Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[coffeejo]

I thought it was George Bennett that rode into the spectator, or is this another incident?

They did a feature on Froome's early career on the rest day highlights show.

 

[brommers]

I thought it was George Bennett that rode into the spectator, or is this another incident?

Yes that was the next day (I think) - he just sort of rode into him and knocked him over, whereas Froome struck out with either his fist or elbow, couldn't really tell.

 

[rich p]

Yes that was the next day (I think) - he just sort of rode into him and knocked him over, whereas Froome struck out with either his fist or elbow, couldn't really tell.

I think that Kent Walton would have referred to it as a 'forearm smash'

 

[Booyaa]

Yes that was the next day (I think) - he just sort of rode into him and knocked him over, whereas Froome struck out with either his fist or elbow, couldn't really tell.

I don't think that is what @coffeejo is referring too.

 

[Crackle]

Coffeejo means this one (11secs) Paper and clipboards everywhere.

 

[suzeworld]

Coffeejo means this one (11secs) Paper and clipboards everywhere.

That's the one - and then, what was up with Rasmussen in the next clip? Too many drugs mean he cant stay on his bike?

 

[Booyaa]

Coffeejo means this one (11secs) Paper and clipboards everywhere.

I've never seen that before, would be absolutely raging if some fool was wandering around the course like that.

 

[ColinJ]

I've never seen that before, would be absolutely raging if some fool was wandering around the course like that.

It was the 2006 U-23 world TT championships at Salzburg and the young Froome was there representing Kenya. He got his place by hacking into the Kenyan cycling federation's email account and entering himself without their knowledge!

 

[fimm]

That's the one - and then, what was up with Rasmussen in the next clip? Too many drugs mean he cant stay on his bike?

If that was the one immediately after the Froome one, it looked to me as if he was just really exhausted - TTing is pretty brutal...

 

[HF2300]

Coffeejo means this one (11secs) Paper and clipboards everywhere.

Cheers Crax, had heard of but hadn't seen that one before.

I thought @coffeejo meant in this Tour, and thought I'd missed something relevant.

 

[coffeejo]

Cheers Crax, had heard of but hadn't seen that one before.

I thought @coffeejo meant in this Tour, and thought I'd missed something relevant.

Oops, sorry!

 

[Crackle]

This break must be doomed. Either caught or falls apart later as no one wants to take Mathews and Sagan to the line.

 

[HF2300]

This break must be doomed. Either caught or falls apart later as no one wants to take Mathews and Sagan to the line.

Tour ticker says Sagan and Dumoulin (S) have sat up waiting for the rest of the break, and Katusha are chasing it.

Break at 3 minutes is Mikel Landa (Sky), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R-La Mondiale), Damiano Caruso and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Edvald Boasson Hagen and Stephen Cummings (Dimension Data), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie), Luke Durbridge, Daryl Impey and Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange)

 

[mjr]

Cav back at the doctor's car but France 3 doesn't know why. They're asking his team (ha!). Stannard having a snack gets a "bon appetit". It's starting to rain. Race not really on in earnest yet, from the looks of it. France 3 still has the old Hotels.com adverts. And those rocking groundhogs remain freaky.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

EBH in the break. If I'd known he was actually going to start trying, I would have picked him for today, but he had accumulated exactly nul points since I tipped him for a serious challenge for Green this year.... grr.