Tour de France 2019 **SPOILERS**

[Broadside]

You must be wrong there, he had the short back and sides at the team presentation last week.

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Maybe you were mistaking him for Daniel Oss?

You are exactly right!! I thought I was going mad! We were watching at the top of the Muur de Geraardsbergen climb on stage 1 but could only see the backs of the riders as they passed, then saw Sagan with short hair at the team bus on Sunday. Thank you for correcting me :-)

I had assumed he’d had a haircut overnight!

 

[Adam4868]

You are exactly right!! I thought I was going mad! We were watching at the top of the Muur de Geraardsbergen climb on stage 1 but could only see the backs of the riders as they passed, then saw Sagan with short hair at the team bus on Sunday. Thank you for correcting me :-)

I had assumed he’d had a haircut overnight!

Probally his team mate Daniel Oss ? He has long hair,I think.

 

[Flash54]

Seriously guys, what is going on with your hair?
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Helmet hair rebound!

 

[brommers]

Daniel Oss

 

[Adam4868]

View attachment 474671 Daniel Oss

That's the fella,with a helmet and shades on the double of Sagan.Almost the Yates twins..but not quite.

 

[brommers]

Did anyone see any real gap between Bernal and Thomas?

 

[nickyboy]

Boring sprint day enlivened somewhat by a Cat4 climb near the finish. I suspect Groenewegen will be dropped (is he the worst climber in the peleton?). Question is will Bora ride it fast enough to drop Viviani who will probably be the favourite. I guess he will hang on...for the sake of my fantasy team at least

 

[Adam4868]

Did anyone see any real gap between Bernal and Thomas?

Apparently a second,which becomes five.Is it from the second wheel to cross the line ?
That sounds complicated,so I've probally got it wrong.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Thomas and Bernal were in a group that got split in two bits, with EB in the front bit and GT in the rear. Everyone in the front bit gets the time of the first rider in that bit. Ditto everyone in the second.

So the gap between the rearmost rider of the front bit and the first rider if the second was only 1s, but the gap from the front of the first bit to the front of the second bit was 5s.

Balls, that was supposed to be crystal clear. It's waffly rubbish isn't it?

Anyway, back to riders' hair. Kittel is a tragic loss to the tour. He had the best hair.

 

[Crackle]

Boring sprint day enlivened somewhat by a Cat4 climb near the finish. I suspect Groenewegen will be dropped (is he the worst climber in the peleton?). Question is will Bora ride it fast enough to drop Viviani who will probably be the favourite. I guess he will hang on...for the sake of my fantasy team at least

I think groenewegen should make it over if he's recovered from his crash.

Apparently a second,which becomes five.Is it from the second wheel to cross the line ?
That sounds complicated,so I've probally got it wrong.

From the front of the first group I believe, which seems equally odd.

 

[Adam4868]

With no Froome in the tour it's going to be the Thomas v Bernal thingy for a while.In the grand scheme of the race 5 seconds...what's that between friends.Day three of a three of a grand tour it's as good a story as they can get.
On a more serious matter I had a small e/w bet on Woods to finish on the podium(yea I know long shot !) is he the chosen one for EF or is it Rigorberto Uran ?

 

[Crackle]

With no Froome in the tour it's going to be the Thomas v Bernal thingy for a while.In the grand scheme of the race 5 seconds...what's that between friends.Day three of a three of a grand tour it's as good a story as they can get.
On a more serious matter I had a small e/w bet on Woods to finish on the podium(yea I know long shot !) is he the chosen one for EF or is it Rigorberto Uran ?

Uran, according to Ned and Dave, at least until we get to the first uphill finish. I'd love Uran to do well but I just can't see it.

 

[Adam4868]

Uran, according to Ned and Dave, at least until we get to the first uphill finish. I'd love Uran to do well but I just can't see it.

Thought so maybe,yes I'd like him to do well, but I like Woods think he's a gutsy rider when it comes to the mountains.Im sure by the third week we will know.

 

[nickyboy]

Uran, according to Ned and Dave, at least until we get to the first uphill finish. I'd love Uran to do well but I just can't see it.

Uran is in my fantasy team. I have a feeling he will do well. Finished very comfortably with the favourites yesterday (unlike my outsider tip of Aru)

 

[Crackle]

I might watch Eurosport today to get some 'Wiggins on a motorbike' commentary.