Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[tug benson]

Pinot dropped

 

[tug benson]

Purito takes the stage..some effort from the dawg to get 2nd

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Great finish by Purito and superb ride by Froome.

 

[Stephen C]

Froome gaining time and getting time bonus

 

[raindog]

Simon Yates 8th - get in lad!

 

[mcshroom]

Well if it is, he'll hae to live with it

 

[Stephen C]

Too early for Froome to be in yellow surely?

Possibly gives them more control over the cobbles?

 

[tug benson]

Froome in yellow

 

[Hont]

Simon Yates 8th - get in lad!

Or as Phil had it "Sean Yates". Senility watch day 3.

 

[Crackle]

Nibali and Contador both outside the top ten. Yates(s) in there and Mollema tenth. a few surprises there, well for me anyway.

 

[fimm]

He wouldn't have intended that, surely? Just wanted to put time into the others. Its only by 1 second, too!

 

[Crackle]

Oh sorry, Nibali 7th

 

[Flying_Monkey]

He wouldn't have intended that, surely? Just wanted to put time into the others. Its only by 1 second, too!

Well, exactly - he was just trying to put some time into Contador, Nibali and Quintana, for psychological reasons. I don't supposed be even cared where Tony Martin was, he's not a rival for the GC. And Sky will certainly not be looking to defend the jersey at this stage, in fact, they'd probably be more than happy if someone took it off Froome tomorrow, so long as he doesn't get mugged by one of those three.

 

[smutchin]

Smart riding by Froome - maybe he's learnt from the way Nibali attacked the race from the start last year. Puts huge pressure on his rivals. And great support from Porte, Stannard and Thomas too - did a superb job of keeping him out of trouble.

Contador looked totally cooked in the last few hundred metres today. Doesn't bode well for the big climbs. Maybe the Giro has taken too much out of him after all.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

FROOMEDAWG!!!!!!!!!!!!!