TdF 2017: Stage 17 La Mure - Serre-Chevalier 183kms *Spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Roglic has a dig and puts Pauwels in trouble.
    Meanwhile, it's still Cadel Contador.
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  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Who is this Quintana guy that people keep on talking about?
    Ive hardly seen him this tour. Is doing both the Giro and then the Tour, a bridge too far?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    ben@31 wrote:
    Who is this Quintana guy that people keep on talking about?
    Ive hardly seen him this tour. Is doing both the Giro and then the Tour, a bridge too far?

    For everyone apart from Landa, apparently.
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    ben@31 wrote:
    Who is this Quintana guy that people keep on talking about?
    Ive hardly seen him this tour. Is doing both the Giro and then the Tour, a bridge too far?
    Peanut said he will not be trying it again.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    A small yellow jersey group, strung out, Sky down to four 12km to the top. I suggest Froome is feeling good.today.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Kidl out and Contador up there, not liking this.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Some serious motorbike drafting up front.
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  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 400
    Dinyull wrote:
    Do we think Millar criticising people helping Sky is sour grapes at his slap down from joining them?

    Nah, he's always bigging up his sister's efforts there. And he speaks quite highly of DB in his book.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Beautiful, isn't it?
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    Millar's sister still works for Team Sky so I wouldn't think it likely that he has it in for them particularly.
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    professeur wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    So Orica Scott on the front - que cut to adverts - just waiting for Millar to complain that they're working for Sky too ...

    Seems if you're with the Sky group you're not allowed to work you must just sit on. But if it's Contador - then that's ok, you can push him up the road ...

    He hasn't complained people are working for Sky. He bemoaned UAE for defending 8th place and suggested Yates has stage ambitions.
    yes he did - be critisied Swifty for riding for his team mate to defend 8th place which affects higher places in the GC because he's helping Sky along too ...

    Which is fine as a viewpoint ....

    But then goes on to praise an FDJ rider for pausing to help Contador back up to the breakaway when he has a mechanical - despite that's affecting GC too ...

    Which basically says to me - Millar doesn't like Sky/Froome ...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The breakaway are screwing this up.
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    edited July 2017
    Froome just got a powerbar or similar off the Moto. Allowed? Is it OK from the neutral bike?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Pauwels gets a gap
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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    The breakaway are screwing this up.
    Under 3 mins gap now
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    Putting the surge in Serge.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    hanshotfirst wrote:
    Dinyull wrote:
    Do we think Millar criticising people helping Sky is sour grapes at his slap down from joining them?

    Nah, he's always bigging up his sister's efforts there. And he speaks quite highly of DB in his book.


    They have a history:

    Close before and after DM got done
    Fell out - or rather Millar got arsey with DB - when DB told Millar he couldnt be in the team, and then even more so when DB booted De Jongh etc after the Lance fall-out
    Then kissed and made up after Vaughters left Millar out of his final Tour
    Now since the TUE stuff broke last year Millar has got on his high arse with DB once again
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    larkim wrote:
    Froome just got a powerbar or similar off the Moto. Allowed? Is it OK from the neutral bike?


    yes
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Slowbike wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The adverts and David Millar were the reasons I couldn't deal with the ITV4 coverage.

    I would hit mute - but I can't sit here watching it - so the audio is an attention grabber...
    Haven't got Eurosport ... don't really want to pay for it either ..
    I think Millar and Boulting are excellent, but I don't have Eurosport. Even my wife enjoys them and she's a very occassional cycling viewer.
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    larkim wrote:
    Froome just got a powerbar or similar off the Moto. Allowed? Is it OK from the neutral bike?


    yes
    Just checking after Bidon-gate.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I expect Millar was just annoyed at teams helping the chase of Bertie. He's a big fan
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Martin attacks. Obviously feeling better as he's out of the saddle. Couldn't do that since his crash.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,054
    Dan attacks, trying to regain yesterday's losses.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    That's brave, Dan
  • Richj
    Richj Posts: 240
    Martin having a go
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Quick reminder that first over Galibier wins the Prix Desgrange - highest pass. 5k Euros.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Dan "optimistic" Martin.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
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    Nieve slipping back, not done a pull yet.
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Nieve been poor this tour.

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