Let's not discuss my Porte bet
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Let's not discuss my Porte bet
Hont
Guru
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- Bromsgrove
That ride was not one to convince the sceptics, sadly.
Sorry my naivety - what's Valverde done to upset the peloton?
He only put a minute and a bit into TJ and less than a minute into Valverde. Thinking about it now I expect Froome and Contador would have easily held his wheel, and probably would be going faster. Tomorrow is gonna be a massacre.
NorvernRob
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Not when he barely seemed to open his mouth to breathe and crossed the line looking pretty fresh.
Not suggesting he's doping btw, but he's hit some amazing form after being repeatedly dropped by the big boys and criticised by many people.
He refused to share the work with Pinot, and when Pinot slowed he attacked. Then having failed to drop him he refused to work again then sprinted past him to take a few seconds at the line. This is generally considered poor show. Maijka did the same to Konig.
There are many other reasons to dislike Valverde though. He. Lost his chance last year when he had a puncture and Belkin drove an echelon in payment for Valverde attacking Mollema after a mechanical. Serendipity I guess.
Basil.B
Guru
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- Oxfordshire
Valverde the Dick Dastardly of cycling! 
Aha, got it thanks - difficult to pick some of that up from the Tour ticker - and I've never followed quite closely enough to know enough of the history - cheers, appreciate the explanation. Funnily enough there's one or two like that in the extended group I cycle with....
I was expecting Porte to lose time and I half expected a bad day. I didn't think it would be today, nor so much time. I was hoping Thomas would stay up with the main group too but he had been drifting off the back in earlier stages. I do wonder where Nieve would have finished if he hadn't had to go back, he's been consistently near the front previously and was arguably Sky's best hope of a top ten after Porte.
I really hope Pinot and Bardet can overtake arch villain Valverde, who'll be back in the team bus stroking his white cat now.
Oh yeah Nibali. He's won it hasn't he, didn't we already say that?
I really hope Pinot and Bardet can overtake arch villain Valverde, who'll be back in the team bus stroking his white cat now.
Oh yeah Nibali. He's won it hasn't he, didn't we already say that?
laurence
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- in the aeroplane over the sea
nice show by the two riders near the front who shook hands after crossing the line together. not sure who they were, but they were outside the top 10 and just ahead of horner.
Nibbles looks good. slightly strange Oleg Tinkov reckoned Bertie would have been in yellow after today. if you think of Nibbles' form in 2012, he was fantastic then, with not much team support, taking on the sky duo. he's played a clever game, keeping his form from peaking until now and then taking the fight to the big boys from the start, putting them on the back foot.
alas, poor Nieve, maybe him and G will be let off the lead now.
Nibbles looks good. slightly strange Oleg Tinkov reckoned Bertie would have been in yellow after today. if you think of Nibbles' form in 2012, he was fantastic then, with not much team support, taking on the sky duo. he's played a clever game, keeping his form from peaking until now and then taking the fight to the big boys from the start, putting them on the back foot.
alas, poor Nieve, maybe him and G will be let off the lead now.
laurence
Veteran
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- in the aeroplane over the sea
it was Rolland and Costa who shook hands - Bardet also thanked Van Garderen as they came over the line. i like that kind of thing - same as Tafi would always give a pat of consolation to the breakaway he'd just chased down.
Louch
105% knowledge on 105
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- Kingdom of Kinnard
Probably asking for Wiggins to be plan B next time
