TDF 2018, Stage 13: Bourg d'Oisans > Valence 20/07/2018 - 169,5 km *Spoilers*

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  • HamishD
    HamishD Posts: 538
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    (as in fencing them in, not Errol Flynn).

    POTD :lol:
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Hello all - I've just got in from fencing some donkeys (as in fencing them in, not Errol Flynn). From the fact there's still only three pages I guess I've not missed much apart from some sprinters teams pointedly not working because they've run out of sprinters?


    Seeing as there is nothing going on in the stage today, you might as well tell us a bit more about the donkeys

    Were any of them named after Scottish indie rock bands?

    No, boring names like "Star", "Fern" and, for the duration of our time there, "Evil little bastard just bit me".

    Still work classed it as a volunteering day, so we got paid for being there despite knocking off early, the donkey sanctuary got a load of fencing moved and erected, and one donkey got to learn what human flesh tasted like. Everyone's a winner.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Hello all - I've just got in from fencing some donkeys (as in fencing them in, not Errol Flynn). From the fact there's still only three pages I guess I've not missed much apart from some sprinters teams pointedly not working because they've run out of sprinters?


    Seeing as there is nothing going on in the stage today, you might as well tell us a bit more about the donkeys

    Were any of them named after Scottish indie rock bands?

    No, boring names like "Star", "Fern" and, for the duration of our time there, "Evil little bastard just bit me".

    Still work classed it as a volunteering day, so we got paid for being there despite knocking off early, the donkey sanctuary got a load of fencing moved and erected, and one donkey got to learn what human flesh tasted like. Everyone's a winner.

    Hopefully it doesn't like it, could end badly...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Poor old breakaway.
    FDJ laying the foundations for a mass abandon in the Pyrenees.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Hello all - I've just got in from fencing some donkeys (as in fencing them in, not Errol Flynn). From the fact there's still only three pages I guess I've not missed much apart from some sprinters teams pointedly not working because they've run out of sprinters?


    Seeing as there is nothing going on in the stage today, you might as well tell us a bit more about the donkeys

    Were any of them named after Scottish indie rock bands?

    No, boring names like "Star", "Fern" and, for the duration of our time there, "Evil little bastard just bit me".

    Still work classed it as a volunteering day, so we got paid for being there despite knocking off early, the donkey sanctuary got a load of fencing moved and erected, and one donkey got to learn what human flesh tasted like. Everyone's a winner.

    So, if I read this right, you got paid for giving a group of donkeys an erection, before knocking them off?
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    pottssteve wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Hello all - I've just got in from fencing some donkeys (as in fencing them in, not Errol Flynn). From the fact there's still only three pages I guess I've not missed much apart from some sprinters teams pointedly not working because they've run out of sprinters?


    Seeing as there is nothing going on in the stage today, you might as well tell us a bit more about the donkeys

    Were any of them named after Scottish indie rock bands?

    No, boring names like "Star", "Fern" and, for the duration of our time there, "Evil little bastard just bit me".

    Still work classed it as a volunteering day, so we got paid for being there despite knocking off early, the donkey sanctuary got a load of fencing moved and erected, and one donkey got to learn what human flesh tasted like. Everyone's a winner.

    So, if I read this right, you got paid for giving a group of donkeys an erection, before knocking them off?

    When the RSPCA come knocking I'm blaming you, okay?
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Schar out on his own - 50 secs ahead with 19km left...
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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    pottssteve wrote:
    Schar out on his own - 50 secs ahead with 19km left...

    That white BMC of his is a thing of great loveliness.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Lotto and FDJ on the front. Who are Lotto riding for (other than Sagan!)?
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Schar full gas but the gap's down to 20 secs.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    lostboysaint wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Schar out on his own - 50 secs ahead with 19km left...

    That white BMC of his is a thing of great loveliness.

    The front end is, but that tiny rear triangle isn't doing it for me. It's like they've done a cut and shut with a kid's bike.
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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    lostboysaint wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Schar out on his own - 50 secs ahead with 19km left...

    That white BMC of his is a thing of great loveliness.

    The front end is, but that tiny rear triangle isn't doing it for me. It's like they've done a cut and shut with a kid's bike.

    Nah, it's lovely. He's also my height so I wonder if they'd do a deal on it?
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    lostboysaint wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Schar out on his own - 50 secs ahead with 19km left...

    That white BMC of his is a thing of great loveliness.

    The front end is, but that tiny rear triangle isn't doing it for me. It's like they've done a cut and shut with a kid's bike.


    Agreed. The downtube looks too big compared with the rest of it.
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    lostboysaint wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    lostboysaint wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    Schar out on his own - 50 secs ahead with 19km left...

    That white BMC of his is a thing of great loveliness.

    The front end is, but that tiny rear triangle isn't doing it for me. It's like they've done a cut and shut with a kid's bike.

    Nah, it's lovely. He's also my height so I wonder if they'd do a deal on it?
    A bit light on decals, i'm sure there is thread on here that can sort them out...
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Meanwhile, back in the race, Schar is about to be caught with about 8km left
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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Uh? Oh yeah, there's a race today.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    The most interesting thing so far is the clean minimalist look of the BMC.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Not bad, he managed to almost 5km. Sprint winding up.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Trek setting up for Degenkolb - 1500m left
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Gilbert jumps!
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Absence of recognized sprinters could make for dangerous finishes
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Sagan - again!
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    decent sprint
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Sagan
    Kristoff
    Demare
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    This Sagan bloke is utterly dominating the sprints.
    Beat the plucky French hope.
    Why aren't the crowd booing? :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    This Sagan bloke is utterly dominating the sprints.
    Beat the plucky French hope.
    Why aren't the crowd booing? :P

    Maybe they are asleep?
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    underlayunderlay wrote:

    Does anyone else get the feeling that this is one of those Peter Sagan tribute stages?

    (that should put the mockers on him)

    Of course, pointing out the commentators curse immediately undoes it.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Nice dig by Gilbert there under the flamme rouge, put the wind up the sprint teams.
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Been asleep for a while - off to bed now. :)
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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    pottssteve wrote:
    Sagan
    Kristoff
    Demare

    Is that a list of the sprinters left or the top 3?

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