Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Tour de France 2017 ***SPOILERS***
- Thread starter brommers
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Fight.The.Power
Well-Known Member
Makes Manchester look like the Sahara Desert.
Just hope there are no descents or corners. Lol
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
He didnt attack, he got lucky with that roundabout, and found himself with a 30m lead and just put him head down.
Fight.The.Power
Well-Known Member
I was referring to when he attacked before the roundabout . . .
He was absolutely right to punch it after the roundabout.
He made a futile attack 1km earlier.
Arndt and EBH took the right hand carriageway before the roundabout which may or may not have been planned
Fight.The.Power
Well-Known Member
Ah feel for Swift. He's well dissapointed. Nice to hear a Yorkshire accent all the same 
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Ah feel for Swift. He's well dissapointed. Nice to hear a Yorkshire accent all the same
Yeah, winning or whingeing, it's all the same!
OP
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brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Not knowing all the nuances, can anyone tell me why the Peloton came home in a procession? after all it's not Paris yet.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
If Bardet was really interested in gaining time couldn't AG2R have gone on the front for the last 10/20k then done a team TT leaving a slower rider there to create a gap just to try and bridge the time difference. Sky could've chased along with Cannondale but otherwise for most it's a processional 3 days.
It'd have at least been interesting.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
A few guesses based on what I observed from watching today's stage:
1. Green jersey and KOM are already decided so there was nothing to fight for there.
2. GC battle was effectively neutralised ahead of the TT tomorrow.
3. Also the TT specialists will have been treating it as an unofficial rest day ahead of their chance at a stage win.
4. Plus the racing in the first hour was so insanely frenetic that once the break had formed, everyone else just wanted to take their foot off the gas for the rest of the stage.
5. Besides which they must all be pretty knackered by now, at the end of three weeks racing, especially after the last two very tough days.
6. Also it was very hot and humid out there today.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Agreed. Sounds like the kind of move that could easily backfire spectacularly too.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
They can never be allowed to win because of the hideous team kit
