Tour de France 2020 NO SPOILERS !

[ColinJ]

Ineos have announced that Froome and Thomas will not take part in the Tour this year. Judging from their form in the recent Dauphine, this was to be expected I think.

Pay attention at the back!

Froome and Thomas aren’t going to le Tour. They’ll be targeting the Vuelta and Giro respectively.

View: https://twitter.com/sophiesmith86/status/1295983005492682752?s=21

 

[Adam4868]

Ill stick this here as it could be relevant to any race With a week to go till the tour

View: https://twitter.com/Cyclingnewsfeed/status/1297197180990763009?s=19

 

[Nomadski]

Interesting to see that if a team suffers 2 people within it with Covid, the whole team will be banned from the Tour. That includes periphery staff too.

 

[themosquitoking]

Interesting to see that if a team suffers 2 people within it with Covid, the whole team will be banned from the Tour. That includes periphery staff too.

It would be foolish to send periphery staff if your riders were banned.

 

[dodgy]

Putting covid aside (please, we all need a break don't we?). The weather in France in general, and the alps/Pyrenees especially changes completely towards the end of August and worse still in September. I'm expecting route changes on the fly as they get higher.

 

[rich p]

Roman Bardet is down on Cycling News short list for the AG2R team and First Cycling's slightly longer list.
I thought he was opting out of the Tour this year, for the Giro, but maybe the weird Covid crisis situation has changed his mind.
Any solid news as I fancy him to flunk out of GC contention pretty early and target the KOM?

 

[Adam4868]

He was down on the provisional startlist,but your probally right with can we really see us getting a full season in ? Might aswell.

 

[Adam4868]

Five teams left who haven't named their 8 riders.
BORA...FDJ....Movistar....EF pro and Israel Start up

 

[rich p]

Five teams left who haven't named their 8 riders.
BORA...FDJ....Movistar....EF pro and Israel Start up

I'm on tenterhooks. I've washed my shorts, bought a large tub of sudocreme and everything...

 

[Adam4868]

For any Nairo fans....WTF !

View: https://twitter.com/NairoInGreen/status/1297936456166658048?s=19

 

[rich p]

For any Nairo fans....WTF !

View: https://twitter.com/NairoInGreen/status/1297936456166658048?s=19

Flippin' 'eck!

 

[Adam4868]

I'm on tenterhooks. I've washed my shorts, bought a large tub of sudocreme and everything...

Masseur ?

 

[rich p]

Masseur ?

Gigolo?

 

[rich p]

I've placed my bets.
I'll tell you what they are when they all go tits up!

 

[Adam4868]

I've placed my bets.
I'll tell you what they are when they all go tits up!

I started so well ! Ive now resorted to your method of sticking a pin in a name...well near enough I've backed anyone Russian- Zakarin for KOM,Sivakov for a win/podium(partly Russian) and Pogacar for a podium..yea I know not Russian but sounds it 😁