Tour de France Stage 5 Ypres-Arenberg *Spoiler*

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I dont believe this. Complete an utter awfulness. I really dislike the guy but removing him from the competition because ASO wanted to boost viewing figures is a complete disaster.

    Ok if Contador nails this he nails this and takes 8. But it would have been SO much better if he nailed this against Froome. In a wonderfully mountainous Tour.

    Who the fark knows though whether half the other GC contenders get taken out.

    VUELTA will have the best field EVER

    I don't get this. The Tour has (occasionally) visited cobbles for decades. NOT visiting them ever would be the change of policy to be discussed.
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    mulletmaster wrote:
    Imagine froome gets caught in a first week crash in France though, that's sky's entire season totally written off. Cannot be the best way to run a team.
    Quoting myself for posterity from a thread in March when Sky started stripping down the Giro squad to the reserve reserves. Who is happier now; Wiggins or Bertie?
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Dolan Driver wrote:
    It looked like his right wrist was in a bad way. If he could have could have continued, he would have, no doubt.

    The race is over now as a contest unless Nibali can hit top form. At least the Giro was a good race.

    DD.

    So do we not rate little Richie then?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Mooro wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I dont believe this. Complete an utter awfulness. I really dislike the guy but removing him from the competition because ASO wanted to boost viewing figures is a complete disaster.

    Ok if Contador nails this he nails this and takes 8. But it would have been SO much better if he nailed this against Froome. In a wonderfully mountainous Tour.

    Who the fark knows though whether half the other GC contenders get taken out.

    VUELTA will have the best field EVER

    Frenchie, I reckon if Froome hadn't fallen yesterday he would have been fine today. Racing with shot wrists is a nightmare, especially in the wet when you need all of your sensations to feel grip etc.

    Can't wait off the vuelta now though.

    Yeah it must be as he wasnt moving around normally and not clutching his collarbone as far as I could make out. Not sure why he stopped other than being in excruciating pain.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Dolan Driver wrote:
    It looked like his right wrist was in a bad way. If he could have could have continued, he would have, no doubt.
    Yes, he was holding that arm very gingerly across his chest. Didn't look good at all.
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    Whatever the cause the fact is it would be a foolish man to bet against Contador winning this whole thing by 2+ minutes now.

    I wanted to see a mountain goat lose time today so I could watch the spectacle of them clawing it back in the mountain stages with the less able climbers limiting their losses.

    I did not want to see one of the top 2 GT contenders abandon on stage 5 of the race I've been waiting all fricking year for.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Macaloon wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Graeme_S wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Massive success for ASO. Nothing boosts viewing figures like taking out the star names.
    They're not on cobbles yet, this could have happened on any flat stage.
    So you don't think that there are added nerves contributing to this?

    I'd have thought added difficulty in holding bars and braking had more to do with it. That happened yesterday.
    It's not the only crash today. There have been about a dozen already.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    mulletmaster wrote:
    mulletmaster wrote:
    Imagine froome gets caught in a first week crash in France though, that's sky's entire season totally written off. Cannot be the best way to run a team.
    Quoting myself for posterity from a thread in March when Sky started stripping down the Giro squad to the reserve reserves. Who is happier now; Wiggins or Bertie?

    BOOOOOOOOM :D
    Contador is the Greatest
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    calvjones wrote:
    Dolan Driver wrote:
    It looked like his right wrist was in a bad way. If he could have could have continued, he would have, no doubt.

    The race is over now as a contest unless Nibali can hit top form. At least the Giro was a good race.

    DD.

    So do we not rate little Richie then?
    It'd be a huge ask for him to match Contador given his season so far...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    iainf72 wrote:
    It is to do with the cobbles. They would usually not be riding a bloc at this stage in a race.

    It is to do with the cobbles in that the peloton always speeds up and gets nervous in prep for them.

    Anyway, if people are going to carp on about Wiggins and gloat about a crash I'm out of here.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    Nibali rides like Moser... COntador has the hands in the wrong place... c'mon Nibs!!

