Long Wheel Base Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 The way this tour is going anything is indeed possible. Sent from my SM-N9005 using TapatalkNot just this tour, The racing this season has been in a new level. When has an oke ever stopped for a dump and still won the Giro.In general I think the racing this year has been closer and better.
Plentipotential Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 My fantasy tour was in the gutter on day2 already. i also had to pick between Greipel and Kittel and went with the Gorilla cos I like him a lot more and he doesnt throw hissy fits. Reminds me of the saying " If you make decisions with your heart, you are going to end up with heart disease".
Tubehunter Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Luxuries!! I have no spots, had to use all my subs because Porte and Cav can't stay upright and because Sagan was being made an example of. SNAP. Lost the same 3 from my team....
Davey_Jones Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Next year we may have to have a Le Tour Fantasy DeathPool. Win points for predicting when cyclists will drop/crash out.
Cav' Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 I watched the highlights again of yesterday just cause it was such a great stage. AG2R had a crazy good day, would've loved to see Bardet get 40 seconds for their and his efforts.Bardet can teach Froome a thing or two about descending (And Froome Can descend) Rigo kept his cool with the mechanical and didn't once skip a turn upfront when they chased Bardet. Barguil is back to the form he was 2 years ago, should have quite a bounty on his head after his contract expires at Sunweb next year. He reminds me a lot of Richard Virenque. Bling is also in good form for once, Kittel still has two stage wins left IMO so the battle for green will be separated by only a few points in Paris. Tiesj Benoot, great Belgian prospect. (Pity Wellens is so quite up till now) Aru and Martin is probably the only two who will be able to drop Froome (That's after a day of tactics depleting Sky's resources before the foot of a final climb) It's a pity Froome will take time back on Aru and Bardet easily in the ITT even if they managed to come within 5 seconds of the yellow jersey. Contador, Quintana and Pinot would all want a stage win in the Alps, so I expect something special to come there. Oh and Kwiatkowski isn't human. Now we know why Stannard was excluded from the Tour. Edit: Spelling
worriesnot Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 SNAP. Lost the same 3 from my team.... SNAP. Me too
Pah Bear Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Yes its Rafal, He was right behind Geraint when he fell. Had absolutely no where to go but over poor old Gee.Read a report from G himself who says it happened the other way round. R Majka cut in front of him and then on the straight section lost his front wheel and went down with G having nowhere to go but over Rafa.
Gen Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Majka won't start tomorrow [emoji24] back to the overviewPress Releases | 10.07.2017No fractures for Rafal Majka, still the BORA – hansgrohe leader decided to leave the Tour de France. After his bad crash yesterday in one of the downhill sections, the BORA – hansgrohe leader suffers from heavy contusions and lost a lot of skin. Together with his BORA – hansgrohe Team, Majka decided to leave the Tour de France. After some rest to recover, he will refocus and prepare for the rest of the season. “I have pain everywhere today, but I was lucky to have no fractures at all. I cannot explain exactly what happened when I crashed. I didn’t break or anything, but my front wheel slipped away. Also Risto, our mechanic, almost fell when he arrived with the spare bike. There must have been some oil or something similar on the road. However, after the crash I suffered a lot. I want to thank my whole BORA – hansgrohe team, everybody waited for me first, but we told Emanuel to go and save our chances in the GC, then Jay was with me and brought me up to the next bigger group. Also thanks to Michal Kwiatkowski who helped me in the end. After this heavy crash, it does not make any sense to keep on fighting. I can hardly breath because of the pain. We had to take a wise decision, for my health, but also for the rest of the season. I’ll take some rest now, then I will start preparing myself for the rest of the season.” – Rafal Majka
Imploder Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Again some insightful stuff! Making fun of Froome-dogs 38-32 gearing!
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 No rest day for me ????Yay Watched the entire stage after missing it yesterday ???? Rigo' had one big gear available for the sprint and had his loose ear piece in his mouth and managed to win this big stage ????????????
Pah Bear Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Making fun of Froome for his gearing is low. No matter the gearing, he's racing with the best and outpacing them all. And ... he's doing it without shooting himself up first. LA is trying to remain relevant in a world that have past him by. Dope.
Pah Bear Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Watch the David Walsh interview regarding LA on the people he ruined to maintain his secret. I for one will not listen or read his views. Doper.
Rocket-Boy Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Making fun of Froome for his gearing is low. No matter the gearing, he's racing with the best and outpacing them all. And ... he's doing it without shooting himself up first. LA is trying to remain relevant in a world that have past him by. Dope.Froome is a spinner, its how he rolls so it makes sense to use that gearing.It really doesnt matter if someone runs a 50t at the back as long as it gets the desired result.I tried to watch some of that podcast but he is too much of an ass to get more than a few minutes in.
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 “Obviously, I've felt much better than what I do right now. I'm in a fair bit of pain and it's a big disappointment to be honest,” Porte said from hospital in an audio file distributed by his BMC team. “I think I was in great form and the team were really strong around me too, so it's disappointing but I think after seeing the crash I'm lucky that I have come away with the injuries I have.” Cyclingnews
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Listening to the opening interviews The PROs were aware of the risks and had to mentally / emotionally navigate those risks in their preparation and approach to the stage
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Phew!Glad he's able to relate today That was a life-threatening crash https://youtu.be/2gK1VG8UtXM
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