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Note to self: don’t view this thread when you’re watching the last 20k on a delay 
interesting line from Persico at the end though 
Persico is the rider who crossed four lanes in the last 20 meters? Did the jury relegate her?
Also curious how the green jersey went down. She looked pretty battered and seemed left alone to try and come back to the group.
On a positive note - Vos is definitely the goat.
i will say i’ve seen a LOT more drafting behind team cars through 5 stages of this race than in entire TDFs. that woman yesterday went from 3-4 minutes down to being right back into the peloton from drafting behind her team car the ENTIRE TIME. so you’re right, basic rules seem to be ignored but obscure ones that resulted in some poor 21 year old kid getting tossed for doing nothing wrong gets enforced? seems…bs
Welcome to UCI and world tour rules and enforcement 
It was pretty clear in the men’s race that if you were one type of rider, on one type of team, you could use the cars liberally and no barrage was instituted. Where as for other riders, the officials were all over them and barrage was employed. Sticky bottles are totally abused as is hanging onto the cars “pretending” to fix bike problems and other nonsense. I didn’t see any consistency at all this year in the men’s race.
Officiating in all sports often gets criticized, but cycling is one of the worst for arbitrary rules and even more arbitrary interpretation and enforcement. C’est la vie
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I understand part of that rule is to prevent strategic bike changes etc “cyclo-cross style”. i.e. aero bike all day with a team car waiting with the 6.8kg mountain bike at the foot of the climb.
They aren’t supposed to be waiting for them. At least that was mentioned a while back in one of the men’s races.
Agree completely that it’s ridiculous to have the same strict limitations if there’s only one team car per team, though I don’t think swinging across the front of the peloton is as safe as just pulling off of the rear 
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Wow. Turn on the race at the start of coverage, AVV already throwing down and dropping everyone. Pure dominance.
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Hopefully she can keep the pace with 60 more km togo, she does has a big lead on the yellow Jersey. Borghini is only 3+ minutes back, should be a good one to watch til the finish
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Anyone know if the Trek-Segafredo team is riding the Madone? I’ve only seen the Emonda but, recall the men more on the Madone. Doesn’t matter just wondered. The blue is gorgeous!
Man, I am not looking forward to next week’s bike hangover after having a solid month of racing.
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Love the way they timed this race. Getting to watch racing up the Grand Ballon and Super PdBF a week after the Champs Elysees is perfect.
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Looks like UNC Tar Heel Blue!
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I think the Trek Segafredo Instagram page has a few pics of their Madones in the same light blue colorway, so it seems they can choose between the two
https://www.instagram.com/p/CgfOMM8MQ2x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Curious about how the rest of the field felt at the end of today’s stage? This article paints a good picture.
Last couple of days I was sitting there like “I get the feeling that Van Vleuten is looming ominously in the background here”
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Annemiek van Vleuten enters the chat
btw when do we get to hear chatter about her doping? isn’t that the protocol these days? what i saw today was far beyond anything pogacar or vingegaard did to the men’s field. and she’s 39…
they all had madones early on but they all switched them out for emondas for the gravel stage and i haven’t seen many go back. i think it’s their choice but pretty odd for none of them to have chosen their flagship climbing machine for today at least
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Not even close.
Well…now apparently.
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