The BB TDF Thread - May Contain Spoilers and Nonsense

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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    And that little italian bloke. Reckon he rides a girl's bike,
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    The one with the big nose?
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,628
    Pinno wrote:
    A brutally mountainous Vuelta or Giro? Non? Time will tell.
    Too much too young taking it's toll on his body is my guess. Take 2018 off from GTs and maybe.
    Focus on the climbers jersey otherwise. A poor prologue/TT could sort that out.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Pinno wrote:
    The one with the big nose?

    No, that's Coppi. He's long gone.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Big day for Quintana, especially if he's transferring between clubs next season
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Big day for Quintana, especially if he's transferring between clubs next season

    He's going to play for The forest of Dean CC?
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Pinno wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Big day for Quintana, especially if he's transferring between clubs next season

    He's going to play for The forest of Dean CC?

    Keeping something back for La Vuelta?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    Garry H wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Big day for Quintana, especially if he's transferring between clubs next season

    He's going to play for The forest of Dean CC?

    Keeping something back for La Vuelta?

    Well he's done a poor job of faking it.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Smashing effort from Roglic I thought. Froome looked well, looks like he's timed his peak.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    I'd like to think Duran Duran has it in him to have a go tomorrow on the Lizzard.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Can they dig out enough of Froome's TT, I don't think so? Obviously different tomorrow as a mtf, but he looks strong, rather than hanging on.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    hopkinb wrote:
    Can they dig out enough of Froome's TT, I don't think so? Obviously different tomorrow as a mtf, but he looks strong, rather than hanging on.
    Uran was a decent TTist, until he moved to c'dale
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    I think the TT would be more telling if:

    A) It was on Friday instead of Saturday and
    B) It was longer.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Tbh I'm p!ssed off to see a Primark version of Sagan win green. Hopefully Boassen Hagen will win in Paris.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Tomorrow I see Froome pulling out 45sec-1min on Bardet and Uran whilst Landa half wheels him for the last few hundred metres up to the line shooting sideways glances suggesting 'I could go past you if I was allowed'.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Tomorrow I see Froome pulling out 45sec-1min on Bardet and Uran whilst Landa half wheels him for the last few hundred metres up to the line shooting sideways glances suggesting 'I could go past you if I was allowed'.

    Hence Froome having difficulty winning no.5. Landa looks a boss in the mountains. Next few years will be interesting as the next generation get given the teams.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    hopkinb wrote:
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.

    If Froome had supported Landa more, it would be a Team Sky 1-2
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,974
    hopkinb wrote:
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.

    and there's a limit to the amount of French spit he can handle (at least delivered like that).


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.

    If Froome had supported Landa more, it would be a Team Sky 1-2

    That's an odd perspective.
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,787
    Where's the bloody mountain, this is boring.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Pinno wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.

    If Froome had supported Landa more, it would be a Team Sky 1-2

    That's an odd perspective.

    Like 2012 you mean?
    I'd hazard a guess that Froomes new contract with Team Sky designates he is team leader hence Landa off next year
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.

    If Froome had supported Landa more, it would be a Team Sky 1-2

    That's an odd perspective.

    Like 2012 you mean?
    I'd hazard a guess that Froomes new contract with Team Sky designates he is team leader hence Landa off next year

    Wouldn't expect anything else though, would you?

    Landa to one of these Arab state teams??
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    Garry H wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    I think, barring accidents, Froome has no.4 nailed on. No.5 may be a step too far.

    If Froome had supported Landa more, it would be a Team Sky 1-2

    That's an odd perspective.

    Like 2012 you mean?
    I'd hazard a guess that Froomes new contract with Team Sky designates he is team leader hence Landa off next year

    Wouldn't expect anything else though, would you?

    Landa to one of these Arab state teams??

    Landa and big nose together?!
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Big nose is finished.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    ...but he can get a job at the cheese factory.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    That looks like one hell of a sketchy descent for the GC guys.
    Squeaky bum time.
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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,496
    watched la course earlier, stage 1 was good, but that handicap stage was utter pants

    aso really didn't think that one through, they actually managed to come up with something worse than a tt
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 62,019
    Pinno wrote:
    That looks like one hell of a sketchy descent for the GC guys.
    Squeaky bum time.
    Talking of sketchy descents and squeaky bum time...
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,638
    I think the French crowd in the stadium were down right rude.
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