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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Hmm, all a bit odd. I was surprised he gained so much time so quickly - presumably he didn't. Looks like all Gentleman Bert's big mates wouldn't play ball. Chapeau to him for the effort though. Not bad by Porte but Thomas / Lopez would have been more useful if they hadn't be burned out covering Porte's workload for a couple of days.

    Horses for ATC.
  • Sjaak
    Sjaak Posts: 99
    Bert providing Porte with an opportunity to show he's regained form
  • skavanagh.bikeradar
    skavanagh.bikeradar Posts: 1,097
    Frenchie are you sending yourself up?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Think we all got the graphic wrong save adr - Kirby included...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    dsoutar wrote:
    I'm still not convinced how out of sorts Porte is; I guess we'll find out at the weekend

    Hmm - looks like we didn't have to wait that long
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pross wrote:
    Hmm, all a bit odd. I was surprised he gained so much time so quickly - presumably he didn't. Looks like all Gentleman Bert's big mates wouldn't play ball. Chapeau to him for the effort though. Not bad by Porte but Thomas / Lopez would have been more useful if they hadn't be burned out covering Porte's workload for a couple of days.

    Horses for ATC.

    Apparently Geraint wants to focus on one week stage races with the view to moving onto the GTs. He needs to stop getting dropped on cat 2s first.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Horses!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Pross wrote:
    Horses for ATC.

    I is getting excite for the Tour now.

    Wonderful scenery today.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    2-headed horse at 13.7km. Gif that.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    It did say over a minute at one point, but it said 18 seconds as they went though 20k to go. Kirby was busy waffling on about nonsense at the time.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Super slowmo of Froome stem-watching
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Spilak showing some super strength atm.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Super slo-mo of Froome rolling a joint, one-handed, in his jersey pocket.
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  • skavanagh.bikeradar
    skavanagh.bikeradar Posts: 1,097
    And going to his pocket. Fascinating.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Hands it off to Alberto, who hogs that baby.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Yes Carlton, Reichenback coming 87th in the TT was the revelation.

    sorry. i'll stop that now.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Two Katusha solo victories in two days, not bad
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Hmm, all a bit odd. I was surprised he gained so much time so quickly - presumably he didn't. Looks like all Gentleman Bert's big mates wouldn't play ball. Chapeau to him for the effort though. Not bad by Porte but Thomas / Lopez would have been more useful if they hadn't be burned out covering Porte's workload for a couple of days.

    Horses for ATC.

    Apparently Geraint wants to focus on one week stage races with the view to moving onto the GTs. He needs to stop getting dropped on cat 2s first.

    He's spend most of the last 3 days riding the front, that won't happen if he gets given leadership. I still don't see him as a GT rider though and think he's making a mistake. He got a stage race win a week or so back though.
  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    Turfle wrote:
    Yes Carlton, Reichenback coming 87th in the TT was the revelation.

    sorry. i'll stop that now.

    Please carry on it reflects my thoughts - almost as good as the AG2R rider I have never heard of taking a brief lead and Kirby telling us he was someone he picked out as a possible stage winner when the break formed. Yeah OK Carlton perhaps you can give us the lottery numbers for Friday too.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Froome will be falling over himself praising Porte later.
    porte3_zpse4619a59.jpg
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  • skavanagh.bikeradar
    skavanagh.bikeradar Posts: 1,097
    I should think so too.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    god that image is ghastly
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Pross wrote:
    He's spend most of the last 3 days riding the front, that won't happen if he gets given leadership. I still don't see him as a GT rider though and think he's making a mistake. He got a stage race win a week or so back though.

    I'm a fan of GT but I have to agree with you on that one

    Missed the earlier coverage. What's happened to the rest of Saxo Tinkoff - have they taken the day off ? Very poor teamwork for their GC man
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Porte attack?
  • feltkuota
    feltkuota Posts: 333
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Froome will be falling over himself praising Porte later.
    porte3_zpse4619a59.jpg

    Isn't that what you would expect from a gracious and loved team leader?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Froome going on a little charge. Shutting things down.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Go on, Adam.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This makes watching a bit more interesting.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    young guns Yates and Kelderman attacking the GC
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Titchy Richie's back folks.

    #PorteWatch
    Correlation is not causation.

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