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Re: Tour de France 2017
Really looking forward to tomorrow.
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Program starts earlier tomorrow on itv 4 (10:30) as the organisers believe this will be a very long day in the saddle - if it lives up to the hype of expectation it could be the best GC fight-out in years with just a handful left on the final climb. I certainly do not see Thomas in contention tomorrow night
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A bit of rain forecast for the descents could shake things up a bit.
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2 out today already after crashing on the 1st descent and that was try - the last one on new tarmac will be lethal in the wet
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Geraint Thomas has a nasty fall - certainly out of the GC now - too many falls - at least 4 in the last week
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Confirmed that Thomas has broken his collarbone - out of race - Sky road train is severely weakened by this
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Out the whole thing now. What a shame for him. He seems to crash a lot!Chester Perry wrote:Geraint Thomas has a nasty fall - certainly out of the GC now - too many falls - at least 4 in the last week
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So as we approach the final climb the excitement mounts - will Froome go for it or will someone else attack
Sky have done a great job in bring the time gap down
Sky have done a great job in bring the time gap down
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Richie Porte with out with a nasty crash (shoulder injury - taking Martin out at the same time -
Martin gets up and then crashes again - if he is out then that is 3 of the top five crashed out of the race
Martin gets up and then crashes again - if he is out then that is 3 of the top five crashed out of the race
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Thomas crashes out.
Porte crashes out.
Martin crashes twice.
Porte crashes out.
Martin crashes twice.
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Two bad collision on the descent ... Frightening speeds!!!
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Martin back on the bike
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what a great days bike racing.
shame the crashes have so badly altered the gc.
shame the crashes have so badly altered the gc.
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Re: Tour de France 2017
rigoberto uran riding sturmey archer gears. back derailleur locked.
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what a day - froome gets 4 bonus seconds on aru at the line (I think)
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Dan Martin great recovery ...in the crash he appeared to come off worse ,went with a hell of a bang! Great racing.super athletes.
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Fantastic stage, really enjoyed watched last couple hours of that
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Good shout!jdrobbo wrote:Really looking forward to tomorrow.
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Feel sorry for Dan - he would have won that sprint at the end - like Porte it just never quite seems to come off for him in the big races
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Dan Martin: "The organisers got what they wanted"
What did he mean by that? Was he still just a bit worked up?
What did he mean by that? Was he still just a bit worked up?
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The fact that the last descent has been resurfaced in the last 3 weeks since the Dauphine made the road incredibly slippery as oil rises to the surface in the wet - Course announced last September - re-surfacing could have been done months ago and all the oil would have been washed away with use in that time
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looking forward to the fallout to Aru attacking Froome when he had a mechanical
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Ah right I get you.
Yep was a bit cheeky that.
Yep was a bit cheeky that.
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I watched it all, except for comfort breaks. Superb stage.
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A great days racing.
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When I've watch,ed it again I dont agree that the Italian guy shouldn't have attacked.
These days they are in million pound teams with bikes worth thousands of pounds. IMO if they have a mechanical failure tough sh!t!
Would you expect Lewis Hamilton to wait if someone had gear box problems?
These days they are in million pound teams with bikes worth thousands of pounds. IMO if they have a mechanical failure tough sh!t!
Would you expect Lewis Hamilton to wait if someone had gear box problems?
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Not the done thing in cycling mate,Porte put him right on that point,IMO
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Absolutely awesome stage.
Amazing that so many of the big GC riders are already out of the Tour.
Amazing that so many of the big GC riders are already out of the Tour.
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So it's not the done thing to attack in cycling when the leader has mechanical failure or needs the toilet?Stevie2112 wrote:Not the done thing in cycling mate,Porte put him right on that point,IMO
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No it's not.
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Do you agree with that? I think it's outdated tbh
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It's just the act of true sportsmanship,which is why you may find it outdated. I personally think it is the right way to go about things.
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Its honouring the tradition and ethos of the Tour. Even Italians have to respect it.
