Lanterne Rouge Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Just watched the highlights and what an amazing ride by G! I genuinely had goosebumps watching him accelerate up the mountain and when he took the lead, wow! One of the best mountain wins I`ve seen for a long time. So, is G riding for Chris or is Chris riding for G? One and two in Paris would be incredible. Shame for Cav - half an hour outside the elimination time so out of the race I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Just seen there were only three withdrawals today for finishing outside the time limit - Cav, Mark Renshaw (who I assume was hanging back to try an help Cav get back inside the time) and Marcel Kittel. The sprints will have a few less battling them out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Wonder if we’ll see Cav again in TdF - it almost looks one grand tour too many this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Yet again Quintana has no answer to Froome. Thomas was awesome today, what a brilliant final 10k, it had just about everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tomarse said: Wonder if we’ll see Cav again in TdF - it almost looks one grand tour too many this time around. I`ve said that from the start - heart and head are still willing but the legs can`t do it any more. It was so sad to see him come in an hour behind the rest today and you could see he just wanted to either scream in frustration or burst into tears. Still, thanks for all the fabulous memories Mark, it will be a long time before we have another British sprinter who achieves half as much as you have. I`m not sure if I really wanted Eddy Merckx`s record to go really - he won every kind of stage there was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Yet again Quintana has no answer to Froome. Thomas was awesome today, what a brilliant final 10k, it had just about everything. The thing with GT is he looks at the end like he could just jump back on the bike and do it all again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkymatt Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Wow what a stage! Credit to G, rode like a beast. Shame to see Cav, Renshaw and Kittel be eliminated, the Champs Elysee will not be the same without them. G is super humble, really liked how he said he felt a bit bad for sitting on Du Moulin’s wheel. This years race is fantastic so far and Alp Du Huez tmrw!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: Just watched the highlights and what an amazing ride by G! I genuinely had goosebumps watching him accelerate up the mountain and when he took the lead, wow! One of the best mountain wins I`ve seen for a long time. So, is G riding for Chris or is Chris riding for G? One and two in Paris would be incredible. Shame for Cav - half an hour outside the elimination time so out of the race I guess. I was watching it on a stream with Dutch commentary, and, when he took the lead in the last kilometre, I had to rush to the TV (Channel 4) to make sure GT was actually cycling uphill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Another cracking finish on the cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Lol keep on boooing you salty frenchies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Wow. Just wow. I think we now know who the Team Sky leader is now. Everyone thinks he`s just going to lead Chris out but that acceleration!!!!! Got to love his reaction `G, how do you feel?` `Wow. It`s Alpe D`Huez. Wow` I think Chris realises that G is well ahead of him now and in the form of his life so they`ve agreed he can go for it. The really interesting stage (if they both get that far) will be the penultimate day mountain time trial I think. Chris is still probably the best TT rider in the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 A great sprinting stage today and no sprinters left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Interesting enough start to today's stage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 24, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Big oops for the policeman that inadvertently pepper sprayed some of the competitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 52 minutes ago, phantom said: Big oops for the policeman that inadvertently pepper sprayed some of the competitors Strange? or not of course that team sky seemed to get the brunt of it. You say inadvertently I would say in a panic and certainly not adhering to the training and use of such sprays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 24, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Strange? or not of course that team sky seemed to get the brunt of it. You say inadvertently I would say in a panic and certainly not adhering to the training and use of such sprays. Have seen the footage back, I'm amazed it was the cause of this as the policeman was quite a way from the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Gutted for Yates, he had that in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Really horrible for Yates. Been a disappointing Tour for him but a good effort today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 6 hours ago, phantom said: Have seen the footage back, I'm amazed it was the cause of this as the policeman was quite a way from the road This was CS gas and not pepper spray which is liquid. CS gas is like nothing else, it gets trapped in hair and fibres of clothing. Dogs are immune because they have a 3rd eyelid I mention this because in a former life I was returning with a colleague from an exercise on Salisbury plain where CS gas was deployed and one of the dogs in the rear of the vehicle I was travelling in was a long haired German shepherd who stood up and decided to shake himself, we had to abandon the vehicle because the CS gas particles trapped in the dogs fur started to do it's evil work in the vehicle, we had to call the fire brigade to hose us and