Tour de France *Spoilers*

[PpPete]

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Tomorrow's stage will be interesting. Contador will have to attack I think.

Playing down his chances...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-la-mauselaine-finale-suited-to-nibali-says-contador

As I recall he used to be able sustain an explosive attack. (think 2009 when he handed a certain team-mate a can of whup-ass)
I've not seen anything like that from him since he came back from suspension.
Just saying, like.....

 

[thom]

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Yeah, ok, I can see why you might want to abandon in those circumstances.

I've had a broken wrist for just over a month, a minor bone too. No way I can grip handlebars properly today.
It is possible to ride the cobblestones of Wapping one handed on a Barclays bike though...

Anyway, I hope his fractures are simple and he has a reasonable shot of being ok for the Vuelta.

 

[raindog]

ha! I said this morning on another forum, that today's stage might suit Simon Yates, and I've just switched the telly on, and there he is in the 5 man break!!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

ha! I said this morning on another forum, that today's stage might suit Simon Yates, and I've just switched the telly on, and there he is in the 5 man break!!

I was speaking to my mate last night in the pub, and mentioned that I thought it would be an ideal stage for Chavanel, and that if I got home soon enough to change my Pundit choice then I would. I'm just home...bugger

 

[threebikesmcginty]

They're just bollocksing on about wine on Eurosport.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bananas now.

 

[jarlrmai]

It'll be dull till the last 30.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Yates is now well poised to improve his standing massively, with 10:40 ahead of the peloton and a couple of climbs on the horizon.

 

[danielstucke]

Anyone who lives oooop north will know what a good climber Yates is too, he owns half the Strava KOMs over the decent hills round these parts. Quite fancy him leaving the others for dead over these last three climbs, at least there's something to cheer at last!

 

[jarlrmai]

Loving Yates in this breakaway, local lad at the front!

 

[HF2300]

Sherwen: "Blah blah blah Raul Alcala blah blah time trial blah blah..."

Liggett: "Yes indeed Paul, I remember it like it was yesterday..."

Unfortunately neither of them remembered they'd told us twice already, once not five minutes before...

 

[jarlrmai]

It's like my 90 year old granddad is commentating.

 

[StuAff]

It's like my 90 year old granddad is commentating.

He'd do a better job.

 

[jarlrmai]

These descents could be interesting.....

 

[rich p]

That's wet!