2020 Tour de France

[Chris_]

Must take up that uneven road surface with the civil engineers. Shocking!

 

The potholes coming into Kimberley used to be that big...

[Gen]

According to Tuttobici, NTT is ok. Mitchelton-Scott just made a tweet

Bahrain–McLaren
Deceuninck–Quick-Step (currently 1 staff member being re-tested)
Israel Start-Up Nation
Lotto–Soudal
Team Sunweb

Remaining

[Gen]

Press release expected in 30min

[Vetplant]

Press release expected in 30min

Losing 5 teams would be a very sad situation.

 

But everyone knew this could happen, thus the reason for the hectic racing in the first week.

 

Let's hope we get whoever the teams are that can start today all the way to Paris.

[Vetplant]

According to Tuttobici, NTT is ok. Mitchelton-Scott just made a tweet

 

Bahrain–McLaren

Deceuninck–Quick-Step (currently 1 staff member being re-tested)

Israel Start-Up Nation

Lotto–Soudal

Team Sunweb

 

Remaining

 

 

https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1303258201488588800?s=19

"This from DQS: ‘An error was made in the laboratory with the sample that the individual gave yesterday, meaning they were taken for restesting this morning. The result of this second test has been returned as negative and we will continue to race as normal.’"

[TNT1]

Losing 5 teams would be a very sad situation.

 

 

Would render the race a bit of a farce if you lose that big a percentage of the competitors and still continue the event. 

[TNT1]

"This from DQS: ‘An error was made in the laboratory with the sample that the individual gave yesterday, meaning they were taken for restesting this morning. The result of this second test has been returned as negative and we will continue to race as normal.’"

https://twitter.com/jeremycwhittle/status/1303261302681489408

It's even more of a joke than "anti-doping" testing. They should just stop testing, or at least shut up about it. These incorrect results just makes the whole thing less and less believable.

[DieselnDust]

nothing from Jumbo?

[Gen]

nothing from Jumbo?

Jumbo all fine on their way to the start

[Vetplant]

nothing from Jumbo?

Apparently only 4 teams are stil unconfirmed:

Bahrain

Lotto

Israel

Sunweb

 

[Gen]

Apparently only 4 teams are stil unconfirmed:

Bahrain

Lotto

Israel

Sunweb

 

https://twitter.com/Vanlooyalfas/status/1303262923746410501

Sunweb and Israel bus are at start of the stage 10. (Via @BasTietema)

 

Teams that didn't tweet anything yet about TDF and not having team bus reported at start in this moment.

 

- Bahrain–McLaren

- Lotto–Soudal

 

 

 

Hope the Teams that are starting have the same amount of riders that they had going into rest day

 

Keep in mind Soudal had sent a few staff members home due to COVID before the TDF started..so there may be a possibility that there are issues there..I really hope not

[DieselnDust]

Jumbo all fine on their way to the start

 

 

excellent thanks! can't have the Teddy Bernal sandwich without the Wout Primoz filling

[Gen]

#TDF2020 - Bahrain-Merida bus is at start. (via @BasTietema)

[Gen]

OFFICIAL - No positive PCR tests, all riders are clear to start Stage 10.

 

#TDF2020

 

https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1303269711958994944?s=19

[Vetplant]

OFFICIAL - No positive PCR tests, all riders are clear to start Stage 10.

 

#TDF2020

 

https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1303269711958994944?s=19

   

 

And after all that speculation, all clear!

[Gen]

 

And after all that speculation, all clear!

And DQS are still on route ..they have some time before they have to sign in