TDF 2018, Stage 9: Arras Citadelle > Roubaix 15/07/2018 - 156,5 km *Spoilers*

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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    That was so good

    I love the cobbles
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Great stage!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    The GC riders with teammates need to have a word with themselves for letting Landa and Bardet off the hook.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Awww. Degenkolb is blubbing a bit.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    That was all a little wacky but what has really changed in the GC minus the loss of Toblerone Boy?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Called Nibz average ride.
    _
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Naesen. Superstar!
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    The difference was Naesen had been sitting on in the Landa group and dragged Bardet back

    GC favourites playing silly beggers i the last 10k thinking they might be able to pinch some time
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    edited July 2018
    Brilliant Landa, Bardet made it back on couple of secs.

    Great ride from Dan too.
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    I have to say that was great. Heat, dust, suffering, pain, effort. Sport at it’s pinnacle. Bardet’s ride back on was great.
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Bardet's Strava moving time must be about 2 and a half minutes shorter than anyone else's.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Great sprint. GVA was pushing hard as Degenkolb didn't put any distance into him, really.
    Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    GET IN JOHNNNNNY DEGENKOOOOOOLB!!!!!!

    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    What a rollercoaster. Huge for Dangleknob, first proper big win since that accident, pretty happy for him!

    Bardet with worse tyres than Sep Vanmarcke, but both him and Landa showed what a tough job this is sometimes, I really hope that their ability to hang in there pays off this year
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Jeez! Dan looks like he's been in WW3
  • reborn2
    reborn2 Posts: 42
    Every time I saw Bardet chasing back on there was a stills moto bike 10 feet in front of him...
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    21 out of the top 24 are what you would call GC contenders.

    The other 3 are GVA, Phil Gil and Sagan
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    There are going to be some epic stories shared around the dinner table tonight
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Great interview with Degenkolb. Very happy for him.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    reborn2 wrote:
    Every time I saw Bardet chasing back on there was a stills moto bike 10 feet in front of him...

    That's what you're supposed to think...
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Fantastic stage, fantastic result. Great to see Degenkolb back.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    ShutupJens wrote:
    There are going to be some epic stories shared around the dinner table tonight

    The weeks roundup on the rest day tomorrow can just repeat stage9.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Got to give a little chapeau to the tiny climbers. Quintana especially. Never in any bother.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    So, was Thomas the only Sky rider not to fall off?
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    DeadCalm wrote:
    So, was Thomas the only Sky rider not to fall off?

    Don't think we saw Rowe go down either?
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    A big loser today was Egan Bernal. Previously the bookies favourite for the white jersey, he lost 16 minutes.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    edited July 2018
    “His collarbone isn’t broken. There are no broken bones. He’s been to hospital in Cambrai and is now on his way to Annecy. His bag is waiting for him there.”
    Ochowicz on Porte.

    https://twitter.com/ridemediaHQ/status/ ... 0612927488

    Bit of an odd end to the tweet?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Bardet's epic chase saves cobbles in the tour for 10 years or so....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Have AG2R gone beyond magic motors and invented teleportation. I thought Bardet was long gone and then he was back in the front group at one point before another inevitable puncture.
  • richard_t._biscuit
    richard_t._biscuit Posts: 246
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    “His collarbone isn’t broken. There are no broken bones. He’s been to hospital in Cambrai and is now on his way to Annecy. His bag is waiting for him there.”
    Ochowicz on Porte.

    https://twitter.com/ridemediaHQ/status/ ... 0612927488

    Bit of an odd end to the tweet?
    :shock:

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