Tour de France 2015

[Donakebab]

Froome still hasn't kicked and Porte still towing him up. As much as Quintana is extended the gap, even with more km on the climb it's highly unlikely Froome doesn't have it in him.

 

[Andronicus]

Is there ever a competitive final stage?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Great stuff by Quintana. Pity the gap at the start of the day wasn't 1.38 instead of 2.38

 

[mcgarnacle]

And I don't even think Armstrong got booed either. These aren't cycling fans.

Funny how every one was sucking froome's utensil a few years ago when wiggins was around.

 

[mcgarnacle]

Great stuff by Quintana. Pity the gap at the start of the day wasn't 1.38 instead of 2.38

Quintana had to go earlier yesterday.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Quintana had to go earlier yesterday.

Yeah I watched that and didnt understand why he didnt go earlier.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Pinot has had an interesting Tour.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Damn. I'm going to town...

 

[The Falcon Strike]

With time bonuses - almost bang on a minute difference

 

[Donakebab]

Quintana's still young, will have learned a lot of lessons from this Tour. Going to monster the field for years to come.

 

[Donakebab]

With time bonuses - almost bang on a minute difference

How many times did Froome beat Quintana on the line for bonus points? Quite a few from memory. If they were reverse it could have been even closer.

 

[Andronicus]

Nairo the early crowd favourite to win next year?

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Tomalaris with his best Bwuce

 

[Mister B]

Can't help but think Quintana could have actually won this if he hadn't spent 3km sitting behind the pace making of Anacona. If he'd kept going at his own pace, he just might have got the time he needed.

Disagree. He was starting to rock in the last k or so. Had he gone earlier, he would have put himself too far in the red too early. Was a great effort by him.

 

[Reign Man]

Way to go Aussies, waving our flag on a 20 foot pole in front of the camera...

 

[Vader]

Is there ever a competitive final stage?

Not since Greg Lemond won in Paris, beating Fignon by 7 seconds, but that was an ITT - not a road race.

By tradition the peleton calls a truce until they reach the Champs Elysees. After that it's on for young & old, but there's no chance of any real time gaps being established while doing laps on the ultra-flat Champs Elysees circuit.

 

[Reign Man]

Is there ever a competitive final stage?

not for the GC

 

[BobbyMorri]

Porte

U owe him Froome. maybe u can come back to Tassie with Richie again as a way to say thank you.

 

[Vader]

Porte

U owe him Froome. maybe u can come back to Tassie with Richie again as a way to say thank you.

UK Postal gave Porte the day off yesterday, so that he'd have the energy to do the hard work today.

 

[Andronicus]

Honest opinion guys.

I'm 34, carrying more kilos than I did when I was fit and haven't done anything competitive for a few years now.

I have a road bike that is far better than my level would suggest. Do I sell the house and try to win the TDF?

 

[Vader]

Honest opinion guys.

I'm 34, carrying more kilos than I did when I was fit and haven't done anything competitive for a few years now.

I have a road bike that is far better than my level would suggest. Do I sell the house and try to win the TDF?

Not unless you know a really, really good pharmacist.

 

[Reign Man]

The most stacked tour of recent times, and I'm talking GC contenders, not crashes. It was also one of the most boring in terms of GC before the last 2 stages. Get rid of race radio, it makes everyone too predictable.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Now which one is Gallopin's wife?

 

[Vader]

The most stacked tour of recent times, and I'm talking GC contenders, not crashes. It was also one of the most boring in terms of GC before the last 2 stages. Get rid of race radio, it makes everyone too predictable.

The reason it was so boring is because UK Postal are on some seriously good juice. I don't know what they're on, but it's something that the other teams either don't know about or don't have access to. Remove their blatant chemical enhancement and it could/should have been a brilliant race.

The Tour was fantastic for the first 9 stages. Then it was destroyed as a spectacle when Froome left Quintana standing still on the climb to La Pierre Saint Martin. From that point on it was a procession, until the last 2 days.

 

[Vader]

Now which one is Gallopin's wife?

Handing out the prize for the most combative rider.