Tour de France 2019 **SPOILERS**

[nickyboy]

Classy win that.

It was, the others must have been kicking themselves as it was Yates' race nous that won it. I thought he'd blown it up the last climb by going too fast and dropping Trentin (who was the obvious winner in a group sprint)

 

[brommers]

Simon Yates was always going to go for a stage win in this tour and when he heard on the radio that his brother and all the main GC protagonists were just marking each other out, he got the go-ahead to go for it!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yoann Offredo retains the lanterne rouge. Rumour has it that he's doing the TT on a Dutch roadster in case he accidentally goes too fast.

166 YOANN OFFREDO 196 WANTY - GOBERT CYCLING TEAM 54H 40' 44'' + 02H 14' 35'' - -

 

[brommers]

Yoann Offredo retains the lanterne rouge. Rumour has it that he's doing the TT on a Dutch roadster in case he accidentally goes too fast.

166 YOANN OFFREDO 196 WANTY - GOBERT CYCLING TEAM 54H 40' 44'' + 02H 14' 35'' - -

But I did read that he'd spent the most hours in the breakaways

 

[rich p]

What happened to Rohan Dennis?

No explanation yet but walked off in a huff apparently

 

[Dogtrousers]

No explanation yet but walked off in a huff apparently

He was seen arguing with the team car according to French TV. Team unable to say why he abandoned.

Sounds like a jucy bit of gossip for us to discuss during the rest day (as we armchair spectators call the time trial)

 

[Aravis]

Yoann Offredo retains the lanterne rouge. Rumour has it that he's doing the TT on a Dutch roadster in case he accidentally goes too fast.

166 YOANN OFFREDO 196 WANTY - GOBERT CYCLING TEAM 54H 40' 44'' + 02H 14' 35'' - -

Amongst the many amusing tales I've read about Tours past, this one stands high. Be careful what you wish for:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schönbacher

I think you'll appreciate the final line in the article.

 

[Beebo]

Amongst the many amusing tales I've read about Tours past, this one stands high. Be careful what you wish for:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schönbacher

I think you'll appreciate the final line in the article.

Heres an interesting fact that i never knew. Do any other races do this, other than an elimination race on the track.

“The Tour de France organisers did not like the attention that last-placed finishers got, so for the 1980 Tour de France they added the rule that after some stages the last-placed cyclist in the general classification would be removed from the race”

 

[User169]

Watching Belgian TV coverage. They have a TdF show every night which is as big as Match of the Day.

Nice to see that one of the pundits this evening is Stig Broeckx. He's looking good!

 

[nickyboy]

No explanation yet but walked off in a huff apparently

He'd be well suited to Cyclechat

 

[Adam4868]

Tommorow or Saturday for Allaphillipe to let go of the jersey ?

 

[gavroche]

Tommorow or Saturday for Allaphillipe to let go of the jersey ?

I think Alaphilippe might surprise us still for a few days yet. Don't write him off. He seems to be on top form and let's not forget that he also is a good climber.
Allez Jullian!!

 

[Adam4868]

I think Alaphilippe might surprise us still for a few days yet. Don't write him off. He seems to be on top form and let's not forget that he also is a good climber.
Allez Jullian!!

He's been brilliant,but if its not tomorrow it's definitely Saturday.Sorry.

 

[Milzy]

Why is Dennis so peed off!?
You can’t say he just wants to start prepping for the hour record. He had a good chance of a stage win tomorrow.

 

[Adam4868]

It's got to be a fall out with management.Told to go and get bottles ? Only had marmite and no Vegemite ? Does seem odd as I'd have thought he was one of the favourites for tommorows stage.