Tour Down Under ****Spoilers***

inseine

Good win by Porte, 9 seconds ahead of Dennis who hangs onto the top spot by 2 seconds going into the last day.
Evans up there again in 4th but 16 seconds back on Porte. Some big time gaps for a 3.5k climb.

above_the_cows

There were Echelons!!!!!!!!!!

frenchfighter

Nice! Porte looking really lean and itchy. Good job that something broke him out of auto-bot mode.

Rogers and LLS not so far. Surprised Rohan was up there.

3rd place goes to none other than my man Fernandez.

frenchfighter

OUCH!


(stage 4)

frenchfighter

Watching it now and it really is a monster power attack on the others. Looks really good, no letting up, big ring out the saddle business. Dont think I have seen him grimace like that before.

EKIMIKE

gsk82 wrote:

do wheels often come off in crashes like the katusha guy's on the jeremy roy video?

I watched this closely too because it looked so strange. I was undecided as to whether the wheel came out or if the fork just snapped outright. Personally I'd be more surprised if the wheel came out than if it snapped, given the speed and forces involved.

The_Boy

Fork snapped. I imagine the wheel got stuck on something - pedal/handlebars or summat - causing the forks to shear.

shipley

Joelsim wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

GiantDance wrote:

Are there any normal TV channels showing any TDU?

Sky Sports

Otherwise there's a (legal) live stream from Aussie TV: http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8785996

Worth watching to make one more appreciative of Kirby and Eurosport, when they emerge from their Winter hibernation.

Watching P&P makes you appreciate Kirby all the more.

Those idiots get worse by the day.

Why does anyone pay for their drivel any more?

d_o_g

frenchfighter wrote:

Watching it now and it really is a monster power attack on the others. Looks really good, no letting up, big ring out the saddle business. Dont think I have seen him grimace like that before.

Just watched this on YT, and as he kicked for the 3rd time to drop Rohan, I thought to myself: "Wonder what FF will be thinking of this..."

specialgueststar

Nice 4th place GC for 'my man' Dumoulin

frenchfighter

Nice win for that youngster. Pretty poor race imo compared to last year but I suppose it is the first race of the year. Nice to see Evans on the podium. Think they should scrap the time bonuses for this race.

frenchfighter

Above The Cows wrote:

There were Echelons!!!!!!!!!!

Is it going back over the coverage to watch them? Looks like a bunch of Astana, BMC an FDJ...surprised they got pulled back.




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frenchfighter

Look at the vein on his right inside leg and then at his arm. The boy looks in fabulous condition. Bring on the pain game Richie.

specialgueststar

frenchfighter wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

I think thats newbie LeGac for Fdj - he's got stuck in from the gun and got a lot of pace France didn't have junior world champions for 30 years plus?? then 3 in almost succession and all the Le's!
Johan Le Bon
Olivier Le Gac
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
plus a second Arnaud Démare !

frenchfighter

Kenny de Haes. Check his hand.