TDF 2017: 15th July - Blagnac - Rodez - 181.5kms *Spoilers*

13567

Comments

  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2017
    Matthews won in some style.

    Froome is back into yellow - Froome finished in the front group, Aru completely ballsed that up.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Froome back in yellow!
    Bling wins the climb and the sprint.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Good tactics from the tactically inept Team Sky.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Does the 3 second rule apply? I'm not convinced there were any gaps that big.

    Great timing by Matthews and good team work by Sunweb.
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    Very good tactics by Sky and equally bad by Astana.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Yep, confirmed 4 second gap after Froome and Uran. Did Bardet miss out too?
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Pross wrote:
    Does the 3 second rule apply? I'm not convinced there were any gaps that big.

    Great timing by Matthews and good team work by Sunweb.

    There was at least one huge gap before Aru came in.
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Harry182 wrote:
    Very good tactics by Sky and equally bad by Astana.

    Astana just haven't got the horses. Great riding by Sky, all the same.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    This is a great route
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    The weakness of Astana highlighted there
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I think that's where the lack of team support comes in but still surprised how far back Aru sat. Didn't have today as a day for a change on GC.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Is Kwia the difference? Always seems to be in the right spot.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    I timed it as 23 seconds between Froome and Aru - gain in time will all depend on where the gaps are judged to be. There is already a group at +13seconds so Froome will have got yellow back
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Pross wrote:
    Yep, confirmed 4 second gap after Froome and Uran. Did Bardet miss out too?

    Bardet and Yates @ 4s. Aru some distance later.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Uran took time back as well...
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Aru given as +26 seconds and Froome as +1

    Froome leads by 19 seconds
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    there's no way that gap wasn't more than 6s

    meh to Matthews
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    that was poor from Astana
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Pross wrote:
    I think that's where the lack of team support comes in but still surprised how far back Aru sat. Didn't have today as a day for a change on GC.

    Just tell him to sit on Froome's wheel as soon as you see Sky massing at the front. Doesn't need much team support for that, and had plenty of time to get it sorted out.
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    1 FROOME Christopher No1 TEAM SKY 59h 52' 09''
    2 ARU Fabio No51 ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00' 19''
    3 BARDET Romain No11 AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00' 23''
    4 URAN URAN Rigoberto No188 CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 00' 29''
    5 LANDA MEANA Mikel No6 TEAM SKY + 01' 17''
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Is Kwia the difference? Always seems to be in the right spot.

    He's been the absolute b0llocks this year, and this tour particularly.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Uran took time back as well...


    ooooh
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,056
    Ouch, 25secs swing in GC to Froome from Aru! :shock:
    ================
    2020 Voodoo Marasa
    2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
    2016 Voodoo Wazoo
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Uran took time back as well...


    ooooh

    4 of them within thirty seconds. Tasty.
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Is Kwia the difference? Always seems to be in the right spot.

    He's been the absolute b0llocks this year, and this tour particularly.
    Agreed. Love him on the bike.

    Top 4 all within 30s of each other. Good race so far.
  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    Rumours of Froome's demise ended prematurely.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    edited July 2017
    Vino prepares his letter pad and sharpens his quill...
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Great awareness by Froome, always racing. Excellent win by Mathews as well. Would love to see Uran Uran on the podium in Paris and Aru off it.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Ridgerider wrote:
    A thought for the day...

    If Landa has accepted his position as no.2 in the Sky ranking, then it follows that he will not finish ahead of Froome in the GC.

    On that basis, whatever card Sky play with him is irrelevant. He is not in the game anymore.
    That's all very well for the yellow - but most teams are riding to protect podium, top 5 positions and Landa is a big threat there.

    How is anyone else to know whether he's accepted his position or not? If he's down the road and suddenly finds himself in yellow then all bets are off.

    Well I agree. I was just making the point that all these people arguing Landa is out of the game on the basis Sky might not "let" him take yellow are ignoring the rest of the race - the teams with a shout of a podium spot will ride for that.

    People in the Tour ride to protect top 15s...

    I was agreing with you. Could have sworn I'd typed 'also' at the start :oops:

    :)

    Further to this, looking at the rankings Bardet has the most dangerous team of the people above Landa. Bardet is currently in 3rd overall at +23s, less than a minute ahead of Landa - next time Landa gets up the road AG2R will surely chase.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I was worried for a minute that Luke may have compromised his lanterne rouge lead but was relieved when he said he got dropped with 10k to go so hopefully he rolled in with the bus.

Categories