Tour de France *Spoilers*

[rich p]

I like Lemond but does he really say anything with insight?

 

[jarlrmai]

No ITV4 coverage till 2pm, where's MDB

 

[Speicher]

I like Lemond but does he really say anything with insight?

Yes, I like Lemond. Especially when he forgets to speak to Jalabert in English. They make a good team, I think.

 

[The Couch]

Breakaway is like a who's who of breakaway participants.

Pretty sure the next climb will be the end of the escape for a couple of the attackers.
This group is just too big, I am expecting some will put on a high enough pace on the Portet d'Aspet to reduce this group
(8-ish riders work better together than 20-ish)

 

[jarlrmai]

There will probably be a break from the break.

 

[The Couch]

Good point... it might be a race-within-the-race who reaches the team car first

Apparently Simon Yates won the race

 

[Beebo]

No ITV4 coverage till 2pm, where's MDB

BBC website not doing live updates either. Very odd

 

[HF2300]

So who is in the breakaway?

 

[KennaughKickIt]

So who is in the breakaway?

Bernhard Eisel (Team Sky), Vasil Kiriyenka (Team Sky), Ion Izagirre (Movistar), Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo), Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step), Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step), Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Tom-Jelte Slagter (Garmin-Sharp), José Serpa (Lampre-Merida), Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol), Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing), Cyril Gautier (Europcar), Kévin Reza (Europcar), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge), Roger Kluge (IAM Cycling), Anthony Delaplace (Bretagne-Séché Environnement)and Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Séché Environnement)

 

[smutchin]

Voeckler first at Portet d'Aspet
1. Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), 5 points

2. Michael Rogers (Tinkoff), 3

3. Jan Bakelants (OPQS), 2

4. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Garmin), 1

 

[smutchin]

At the col de Portet d'Aspet, the time gap is 10.15. The peloton led by Astana isn't chasing at all.

 

[HF2300]

Cheers

 

[jarlrmai]

the best placed rider in the break is 19 min behind Nibbles.

 

[KennaughKickIt]

If Kwiatkowski can last the final ascent in tact of the lead (big ask) then I like his chances. Showed a lot of speed on descents this tour.

 

[Stonechat]

RRogers is in good form