So who now for the Yellow Jersey ?

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    RichN95 wrote:
    I think Woods will emerge as EF's leader. He's been pretty consistent these last couple of years.

    The BBC agree with you. For once, a half decent piece on someone other than the usual suspects,

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/48688183
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I think Woods will emerge as EF's leader. He's been pretty consistent these last couple of years.

    The BBC agree with you. For once, a half decent piece on someone other than the usual suspects,

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/48688183


    You mean this bit 'Nine months on, Woods - now 32 - is looking to the future again. He finished third at last September's World Championships and is eyeing up his first ever Tour de France in July.'
    Not exactly beating his drum.Not sure the BBC are 'agreeing' anything. They also don't mention ( and he doesn't) he is the third in line to the throne to two very experienced GT riders, therefore he should be going in a supportive role (super domestique)

    I think he's a great rider and hope it all goes well and who knows he might get lucky , he's certainly put himself in that position
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I think Woods will emerge as EF's leader. He's been pretty consistent these last couple of years.

    The BBC agree with you. For once, a half decent piece on someone other than the usual suspects,

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/48688183


    You mean this bit 'Nine months on, Woods - now 32 - is looking to the future again. He finished third at last September's World Championships and is eyeing up his first ever Tour de France in July.'
    Not exactly beating his drum.Not sure the BBC are 'agreeing' anything. They also don't mention ( and he doesn't) he is the third in line to the throne to two very experienced GT riders, therefore he should be going in a supportive role (super domestique)

    I think he's a great rider and hope it all goes well and who knows he might get lucky , he's certainly put himself in that position

    I didn't mean agree in the sense that you do, but in the fact that the BBC actually have bothered to produce a cycling related piece on their site that is about a non UK rider: the fact that they deem worthy of attention.
    As to whether he stays third in the EF pecking order, or ends up as their leader, no one knows until the road decides.
    But whatever.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Ef have some strong riders . Underachieve IMO.
    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Just not seeing Dan Martin. That "giving it some head" style is never going to help him limit his losses in the TT. Never mind he tends to have a bad day . Could see him win on the planck thou . Hope he comes good .
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,451
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I think Woods will emerge as EF's leader. He's been pretty consistent these last couple of years.

    The BBC agree with you. For once, a half decent piece on someone other than the usual suspects,

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/48688183

    Tom Fordyce is usually worth reading, he actually likes sport unlike Dan Roan who seems to hate it!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    r0bh wrote:
    Tom Fordyce is usually worth reading, he actually likes sport unlike Dan Roan who seems to hate it!
    Geraint Thomas's ghostwriter amongst other things.
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,451
    RichN95 wrote:
    r0bh wrote:
    Tom Fordyce is usually worth reading, he actually likes sport unlike Dan Roan who seems to hate it!
    Geraint Thomas's ghostwriter amongst other things.
    And the Brownlee brothers
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    r0bh wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    r0bh wrote:
    Tom Fordyce is usually worth reading, he actually likes sport unlike Dan Roan who seems to hate it!
    Geraint Thomas's ghostwriter amongst other things.
    And the Brownlee brothers
    And Peter Crouch.

    He's also someone that I have two mutual friends/acquaintances with - completely independent of each other.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    And a half decent 5k / cross country runner - turns out I've raced him a few times in the Cheshire / Manchester area without knowing it. https://www.runbritainrankings.com/runn ... teid=68524
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    ContrelaMontre wrote:
    Why has no-one mentioned Enric Mas?

    He's just been trounced on the first MTF in Switzerland. Not good at all.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    larkim wrote:
    And a half decent 5k / cross country runner - turns out I've raced him a few times in the Cheshire / Manchester area without knowing it. https://www.runbritainrankings.com/runn ... teid=68524

    I'm guessing he covers rugby too as he's got a few Cardiff Parkruns to his name all around the time of the 6 Nations and Autumn Internationals.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    So, Tom Dumoulin is out.

    At this rate we'll be looking at which of the sprinters can climb a bit.
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  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So, Tom Dumoulin is out.

    At this rate we'll be looking at which of the sprinters can climb a bit.

    Sagan to get his first TdF then
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    sherer wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So, Tom Dumoulin is out.

    At this rate we'll be looking at which of the sprinters can climb a bit.

    Sagan to get his first TdF then

    Stay with the GC group on the climbs, put in a half decent TT, pick up bonus seconds on the sprints. Sorted.
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  • shipley
    shipley Posts: 549
    Ooh they’re dropping like flies !

    Great, maybe an open, unpredictable TfF for once ?
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    doubt they will do but id love to see a GT with no high climbs, so you had more people who could win it. Keep the likes of Sagan etc in contention for longer and force the mountain goats to do something different to win
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Got to be Bernal now hasn't it...

    He'll gain some seconds over Thomas on the first serious mountain, and then will be their protected rider for the remainder of the race.
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  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    ContrelaMontre wrote:
    Why has no-one mentioned Enric Mas?

    He's just been trounced on the first MTF in Switzerland. Not good at all.

    Riding like he's short a pint of blood... :twisted:
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Don't really think Dumoulin being out changes the equation this time, sadly.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Ridgerider wrote:
    Got to be Bernal now hasn't it...

    He'll gain some seconds over Thomas on the first serious mountain, and then will be their protected rider for the remainder of the race.

    Errr, it didn't work quite like that, last year.
    Didn't happen until after stage 17 to Saint-Lary-Soulan.
    If both get through to the 3rd week in decent shape, it will happen there.

    A bit early to count out everybody but Bernal in the Swiss race, but some teams are faced with a real headache.
    The Dauphine crowd look to be in much better nick.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Have just spotted that Lawson Craddock's currently fifth at the Tour de Suisse...

    If he gets anywhere near the top ten in the Tour I fear I may go into full Kevin Keegan mode.
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  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    In many ways Egan Bernal is my favourite, but he just put 30seconds into Tiesj Benoot on a mountain top finish. A Tour de France winning performance that is not.
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    ContrelaMontre wrote:
    In many ways Egan Bernal is my favourite, but he just put 30seconds into Tiesj Benoot on a mountain top finish. A Tour de France winning performance that is not.

    He only attacked about 1km from the finish though.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    It's not only the real yellow jersey candidates that look pretty sparse, it's also the undercard boys who could be racing for other jerseys or the second half of the top 10.

    Both Spanish young guns, Soler and Mas who we would be looking at to make a further step up after big performances last year, seem to have taken a backward step. Today, both were not at the races.
    Riders racing against the clock after injury, such as Latour and Keldermann, really struggled today. Aru was perhaps the only positive.

    Not a GC candidate, but here is another breaking story about another big name who is now in doubt.

    https://twitter.com/sergiopiedrahit/sta ... 0969413632
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    I hope g doesn't just ride away from them all
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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Is Alaphillipe lined up to ride?
  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    Me-109 wrote:
    Is Alaphillipe lined up to ride?

    Yes. He's trying to win the mountain jersey again by getting into breaks on the right days.

    He's needs to lose a lot of time first before he'll be allowed to get away
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    He's needs to lose a lot of time first before he'll be allowed to get away

    No he doesn't. He's not a GC threat.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Not a GC candidate, but here is another breaking story about another big name who is now in doubt.

    https://twitter.com/sergiopiedrahit/sta ... 0969413632

    Good news for Dan Martin
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