TDF 2019: Stage 3, Binche > Épernay 08/07/2019 - 215 km *Spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    70kms to go so things should heat up in about 20kms....
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    not if theyve all fallen asleep.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    and right on q CRASH
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    And we have our first little chute of the day.
    Pat Bevin the most notable name involved.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Matthews getting flicked by the doctors car

    C'est le 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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Ineos all over the front
    "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
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    properly shifting now
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    ITV called it: Wellens attacks and leaves the break.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Tim wellens clips off
    "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
    Lotto trying to block the front
    "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
    Punctured bardet and zakarin
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Suddenly, we get a whole bunch of punctures.
    Is the publicity caravan chucking out tacks?
    The road surface is perfect.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Stress free chase back for Bardet. Looks to be some riding going on in the bunch now
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Finding that Ned is starting to grate on me a bit, as he's grown in confidence in the main commentator role he seems to have fallen into the trap of backing everyone for the win or bigging up TT abilities of various riders..
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Finding that Ned is starting to grate on me a bit, as he's grown in confidence in the main commentator role he seems to have fallen into the trap of backing everyone for the win or bigging up TT abilities of various riders..

    It's s poisoned chalice that job. Familiarity breeds contempt.

    The sheer numbers of hours we share with these people gets us to know them too well

    Ned was excellent at the UK nationals saved the event basically... I give them a lot of latitude
    "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
    Bit pacy
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    The good news for the GC boys is that there is going to be quite a small group left by the finish.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    edited July 2019
    Selection taking place on the climbs... Astana and Bora now
    "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
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Beautiful countryside now and a proper race 26k to go Wellens now has 1'14''
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Wiggins trying too hard to be cool in his commentary
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Yellow jersey sliding a bit
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Quite a slimmed down peloton - are all the GC leaders still in there?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    40-50 riders left?
    "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
    Quite a slimmed down peloton - are all the GC leaders still in there?

    Np shots of missing GC rider so guessing not
    "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
    Battle for bonus seconds
    "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
    Wind
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Astana laying it on the line...
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    carnage, bernal and thomas still near the front
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bernal marking
    "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
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    wva there
    is that woods for ef?