TDF 2019, Stage 17: Pont du Gard > Gap 24/07/2019 - Stage 17 - 200 km *Spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    An absolute cloudburst.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,645
    Xandro Meurisse is ahead of Romain Bardet on GC. He needs another 11 minutes to move into the top 10
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Good to know that French weather forecasters are as carp :P as UK ones.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,645
    Xandro Meurisse is ahead of Romain Bardet on GC. He needs another 11 minutes to move into the top 10

    He's now ahead of Fabio Aru, and chasing down his teammate Guillaume Martin.

    Yes, it's that boring
  • Just switched on 50k to go, nout appened then?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,645
    Xandro Meurisse is ahead of Romain Bardet on GC. He needs another 11 minutes to move into the top 10

    He's now ahead of Fabio Aru, and chasing down his teammate Guillaume Martin.

    Yes, it's that boring

    He's moved ahead of Guillaume Martin and is now Virtual Best Wanty Rider
  • So why on earth schedule the chat with Philippe Gilbert for 30km to go!!?? When, have a guess what, there's an attack from the break...
  • So why on earth schedule the chat with Philippe Gilbert for 30km to go!!?? When, have a guess what, there's an attack from the break...

    On Spanish TV we are getting a chat with Pedro Delgado.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Trentin drops everybody.
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,474
    What chance someone from the peloton will try to leap off the front as Trentin did? Or have they ridden too steadily for that to be realistic?
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    Tony Martin. Wtf?
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Tony Martin deliberately tries to put Luke Rowe in a ditch. :shock:
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  • alanparsons
    alanparsons Posts: 529
    edited July 2019
    Looked like he pulled off the front and didn't know Rowe was there.

    Trentin wins.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    Be interesting to see what the commissaires do about that.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    If the commies take a really officious view of that maneuver, Martin could be off the race.
    I reckon a Jumbo fine forthcoming most likely.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Matt White with a tear in the eye again.
  • alanparsons
    alanparsons Posts: 529
    Think Tony was trying to get a time penalty in order to advance his Lantern effort?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Looked like he pull off the front and didn't know Rowe was there.

    Trentin wins.

    Yer right. That's why ITV are talking about it...........before they go to an ad break.
    Probably kick off now.
    Think Tony was trying to get a time penalty in order to advance his Lantern effort?

    :lol:
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  • alanparsons
    alanparsons Posts: 529
    edited July 2019
    Jumbo gone from the front, DQS and Ineos in charge now.
    I am watching EuroSport, hardly made a mention of it, which is surprising as Kirby is on comms and he loves a good BS story.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Alaphilippe looks to have his sensible head on.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Looked like he pull off the front and didn't know Rowe was there.

    Trentin wins.

    Yer right. That's why ITV are talking about it...........before they go to an ad break.
    Probably kick off now.

    Yeah Alaphilippe's probably attacking right now.
  • so they're not showing the GC group finish the race....?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Jens Voight waving microphones around now...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    Meh. Martin saw him there and then had another go.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • alanparsons
    alanparsons Posts: 529
    so they're not showing the GC group finish the race....?

    Eurosport are, not much going on though, going to be another 10+ mins until the main group finish.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    so they're not showing the GC group finish the race....?

    Eurosport are, not much going on though, going to be another 10+ mins until the main group finish.

    Kirby more interested in giving a weather forecast for tomorrow, than what's going on in the race atm.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • so they're not showing the GC group finish the race....?

    Eurosport are, not much going on though, going to be another 10+ mins until the main group finish.

    I was being a bit impatient - but they went to the ads after the break came in, then had some interviews and some chat - huge break in coverage when the GC group are going up the final climb of the day.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    What's with Alaphilipppe and all the leg shaking, tongue waging? Is he tired on getting ready for a sprint?
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,845
    What a gripping dash to the line that was by the GC peleton. :lol:
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