Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[Chuffy]

Yay Wiggy & Froome!

pleasebecleanpleasebecleanpleasebeclean

 

[Sittingduck]

Great finish - what a ride from team Sky!

 

[Smokin Joe]

I'm tempted to stick a tenner on Froome, a good outside bet if Brad slips up.

 

[yello]

Well, believe it or not, Wiggin's has just said he told Frome, at 1.5km to go, to save a bit for for the win.

Or maybe he's just saying that to f*ck with Evans' head!

 

[Chuffy]

Assuming next years route is different (more lumps, less TTing) will Sky ride for Froome? Would seem fair and reasonable.

 

[gavintc]

Excellent news - hope he can keep the yellow.

 

[yello]

Sanchez says he'd like to thank Samsung for the magnificent microwave. Then, in a moment of fatigue inspired madness, and no doubt confusing it with the bouquet of flowers he'd just be presented with, lobbed the microwave into the crowd and struck the young son of a local farmer. The injury required 4 stitches. It was his first Tour de France. What a memory he'll have of it.

 

[Chuffy]

Sanchez says he'd like to thank Samsung for the magnificent microwave. Then, in a moment of fatigue inspired madness, and no doubt confusing it with the bouquet of flowers he'd just be presented with, lobbed the microwave into the crowd and struck the young son of a local farmer. The injury required 4 stitches. It was his first Tour de France. What a memory he'll have of it.

Perhaps there should be a trebuchet on the podium - can't throw a microwave very far with arms that skinny.

 

[Steve H]

Well that was a good day for Sky and British Cycling. Stage win, Yellow jersey and King of the Mountains jersey. I guess the pressure is on now and there is still a long way to go before the finish, but very enjoyable to watch.

 

[Nearly there]

Tomorrows stage features several cat 2 and a cat 1 climb I bet cav can't wait

 

[PpPete]

I hope there is a cuckoo clock as a prize one of the days...

That'll be tomorrow then - they do go to Switzerland after all.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

Switched it on just to see cadel out the saddle and froome breeze past with wiggo tucked in nicely behind cadel! Great result for the team sky boys

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[Buddfox]

Well that was a good day for Sky and British Cycling. Stage win, Yellow jersey and King of the Mountains jersey. I guess the pressure is on now and there is still a long way to go before the finish, but very enjoyable to watch.

Part of me would have loved Cav to have been in Green as well - was always going to be unlikely but would have been quite something.

Great result for Sky but it's day 1 (and an easy day at that) of many. Evans will be saving his beans for the Pyrenees - he played a great tactical game last year and will do the same this. Game on!

 

[Willo]

Great performance by Sky. Being a worrier, I couldn't help worry that BMC were saving their powder for another day but as Wiggins said, savour this moment and then get on with the rest of the race. Great for British cycling to have such a profile at the tour.

 

[Crackle]

Well, believe it or not, Wiggin's has just said he told Frome, at 1.5km to go, to save a bit for for the win.

Or maybe he's just saying that to f*ck with Evans' head!

How the heck did you know that?

Different Sky eh? They obviously weren't comfortable on the flat and BMC were. Totally reversed on this stage and I bet I know which one Cadel would prefer to have. Nibali went to go around Wiggins at the end but didn't have it, in fact he seemed to just hit a wall for a second and then was struggling badly. Menchov continues to lurk half in and out of the shadow world, blink and you miss him.