    Where are the specialists????
    left the forum March 2023
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    TMR wrote:
    Excellent! Froome Dog down again! :)
    This is the most pitiful post I've ever seen here

    +1

    +2
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited July 2014
    RichN95 wrote:
    Graeme_S wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Massive success for ASO. Nothing boosts viewing figures like taking out the star names.
    They're not on cobbles yet, this could have happened on any flat stage.
    So you don't think that there are added nerves contributing to this?

    So Froome has been too nervous for 3 days in a row then...

    Races are nervous every time there's rain..
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blazing, see how Tinkoff are doing an incredible job for Alberto today.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • woody1545
    woody1545 Posts: 322
    frenchfighter wrote:
    VUELTA will have the best field EVER

    Yes, but the BIG question is….Will Wiggo be allowed to ride for Froome at the Vuelta :wink:
  • curium
    curium Posts: 815
    Gazzaputt wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Know we need Nibali to be on FIRE and a dark horse to emerge.

    For the first time ever we sing from the same hymn sheet! LOL
    +10^6

    I'm also hoping Valverde can bring something to the table aswell.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    8 Movistar DRILLING it to bring Valverde back. TJ in that group as well...WHERE IS EVANS!!!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Blazing, see how Tinkoff are doing an incredible job for Alberto today.

    He's doing alright himself so far long way to go though.
    _
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    All I keep thinking is "My PTP hopes are in tatters, I need a good Eneco tour now"
  • tom3
    tom3 Posts: 287
    I cant help but think that poor positioning has contributed to Froome's falls this time around.

    Contador and Nibali have been visible on the front behind their teams all day every day.

    You ride as far back in the bunch has froome has, this sort of things happens.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Wiggo was expecting to lead the Vuelta. What will Uncle dave do now?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    ThomThom wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Graeme_S wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Massive success for ASO. Nothing boosts viewing figures like taking out the star names.
    They're not on cobbles yet, this could have happened on any flat stage.
    So you don't think that there are added nerves contributing to this?

    So Froome has been too nervous for 3 days in a row then...
    So you're another person who seems to think he's the only person to crash so far today
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Brilliant racing.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    frenchfighter wrote:
    8 Movistar DRILLING it to bring Valverde back. TJ in that group as well...WHERE IS EVANS!!!

    At home watching on TV I think?
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    I'm somewhat amazed that Brailsford didn't learn from 2011. Whilst Porte is a good rider, I don't honestly see him as a GC winner. Utterly predictable. Real shame as Froome vs Contador vs Nibs was going to be wonderful fun.

    Hey ho..
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Are all the 5 star and 4 star cobbles riders still in the front group?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    If you can't understand that the whole peloton riding flat out to position themselves for the cobbles is what's causing these crashes then you re frankly a little bit dim

    If it was a normal flat stage, they would ride slowly and carefully until they got to the last 5km

    If you think it's because Froome cant handle a bike then you also clearly are not watching the stage
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Coach H
    Coach H Posts: 1,092
    mulletmaster wrote:
    mulletmaster wrote:
    Imagine froome gets caught in a first week crash in France though, that's sky's entire season totally written off. Cannot be the best way to run a team.
    Quoting myself for posterity from a thread in March when Sky started stripping down the Giro squad to the reserve reserves. Who is happier now; Wiggins or Bertie?

    I doubt Wiggins will be happy. He's doing track intervals with Uncle Shane growling at him rather than being in cycling's biggest race
    Coach H. (Dont ask me for training advice - 'It's not about the bike')
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    I wonder if Froome's crashes were in part the result of his wrist injuries. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a fracture impeding his ability to steer or brake.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Gazzaputt wrote:
    Wiggo was expecting to lead the Vuelta. What will Uncle dave do now?
    No he wasn't. He hasn't mentioned the Vuelta as a target once.
    Twitter: @RichN95

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