Tour de France *Spoilers*

[HF2300]

Great move by Valverde. Grudging respect.

Surprised the yellow jersey group got caught out by it though.

 

[tug benson]

When you are burning 8000+ kcals a day you can get away with the odd can of coke.

And the odd line of you like your cobbles

 

[Dave Davenport]

Doesn't look like he's gained much though.

 

[The Couch]

It was a pretty energy-low move for him, so won't make much of a difference

The only thing it did was upping the tempo and make it less likely for Nieve (and even less probable for Kadri) to stay ahead

 

[jarlrmai]

I think he just wanted to scream "wheeee" as he went down the hill.

 

[smutchin]

Doesn't look like he's gained much though.

Good tactical move to put pressure on your rivals though (especially Pinot). He won't drop them but it forces them to chase so as not to give him too much of a headstart on the final climb.

 

[HF2300]

I think he just wanted to scream "wheeee" as he went down the hill.

Yes, but he blew it by not sticking his feet out

 

[HF2300]

Good tactical move to put pressure on your rivals though (especially Pinot). He won't drop them but it forces them to chase so as not to give him too much of a headstart on the final climb.

May well have been testing Pinot's descending as well

 

[jarlrmai]

Rojas disqualified?

 

[HF2300]

Sheltering too long behind a car, apparently

 

[HF2300]

Tour feed says gap to the yellow jersey group coming down rapidly.

 

[HF2300]

While ITV are advertising Nieve's attacked Kadri

 

[tug benson]

Nibali nail that f*cker

 

[The Couch]

this ain't the vuelta btich

 

[montage]

Not looking good for the two out front - but go nibbles not letting horner go!