Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[Supersuperleeds]

It's all a bit calm in here this afternoon so here's a question. Where do you stand on riders changing their bikes for different sections of Time Trials?

Should go back to the good old days when the riders and to be totally self sufficient regarding the bikes, they'd only use one then

 

[Crackle]

Rodriguez going well at the first check, 3rd.

 

[jarlrmai]

I think they should follow Froome's lead and get rid of the bike all together.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Froome's going to lose loads of time if he doesn't put on a bigger back wheel.

 

[smutchin]

If Nairo wants to motivate himself to do well today he should use visualisation techniques - imagine he's just left school to ride home and there's a new episode of Dogtanian and the Muskehounds starting in 29 minutes.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

How rude, someone just asked me to do some work!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey he took that corner as if he had been taking lessons off me

 

[smutchin]

Blimey he took that corner as if he had been taking lessons off me

I thought he'd lost it for a moment. Lucky not to go down.

 

[Twizit]

Quintana 47" down at the first check!!

 

[smutchin]

Great ride by Aru.

 

[jarlrmai]

Everytime I see Froome roll down that start ramp I think of that TT crash from his Barloworld days.


View: https://youtu.be/7DCe4QVO0PE?t=15

 

[smutchin]

Ahem.

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.

 

[smutchin]

Go on, Yatesy!

 

[Twizit]

Go on, Yatesy!

25" up on Mollema at the first check - riding himself into 2nd?

 

[Twizit]

Dropping a bit in the second segment though...