Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[screenman]

I think the fan said ouch!

 

[jarlrmai]

Did Froome have a neutral service wheel on the front during the descent.

 

[pawl]

Well, I won't be trying that tomorrow. Terrifying!

If he's on the the top step of the podium inParis he will be singing the national anthem in soprano.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Can't blame him being wary of roadside interaction after last year & the bottle of supermarket lager urine being thrown over him

 

[Guyincognito76]

Did anyone see him hit the fan just before the summit imho the fan deserved it espiscally when you don't have to straighten your arm out sort of says your too close to me. Also shocking that he got fined for it 200 swiss francs

The Adam Yates video of Friday's incident was more shocking.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

200 Swiss franc fine for jabbing the chicken. I'm sure they said on the live transmission he got 250 for going over the second to last climb in second, sounds like a fair deal.

 

[p1pp]

Congratulations to Froome for always trying something new.

Congratulations to Froome. Today he was really amazing... However, the style is not new; it was invented by Slovenian cyclist Matej Mohorič:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwV3YUlZSxI
... but Froome did it very well.

 

[Smokin Joe]

It must be bloody maddening to be busting a gut on a climb and have some idiot running alongside screaming in your ear. There is always the risk of one of them taking a rider down, as has happened a few times.

 

[SWSteve]

Have Team Sky started to race, as opposed to winning races.

They've started sending men up the road in stages to keep options open, and now with this, considering they used to be accused of being too clinical, could it be they've started racing 'properly?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Have Team Sky started to race, as opposed to winning races.

They've started sending men up the road in stages to keep options open, and now with this, considering they used to be accused of being too clinical, could it be they've started racing 'properly?

'Properly?

You race to win, and to win you ride to the team's strengths, whatever they may be on the day. No prizes for being a plucky loser.

 

[400bhp]

It must be bloody maddening to be busting a gut on a climb and have some idiot running alongside screaming in your ear. There is always the risk of one of them taking a rider down, as has happened a few times.

Happened in the Giro mountain TT when a nobend got in the way of Nibali Deserved it.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Froomedawg Five finger death punch

 

[rich p]

Tomorrow should show us whether Froome and Quintana are as strong as they appear and whether anyone else is capable of staying near them.
Martin has looked better than I expected; not sure yet about Bardet, Aru or Porte;
Pinot, Contador and Nibali are busted flushes.
J Rod should start to suffer.

 

[brommers]

Tomorrow should show us whether Froome and Quintana are as strong as they appear and whether anyone else is capable of staying near them.
Martin has looked better than I expected; not sure yet about Bardet, Aru or Porte;
Pinot, Contador and Nibali are busted flushes.
J Rod should start to suffer

What about Yates?

 

[Roadrider48]

Good on Froomey! Shame he didn't catch him with a clenched fist and knocked him over properly.