Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[deptfordmarmoset]

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 ...

There are a couple of articles here that follow the same line: http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/

 

[smutchin]

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.

Quintana can take a lot of blame for that personally. He has failed both tactically and in performance. The way he's going, it would be no surprise if he doesn't finish on the podium. He could even fall behind Bardet and Porte.

 

[SWSteve]

Quintana can take a lot of blame for that personally. He has failed both tactically and in performance. The way he's going, it would be no surprise if he doesn't finish on the podium. He could even fall behind Bardet and Porte.

I wonder how well we would be talking up Porte if it wasn't for the puncture. He has looked great on the climbs, maybe looking too much like another Sky rider at times, and I can't help but feel this could have been 'his' tour in which he placed on the podium

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Quintana can take a lot of blame for that personally. He has failed both tactically and in performance. The way he's going, it would be no surprise if he doesn't finish on the podium. He could even fall behind Bardet and Porte.

Harsh words. Coming 2nd to Froome who is a once a generation phenomenon is no disgrace or failure.

 

[smutchin]

I wonder how well we would be talking up Porte if it wasn't for the puncture.

...and the disastrous time trial.

Harsh words. Coming 2nd to Froome who is a once a generation phenomenon is no disgrace or failure.

He's not in second place.

By talking up Sky's strength, Unzué is deflecting attention from Quintana's lacklustre performance.

 

[brommers]

Quintana is biding his time and waiting for the right moment to mount his decisive attack. Some time next week I reckon.

I'm guessing that this is tongue-in-cheek

 

[mjr]

I'm guessing that this is tongue-in-cheek

Well, the Tour finishes this week...

 

[Dave Davenport]

Quintana is biding his time and waiting for the right moment to mount his decisive attack. Some time next week I reckon.

Yep, he's going for a long break away just as they aproach Paris on Sunday.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm guessing that this is tongue-in-cheek

Not at all. Rumour is that Movistar are planning a lightning raid on Froome's wardrobe while he is putting his feet up after the tour.

 

[brommers]

Yep, he's going for a long break away just as they aproach Paris on Sunday

What! You mean his quitting the tour half way through the final stage and going on his hols?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

...and the disastrous time trial.



He's not in second place.

By talking up Sky's strength, Unzué is deflecting attention from Quintana's lacklustre performance.

It's not over yet..

 

[Dave Davenport]

It's not over yet..

Not until the fat lady sings! (I really hope that never happens again).

 

[mjr]

Not until the fat lady sings! (I really hope that never happens again).

She wasn't fat. Nor singing.

 

[Hont]

It's not over yet..

Indeed. Four crucial stages to come and some riders energised by blood bags reacting well to the rest day.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

To turn the conversation back to the stage, does anyone think Martin and Alaphilippe are going to be able to stay away for 150km? I can't see it myself. And I can't see there not being a reaction from teams with Swiss riders in them, who will be particularly motivated for today...