Tour de France 2017 ***SPOILERS***

[roadrash]

I thought Dan was covering for his team today and making excuses for them. IMO @roadrash hit the nail on the head earlier and it was nothing short of a cockup today.

Bloody hell, can you do me a favour and tell mrs roadrash that I may have been right , according to her I am never right .....ever....

 

[brommers]

Bloody hell, can you do me a favour and tell mrs roadrash that I may have been right , according to her I am never right .....ever....

Didn't she think they cocked it up then?

 

[BrumJim]

Note that Froome hasn't won a stage yet. I'm not convinced that he will, although tomorrow and Friday look very hopeful.
Stats alert: When was the last TdeF won by a rider with no stage victories?

 

[brommers]

Quick-Step can't afford to focus on Kittel again tomorrow - they need to look after Dan or he could fall right out of contention. Similar start to today with a long uphill drag where Kittel is likely to get dropped again. Matthews will be hoping to get in the break again and the sprint comes before they hit all the really big stuff.

 

[suzeworld]

Isn't Dan right out of contention already?

 

[roadrash]

@BrumJim Gregg lemond in 1990 , won overall with no stage wins

 

[Crackle]

My cynical head was calculating how much Lefevre would have to pay a podium finisher as opposed to a multi-stage winner. maybe he decided he couldn't afford both next season.

 

[suzeworld]

Best of last night's features was probably this IMO - I'm surprised no-one's taken it too seriously apart from on one forum:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7_savYlnBc

I thought that was really odd. Funny idea but some of script was "off" so it seemed like Millar did it but could not quite commit to the notion of the role reversal.

Can you link me to the "other forum".

 

[brommers]

Isn't Dan right out of contention already?

He's still only at 2'3"

 

[Buddfox]

He's still only at 2'3"

He's got no chance. Kittel in green is their best bet now.

 

[Bollo]

He's still only at 2'3"

I'm sure he's taller than that.

 

[Bollo]

He's got no chance. Kittel in green is their best bet now.

That was Boardman's logic in the ITV post-match. Dan Martin's bolt is shot unfortunately. It'll be all hands on getting Kittel over the Alps.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wasn't there an interview, that Fuglsang gave to a radio (or TV) station, that was controversial, in some way regarding Aru??

 

[roadrash]

I haven't seen the fuglsang interview , did you see this one with Michael Valgren....


View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWktmicAB2G/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I haven't seen the fuglsang interview , did you see this one with Michael Valgren....


View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWktmicAB2G/

Thanks, I could have misheard the name, as it could have been on the Simon Mayo show, & the phone rang at one point - so essentially two conversations