, Sagan.......

Uvjerljiva pobjeda El Pistolera, ovaj tjedan dva put na brdima dobio Frooma u direktnom obračunu 1:1, odlično je branio prednost stečenu na kronometru, nakon nekoliko napada Frooma oba puta na malo više od kilometra do cilja napada i odnosi pobjedu za više od 15 sekundi... Šteta za Tour da su tako brzo ispali, bila bi to vjerojatno epska borba

pratio sam, El Pistolero u svojoj najboljoj formi, digao je nivo treninga u odnosu na lani za dosta... Froome je tu blizu, ali on se boji više Quintane neg Alberta 
nastup na idućem Touru potvrdili Froome, Nibali, Contador, Quintana 
moglo bi biti epski... Froome i Contador imaju sjajne pomagače, Nibali i Quintana malo slabije, ali trebalo bi iskriti na sve strane

šteta što je Quintana pao na kronometru i dan poslije. bilo bi izvrsno gledatiobračun trojice.
Kišerlovski potpisao za Saxo pa će i on biti od pomoći Contadoru.

Oleg Tinkoff ponudio milijun eura velikoj četvorki (250.000 pojedinačno), Froomeu, Contadoru, Nibaliju i Quintani... ako bi htjeli nastupati na sve 3 grand trke iduće godine jedni protiv drugih 
jest da je to možda protiv pravila, ali mislim da bi zanimanje za biciklizam još više poraslo (marketing pogotovo)...da ne govorim kakve bi to utrke bile 

izašla ruta za TDF iduće godine...


evo opis etapa

The opening time trial will twist around the streets of Utrecht and will immediately create small time gaps and of course award the first yellow jersey of 2015. The sprinters will have a chance of taking yellow on stage two to Neeltje Jans on the exposed western coast of the Netherlands. However the cross winds could spark echelons and make for a dramatic stage and see someone lose any chance of overall success.

The overall contenders will also be on edge on stage three to the top of the Mur de Huy. The double-digit final gradient will be a fight for every second and will come after a long fight for position on the roads of the Ardennes. The 2015 Tour also includes another taste of the cobbles of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix on stage four to Cambrai. This year Vincenzo Nibali set up his overall victory with an impressive ride on the pave and in 2015 there will seven sectors of pave and yet again 30km of raving on the bone-jarring cobbles.

The 2015 cuts across northern France via Amiens, Le Havre and Fougeres, offering the sprinters more possibility of success. However the overall contenders will again have to be vigilant along the coast and on stage eight on the uphill finish on the Mur de Bretagne. Cadel Evans won here in 2011 and the short climb could spark time gaps.

The first part and the Northern section of the 2015 Tour ends with the 28km team time trial between Vannes and Plumelec. The stage is on long straight roads but also includes an early climb and pays homage to local hero Bernard Hinault.

The mountains

The mountains of the 2015 Tour de France begin after the first rest day in Pau, with stage ten on July 14, Bastille Day, from Tarbes to La Pierre Saint Martin.

The triplet of mountain stages in the Pyrenees also includes a stage to Cauterets Vallé de Saint Savin, which includes the Tourmalet. It is followed by a finish at Plateau de Beille, a stage which remembers the late Fabio Casartelli, who tragically died during the 1995 Tour de France. It is the sixth time Plateau de Beille hosts a finish, with the 16km, 8% climb expected to cause significant time gaps.

The Tour transfers across the south of France via Rodez, Mende and Valence, with the sprinters getting a chance of success after suffering in the Pyrenees. However they face a lot more mountains if they want to reach Paris.

The Alps hosts the final mountain stages of the Tour with a series of testing but short mountain that have rarely been seen together in one edition of the Tour.

Stage 17 to Pra Loup includes the rarely used Col d'Allos followed by a difficult descent -- which brought a smile to Nibali's face but will scare many of his rivals. The climb to the finish at Pra Loup recalls the historic stage from the 1975 Tour, when Bernard Thevenet ended Eddy Merckx's reign and stopped him winning a sixth Tour.

The Tour de France shows a flash of innovation on stage 18 by including the Lacets de Montvernier climb. It has 18 hairpins cut into the side of the mountain that twist and turn on themselves. It is only 3.8km long but will be a spectacular moment before the longer climbs of the stage and the finish in Saint Jean de Maurienne. Stage 19 is short at only 138km but includes the Glandon and the Croix de Fer before the finish at La Toussuiere Les Sibelles.

L'Alpe d'Huez is the final Alpine stage and the final mountain stage of the 2015 Tour de France. The crowds will no doubt be huge with the Dutch corner packed as ever, as the riders fight for overall victory in a 110km stage.

The riders fly to Paris before a 107km stage from Sevres Grand Paris Seine Ouest to the Champs Elysees, that Prudhomme promised would visit the Eiffel Tower and the Left Bank before starting the finishing circuits. It will be the 40th time the Tour de France ends on the Champs Elysees, with the winner crowned on the podium with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.


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