TDF Stage 19: Maubourguet to Bergerac ***spoiler***

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ugo.santalucia

Anyone wants to put a penny on Sagan? :roll:

RideOnTime

Sagan will miss the break...

Tom BB

Blazing Saddles can you tidy this up please! 8)

RichN95.

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Anyone wants to put a penny on Sagan? :roll:

I've got a fiver on Kittel at 6/1, which I thought was silly odds (I know he's tired but he's usually odds on for sprint stages)

blazing_saddles

Tom BB wrote:

Blazing Saddles can you tidy this up please! 8)

OK.

While the UK continues to enjoy a proper Summer, the races plods on through grey skies and rain....



Could it still play a part in the outcome of the race?
I wouldn't fancy these conditions, tomorrow.

cesco

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

Dippydog2

I cycled the route a few weeks ago. Really smooth Tarmac freshly laid on the one and only hill up to Chateau Monbazillac. It will be a really fast stage. Wind behind as well.

RichN95.

cesco wrote:

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

They won't though, for that reason.

salsiccia1

cesco wrote:

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

What? And they can't get another one in? Even a nice estate from Avis or Europcar would be better than nothing, surely.

RichN95.

Salsiccia1 wrote:

cesco wrote:

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

What? And they can't get another one in? Even a nice estate from Avis or Europcar would be better than nothing, surely.

The problem is not the car itself - they've been thrown out by ASO along with JJ Rojas for rule breaking.

salsiccia1

RichN95 wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

cesco wrote:

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

What? And they can't get another one in? Even a nice estate from Avis or Europcar would be better than nothing, surely.

The problem is not the car itself - they've been thrown out by ASO along with JJ Rojas for rule breaking.

Ah. As you were. :oops:

bobmcstuff

Blazing Saddles wrote:

It goes through a place called Condom? Titter titter.

milton50

Lets get the condom innuendos out the way on the first page.

above_the_cows

RichN95 wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

cesco wrote:

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

What? And they can't get another one in? Even a nice estate from Avis or Europcar would be better than nothing, surely.

The problem is not the car itself - they've been thrown out by ASO along with JJ Rojas for rule breaking.

Sorry but ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. My sides.

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Is anyone going to post a picture of John Nettles? I would but I'm on an iPad at the hairdressers.

above_the_cows

Milton50 wrote:

Lets get the condom innuendos out the way on the first page.

The French are good at these sorts of place names. There's a Tampon on Reunion.

salsiccia1

And while we're here, let's have a Charlie Hungerford

above_the_cows

Excellent work. John Nettles looks a bit dishy in that pic if he still looked like that I might watch Midsommer Murders.

dsoutar

How long was Rojas behind the car ? Must have been a bloody age for a DQ, no ?

And it wasn't even on the climb !

adr82

dsoutar wrote:

How long was Rojas behind the car ? Must have been a bloody age for a DQ, no ?

That or the ASO don't like Movistar either

frenchfighter

RichN95 wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

cesco wrote:

Movistar only have one car left in the race. Might be a problem if one of their riders gets in the breakaway.

What? And they can't get another one in? Even a nice estate from Avis or Europcar would be better than nothing, surely.

The problem is not the car itself - they've been thrown out by ASO along with JJ Rojas for rule breaking.

That really is pretty ridiculous.

knedlicky

Weather down by Bergerac. They‘ve also had hailstone between the showers. Wind too (notice photo with barriers blown over). At the moment not actually raining at Bergerac, but there is an orange alert storm warning for the whole area crossed during today's stage.

type:epyt

Missed comedy opportunity with Stefano/Greg there. They should have had the rear window going up and down to mimic Greg talking.

ddraver

Hopefully this terrible London weather will continue so you all stay away from the pub tonight and I can have a nice quiet day

Are they going through any Gironde Forest? Havent seen "that" photo for a while...

above_the_cows

dsoutar wrote:

How long was Rojas behind the car ? Must have been a bloody age for a DQ, no ?

And it wasn't even on the climb !

Maybe it was cumulative. Perhaps this isn't the first time this Tour and perhaps they failed to stop when the commissaires told them to stop.

blazing_saddles

Been live on tv for 10 minutes now.
One minute the Sun is shining, the next, the heavens open.
125kms to go and the usual suspect form the break.

dabber

knedlicky wrote:

Weather down by Bergerac. They‘ve also had hailstone between the showers. Wind too (notice photo with barriers blown over). At the moment not actually raining at Bergerac, but there is an orange alert storm warning for the whole area crossed during today's stage.

I was riding in the Departement du Lot (a bit to the east of them) this morning and got caught in an a horrible storm, the rain was lashing down and lots of thunder and lightning... not nice. The roads were awash.

Macaloon

Christian Guiberteau: «This is favourable for a bunch sprint»

Questioned during the race by France Televisions, Giant-Shimano's DS Christian Guiberteau said: “With five riders in the lead, it's a race scenario favourable for a bunch sprint finish. Cannondale was quick to ride behind the breakaway with us, Lotto did a bit too and Katusha should cooperate soon. Usually in the last stage before the time trial and Paris, it's more difficult to control the race but many teams want the same thing today. John Degenkolb has recovered from his injury. He's really motivated. If Marcel Kittel overcomes the hill before the finish, he's faster than John but more probably, it's a good finish for John.”

GAUTIER C.
SLAGTER T.
ELMIGER M.
TAARAMÄE R.
GERARD A.

2:50 on the bunch. 84.5km gone.

above_the_cows

Apparently Rojas drafted and then held onto the car. Can't say I'm terribly sorry for him, karma is not temporally limited.

above_the_cows

CHENG

Macaloon

Wonder when the team will inform Elmiger that he exposed his Red Cross parcel to a worldwide daytime TV audience.