'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Here are the riders in the first group on the road: Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Ben Gastauer and Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale), Wilco Kelderman (Lotto-Jumbo), Jasper Stuyven (Trek), Pierre Rolland (Cannondale), Roy Curvers (Giant), Cesare Benedetti (Bora), Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Sylvain Chavanel and Fabrice Jeandesbosz (Direct Energie), Petr Vakoc (Etixx), Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) and Michael Matthews (Orica).
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 131km remaining from 146.5km So we're on the Aravis and 37 riders lead the yellow jersey by 40 seconds. Team Sky are leading the chase with Luke Rowe on the front.
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Kreuziger is in the move, so to is Nibali, Fuglsang, Sagan, Keldermann, Bennett, Schleck, Stuyven, Rolland, Pantano, Slagter, Zakarin, Heano, Rui Costa, De Gendt, Gallopin, Chavanel, Allaphillipe, Edet, Matthews, and Jensen are among the riders in the break. The gap is at 1'08. Kreuziger in the main GC threat
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 The three Cannondale riders are the ones doing most of the work on the front of the break as De Gendt attacks from the break.128km to go and the peloton are holding the break at 1'10.
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Team Sky have organised their chase with all nine riders on the front, and Froome tucked in just behind Poels.
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 At the back of the bunch more and more riders are struggling. Kittel and a few other sprinters have been dispatched off the back as De Gendt continues to plough along on his own. The gap is up to 1'23.
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Beast De Gendt goes for individual winLong-range attack ????????
'Dale Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 ??? Yates’ 10 sec penalty fair according to the rules but unfair compared to lack of penalty for Aru on Ventoux stage holding car@mcewenrobbie Sat, 23rd Jul 2016 11:38:22
HappyMartin Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Froome understandably nervous in the wet. Remember the story about Wiggins being half an hour late for supper in the team hotel because they washed the stairs? Well Froome looked a bit like that today.
brucem76 Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Highlight of this years tour for me? The moment Marriot brought out an ad to replace the bathtub one... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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