Tour de France *Spoilers*

[RhythMick]

Trying Eurosport coverage today - paid for a month's subscription but will probably cancel it after TDF. Licence model I get. Advertising model i get. Pay subscription and STILL GET ADVERTS ? On yer bike.

Anyway, Just as the Italian falls off, they go to bl**dy adverts !?

 

[Louch]

Yes they do.

 

[Glow worm]

Over the handle bars

Very neatly done too I thought!

 

[Hont]

What will SKY's team plan be now, do you all think?

They don't have one. It kind of serves them right but, like others, I can't see that Wiggins would have done anything today either.

 

[tug benson]

They don't have one. It kind of serves them right but, like others, I can't see that Wiggins would have done anything today either.

Its wet out there, he would not have left the team bus this morning

 

[JBGooner]

Where's G and Porte?

 

[tug benson]

Where's G and Porte?

in the front group

Edit, in the chasing group..I think

 

[NorvernRob]

That's really sad. Personally I'm not a fan, but just as I was looking forward to the Kitten v Cav sprints, I was looking forward to Froome doing his sitting-down-twiddling attacks vs Dirty Berty dancing on the pedals in the mountains.

Let's just hope we don't get Kittel winning 8 stages and Contador winning GC at a canter. We need others to step up and take their chances.

 

[laurence]

all the talk of Sky plan B - do you think Tinkov have one if Bertie comes a cropper?

Nibbles is riding beautifully, shame his team-mates are skittling all over the place.

Harmon on twitter - "Froome was under pressure all day, chasing the game. His rivals kept the pace on".

 

[Dogtrousers]

if you get upset because your favourite cyclist crashes, then you should give up watching. Cav crashing had an inevitability about it, as did Froome today. if you watch cycling you should be used to it, not throwing your (sky branded) toys out the pram.

then again, i supported Euskaltel Euskadi and i'm used to never winning anything.

i'm not fussed by brit riders, i just love the sport.

And if you get upset by blathering nonsense on the internet, then you should give up reading

 

[Crackle]

Jesus - Neutralise the stage already

The last time they did cobbles there was a furore over there inclusion and I'm beginning to think they have no place in a GT but then again, Nibbles and Contador are making a race of this.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Go Nibbles!

 

[raindog]

They don't have one. It kind of serves them right but, like others, I can't see that Wiggins would have done anything today either.

Brailsford said this morning on French tv that Porte was their plan B

 

[JBGooner]

With casualties of the stage including the race favourite I think it'll be a while before they include cobbles again.

 

[tug benson]

With casualties of the stage including the race favourite I think it'll be a while before they include cobbles again.

but he never made it to the cobbles, it was the slippy roads