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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.

peanut- posted:

So what about coming third?

lol fair, though that was after a group reformed on the descent


really i'm more thinking the infamous Ax-3-Domaines stage which- if Jumbo raised eyebrows this tour, that stage in 2013 was full five alarm fire bells and claxons.

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oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
the Dutch commentators didn't stop whining and complaining about the double finish, as it was against the spirit of the tour lol

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
Jumbog-Visma's sportive director Merijn Zeeman has been banned from the tour for misconduct lol

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
What did he do?

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
Apparently he intimidated a jury member during the bike checks yesterday

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Classy. Who was trying to smuggle an underweight bike in this day and age?

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

goatface posted:

Classy. Who was trying to smuggle an underweight bike in this day and age?

It's all the motors he's hiding.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
They're gonna have to race on empty streets in Paris.

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



oliwan posted:

Jumbog-Visma's sportive director Merijn Zeeman has been banned from the tour for misconduct lol

The Dutch really are the worst

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

oliwan posted:

Apparently he intimidated a jury member during the bike checks yesterday

https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1306652386644160512?s=19

Looks like he might have hit one.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Yep the word is he punched an inspector who was looking over the bikes.

Also i've put £20 on Van Aert to win up La Planche des Belles Filles.

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




That was a nice finish :unsmith:

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
Carapaz almost won that stage by mistake

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Skarsnik posted:

That was a nice finish :unsmith:

Between this, Bennet and Ewan high fiving each other after sprints and the pog rog partnership this is truly the tour of friendship

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer

Julio Cruz posted:

Carapaz almost won that stage by mistake

Did you notice he had his fingers on the brake just in case.

TobinHatesYou
Aug 14, 2007

wacky cycling inflatable
tube man
They literally broke Roglic's bike during the inspection so I think the DS has a right to be livid.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

TobinHatesYou posted:

They literally broke Roglic's bike during the inspection so I think the DS has a right to be livid.

It damaged his crankset, a literal 2 minute fix. Thats no excuse for punching someone.

To be clear, he himself has said he lost his poo poo because they took the crankset out. The whole thing loving stinks.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
maybe it was one of those annoying Ultra Torque brackets

TobinHatesYou
Aug 14, 2007

wacky cycling inflatable
tube man

serious gaylord posted:

It damaged his crankset, a literal 2 minute fix. Thats no excuse for punching someone.

To be clear, he himself has said he lost his poo poo because they took the crankset out. The whole thing loving stinks.

He said the bicycle was damaged in the process of removing the crankset, not specifically that the crankset was damaged. He also didn’t punch anyone, unless screaming is now considered punching.

“Primož’s bicycle was damaged during this dismantling. Despite this incident, I should have kept my cool and approached the UCI Commissioner respectfully. I regret not doing this,” Zeeman wrote on Twitter. “After this incident, I immediately apologized to the UCI commissioner concerned, who also accepted my apologies.
I am devastated, but our yellow dream lives on.”

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Reckon WvA tries to get in the break today, his marshalling duties are done.

Xabi
Jan 21, 2006

Inventor of the Marmite pasty
Let's hope so. There will be a lot of riders desperate to get in the break today so hopefully we'll get some action.

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

Reckon WvA tries to get in the break today, his marshalling duties are done.

Feels like he could realistically win today and tomorrow

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

Van vleuten abandons the giro. Next two riders separated by 15s, with two stages left. Should be an exciting finish now.

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

HappyCamperGL posted:

Van vleuten abandons the giro. Next two riders separated by 15s, with two stages left. Should be an exciting finish now.

She finished the stage with a broken wrist. The pictures are pretty impressive, hard as nails

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

martin trying in the break today.

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



Stung in the mouth, a bees to blame

cgfreak
Jan 2, 2013

peanut- posted:

Feels like he could realistically win today and tomorrow

hell why not in paris as well

E: and the time trial and road race next weekend for good measure

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
This is a very de Gendt style breakaway. Long, solo, doomed to fail and confusing everybody on commentary as to why the team DS is letting it continue.

MrL_JaKiri
Sep 23, 2003

A bracing glass of carrot juice!

goatface posted:

This is a very de Gendt style breakaway. Long, solo, doomed to fail and confusing everybody on commentary as to why the team DS is letting it continue.

It's making Bora work, if he stays away to the intermediate sprint he reduces the amount that Sagan can get back, what's to be confused about

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



How many more points are on offer?

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

How many more points are on offer?

fifty for today's stage.
then twenty for the sprint and fifty for the stage on sunday.
technically some for the itt but those won't be relevant.

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

lol at the winking cow field art.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
This is not the green jersey defense I was expecting today.

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



Love the 15sec effort by Trentin

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



Think this Kragh Andersen attack will stick

Withnail
Feb 11, 2004
game over, yawn

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe
SKA getting motopaced to a stage win for the second time this Tour

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

I’m curious what Sagan’s future looks like, did he just not train right for the TdF this year or has he lost a step?

Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



SKA is going to end up a minute ahead

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Withnail
Feb 11, 2004

qirex posted:

I’m curious what Sagan’s future looks like, did he just not train right for the TdF this year or has he lost a step?

Make a boatload of money for riding the Giro.

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