Etape du Tour 2017

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Bsample in reply to @PhilPub

There is only an 8 minute difference in your start times. There are a thousand people per pen So if you were at the front of your pen and he at the back of his that would stretch it out a bit.

I'm guessing you want to ride together so just wait for him at a prearranged spot and you'll be fine.

The broom wagon will be your Nemesis but only if you blow-up or linger too long.

Pens 7-8 should be alright.

Or is it the case that you want to get into his pen?

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PhilPub in reply to @Bsample

It would just be nice to at least start riding together. I'm caught between enjoying the occasion and being a bit competitive; we're not too different on the flat and I'm inclined to start conservatively anyway, but I'm quicker on the climbs, so we'll split up eventually.

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Bsample in reply to @PhilPub

The organisation seems pretty efficient to me. I reckon they would take a dim view on trying to jump up a pen but jumping down maybe you could say you overslept?

But yes those timing chips know everything you do.

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