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Remember Wiggins (closing the race down) doing something similar when he was in yellow and his fellow GC contenders got punctures after thousands of tacks were thrown on the road
Also think Lance Armstrong did it a few times
Interesting how the newcomers (Brits, Aussies, even Americans) enforce the traditions more than the traditional nations
Also think Lance Armstrong did it a few times
Interesting how the newcomers (Brits, Aussies, even Americans) enforce the traditions more than the traditional nations
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So adding aero bars, disk wheels and vortex skin suits is following the tradition of the tour but if your chain breaks EVERYBODY STOP! MAN DOWN MAN DOWN
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Imagine Ryan Moore in a race and his saddle slips? Whoooa neddy shout the other jockeys!!! Giving Ryan chance to recover and win the race. Perfectly reasonable IMOWinstonswhite wrote:So adding aero bars, disk wheels and vortex skin suits is following the tradition of the tour but if your chain breaks EVERYBODY STOP! MAN DOWN MAN DOWN
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That's Froome's yellow jersey secured now
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It applied when they were all taking amphetemines and when Boardman used his Lotus bike in the prologues - technology has long played a role in the bike racing but they still have their codes like all other groupsWinstonswhite wrote:So adding aero bars, disk wheels and vortex skin suits is following the tradition of the tour but if your chain breaks EVERYBODY STOP! MAN DOWN MAN DOWN
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Richie Porte has broken his collarbone and Pelvis but is expected to be back racing in less than 2 months - wow
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Winston - here is an ex pro's view - from 11:20 in
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CP I've just listened to the Rapha Podcast this afternoon and all three commentators (including a French dude whose been covering the TdF since the sixties) were in agreement with me.
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Just so you know the French really really really hate Sky and Chris Froome
Here's Adam Yates view -
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/simon-y ... rsey-lead/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
on a different note - Geriant Thomas still has his sense of humour
http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/sho ... hes-29872/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's Adam Yates view -
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/simon-y ... rsey-lead/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
on a different note - Geriant Thomas still has his sense of humour
http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/sho ... hes-29872/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Flat stage tomorrow
Kittel to bag another win?
Kittel to bag another win?
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you would think so jdrobbo - Griepel just off it and Bouhanni doesn't seem to get it together when it matters - no one else sees to be left though GB's McClay may move into contention with a bit of luck
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Ha, I know they do but if you listen to it they actually argue about it far more eloquently than I ever could.Chester Perry wrote:Just so you know the French really really really hate Sky and Chris Froome
Here's Adam Yates view -
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/simon-y ... rsey-lead/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
on a different note - Geriant Thomas still has his sense of humour
http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/sho ... hes-29872/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What they are saying is that the whole unwritten gentlemans agreement has always only applied to the long drawn out flat sections when nothing's really happening and no real need to attack. Somehow over the last last couple of decades it's morphed out of control.
What they go on to say is that if it happens at a crucial part of the stage like the sprint finish or (like yesterday) at the crucial 5km final climb of a critical stage, when riders will have planned to attack all day then it's fair game. And I agree. You obviously don't as a lot of people don't. But if you're bringing in riders' thoughts like Adam Yates, then I'll just point you in the direction of Eddie Merckx and see what he has to say on the subject...
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Anyone crashed out today? I know it's a rest day, but the way this tour has gone....
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Winston if Froome's problem had occurred while they were attacking each other i.e racing I would have no problem - they weren't - not one of the contenders was ready to attack at that point Sky were in train and still going hard so the race was not at the critical point
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yes actually the bloke who took out Thomas yesterday has retired from the race today as a result of the crashTheFamilyCat wrote:Anyone crashed out today? I know it's a rest day, but the way this tour has gone....
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I think we'll just agree to disagree!Chester Perry wrote:Winston if Froome's problem had occurred while they were attacking each other i.e racing I would have no problem - they weren't - not one of the contenders was ready to attack at that point Sky were in train and still going hard so the race was not at the critical point
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Far too easy for Kittel today - miles ahead in Sprint terms