Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[suzeworld]

So sad.
I just watched the end of the highlights show tonight with tears streaming down my face - Chris's tribute was very moving.

I use the road where the collision happened, it is certainly not one of the most dangerous in North Wales - but obviously danger can lurk anywhere when you are out on your bike. As we know.
A great blow to a great family.

 

[gavroche]

I wonder when Quintana is hoping to launch an attack. 3 mountain stages left, as well as that TT... can he pull it off?

No. He has done nothing to threaten Froome so far and I don't think he is strong enough to do anything about it. Maybe he will prove me wrong but I doubt it very much.

 

[jarlrmai]

Movistar are not strong enough to attack Sky and no other team seems to care.

 

[400bhp]

Movistar are not strong enough to attack Sky and no other team seems to care.

Flecha pointed out that Sky are looking tired and I agree. They struggled towards the end today.

Movistar had a few men up the road.

 

[gavroche]

Very sad news about Chris Boardman. It is always sad to lose your mum, or dad, but as a result of an accident is worse. Condolences to all his family.

 

[smutchin]

It didn't look to me like Poels was tiring. He's a beast!

 

[Crandoggler]

Just reeled everyone in, as per usual.

 

[smutchin]

The way they closed down Bardet's attack, catching him at the summit, was particularly cruel and must have been very demoralising for him.

Although it looked like Bardet and Valverde's pressure on the descent did for Nieve, so maybe there's hope there.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

l'Equipe has spoken

 

[Foghat]

Reichenbach seems to do most of his descending on the hoods - even the technical descents of the Grand Colombier taken full on today. No wonder he's no good at it. One expects such ignorance and foolishness from novices on their first sportives, but not from Tour de France professionals. He managed to find the drops on the flat run-in to the finish, so goodness knows what the hell was going on in his brain on the descents.

 

[Booyaa]

No. He has done nothing to threaten Froome so far and I don't think he is strong enough to do anything about it. Maybe he will prove me wrong but I doubt it very much.

It doesn't look like it. I don't think there is anyone to challenge Froome now, it's going to be another procession to Paris with the odd bit of excitement but nothing at the top of the standings.

 

[suzeworld]

l'Equipe has spoken

Ooohhh ...
Where did you get this from?
I have tried,without success, to BUY L'Equipe at home .. I love reading it when we are lucky enough to be over there during the last week of the tour ...

 

[mjr]

You could but it was a racing incident of which he'd have been entitled to take advantage of IMO. However, I don't really give much of a toss, so I'll leave it there!

Bit dodgy if the second- place rider could gain an advantage from sending his teammate to crash into two of the leader's teammates, though. It'd make racing as much of a farce as if you let the crowd block the road with impunity

 

[rich p]

Bit dodgy if the second- place rider could gain an advantage from sending his teammate to crash into two of the leader's teammates, though. It'd make racing as much of a farce as if you let the crowd block the road with impunity

 

[SWSteve]

There was an article on cycling news ( http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/do-movistar-think-they-can-win-the-tour-de-france ) which basically says Movistar don't know what to do.

The fight for the podium looks exciting, let's see how well Yates can fight off Valverde