Tour de France 2015

[balmainforever]

lol at the weather at the finish line. it looks almost unrideable.

hope it clears a bit.

Nooooo!!
Battle of the fittest.

 

[Papa Juggs]

That blob looks like Froome lol

 

[Mateyman]

Gotta love a good echelon

 

[monty1104]

That blob looks like Froome lol

It did, you could make out his skeletor elbows.

This stage is a buttload more interesting than I thought it would be.

 

[Mateyman]

I don't understand how you get caught out as a GC contender in this, but that's probably just my cycling ignorance

 

[rippersnipper]

Well s**t really is going down isn't it

 

[Papa Juggs]

I don't understand how you get caught out as a GC contender in this, but that's probably just my cycling ignorance

Wind, rain. Can't expect everybody to hold a wheel all the time unless you want your team right at the lead like what Sky is doing. To do that you need the best riders.

 

[monty1104]

I don't understand how you get caught out as a GC contender in this, but that's probably just my cycling ignorance

It's hard for 70 odd riders to all be in the top 20 on the road, no matter how much they want it.

 

[balmainforever]

And we'll have a new yellow jersey tonight now.

 

[balmainforever]

Wind, rain. Can't expect everybody to hold a wheel all the time unless you want your team right at the lead like what Sky is doing. To do that you need the best riders.

Love to see these conditions in two days time on the cobblestones.

 

[monty1104]

And we'll have a new yellow jersey tonight now.

Cancellara

Edit; nope, Martin, unless Cancellara finishes top 3

 

[balmainforever]

With a flat tyre for Sagan there, Cavendish looks to be winning this stage now.

Edit: He's Back in it now. Great ride to get back into it.

 

[Mister B]

Couple of flats for Tinkoff including Sagan. Very unlucky to get them this late.

 

[balmainforever]

Thought Melbourne was the capital of roundabouts.
Perhaps it's Zelande.

 

[monty1104]

Sagan, Cav, Greipel in the lead group by my estimation. Cav to win from here

 

[Mateyman]

It's hard for 70 odd riders to all be in the top 20 on the road, no matter how much they want it.

Yes, but if you're one of Nibali/Quintana, surely you look at the weather and realise it might pay to be up in the front today?

 

[monty1104]

Kwiatkowski given the combatif award... Jan Barta robbed.

 

[monty1104]

Yes, but if you're one of Nibali/Quintana, surely you look at the weather and realise it might pay to be up in the front today?

Of course you do. But you've got Tinkoff and Sky who want to stay near the front for Froome and Contador, Quickstep and Lotto who want to be up front for Cav and Greipel, BMC trying to defend the yellow. The road is only so wide.

 

[balmainforever]

Great sprint from Greipel

 

[balmainforever]

Cancellara gets the yellow with that 3rd spot

 

[monty1104]

Cancellara into yellow

 

[monty1104]

Dumoulin into white I think.
Greipel into green

 

[Papa Juggs]

Great stage. Cav went early but them the breaks. Enjoyed the backdrop.

 

[monty1104]

Derp. Tomalaris

 

[balmainforever]

Not sure about the green jersey point scoring, but you'd think two 3rds would be enough for Cancellara to be leading both yellow and green