Tour de France Stage 5 Ypres-Arenberg *Spoiler*

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    +1'53" Contador - That's enough now.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    ThomThom wrote:
    Nibs just cruising past the classic amateur Trentin...
    Nibali had Van Petegem as a coach for riding the cobbles on this stage, apparently.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Lemoine doing the polka dot jersey justice.

    All 3 jersies in the front group.
    _
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Nibbles has done everything for this TdF. A brilliant up yours from those comments from his manager. What a performance so far.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    DeadCalm wrote:
    I suspect Nibali would be quite happy to lose a couple of seconds to Sagan today in the circumstances

    This.

    No-one's defended that long in the last 20 years or so have they?
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    So.... Kwiatkowski...?
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Lemoine still hanging in there, chapeau.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Does anyone have a list of riders in the Contador group?

    Sh!tloads.
    Every favourite that isn't Nibs or Talansky

    Sound. I'm trying to keep an eye out for Bardet and Pinot but will just need to keep my eyes peeled to confirm.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Talansky caught by Contador group.
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2014
    Oh my, what a ride by Nibali. Get yourself in with a ton of hardcore classics guys and the gap moves from 15secs to 2mins over 30km.

    Kwaitek still there. Dark horse if he hangs on in the mountains.

    Kind of a good situation to be honest. Contador will have to murder the mountains.

    Issue is why Contador is not riding well enough on the cobbles.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Could be av bad day for the French - Peraud, Thibau...?
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Canc to go for it on the final section?
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    The_Boy wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Does anyone have a list of riders in the Contador group?

    Sh!tloads.
    Every favourite that isn't Nibs or Talansky

    Sound. I'm trying to keep an eye out for Bardet and Pinot but will just need to keep my eyes peeled to confirm.

    Think I saw Pinot in there earlier, looking reasonably comfortable.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Do you think the grumpy ones in here don't enjoy this? It's hard to believe so.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Bertie having a chat with the Swiss...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • jamie1012
    jamie1012 Posts: 171
    This gap to Contador should make the mountains fun, but let's not win the Tour here, eh Nibbles?
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    That doesn't look like a huge group around Contador anymore, 40 max?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Costa with Contador.


    It's all very well feeling safe with all the other favourites guys but Nibs is running away with it!
    _
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    Rick can you set up a proper live text updates for bikeradar? because your forum posts are beating the BBC news rubbish.

    I'm at a gold mine in the middle of the Atacama desert so streaming is impossible. I can't wait to watch the highlights in 6 weeks time what a stage.
  • bluemoon17
    bluemoon17 Posts: 718
    Porte with ripped bibs, has been down on his left side.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Hornaing cobbles. A tough section.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Nibali will want to lose the Maillot Jaune to give his team a rest. Westra has been incredible today.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,890
    Renshaw in the front group!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Oh my, what a ride by Nibali. Get yourself in with a ton of hardcore classics guys and the gap moves from 15secs to 2mins over 30km.

    Kwaitek still there. Dark horse if he hangs on in the mountains.

    Kind of a good situation to be honest. Contador will have to murder the mountains.

    Issue is why Contador is not riding well enough on the cobbles.

    I was worried we might have seen a coronation with the departure of Froome but hopefully not. Will be crossing my fingers for Little Flower (I'll probably have jinxed him now).
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So what is Cancellara waiting for? Got to go at some point.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Bluemoon17 wrote:
    Porte with ripped bibs, has been down on his left side.

    Kids sizes are generally cheap, he'll be okay.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Talansky group is not with Contador but @1.26! 3 Garmin teammates.
    _
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Crampeur wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Does anyone have a list of riders in the Contador group?

    Sh!tloads.
    Every favourite that isn't Nibs or Talansky

    Sound. I'm trying to keep an eye out for Bardet and Pinot but will just need to keep my eyes peeled to confirm.

    Think I saw Pinot in there earlier, looking reasonably comfortable.

    Looks like him but can't get a shot of his number. Reckon Bardet must be further back though.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    lawrences wrote:
    I'm at a gold mine in the middle of the Atacama desert so streaming is impossible.

    :shock:

    We've got correspondents in Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Denmark and other places, but THAT will take some beating :lol:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Lance Armstrong ‏@lancearmstrong
    Two words : Riders. Union.

    erm.....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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