Tour de France *Spoilers*

[Mad Doug Biker]

And if ever there was a race where the winner didn't deserve to win, it was that!

 

[montage]

What is it with Kristoff and his inability to wear a helmet properly.

That was Milan San remo ..... same problem again just now

 

[Dave Davenport]

Greipel cleanly beaten there, Sagan got blocked a bit and had to come off the gas. What happened to Kittal?

 

[Dayvo]

His helmet is OK, it's his head that's wrong!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

What happened to Kittal?

I think his hat was a bit squint and he didn't want @montage taking the píss out of him

 

[Dave Davenport]

I think his hat was a bit squint and he didn't want @montage taking the píss out of him

Understandable.

 

[Slaav]

Yeah them. I formed an attachment to them when they were at Loftus Rd. They are still goodies despite being all the things you say. Such is the illogicality of following sport

I think you will find that an awful lot of the Wycombe Wasps fans (note - no longer London Wasps) were actually old Loftus Road fans.... There were just never many of us to begin with!

To call Wasps fans glory seekers somewhat ignores the awful roller coaster ride our wonderful club have taken us on over the last 20 years!!!

Now don't get me on Leicester or Quins - they make Man United fans in Tokyo and NYC look like locals

Anyway.... Back to the cycling???

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Yates has gone hom

Not only does it look as if Simon Yates will reach Paris, he says he'll still be trying to pick up a win during the last week!
http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/debutant-yates-impresses-again-in-stage-14-break
gerrin, lad
Hope everyone noticed he lasted longer than Geraint and Nieve yesterday? Incredible considering his age, lack of preparation and the fact he's never raced more than 8 consecutive days before.

Yates has gone home after todays stage.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Exciting finish, poor Bauer, he'll be replaying that one for a bit.

 

[KennaughKickIt]

Yates has gone home after todays stage.

A bit strange given the rest day tomorrow, you might have thought he'd sleep on the decision. Either he was well and truly spent or it's personal.

It's a shame but he showed a lot of promise in his first tour, hope we'll see him and his brother racing together next year. Down to the one Brit.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Yates has gone hom
.

Reads like something we might have said in the playground in the 1970's!

 

[HF2300]

Yates withdrawn by OGE to avoid overstretching him, allegedly. Shame, I suspect he's probably a bit cheesed off about that, given how strong he's looked.

Can't help feeling that Bauer and Elmiger blew it by just playing each other a bit at around 1k - 500m rather than just pressing on hard

 

[Supersuperleeds]

A bit strange given the rest day tomorrow, you might have thought he'd sleep on the decision. Either he was well and truly spent or it's personal.

It's a shame but he showed a lot of promise in his first tour, hope we'll see him and his brother racing together next year. Down to the one Brit.

Per ITV highlights the team decided he was to withdraw as they didn't want to burn him out, it came across to me as if it was planned before the race even started rather than him withdrawing because he was shattered.

 

[HF2300]

... it came across to me as if it was planned before the race even started...

He said several times they weren't expecting him to go the distance, they were only expecting him to do 10 days, he could drop out whenever he wanted etc.

 

[roadrash]

as far as im aware he wasnt expected to do the full tour,