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  • epc06
    epc06 Posts: 214
    The form gap between Porte and Froome is considerable. I doubt Froome has enough time between now and the Tour to get to the level required to win
  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,447
    EPC06 wrote:
    The form gap between Porte and Froome is considerable. I doubt Froome has enough time between now and the Tour to get to the level required to win

    Porte's odds for the Tour dropped to equal favourite with Froome after the stage yesterday.
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    Porte still hasn't managed a 3 week tour without some form of collapse along tne way ... Hopefully, this will be tne year to change that but I doubt it as his current form only suggests he has one direction to go in ...
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Just read inrng's Roads to Ride on the Plateau de Solaison - gonna be a doozy of a MTF to finish off a weeks racing; 11km at over 9% average is enough to allow an in form climber to put serious time into rivals.

    Shame that only in form climber seems to be Richie who just needs to defend

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Today's 115km stage looks a lot better than the 101km romp they have planned for July 14th.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Apparently it's kicked off early. Nine in the lead group. Then peloton reduced to 30 due to Froome attacking. About 85km to go.

    When does dodgy streaming TV start?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    A bit profound that post I just made.
    Looks like the race has completely exploded. Porte isolated and riders everywhere.

    Streams not until 12-30 to 40ish Rich, I'm afraid. :(
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Of course, as soon as we post, it's coming back together on the descent.
    Gallopin lone leader being chased by Barguil, Voeckler and..............wait for it.....................Si Clarke.
    Live pictures about half way up the Colombieres I reckon.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    I have Eurosport player UCI channel starting at 1240 - it seems FranceTVsport starts at 1330 local which would make sense.

    Jesus Herrada (Movistar), Esteban Chaves and Roman Kreuziger (Orica-Scott), Alexei Lutsenko (Astana), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Warren Barguil (Sunweb), Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac), Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie), Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates) have 25 seconds lead over the yellow-blue jersey group
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    imatfaal wrote:
    I have Eurosport player UCI channel starting at 1240 - it seems FranceTVsport starts at 1330 local which would make sense.

    Jesus Herrada (Movistar), Esteban Chaves and Roman Kreuziger (Orica-Scott), Alexei Lutsenko (Astana), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Warren Barguil (Sunweb), Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac), Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie), Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates) have 25 seconds lead over the yellow-blue jersey group
    That's old news. Current situation is that Gallopin is in the lead solo about a minute ahead of the peloton (who seemed to have calmed down a bit as Swift was second over the first summit)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    68kms left for Gallopin. The bunch 50 seconds behind.
    Just starting on the Aravis.
    So, it looks like we'll get to see both the final climbs in full.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Froome has attacked again. Valverde & Porte have followed. But then regrouped

    Kwiatkowski, Clarke, Barguil and Kreuziger are between them and Gallopin
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,310
    FFS. GP Horsens on TV2 DK.

    Had it on in the background and wondered why I wasn't noticing any mountains....
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    All the BMC domestiques are dropped again.
    At the summit of Aravis.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Gallopin
    Lopez, Kwiatkowski, Yates, Barguil, Clarke, Kreuziger and Laengen at 30s
    GC group at 1.10
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Froome's attacked again - Valverde, Contador and Martin follow.

    Imagine if this race had an exciting rider like Quintana in it instead of boring robotic Froome.
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  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    So how’s Porte faring? I can’t find any news or TV or streaming here.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Porte's got his way back to Froome
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    All that are left, about 25 riders, are now together, as they start climbing Colombieres.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Good god French TV has a lot of adverts
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Sure does!
    22 riders in total left.

    I'm now going out............
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    TV coverage starts. Valverde & Aru on the attack.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Riders all over the mountain. Porte under real pressure
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  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,158
    Live on Eurosport player now
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Are & Valverde 1.25 ahead of Porte

    Porte has literally let everyone go up the road while he watches Froome
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Argh our new house has no internet and apparently I have to go to Ikea now anyway... booooo
  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,158
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Argh our new house has no internet and apparently I have to go to Ikea now anyway... booooo

    Our local Ikea has free wifi :D
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,036
    Titch having trouble after a Froome attack close to the col.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Froome attacks Porte. May be dropping him
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,310
    Oooh. This is very interesting!
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