Tour de France 2018 **SPOILERS**

[Tin Pot]

Yeah, I only occasionally pop in to riders’ twitter feeds, but in amongst the needle and angry face emojis there were quite a few Bardet haterz. It was total chaos so I doubt he even knew Nibali had gone and, even so, it’s the top of Alpe d’Huez FFS.

Think I’m going to regret asking but why would anyone hate Bardet?

His performance yesterday was great...I’m guessing it’s not his cycling.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

So you think it's acceptable to block the road, hit the riders, block their vision etc?

As I said, it's all part of the spectacle.

It all adds to the myths and legends.

 

[Crackle]

I'm loving some of the translations from the LeTour feed

 

[roadrash]

translated one yesterday when Greipel abandoned..

Greipel has thrown away the sponge....

 

[smutchin]

So, on a day that I had down as a banker for a breakaway win and picked three French riders in the punditry, the peloton looks like it's up for the chase - or at least is keeping the break within catchable distance - and it's the first day of this Tour that the break has had no French riders in it.

I give up.

 

[Shadow]

Letour.fr: Scully, De Gendt, Schär and Claeys have covered 48.1km in the first hour.

This after two arduous days in the mountains. It kind of brings it home how bonkers pro cycling is compared to normal people on bikes.

Yebbut,, it was all downhill...well, apart from the tiny cat 3 climb!

 

[mjr]

Lighten up, it's all part of the spectacle

We're over halfway through, so it's time to ask the difficult questions, like: why are Sun Life advertising that they're too incompetent to send insurance documents to the correct address?

 

[smutchin]

And why is that idiot still taking his fussy baby elephant to parties where they don't serve KP nuts?

And why does the Watchfinder bloke still look like he's never ridden a bike before?

 

[mjr]

And why does the Watchfinder bloke still look like he's never ridden a bike before?

To be fair, the same can be said of the reigning Tour champion...

 

[suzeworld]

We're over halfway through, so it's time to ask the difficult questions, like: why are Sun Life advertising that they're too incompetent to send insurance documents to the correct address?

In-very-deed.
I have so often thought that.
Closely followed by wondering why Parky doesn’t do the ads anymore and maybe he’s had his cash sum for his own funeral?

 

[BrumJim]

More importantly, how is Lawson Craddock still in there?

 

[Tin Pot]

And why is that idiot still taking his fussy baby elephant to parties where they don't serve KP nuts?

And why does the Watchfinder bloke still look like he's never ridden a bike before?

Ugh.

The upside down bike. To fit the front wheel. I can’t stand it anymore!!!!

 

[mjr]

More importantly, how is Lawson Craddock still in there?

Yep. Just saw him on the back of the peloton.

 

[Bollo]

So, seeing as how it’s quiet, are we all looking forward to SirBrad’s appearance in the commentary booth tomorrow? I hoping it’ll be like Father Ted’s Priest of the Year speech....

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

"It's June, dad"