2017 Tour de France

[coppi]

During the Giro I always watch the RAI post show - not that I understand much Italian but love their passion and presence and sometimes the guests talk English. The Columbian team was also giving it horns during the racing, you could always hear them in the background of Eurosport.

 

There is a post show on France 2 during Le Tour that I watch as well , but them Frenchies are always the slick and smooth.

I always prefer to watch on RAI, far better commentary and a good feel........pity the satellite picture quality is so bad here

[Vetplant]

Possibly a day for the breakaway? 

 

Will the Peloton allow Cummings another shot at it?

[Pah Bear]

AG2R is probably the closest to Sky during this tour. Previously it was Movistar but their wheels seem to have fallen off after their dismal Giro.

Naaaah. AG2R have done some good things on some stages but won't give them that accolade, yet.

 

Wonder if the influence Val has in that team is underrated or just completely underestimated? NQ is not the biggest motivator and rumour has it not the greatest talker either. So the leader role might have been NQ, but the road captain could definitely be Val.

 

Movisar is just nowhere in this tour. Flooded the road the other day in the break and all over but .. no impact, suppose because the real NQ is absent.

[Bonus]

And for this week:

 

The French to do a bit more rule-bending

Sky to do what Sky does.

Bertie will have a good day.

NQ will be average (Pity cos I like the little fella)

No serious crashes.

[Pah Bear]

And for this week:

 

The French to do a bit more rule-bending

Sky to do what Sky does.

Bertie will have a good day.

NQ will be average (Pity cos I like the little fella)

No serious crashes.

 

And ... Bonus back home?

Where you this week?

[Thor Buttox]

I reckon that the Skyborgs are maxed and that other teams are improving. Hence, the gap is closer.

What Sky do well with their tremendous budget is recruit the best domestiques and that really gives Froome Dawg the platform for his success.

Ja, agreed but even with the best domestiques they just haven't seemed to have had a complete team for some reason. I had my doubts about Landa since the beginning and I am still not convinced he is a team man (but TBF, if I was top 5 in the pinnacle event of my sport, my ear piece might ccchhh also shhrrrtt go kgahgs wrong). Henao and Nieve have both had off and on days. Gee was obviously a loss but even on Planche he wasn't as much help as I thought. Kwiat has been a legend.

 

Just think ja, they were nowhere near the team they have been in the past and if AG2R were going to go for it, now is the time.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Ja, agreed but even with the best domestiques they just haven't seemed to have had a complete team for some reason. I had my doubts about Landa since the beginning and I am still not convinced he is a team man (but TBF, if I was top 5 in the pinnacle event of my sport, my ear piece might ccchhh also shhrrrtt go kgahgs wrong). Henao and Nieve have both had off and on days. Gee was obviously a loss but even on Planche he wasn't as much help as I thought. Kwiat has been a legend.

 

Just think ja, they were nowhere near the team they have been in the past and if AG2R were going to go for it, now is the time.

 

 

Poels was excluded because of a knee injury.

Kennaugh was out of form or something.

 

And, with that, their depth is good hey.

 

Fortunately, the Tour is flatter than usual and they can afford more rouleurs.

 

Porte and Valverde would've made the job to win yellow even much harder.

[scotty]

I reckon that the Skyborgs are maxed and that other teams are improving. Hence, the gap is closer. 

What Sky do well with their tremendous budget is recruit the best domestiques and that really gives Froome Dawg the platform for his success.

You reckon Valverde comes up short here. 

[Eugene Oppelt]

Weather forecast for the day:

 

A hot 35°C in the Rhone valley and a breeze too with 30km/h forecast from the SW, gusting to double that which means crosswinds during the final parts of the stage.

[Patchelicious]

Ja, agreed but even with the best domestiques they just haven't seemed to have had a complete team for some reason. I had my doubts about Landa since the beginning and I am still not convinced he is a team man (but TBF, if I was top 5 in the pinnacle event of my sport, my ear piece might ccchhh also shhrrrtt go kgahgs wrong). Henao and Nieve have both had off and on days. Gee was obviously a loss but even on Planche he wasn't as much help as I thought. Kwiat has been a legend.

 

Just think ja, they were nowhere near the team they have been in the past and if AG2R were going to go for it, now is the time.

This is the conundrum you sit with when you buy big names as domestiques.

 

When 4 of your SuperDoms are top10 contenders themselves, you will see some of them be a bit selfish.

 

It's like Real Madrid who have to deal with super stars who must be benched.

 

The Sky haters often ignore this really big part of the team, the depth and the importance of said depth, that big cash can buy.

[Kranswurm]

By modified, I meant by a fist.

Another rude fan

[coppi]

This is the conundrum you sit with when you buy big names as domestiques.

 

When 4 of your SuperDoms are top10 contenders themselves, you will see some of them be a bit selfish.

 

It's like Real Madrid who have to deal with super stars who must be benched.

 

The Sky haters often ignore this really big part of the team, the depth and the importance of said depth, that big cash can buy.

I think we should start a football thread........I am a massive fan and I'm sure there are many on here too 

FORZA JUVE 

[Bonus]

Where you this week?

 

Back at home in Spain now :-(

 

I'm having "road-side withdrawls"

[Pure Savage]

Back at home in Spain now :-(

 

I'm having "road-side withdrawls"

shame

[Bonus]

shame

 

South East France is not that far away . . . but . . . .

[Pure Savage]

This is the conundrum you sit with when you buy big names as domestiques.

 

When 4 of your SuperDoms are top10 contenders themselves, you will see some of them be a bit selfish.

 

It's like Real Madrid who have to deal with super stars who must be benched.

 

The Sky haters often ignore this really big part of the team, the depth and the importance of said depth, that big cash can buy.

 

Think a lot of people forget how strong sky really are, especially in the mountains. 

 

Gone are the troopers, Kennagh, Stannard, Lopez, Pate, Sioutsou and Poels

 

Replaced with kwiato, Landa, Nieve and  Henao