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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,552
    I think TV was singing to himself.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    He looked very mellow, whatever he was doing.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    I've just come in. 4 laps to go, right?

    Yahoo sports ticker says Wiggins and Froome retire from the race, joining Cavendish and Dowsett on the sidelines for Great Britain. :shock:
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    In my seat at the RSC. Pretty sure people are going to start staring at me if I don't put this down in a minute. Will check back at the interval!
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Is the German kit supposed to look like braces? - lycrahosen maybe?
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Good drinking game: every time Millar has to say "thats actually Maxime Bouet", you drink. You'd be hammered.
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    MrTapir wrote:
    Good drinking game: every time Millar has to say "thats actually Maxime Bouet", you drink. You'd be hammered.

    :D To most it'd be obvious TV wouldn't be riding on the front... not Porter though!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Break starting to whittle down. Lastras, Bouet and Ananacona out the back.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    What's the gap now?
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Tom BB wrote:
    MrTapir wrote:
    Good drinking game: every time Millar has to say "thats actually Maxime Bouet", you drink. You'd be hammered.

    :D To most it'd be obvious TV wouldn't be riding on the front... not Porter though!

    "Peter Sagan's not involved is he? That IS his team, it is his team". "No, no its Slovenia".
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Both JT and Cummins looking good.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    HUGE PILE UP
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Another huge crash leaves about 50 riders in the peloton... no big names AFAICS.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Limping riders, bikes without wheels all over the road
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    TJVG, Porte, Kiryienka, Gallopin, Taaramae
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    edited September 2012
    + Duarte, Quintana, Ryder, Phinney

    All either dropped or behind the crash.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Graeme_S wrote:
    What's the gap now?

    About 40 seconds, but there are riders everywhere. Sanchez, Valv, Gilbert, Boonen, Sagan looking good in what's left of the bunch.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Next time I'm on a fast descent I'm going to try turning the handlebars to get around a corner like in the Tacx advert on Eurosport.
    https://gibworth.mypixieset.com
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,552
    That crash has really split things up.
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    "Peter Sagan, I think he used to do a bit of mountain biking?"

    says Porter, of the past Jr World and European Champion Mountain Biker.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Is that Twerpstra caught behind the crash? Prob longer than 100 to 1 shot now!
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That crash was very annoying.

    I wish Cummings would ride as well as the Italians. Ullisi is a fast finisher and JTL could do without racing the others behind.

    Great race so far.

    Watching all on red button. Great commentary and no adverts. Brilliant.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,552
    Cummings & JTL seem to be riding sensibly - leaving others to drag the break along.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    It'll come back together before the final lap
    _
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    I HOPE VOECKLER WINS.


    or Sagan
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    I reckon Cav still has a shot at this one...
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    17 riders - Marcato (ITA), Nocentini (ITA), Ulissi (ITA), Cummings (GBR), Tiernan-Locke (GBR), Contador (ESP), Flecha (ESP), Leukemans (BEL), Meersman (BEL), de Kort (NED), Gesink (NED), Coppel (FRA), Voeckler (FRA), Howes (USA), Albasini (SUI), Anacona (COL), and Fuglsang (DEN) - about 30 secs ahead of a reduced peloton of about 60 riders.

    Germany and Belgium doing the work in the reduced peloton, which includes Fröhlinger, Geschke, de Weert, van Avermaet (these 4 doing the work), and Degenkolb, Gilbert, Boonen, Valverde, Rodriguez and Kolobnev.
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Lichtblick wrote:
    I HOPE VOECKLER WINS.


    or Sagan

    Not Bertrand?
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    break from Contador and Voeckler, JTL looking cool following.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    our young boys are doing really well so far...

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