Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[coffeejo]

Ooh, ITV are gunning for Jacky Durand Laurent Jalabert (I think, I was eating lunch and missed part of it). He (if it is Durand) has apparently made some insinuations about Froome's performance and ITV are calling him out on it, given his own history. Looks like there will be an in-depth feature in the highlights programme tonight.

Edited after I read mrjay's post!

They were after Jalabert. Matt Rendell pulled a few great moves there to get an interview when he wasn't doing an interview. This evening's show will be interesting...

 

[Bobby Mhor]

I didn't hear the same furore over Astana's phenomenal efforts in the Giro...
I've no time for listening to previous dopers..
words and input from them are tainted..

 

[rich p]

I'm a bit of a Francophile but this furoré smacks of sour grapes and hypocrisy, given that French TV employs ex-dopers like Jalabert, Virenque and Durand.

 

[the_craig]

The Lotto-Soudal boys were taking the mickey bliss out of Peter Sagan on Eurosport.

They were asked who will finish 2nd and they all said Sagan.

He's due a win...

 

[Dogtrousers]

I would like to register my dissatisfaction with the quality of the key rings given out by the caravan at the Tour de France. I put one on my set of keys I carry on my bike. It fell to bits after a few months. This week I found another that I had lying around and put it on ... and it broke after only one day. I say to ASO: Something must be done.

 

[Crackle]

I'm a bit of a Francophile but this furoré smacks of sour grapes and hypocrisy, given that French TV employs ex-dopers like Jalabert, Virenque and Durand.

ITV employ Millar though.

 

[coffeejo]

Bum, was hoping Jens would tell P&P to shut up, of course Cav will make it back and kick green boy's derrière.

 

[Crackle]

Your choice. But you kind of disqualify yourself from being able to comment on him.

Just let me know if he changes his tune.

 

[coffeejo]

ITV employ Millar though.

They acknowledged that but said they think there's a difference between employing someone who has never confessed even when all the evidence calls them a cheat, and someone who has, since being caught, been open about his involvement, explained why and has since done a huge amount to change the sport from the inside.

 

[Dogtrousers]

ITV employ Millar though.

And Liggett, who is clearly on acid.

 

[coffeejo]

By the sounds of it, Cav's ill, hence the time gap.

 

[HF2300]

Jens goes off-message and contradicts Sherwen again. It'll end in tears.

 

[Crackle]

They acknowledged that but said they think there's a difference between employing someone who has never confessed even when all the evidence calls them a cheat, and someone who has, since being caught, been open about his involvement, explained why and has since done a huge amount to change the sport from the inside.

I agree entirely. It goes back to the original question of what you do with ex-dopers to rehabilitate them. The Sky or the Garmin approach, whichever, I think ex-dopers are on fairly shaky ground if they want to accuse others.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

ITV employ Millar though.

And Jensie

 

[coffeejo]

The autobus according to the ITV website: