TDF 2018, Stage 8: Dreux > Amiens Métropole 14/07/2018 - 181 km *Spoilers*

No_Ta_Doctor

underlayunderlay wrote:

Burghardt shows the correct way to deal with being caught out by today's edition of "Simon Says" and attacking when you're not supposed to:

https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1018074096284979200

That is absolutely magnificent.

blazing_saddles

Finally, a couple of French dudes come out of retirement to join Ten Dam up the rue.

No_Ta_Doctor

TailWindHome wrote:

Surprises me that there aren't riders in the peloton that would be allowed to break away, get 15 mins and stay away.
Long standing well respected domestiques and the like.

No gifts at the tour.

Yoann Offredo says he talked to riders before he attacked yesterday, asked them to give him 15 mins to make it interesting for viewers, but they only gave him 9. He was mightily pissed off.

ddraver

I can't find and English link yet but how much time can we waste talking about Kittel's DS ( or team mate, not sure) saying he's arrogant and only thinks of himself? Plays on his phone during team briefings etc...

No_Ta_Doctor

ddraver wrote:

I can't find and English link yet but how much time can we waste talking about Kittel's DS ( or team mate, not sure) saying he's arrogant and only thinks of himself? Plays on his phone during team briefings etc...

Can we have a Dutch link then, and let Google translate do its thang.

RonB

3 riders are clear of the peloton, Grellier, Ten Dam and Minnaard

Pross

Ten Dam's attack reminded me of my only ever break in a road race where I'd moved to the front before the main hill to avoid getting dropped and looked behind as I rolled over the top to find two of us were well clear. I then had to ride for a few miles looking like I was trying until I could reasonably sit up. Didn't have a DS to drive up and tell me to wait unfortunately.

Pross

RonB wrote:

3 riders are clear of the peloton, Grellier, Ten Dam and Minnaard

Down to 2 as Ten Dam's DS drives and asks WTF is he doing. I can't recall a Bastille Day stage without a break containing most of the French teams, it's weird!

Pross

Break gained 6'30" in less than 20k. Stages like this always make me wonder how long I could sit in the peloton.

mattsaw

Pross wrote:

Break gained 6'30" in less than 20k. Stages like this always make me wonder how long I could sit in the peloton.

Cav mentioned it it his book.

Basically the pace would be fine, but most people would cause a crash before making it out of the neutral zone.

FocusZing

Bloke on a road bike with a rucksack was passing them then.

Vino'sGhost

Pross wrote:

Ten Dam's attack reminded me of my only ever break in a road race where I'd moved to the front before the main hill to avoid getting dropped and looked behind as I rolled over the top to find two of us were well clear. I then had to ride for a few miles looking like I was trying until I could reasonably sit up. Didn't have a DS to drive up and tell me to wait unfortunately.

hahah I remember attacking a few mins before a big hill in order to get a head start and ride at an easier pace and turned round to see id woken everyone up and it ended up faster than it would have done.

FocusZing

Dan bike change. Drafting cars back with quite rightly no penalty.

Vino'sGhost

whos the guest commentator on Eurosport?

larkim

Froome in bike handling shocker

RonB

Grellier gets a point for being 1st over the côte de Feuquerolles (cat4)

RonB

& takes the sprint as well. Sprint in the peloton for 3rd place et al won by Démare followed by Sagan, Gaviria & Greipel.

ShutupJens

RonB wrote:

& takes the sprint as well. Sprint in the peloton for 3rd place et al won by Démare followed by Sagan, Gaviria & Greipel.

Glad the french get their sprint win on bastille day

RonB

Should be favourite for wearing le dossard rouge tomorrow as well.

Pross

Sagan doing his bit for the hidden motor conspiracy theorists by moving up the bunch into the wind whilst freewheeling

above_the_cows

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

The team hotels for this stage.

Surely these are for tonight? I'd be a bit annoyed about staying in Amiens and then having to schlep 181km back to the start.

Nope, cos tomorrow night the team hotels are all around Annecy.

So these are the hotels for tonight. Not the ones they stayed in last night? I'm confused.

above_the_cows

ddraver wrote:

Don't want to encourage yesterday's thread any more...

Here's how Sporza dealt with yesterday - https://sporza.be/nl/2018/07/14/michel-jose-saaie-rit/

So discussions about having a wee, French chauvinism, Planckaert and pigs. OK.

Pross

That bit of road surface was a cyclists dream!

blazing_saddles

Above The Cows wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

The team hotels for this stage.

Surely these are for tonight? I'd be a bit annoyed about staying in Amiens and then having to schlep 181km back to the start.

Nope, cos tomorrow night the team hotels are all around Annecy.

So these are the hotels for tonight. Not the ones they stayed in last night? I'm confused.

They are the hotels for tonight.
They tend to be either at the stage finish towns, (Amiens) or around the following days start town. (Arras)
For instance, Lotto Jumbo stayed in Dreux, last night, other teams where in Chartres.

FocusZing

So a third of the TDF has been sh1t so far apart from a couple of minutes at the end.

Lanterne_Rogue

In other sports (I'm told they exist), the FA have been fined £50k or so for "wearing unauthorised socks". Good to see football tackling the important issues. Something similar for dressing entirely in polka dots might be something for cycling to consider.

(eta there'll be a photo in a moment to illustrate, I'm sure. Several of you seem to have them bookmarked for just this sort of occasion)

above_the_cows

underlayunderlay wrote:

In other sports (I'm told they exist), the FA have been fined £50k or so for "wearing unauthorised socks". Good to see football tackling the important issues. Something similar for dressing entirely in polka dots might be something for cycling to consider.

(eta there'll be a photo in a moment to illustrate, I'm sure. Several of you seem to have them bookmarked for just this sort of occasion)

Voila

above_the_cows

Blazing Saddles wrote:

They are the hotels for tonight.
They tend to be either at the stage finish towns, (Amiens) or around the following days start town. (Arras)
For instance, Lotto Jumbo stayed in Dreux, last night, other teams where in Chartres.

Ah ha, for some reason I thought they were last nights and so hence the confusion. This makes much more sense.

lettingthedaysgoby

Afternoon all.

Has anything happened yet?

Lanterne_Rogue

lettingthedaysgoby wrote:

Afternoon all.

Has anything happened yet?

Short answer: no.

Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooo