Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[Flying_Monkey]

And they are off again... slowly.

 

[Dayvo]

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Er, that's three languages. ;)

 

[The Couch]

Despite the injuries and abandonments, I don't understand the neutralization. Are they going to begin stopping the race everytime there is a crash?

Indeed, what if there is a crash in a cobble stone section or a downhill section in the upcoming stages and there are +10 riders down and 1 of the favourites is in it, will they stop? What if there is an outside favourite in it? How can you judge if it's an outside favourite? Who would have thought in the Giro that Landa and Amador would make top 5?

How much is enough riders? 10? 20? 30?

 

[jarlrmai]

I hope all the riders are okay, some nasty looking injuries.

 

[Stephen C]

ITV are timing their ad breaks just right to miss the restart!

 

[raindog]

bloody hell - there were riders flying there

 

[tug benson]

green bollards nearly take riders out

 

[jarlrmai]

Now bollards in the road. wtf.

 

[The Couch]

Cancellara not looking like he'll be able to hold the jersey today (if you saw the grimace on his face)

 

[jarlrmai]

So now it's a scratch race to the hill.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Cancellara will probably just finish the stage in the jersey and not start tomorrow.

 

[The Couch]

Not liking the neutralization of the race (and of course I definetely don't want to see crashes), but it should make for an interesting (intermediate) sprint, since it's probably still going to be a full peloton (without a break-away to steal the biggest point away)...if all sprinters are okay

 

[Stephen C]

I can see a lot just finishing the stage then dropping out as the adrenalin wears off.

 

[roadrash]

Bouhani snaked his way to the front while they was stopped

 

[rich p]

Geraint missed a crash - his standards are slipping!