Tour de France *Spoilers*

[HF2300]

Was it just me who thought of the "bad old days" as Nibali looked untroubled and stayed in his saddle when Dirty Bertie attacked?

Back to yesterday a minute, so what everyone's saying is that a guy previously assumed to be clean but working for a bloke who's an unrepentant doper is now assumed to be dirty because he can not quite stick with a guy who's an unrepentant doper but is now assumed to be clean because he can only just drop the guy who's now assumed to be doping?

I think I need more evidence...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Back to yesterday a minute, so what everyone's saying is that a guy previously assumed to be clean but working for a bloke who's an unrepentant doper is now assumed to be dirty because he can not quite stick with a guy who's an unrepentant doper but is now assumed to be clean because he can only just drop the guy who's now assumed to be doping?

I think I need more evidence...

I think you've forgotten to factor in the Asian betting ring pulling their strings....

 

[rich p]

Back to yesterday a minute, so what everyone's saying is that a guy previously assumed to be clean but working for a bloke who's an unrepentant doper is now assumed to be dirty because he can not quite stick with a guy who's an unrepentant doper but is now assumed to be clean because he can only just drop the guy who's now assumed to be doping?

I think I need more evidence...

I feel all naïve when I don't automatically assume a winner is a doper.
It wasn't always I felt this way of course, but I'm inclined to give the benefit of the doubt more these days, unless it's the Tour of Turkey (apart from 2014, of course!)

 

[smutchin]

the GC contenders weren't interested in the stage

This is the key fact. However good Tony Martin is, he's not good enough to hold off the whole peloton by himself for that long if they're actually intent on catching him...

Wasn't there a stage last year or the year before where he went on a long solo break and was caught literally metres from the line?

edit: looked it up - it was stage 6 of last year's Vuelta.

View: http://youtu.be/BZNgFiovZgk

 

[raindog]

Wasn't there a stage last year or the year before where he went on a long solo break and was caught literally metres from the line?

edit: looked it up - it was stage 6 of last year's Vuelta.

yes, but there was one in the Tour two or three years ago - I was trying to think which and when while I was watching today's stage.
Somebody'll know

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

They were relatively easy climbs, the GC contenders weren't interested in the stage, etc etc.

Fair enough.

 

[smutchin]

He was 2nd on the Ventoux stage in 2009. Beat Contador, Schleck, Armstrong and Wiggo. As has been said already, he's always been a decent climber. The only surprise is that he's never really made his mark in the GC.

 

[tigger]

I thought it was a great and credible ride by Der Panzawagon today. Thoroughly deserved on the peleton's day off.

 

[HF2300]

I think you've forgotten to factor in the Asian betting ring pulling their strings....

Oh yes, of course. I feel such a fool.

 

[uclown2002]

http://app.strava.com/activities/165539951

Interesting top speed!!

 

[Dogtrousers]

http://app.strava.com/activities/165539951

Interesting top speed!!

What is it?

 

[jifdave]

getting my prediction in early today, if nibali is with contador at the top of the final climb, i expect him to push the descent and put time into contador. especially if wet

sport on

What is it?

says 77.8mph but in the analysis its actually 60.2mph, strava often gets silly with speeds

 

[uclown2002]

sport on

says 77.8mph but in the analysis its actually 60.2mph, strava often gets silly with speeds

That seems more accurate.

 

[jarlrmai]

http://app.strava.com/activities/165539951/segments/3850439243

Go home Strava...

 

[RhythMick]

Nibbles is 6-4 to win outright on Bet365..

Contador is 10/11...!