Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[mjr]

In 1975, a spectator punched Merckx during the mountain TT and his time was left standing... hopefully we've moved on from that and aren't going to reward fan interventions now.

 

[mjr]

I don't think the nobbers running alongside helped, and I'll bet one of them got in front of the moto, but really it was ludicrously crowded - at points there was hardly room for anyone to cycle let alone pass or attack.

Porte is confirming in interview that the moto had nowhere to go.

 

[Smokin Joe]

We don't yet know why the moto stopped, whether it was to avoid a fan or because of a mechanical fault. I've got a bad feeling about whether they adjust the times or not.

EDIT: Posted before mrjay confirmed the bike had to stop because fans were in the way.

 

[HF2300]

Yates in yellow as things stand, and the results apparently final...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

If they don't adjust the times then it is open season for fans to stop riders

 

[HF2300]

We don't yet know why the moto stopped, whether it was to avoid a fan or because of a mechanical fault. I've got a bad feeling about whether they adjust the times or not.

Don't think that was a mechanical fault.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yates - yellow

Mollema 2nd

Quintana 3rd

Bardet 4th

Valverde 5th

Froome 6th

TvG 7th


etc etc

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No yellow jersey presentation so they must be discussing changing the times

 

[brommers]

Trouble with today was that it was 6Km shorter than what it would have been, but with the same amount of 'fans'

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yay for Yates.

I don't doubt Froome will make up the time. We've had weird downhilling, sprinting, and running. Sky surely have Professor Pat pending in the ranks for something else interesting.

 

[jarlrmai]

Yates won't want to be in Yellow for that reason, I wouldn't be surprised to see a protest from some of other the riders, even those whom this benefits.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

First a wayward inflatable, a punch, spectators being run over and now this - This is an interesting race!!

 

[cd365]

If they don't adjust the times then it is open season for fans to stop riders

+1 For this.

They should look at changing the way the fans can get so near to the riders on these stages, it's just crazy

 

[400bhp]

Trouble with today was that it was 6Km shorter than what it would have been, but with the same amount of 'fans'

This^^^

 

[oldfatfool]

If the result stands Yates should tell them to stuff the jersey were the sun doesn't shine, to accept yellow in those circs imo would be a blight on his career.