TDF 2017: 22nd July - Stage 20 - Marseille - Marseille 22.5kms *Spoilers*

above_the_cows

What does Bardet look like?

The Dutch comms can't stop laughing, José Been suggest he uses it as his Tinder profile.

RonB

Roglic - Dunno if it was a dropped chain or a bike change. Seemed to be struggling before that though. Got to be the worst place to have to restart, bottom of the climb.

above_the_cows

Dav1d1 wrote:

Tony Martin



Knew I should have picked uran in PTP

Has he shat himself?

poppit

Above The Cows wrote:

Dav1d1 wrote:

Tony Martin



Knew I should have picked uran in PTP

Has he shat himself?

Brown sandpaper on the saddle

orraloon

AG2R kit colours have some advantage.

RonB

Not got time to stop for a Dumoulin

blazing_saddles

Above The Cows wrote:

Has he shat himself?

He was sat on the ground against a coke machine earlier.
So, very similar. :P

above_the_cows

Uran's glasses have José in stitches.

above_the_cows

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Has he shat himself?

He was sat on the ground against a coke machine earlier.
So, very similar. :P

Coke machine in Marseille you say?

Did it look like this?

top_bhoy

lettingthedaysgoby wrote:

It's right in the middle of the stadium. Where else would you have it?

It appears to be just around the first bend after entering. I'd have it on the opposite side so they had to enter the stadium and have to cycle 3 bends.

above_the_cows

Lovely!

larkim

So, they time the finish to the nearest 100th of a second. But they set of with a bloke waving his fingers and someone hanging onto your back wheel.

Doesn't seem to be consistent.

RonB

Bit like the skiers the time starts with crossing a beam I think.

pirnie

Top_Bhoy wrote:

It appears to be just around the first bend after entering. I'd have it on the opposite side so they had to enter the stadium and have to cycle 3 bends.

It's not a loop, the start and finish sections are separate

Arguably, having them ride round the outside by the crowd would have been better though

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Dan sets off, hunting a promotion in the GC, could happen.

Bardet has lost his Blackadder look on the start line!

above_the_cows

Aru's off.

larkim

RonB wrote:

Bit like the skiers the time starts with crossing a beam I think.

OK, makes sense, thanks.

imatfaal

larkim wrote:

RonB wrote:

Bit like the skiers the time starts with crossing a beam I think.

OK, makes sense, thanks.

They all carry a timing chip which could be that accurate - on the road bike for most riders it is the thing which looks like a cadence sensor on the chain stay. Not sure about on the tt-bikes

RonB

Uran's off

blazing_saddles

The dark horse departs the ramp.

emadden

larkim wrote:

RonB wrote:

Bit like the skiers the time starts with crossing a beam I think.

OK, makes sense, thanks.

No beam...they start exactly on the minute as per the electronic clock. So if they hesitate or slow in setting off, it doesnt matter the timer has already started from that minute.

EDIT: Classic example of the clock starting without the rider: Delgado in Luxembourg in 89

kingstonian

Crowd are whistling Froome, no class at all

Pross

Gutted for Kwia, it could also have given a real quandary and allowed us to see Froome's attitude to his team had Kwia been in the hot seat with Froome in a position to pip him to the stage win. Would he have done it or backed off? We'll never know now.

emadden

poor attendance in stadium

blazing_saddles

Is underway. Game on.

RichN95.

Pross wrote:

Gutted for Kwia, it could also have given a real quandary and allowed us to see Froome's attitude to his team had Kwia been in the hot seat with Froome in a position to pip him to the stage win. Would he have done it or backed off? We'll never know now.

I doubt he'd know.

above_the_cows

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Is underway. Game on.

When Eric eats a banana...

Pross

Bertie flying

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Bertie made good gains in sector 2, now right on it, in the mix for stage win.

knedlicky

"take the risk or lose the chance" on Bardet's crossbar