Minor Stage Races 2016 **may contain SPOILERS**

[brommers]

Peter Kennaugh has a suspected fractured collarbone after a crash

 

[rich p]

There's something crushingly boring about the TOC that bunging in the odd hill doesn't quite negate.
Or is it just me?

 

[Berk on a Bike]

There's something crushingly boring about the TOC that bunging in the odd hill doesn't quite negate.
Or is it just me?

I like watching it for some perverse reason, but it's not the most technical parcours.

 

[mjr]

I like watching it for some perverse reason, but it's not the most technical parcours.

The endlessly-scrolling captions and rather uninspired coverage in general also give it a somewhat dozy feeling, but maybe it's the time difference.

 

[rich p]

Fecking Kirby talks like Yoda.
Strong he is etc - masturbator

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Fecking Kirby talks like Yoda.
Strong he is etc - masturbator

The stages have seen some good riding, but I still find it dull - and that twonk makes it worse. Gibbering tool.

 

[rich p]

Hard effort by Sagan.
It's still a shite race but I'll watch anything bar Jeremy Kyle....

 

[HF2300]

There's something crushingly boring about the TOC that bunging in the odd hill doesn't quite negate.
Or is it just me?

Not just you. I've tried to watch it a number of times and found it impossible to sustain any interest. It's like the cycling equivalent of lift music.

 

[Crackle]

Not just you. I've tried to watch it a number of times and found it impossible to sustain any interest. It's like the cycling equivalent of lift music.

Funnily enough, the last time I watched it was on the Android app at bedtime. And, fell asleep.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

One thing we didn't see yesterday was this tragic story - motorcycle support rider suddenly dies during the stage: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-motorcycle-support-member-dies-during-stage-4/

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

In what planet does one live in when you sit next to Kirby and not kill him - #killhimsmithy

 

[rich p]

Another interesting long straight road in Cal....

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Kirby wondering why no appetite for more pro cycling in US...

 

[rich p]

ooooh, a bend

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

He tells a good story does Carlton....not