TDF 2018, Stage 18: Trie-sur-Baïse > Pau 26/07/2018 - 171 km *Spoilers*
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FDJ didn't feel confident letting that gap grow."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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LR being …?sagefly wrote:Durbridge could be there to enahnce his LR credentials
I think FDJ were keeping the break close because they didn’t trust themselves to close it down otherwise. Not many teams interested in helping them, of course.
Now Stuyven, Gogl, and Vanmarcke have formed a chasing group of terrifying speed. The lead five have accelerated rather than wait for the reinforcement of that trio.
Interesting that Trek-Segafredo don’t want a sprint with Degenkolb … or do they just want FDJ and UAE Emirates to do all the chase work?0 -
OnYourRight wrote:
LR being …?sagefly wrote:Durbridge could be there to enahnce his LR credentials
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dont chase them...make the break up front do the work"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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and strand them in no mans land."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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the group up front should of slowed down a bit...lol"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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very interesting situation actually."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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Agreed. Fun to watch.0
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Now the gap has gone out to a more sensible margin of over 2 minutes, but how much effort have they already expended?
GroupFDJ and UAE will be hoping that Bora will join in when the chase does begin."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Hayman punctures. On disc brakes so changing the wheel took an eternity.0
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OnYourRight wrote:Sagan has sewn up the green jersey.
I didn't think he'd have the skills for needlework. Maybe he used that invisible webbing stuff!
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yeah the injured sagan card is a boon for bora"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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Maybe got his wife to do it?BM5 wrote:OnYourRight wrote:Sagan has sewn up the green jersey.
I didn't think he'd have the skills for needlework. Maybe he used that invisible webbing stuff!
Oh, hang on.....Pannier, 120rpm.0 -
OnYourRight wrote:Sagan has sewn up the green jersey, has already won three stages, and has now crashed heavily. Even if he physically could be in contention today, I see no reason for him to try too hard. Risks crashing again and not making it to Paris.
He'd be stupid not to rest up for a shot on the Champs. He'll never get a better chance of winning in Paris.0 -
Today is my first chance since stage 8 to watch live.......
So bored I've resorted to working.0 -
This stage is so dull I'm wandering who'd win the sprint between the Watchfinder General and the Tel Aviv alley cat...0
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For someone who has likely spent two turds of his life elsewhere, Nicolas Roche sounds very Dub0
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Correlation is not causation.0 -
Think the riders should have been allowed to bring in their toys today0
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BM5 wrote:
Is he on Eurosport?Mad_Malx wrote:For someone who has likely spent two turds of his life elsewhere, Nicolas Roche sounds very Dub
Yes, with Hatch
In the giro they were messing around with different teams on the player and the TV channel though, which meant that it was sometimes possible to avoid CK0 -
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Cav on itv40
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Mad_Malx wrote:Jesus this privacy popup comes on every time I switch pages now
More exciting than the stage though.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Was quite good, I thought. He’s not always good at getting his point across but has some interesting observations on the sport.BM5 wrote:Cav on itv4Ecrasez l’infame0 -
That would be sensible. I hope he mashes like a man possessed.Dinyull wrote:OnYourRight wrote:Sagan has sewn up the green jersey, has already won three stages, and has now crashed heavily. Even if he physically could be in contention today, I see no reason for him to try too hard. Risks crashing again and not making it to Paris.
He'd be stupid not to rest up for a shot on the Champs. He'll never get a better chance of winning in Paris.Ecrasez l’infame0 -
BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
Was quite good, I thought. He’s not always good at getting his point across but has some interesting observations on the sport.BM5 wrote:Cav on itv4
Team Dimension Data's Mark Cavendish, who fell outside the time limit on stage 11, speaking to ITV2: "I do a different sport to that which Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome do. It is just physiologically impossible to get through some of these stages. I toyed with the idea of coming in super-heavy and super-strong and just going for 10 days and perhaps fell a bit between those two stools.
"Those Team Sky guys work harder than any one else on the road. To see Geraint grow stronger and stronger and look so comfortable makes me so proud."Coach H. (Dont ask me for training advice - 'It's not about the bike')0
