2016 Tour de France

[Patchelicious]

In remembrance one of Britain's greatest riders and a reminder of the craziness of the race:

Tom Simpson succumbed to heart failure caused by exhaustion at 17:40 on 13 July 1967 ascending Mont Ventoux.

 

"put me back on my bike"

 

"Exhaustion" ?? Really??

[dev null]

Meintjies falls back to 13th on GC.

[Warren_G]

"Exhaustion" ?? Really??

Due to doping but still...shame

[HappyMartin]

And another mystifying most combative award.

['Dale]

"Froomey and Geraint Thomas came with us. I said, ‘We are too strong. They’re never going to catch us.’ We just pulled very hard and it happened. It’s unbelievable,” he said.
"Today everybody was like, ‘It’s crazy wind, it’s crazy wind.’ And just crazy wind was last 15km, or 12, I don’t know how much."
"It was not planning. It was like, it was dangerous you have to stay in the front. The bunch is going to split for sure. But you go in breakaway with green jersey and yellow jersey and two guys like Bodnar and Thomas, you cannot plan that. It just happened."

 

 

Sagan, on the final 20 mins of racing today

[Vetseun]

So what happens tomorrow?

Do the climbers duel it out or do they hold back a touch given that the TT is on Friday?

Wouldnt be surprised if the new super exciting Chis Froome opens up a can of whoop ass on the others.

[HappyMartin]

So what happens tomorrow?

Do the climbers duel it out or do they hold back a touch given that the TT is on Friday?

Wouldnt be surprised if the new super exciting Chis Froome opens up a can of whoop ass on the others.

Tomorrow I think we will see Quintana try to get his front wheel a little further up Froomies bum.

[Pure Savage]

What costs Movistar every year is that his team look around instead getting it done.

 

 

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[Vetseun]

What costs Movistar every year is that his team look around instead getting it done.

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And Froome is kicking their asses at will. Catching them fast asleep over and over again.

[Patchelicious]

And another mystifying most combative award.

Seems all you need is a mild French accent and it's yours!

[Gen]

"Froomey and Geraint Thomas came with us. I said, ‘We are too strong. They’re never going to catch us.’ We just pulled very hard and it happened. It’s unbelievable,” he said.

"Today everybody was like, ‘It’s crazy wind, it’s crazy wind.’ And just crazy wind was last 15km, or 12, I don’t know how much."

"It was not planning. It was like, it was dangerous you have to stay in the front. The bunch is going to split for sure. But you go in breakaway with green jersey and yellow jersey and two guys like Bodnar and Thomas, you cannot plan that. It just happened."

 

 

Sagan, on the final 20 mins of racing today

Sagan is so strong he so doesn't feel the wind [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

[Patchelicious]

And Froome is kicking their asses at will. Catching them fast asleep over and over again.

I think he has too catch them out. If it comes to a one on one race to the top of a mountain, I think that ColumbianwhogoestoColumbiatotrain might give a Froome a real challenge.

['Dale]

What costs Movistar every year is that his team look around instead getting it done.

 

 

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Yip

It's ironic

 

One has to face the possibility of losing and take a risk to win

Thus far, Froome Dawg has seized initiative

[Gen]

Confirmed .. they won't finish at the top of Ventoux.. but all the steep parts still in it.

 

https://twitter.com/EuroHoody/status/753256206362374145

[tombeej]

Safe to say that the Dawg has won over a lot of new fans this TDF, and that Quintana might have gone the other way with the fans?

['Dale]

Confirmed .. they won't finish at the top of Ventoux.. but all the steep parts still in it.

 

https://twitter.com/EuroHoody/status/753256206362374145

 

 

That'll suit Team Sky and the maillot jaune

 

He burnt quite a few matches today in that crucial final 10 kms