Tour de France 2017 ***SPOILERS***

[SWSteve]

Excuse my lateness to the party, justbstuck itv4 coverage on for the build up, what's the betting the guys in the Watchfonder adds say things like the tweet below:


View: https://twitter.com/ffflow/status/876399884672303104

 

[PpPete]

Thought Yates did pretty well - but he's only 5th in the white jersey classifications.
Lots of good young 'uns coming through, apart from Latour & Yates I don't how good any of them are when 't road goes oop?

 

[Boon 51]

Will GT ever get to be the leader of the pack I wonder..

 

[smutchin]

Izagerre's retiring has slid under the radar

Do keep up at the back!

Ion Izagirre is out as well - crashed on the same corner as Valverde, apparently.

 

[smutchin]

Will GT ever get to be the leader of the pack I wonder..

Does wearing the yellow jersey in the Tour not count?

 

[roadrash]

wasn't Thomas GC for sky at the Giro

 

[SWSteve]

wasn't Thomas GC for sky at the Giro

Yeah, then the biker mice from mars got in the way

 

[mjr]

Just seen the Valverde crash - why weren't there haybales/something soft there!

It's a judgment call: the road was already not wide enough for several riders and bales would have narrowed it further. Probably it was the wrong decision but hindsight tends to be clearer.

 

[Boon 51]

Does wearing the yellow jersey in the Tour not count?

Not really as Frome is still the leader and gives the orders..

 

[SWSteve]

Hold on, if Gooden Greg is there, has he the chance to hunt stages, or does he have to support Porte? Some of the transitional stages would surely be a draw for him..provided he has licence to attack

 

[Adam4868]

Total dominence by Sky yesterday,four riders in the top ten.I think Froome is right where he wants.I think Thomas will stay in yellow today.Hope ! He deserves some limelight,who knows maybe even a podium place.

 

[smutchin]

It's a judgment call: the road was already not wide enough for several riders and bales would have narrowed it further. Probably it was the wrong decision but hindsight tends to be clearer.

I disagree that it was the wrong decision. 190-odd riders made it round that bend safely, Valverde's crash (and others) was because he was going too fast for the conditions. You can't blame the organisers for everything that goes wrong. These are highly experienced riders who should know how to corner safely in the rain.

 

[Adam4868]

I disagree that it was the wrong decision. 190-odd riders made it round that bend safely, Valverde's crash (and others) was because he was going too fast for the conditions. You can't blame the organisers for everything that goes wrong. These are highly experienced riders who should know how to corner safely in the rain.

I get where your coming from,but....on a wet TT it wouldn't be much for crash mats on corners or similar ?

 

[roadrash]

have to agree with smutchin, the fact that so many took the corner without incident , and so few crashed, tells me something

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I get where your coming from,but....on a wet TT it wouldn't be much for crash mats on corners or similar ?
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He's a dick tho.