Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[mjr]

Breakaway: Vanmarcke, Lindemann, Clement, Pauwels, Teklehaimanot, Greipel (!), de Gendt, Coquard, Chavanel, Keisse, Navarro, Lemoine, Sorensen.

Peloton at 17:30

I think best-placed of that lot is Navarro at 33 minutes back, so GC teams need not panic yet.

 

[mjr]

itv4 is on air now. Boardman holding his bike up top of Ventoux like it was a sheet in the wind. Not really rideable through those bends.

 

[Roadrider48]

I don't agree with cutting the stage short.
The elements are a part of what you race against; stronger winds have been raced in previously.
I recall a race sometime ago where the riders didn't want to carry on because it was raining too hard.
It's getting silly IMHO.

 

[mjr]

Gary cuts to commercial by saying that the host broadcaster hasn't started live pictures yet. I switch to France 3 live pictures during the break. Fib or are France TV not supplying other broadcasters promptly?

 

[HF2300]

I don't agree with cutting the stage short.
The elements are a part of what you race against.

That's true, but there comes a point where it becomes unnecessarily dangerous to race or so unrideable the racing becomes meaningless. There's also the fact that the media village, official village, finish line, safety fencing, etc etc etc would all have to have been put up and survive in potentially extremely high winds, the helicopters - including medical helicopters - would not have been able to fly, and so on.

Sensible decision IMHO.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I don't agree with cutting the stage short.
The elements are a part of what you race against; stronger winds have been raced in previously.
I recall a race sometime ago where the riders didn't want to carry on because it was raining too hard.
It's getting silly IMHO.

You are Henri Desgrange and I claim my £5

What's your opinion on these "derailleur" things?

 

[mjr]

Chase group of Gautier Rosa Voss Slagter and someone at about 5m40 back.

 

[400bhp]

That's true, but there comes a point where it becomes unnecessarily dangerous to race or so unrideable the racing becomes meaningless. There's also the fact that the media village, official village, finish line, safety fencing, etc etc etc would all have to have been put up and survive in potentially extremely high winds, the helicopters - including medical helicopters - would not have been able to fly, and so on.

Sensible decision IMHO.

It's not just the riders it's the specators, both from their own safety but also for the riders safety. It's likely they would be bouncing off the riders.

 

[HF2300]

They obviously left Bryan Coquard out in that wind lastnight

 

[HF2300]

It's not just the riders it's the specators, both from their own safety but also for the riders safety. It's likely they would be bouncing off the riders.

Assuming the riders would stay up long enough to be bounced off.

 

[HF2300]

Ettixx and Sky turning the gas up. That'll upset Movistar again.

 

[brommers]

The peloton is beginning to break up, so could still be interesting before the climb.

 

[HF2300]

(edit: cross-posted with @HF2300 )

San fairy ann

 

[HF2300]

The peloton is beginning to break up, so could still be interesting before the climb.

Beginning? It's shredded.

 

[mjr]

Chase group of Gautier Rosa Voss Slagter and someone at about 5m40 back.

Preidler