Tour de France 2018 **SPOILERS**
- Thread starter rich p
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Shadow
member
- Location
- edge of the south downs
For most of the peloton, yesterday was their last day at work. The sprinters and opportunists can look forward to tomorrow.
All the jerseys are secure. (As long as Thomas stays upright, which after 3 weeks and a forecast for a dry afternoon, should not be difficult).
But what of the GC, especially positions 2, 3 & 4? Only 32 seconds separates them. It will be a tough 31 km for these 3 and one of them will not be on the podium after all their exertions.
All the jerseys are secure. (As long as Thomas stays upright, which after 3 weeks and a forecast for a dry afternoon, should not be difficult).
But what of the GC, especially positions 2, 3 & 4? Only 32 seconds separates them. It will be a tough 31 km for these 3 and one of them will not be on the podium after all their exertions.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
It's been a strangely unengaging Tour, at least for me.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
It has also been a very dry TdF. I don't remember seeing any rain during the last 3 weeks on the Tour's roads. Very unusual.
400bhp
Guru
10:45am on Eurosport
400bhp
Guru
Agree with you.
Not enough mountain finishes for me and odd places to run the high mountains-tourmalet weas too far out yesterday in my view.
Toshiba Boy
N+1er
- Location
- By the beach, West Zummerzet
They're off, and it's "damp". Safe riding everyone.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
Is there a cut off time for today's time trial ?
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
David Millar just said 25/30% so plenty for slow riders.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Let’s not forget Düsseldorf...
Although that course didn’t have a ruddy steep ramp near the end. Will be interesting to see what effect that has on the times.
Should suit Roglic best of the top riders, I reckon.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Yep, it’s coefficient 7, same as the 65km stage, so a fixed 25% regardless of the winner’s time.
Generous enough to make sure no one is in real danger unless they take the piss and pootle round.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Would anyone object to the first 100 riders going off at 1 minute intervals to speed the whole thing up a bit.
That would knock 1hour and 40 minutes off the whole thing.
The riders above 100 would still go off at 2 minute intervals.
That would knock 1hour and 40 minutes off the whole thing.
The riders above 100 would still go off at 2 minute intervals.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Jeez, the state of Taylor Phinney’s face... Apparently he’s not allowed to fly because of his fracture, so he has to go in the team bus to Paris. That’s going to be a long old schlep.
