TDF 2018, Stage 7: Fougères > Chartres 13/07/2018 - 231 km *Spoilers*

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Above The Cows wrote:
    If anyone is actually going to watch this (respect) here is an Eye Spy to keep you awake...

    ...

    7. E.Leclerc hypermarché
    ...

    It is also traditional to raise your spectacles and say "It is I".
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Some excellent chat about the castle in Fougeres to start off with. Looks a very pretty little town as well
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Mmmm pancake-sausage :D

    Question - do the Dennis Mentchikoffs fall over if you roll them uphill?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,702
    :lol:

    We have a no man break of the day.

    Nice stage design, Mr P.
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Degand from Wanty attacks, the bunch fans out and blocks off the road and that is that.. long day out for that young man
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Degand from Wanty attacks, the bunch fans out and blocks off the road and that is that.. long day out for that young man

    Only 223km to go....

    Doesn't look like he is going to ride very hard - the peloton is going to have to work really hard to keep him out there.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Degand from Wanty attacks, the bunch fans out and blocks off the road and that is that.. long day out for that young man

    Only 223km to go....

    Doesn't look like he is going to ride very hard - the peloton is going to have to work really hard to keep him out there.

    There's not even any french teams that are bothered about getting away. This is desperate

    At least there's a 4th category climb that he can help himself to the points for
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    ShutupJens wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Degand from Wanty attacks, the bunch fans out and blocks off the road and that is that.. long day out for that young man

    Only 223km to go....

    Doesn't look like he is going to ride very hard - the peloton is going to have to work really hard to keep him out there.

    There's not even any french teams that are bothered about getting away. This is desperate

    At least there's a 4th category climb that he can help himself to the points for

    Another 100km before that...... could be 4 hours away.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    There seems to be a stand off between Degand and the bunch, gap now decreasing to 47', almost as if he doesn't want to be there?
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    It is also traditional to raise your spectacles and say "It is I".
    My dad. Every single summer holiday of my youth.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,702
    Suddenly, the race explodes.
    Still 215 kms to go, though...
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    ShutupJens wrote:
    There seems to be a stand off between Degand and the bunch, gap now decreasing to 47', almost as if he doesn't want to be there?

    And the catch is made.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    This is more like it, I tuned in to watch a break going and now it's happening
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    The carpetbottom man with a spectacular prediction success in yesterday's Lanterne post:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    It might be worth watching the first five minutes though, just to see if the peloton pull the amusing - if cruel - trick of letting one rider pop off the front and then refusing to send anyone else up to join him in the breakaway.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    Group of about 9 away - some decent riders, if they ride, this might stick.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Lampert, Gallopin, Postlberger, Vermote, Vichot, De Gendt, Naesen, Gerrans in the break now trying to snap the elastic

    Yellow Lotto chasing
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    That’s not a bad break if they can make it stick.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Sounds like Gerrans has taken his seat in the passenger carriage. Colour me surprised
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    Yellow Lotto really didn't fancy riding on the front all day as the only sprint team without someone in the break, did they?
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Yellow Lotto really didn't fancy riding on the front all day as the only sprint team without someone in the break, did they?

    They clearly did not.

    Break caught, peloton fun day continues
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    ShutupJens wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Yellow Lotto really didn't fancy riding on the front all day as the only sprint team without someone in the break, did they?

    They clearly did not.

    Break caught, peloton fun day continues

    Are we nearly there yet?
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Ha Dan having a chat after his well deserved. Hope its a calm day for his legs before the 5km sprinters mayhem.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    According to the official site, Edet is the only local lad today. In 2017 he was a Soupe replacement.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    Offredo doesn't fancy his chances of being able to see the road furniture properly over 200km in the bunch, so says "sod it, I'll ride".

    Nobody else is bothered.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    Offredo's main claim to fame

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    36.5 km covered in one hour. It's going to be a long day.

    WHY. AM. I. HERE?*





    *Because it's displacement activity, obviously.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    This is basically the Tour's dirty protest over Trump's visit, isn't it?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,702
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    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    GO GO YO YO

    YOU'VE GOT THIS!

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