Tour de France 2018

[Ok Boomer]

Well my only conclusion is that Richie must have walked under every single ladder in Tassie as a child.

 

[davis_756]

He’s 33? Been given leadership in multiple grand tours and has flopped everytime. Sure a broken collarbone is bad luck but last years crash was 100% his own doing because he can’t descend. When he was leader at Sky at the Giro he crashed and was out of the running. He’s been on the wrong end when the peloton has split and lost time to his GC rivals. He can climb like a goat but he can’t hold it together for 3 weeks.

He has been out by himself and not riding for froome for 3 years now, he had a mechanical that cost him 2nd to froome in 2016 and has crashed out of the 2017, 2018 tours. His ONLY other GC attempt he was 3rd in the Giro before again crashing and failing to finish the race.

Not sure where people get this stupid misconception he has had multiple chances and failed, he has lead his team at a total of 4 grand tours and now crashed out of 3 of them.

Hopefully he recovers and has a crack at the vuelta this year, he is too good to not have a grand tour to his name.

 

[Vader]

I think Caruso probably heads over, same with GVA

GVA is struggling to find suitors, due to age and the $$$ he's asking. He's a classics specialist, so he's not really tied to Porte's GC chances.

 

[eth-dog]

GVA is struggling to find suitors, due to age and the $$$ he's asking. He's a classics specialist, so he's not really tied to Porte's GC chances.

Shame. One of my favourite riders in the professional peleton. You'd think he'll find somewhere.

 

[Vader]

Shame. One of my favourite riders in the professional peleton. You'd think he'll find somewhere.

He'll find a new team, may need to adjust his salary expectations though.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tra...r-van-avermaet-with-limited-options-for-2019/

 

[GreyCrow]

Carnage on the Cobble

 

[The King!]

That wheel was farked

 

[eth-dog]

This is what we wanted! Except the lack of Froome crashing.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Tejay just being Tejay.

 

[eth-dog]

BMC must have driven their bus in 13 black cat's paths today with the way TVG is riding

 

[eth-dog]

Tejay just being Tejay.

Tejay is like the guy who is probably the best domestique outside of Sky but will never challenge in a GT

 

[drd23]

Bardet super unlucky today too

 

[U2tigers]

What the hell did BMC do to the cycling gods.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

BMC must have driven their bus in 13 black cat's paths today with the way TVG is riding

Drove under a ladder and smashed into a mirror, too.

 

[drd23]

Dust is really kicking up now. Hope Froome's got his puffer handy

 

[Donakebab]

Just got home thinking I'd missed all the excitement, nope still all going off like a frog in a sock.

 

[Andronicus]

This tour is now all about Froome not winning.

 

[eth-dog]

This tour is now all about Froome not winning.

In before GC is done by Thursday and the only race that's interesting is KOTM

 

[drd23]

Camera bike almost stacked it there

 

[Mister B]

I'm sorry, but as someone who suffers from asthma and has two family members that are diagnosed as severe asthmatics, if these riders that claim to be asthmatics are fair dinkum, they'd have had to step off the bike by now with all this dust.

 

[Donakebab]

In before GC is done by Thursday and the only race that's interesting is KOTM

I still have lots of faith that the Giro will have taken it out of him. Looking forward to watching him crack on Tuesday.

 

[eth-dog]

I still have lots of faith that the Giro will have taken it out of him. Looking forward to watching him crack on Tuesday.

I really hope it's true.

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

I know he’s a bit of a fitness freak but I’m surprised that GWS are allowing Tom Scully to rehab his broken ankle by riding the Tour.

 

[eth-dog]

How the * did Bardet and Landa make contact with that group?

 

[Donakebab]

Stoked for Degenkolb, so overwhelmed about the win that he's lost for words and getting emotional in the interview.