Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[ColinJ]

Quintana - he's actually irritated me and got on my wick this edition. He's been on the rear seat of a tandem with Froome but has simply not pulled his weight.

Oh yes he HAS!








Mind you, he doesn't weigh very much ...

 

[smutchin]

Unsung hero of this Tour: Sam Bennett

Nasty crash on stage 1, yet he has endured what must have been three incredibly arduous weeks to make it to Paris. Not entirely surprising that he is lanterne rouge, but still being in the race at all is a major achievement!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Jens is a complete nobber.

 

[Dayvo]

And credit must go to Dan McLay for competing and challenging so admirably.

 

[HF2300]

38 km to go in La Course and lots of attacks, but nothing's sticking. Looks like a sprint finish...

 

[suzeworld]

David Millar said much the same thing as Foghat, so I'll take his opinion on this.

My feelings exactly, as an armchair pundit I am prepared to take Millar's "gushing" at face-value. Seemed to me that he was genuintely impressed, from an experience of pro-cycling that I do not have. I can take his word for it that Froome's attitude was impressive.

 

[HF2300]

Speculating on Dani King in a late breakaway. I'll bet she's there to lead out Chloe Hosking.

Edit - I'll take that back, she's attacking. Wonder if it's tactical?

 

[HF2300]

8km and a 10 second breakaway...

 

[HF2300]

Ouch. Dani King down, among others.

 

[mjr]

Unsung hero of this Tour: Sam Bennett

Nasty crash on stage 1, yet he has endured what must have been three incredibly arduous weeks to make it to Paris. Not entirely surprising that he is lanterne rouge, but still being in the race at all is a major achievement!

Great kilometre zero feature on him from The Cycling Podcast if you want more. One year maybe he'll have an injury-free tour!

 

[coffeejo]

Holy.... Big crash. King down

 

[Dayvo]

Bloody carnage!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Trying to watch La Course on ITV4. It's just blxxdy annoying. Commentry crap, but camera work & production AWFUL. Cut away to iconic Paris landmark every few seconds, or long view of the Champs. It''s frustrating and impossible. Bike racing on TV for people who aren't really interested.

 

[HF2300]

That crash will have disrupted some leadouts.

 

[mjr]

Yes, they are - in full.

Was it in full? I missed the opening but Gary was chatting to someone and then they cut to live coverage and it was already some km in.