TDF 2018, Stage 16: Carcassonne > Bagnères-de-Luchon 24/07/2018 - 218 km *Spoilers*

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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Bahrain rider took a large cross-field detour there.

    Haussler, according to Ned'n'DAve

    They've also been chuckling about Declerq, I think, who was taking a load of time, caught up to the protest, then had to get dropped a second time. Rather unfair if you ask me, but just goes to show how much work the LR is...
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    So 50km and a tear-gassing into the stage and we have a break of 8.
    Alaphilippe, Barguil, Valgren the most interesting names in it.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Term1te wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Why don't they just send out Hinualt on a derny 1k out?
    :lol:

    I'm serious, he love that kind of sh1t. Gets his aggression out gives Shamu a break.

    I mean LA doesn't really want to be messin around talking to stabilizer kids. Him and Hinualt job done.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Peloton aren't convinced this is the final break of the day, looks like a few others want to get across, Sky haven't managed to shut it all down yet.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Michelton Scott are chasing despite Impey in the break, looks like they want to give him a helper. Pozovivo tries to jump.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Break brought back
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    28 man break inc Valverde got away, Sky aren't allowing it I think. Kwiatkowski was in it but has dropped back.
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    RichN95 wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    I know that this descent is where Froome supposedly laid to rest for good the suggestion that he is a poor bike handler but, at the risk of invoking the opprobrium of the forum, in my opinion, he showed balls of steel rather than good bike handling skills. Going fast downhill does not equate to being a good bike handler. If I was a confident descender,* I'd be looking to not allow Sky to dictate the pace of the descent as they too often get away with doing, and try to force a mistake. It's a longshot but probably the best hope of Roglic or Bardet to put Froome under pressure.
    I'm not convinced by Roglic's decending skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNRYgKyZBAI


    Well that's one reason to pack in a career in ski jumping !!!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    De Clerq abandon
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Still no break, but Demare and Kristoff are off the back.

    This stage could get savage now, there are 70km done without a break, so getting it away and giving it a buffer looks a little tricky. If there's no buffer then GC racing may be on for the bonus seconds.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Caruso off the front alone with 10" and a lot of looking over his shoulder for company.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Well, I did say this stage was set up for a very long battle to get into the break.
    Wasn't think quite this long, though....

    It's very hard going but at least Sky aren't having to drag the bunch yet.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    A load of pictures of the farmers incident at L'Equipe

    https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-rou ... ation/6983

    ef554.jpg
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,719
    Ok, new game - What's the Gendarme screaming?

    Non Flossy, pas ici, cétait une nuit! Cést fini!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 403
    RichN95 wrote:
    A load of pictures of the farmers incident at L'Equipe

    https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-rou ... ation/6983

    ef554.jpg

    Poor goats! :cry:

    Seriously though, the pic of the girl getting sprayed in the face is disgraceful.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    ddraver wrote:
    Ok, new game - What's the Gendarme screaming?

    Non Flossy, pas ici, cétait une nuit! Cést fini!!

    Joe le Taxi!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    So Thomas got hit with some.

    Not ideal for him.
    _
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    So Thomas got hit with some.

    Not ideal for him.

    Is this a French put-up-job to knobble Thomas and Sagan?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    If I was heading into the third week with three mountains at the back end of today's stage, I would be stressing out if I'd just been pepper sprayed.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    So Thomas got hit with some.

    Not ideal for him.
    He'll be used to it if he's ever been down to watch Cardiff City
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited July 2018
    Someone pointed out that Simon Yates was at the Mitchelton press conference yesterday, and now Adam Yates's form seems to have returned.

    (The someone was joking, not actually suggesting a switcheroo)
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    RichN95 wrote:
    A load of pictures of the farmers incident at L'Equipe

    https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-rou ... ation/6983

    ef554.jpg

    FLOCK OFF!
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    hanshotfirst wrote:
    Seriously though, the pic of the girl getting sprayed in the face is disgraceful.

    She shouldn't be in that big crowd of rioters.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    It seems French police can't deal with big events... Euro 2016 was an utter disaster, the Tour is often plagued by accidents of all sorts caused by the public...

    They can't, they have very out of data tactics.
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  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    hanshotfirst wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    A load of pictures of the farmers incident at L'Equipe

    https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-rou ... ation/6983

    ef554.jpg

    Poor goats! :cry:

    Seriously though, the pic of the girl getting sprayed in the face is disgraceful.

    Equal rights innit!?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,719
    The dog be like, "My brain is a 10th of the size of yours but I'm better at this than all 3 of you losers!"
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • BikerGroveish
    BikerGroveish Posts: 183
    Is this just a ploy to lure Froome and Thomas into burning too many matches. Or is this a dangerous move that Sky need to cover fairly quickly?
  • the article don
    the article don Posts: 578
    TGOTB wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    ....at least they don't have to put on the lantern rouge.....
    We have a winner...

    Nicely done! :lol:
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    RichN95 wrote:
    ef554.jpg
    "But how do you explain his transformation...."
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  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 403
    effillo wrote:
    hanshotfirst wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    A load of pictures of the farmers incident at L'Equipe

    https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-rou ... ation/6983

    ef554.jpg

    Poor goats! :cry:

    Seriously though, the pic of the girl getting sprayed in the face is disgraceful.

    Equal rights innit!?

    Only when it suits.

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