yes, Thomas put in a hard stint there
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laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
And if you get upset by blathering nonsense on the internet, then you should give up reading
blathering is fine, but at least try and know what you're blathering about. it reads as whiny jingoistic nonsense. i thought this was the Pro Cycling section.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Is that race over? 2:54 against nibbles isn't something that Bertie can just TT back into contention, or even pull away on the mountains. Anyone else likely to be able to get close enough to make time into him? Porte's "only" 1:17 down, but again I don't feel he'll get a minutes worth of lead in the mountains.
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
Nibbles was awesome today. Bertie did what he had to, stay in the race. Kwiato showed his class too. Sagan was impressive and it will be hard to see anyone getting the green off of him.
classic stage - whether pave has a place in a GT, you could say the same about some of the climbs. if there was no controversy it would be a dull Tour.
classic stage - whether pave has a place in a GT, you could say the same about some of the climbs. if there was no controversy it would be a dull Tour.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
No. Long way to go yet.
Dave Davenport
Guru
- Location
- Hampshire
Far from it, Bertie could well gain minutes on a mountain stage and is the better TT'er. Nibbles is in with a real chance now though.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Massive climbs are part of all GT's, sometime the mad decents are called into question.
I'm all for mixing the racing up every now and then. Maybe pave once every 5 years is about right. But I would put it towards the end of the race when more riders have withdrawn or are tired, so the pace is slower.
Roscoe
Guru
- Location
- Clarkston, Glasgow
Awesome stage.
Even without Froomey, it's going to be a great fight for GC.
Even without Froomey, it's going to be a great fight for GC.
Having said all that, there was far less carnage on the cobbles than the roads.
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
to put today into perspective, only 1 rider abandoned.
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
Valverde did a sneaky ride. stayed under the radar for the most part. you may question his dodgy past, but he is a clever rider.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Tough ask to defend yellow for two an a half weeks. With mountains, crosswinds, weather, luck and goodness knows what in the way. If this was the "old days" and you know who had a lead like this at this point then maybe, but I think there's plenty of action to come.
Anyway, flat stage tomorrow. Just two cat 4 climbs. I'm hoping that tomorrow Voeckler and Voigt team up to enliven the dull proceedings with a knockabout double-act breakaway of face-pulling and leg-shutting-up bravado to keep @smutchin happy.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Anyway, flat stage tomorrow. Just two cat 4 climbs. I'm hoping that tomorrow Voeckler and Voigt team up to enliven the dull proceedings with a knockabout double-act breakaway of face-pulling and leg-shutting-up bravado to keep @smutchin happy.
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
Great stage to watch, shame for Froome, but after yesterdays crash and perhaps still smarting from his Dauphine crash then he just threw in the towel, which is too bad because abandoning only feels good for about 30 seconds. Nibali rode fantastic, very smart and impressive, everyone else took a bit of care where it mattered. As for ASO, well they removed 2 secteurs for safety reasons so really no point in bawling about cobbles not belonging in a GT, after all a GC winner needs to be a pretty good all rounder anyway. Classic stuff.