the dogs down. My point being it's a gas that hangs around and would certainly become trapped within the bales of hay and things like clothing and hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Today’s stage looks bonkers. If GT comes out with the yellow surely he’s nailed on for winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Tomarse said: Today’s stage looks bonkers. If GT comes out with the yellow surely he’s nailed on for winning Today is the one that I've really been looking forward to since the route was announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Well the starting grid was totally pointless. Who'dda thunk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Froome is cracking here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Brilliant from Quintana and unlucky Dan Martin but what a ride from Thomas. I don't think Dumoulin can take two minutes on him in the TT so he effectively has one more mountain stage to survive. On Dumoulin, he's a freak. The way he slowly reels in attacks for someone his size is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 4 hours ago, MichaelRobartes said: Brilliant from Quintana and unlucky Dan Martin but what a ride from Thomas. I don't think Dumoulin can take two minutes on him in the TT so he effectively has one more mountain stage to survive. On Dumoulin, he's a freak. The way he slowly reels in attacks for someone his size is unreal. It was good to see Chris chasing down breaks to protect G today. I think they genuinely do really get on and he will be more than happy to see him win - as will most of us! One more mountain stage so provided G doesn`t crack or have an accident it`s his to lose now - I think Chris will win the TT but not by enough to take yellow and I don`t think DuMoulin has it in him to win by as much as he`ll need. I still want to (and really believe we will) see a G/Chris 1-2 in Paris, it would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 This the 2nd time the Gendarmes have attacked Chris Froome this week, this time one of them pulled him off FFS. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2018/07/25/sir-dave-brailsford-can-never-write-chris-froome-geraint-thomasrode/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 I guess this rozzer didn't speak English, though I'd be surprised if he didn't know that "**** you" is not a pleasantry! I don't understand why there are policemen going around knocking any lads off bikes, whether it's Froome or some random bloke. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/jul/26/chris-froome-furious-with-policeman-who-pulled-him-off-bike-after-tour-de-france-stage-17-video Did anyone see the AG2R fan who tried to grab Thomas as well? Some suggestions that this was doctored but plenty claiming to have seen it on Eurosport. It wasn't shown on ITV4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: This the 2nd time the Gendarmes have attacked Chris Froome this week, this time one of them pulled him off FFS. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2018/07/25/sir-dave-brailsford-can-never-write-chris-froome-geraint-thomasrode/ 8 minutes ago, MichaelRobartes said: I guess this rozzer didn't speak English, though I'd be surprised if he didn't know that "**** you" is not a pleasantry! I don't understand why there are policemen going around knocking any lads off bikes, whether it's Froome or some random bloke. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/jul/26/chris-froome-furious-with-policeman-who-pulled-him-off-bike-after-tour-de-france-stage-17-video Did anyone see the AG2R fan who tried to grab Thomas as well? Some suggestions that this was doctored but plenty claiming to have seen it on Eurosport. It wasn't shown on ITV4. Because they`re pissed off that Bardet is doing his usual flattering to deceive and is ******* useless again. It won`t be long before spectators are banned from the mountains and from being to close barriered finishes - riders are going to refuse to race if it goes on like this. The bloody bitter and underachieving French will only have themselves to blame when it happens - will it take a rider to be crippled or worse for the Tour to take action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: This the 2nd time the Gendarmes have attacked Chris Froome this week, this time one of them pulled him off FFS. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2018/07/25/sir-dave-brailsford-can-never-write-chris-froome-geraint-thomasrode/ 7 minutes ago, MichaelRobartes said: I guess this rozzer didn't speak English, though I'd be surprised if he didn't know that "**** you" is not a pleasantry! I don't understand why there are policemen going around knocking any lads off bikes, whether it's Froome or some random bloke. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/jul/26/chris-froome-furious-with-policeman-who-pulled-him-off-bike-after-tour-de-france-stage-17-video Did anyone see the AG2R fan who tried to grab Thomas as well? Some suggestions that this was doctored but plenty claiming to have seen it on Eurosport. It wasn't shown on ITV4. But where were the gendarmes when Froome was attacked and when he was spat at? Where were they when Thomas was grabbed? It shouldn't be difficult to identify the culprits. All clearly visible on TV. But I suppose they were too busy spraying protesting farmers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Redtucks said: But where were the gendarmes when Froome was attacked and when he was spat at? Where were they when Thomas was grabbed? It shouldn't be difficult to identify the culprits. All clearly visible on TV. But I suppose they were too busy spraying protesting farmers!!! Too busy looking the other way more like. You can bet if it had been a French rider who`d been gobbed on/grabbed by a British fan they`d throw the book at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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