TDF 2019, Stage 18: Embrun > Valloire 25/07/2019 - 208 km *Spoilers*
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Has ITV4 gone bonkers with its ads today. Feels like every 10 mins.0
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KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:Has ITV4 gone bonkers with its ads today. Feels like every 10 mins.
They always front load the ads so they can go (mostly) ad free for the last climb0 -
57K to go and the Mailot Jaune group is almost only GC riders!
nice part of the world to ride in. (especially when the Porsche and ferrari tourists and hoardes of motorbike riders are banned for the day)0 -
got to launch egan i reckon"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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Van Barle dropping back from the KoM group while Castrovejo puts in some work on the front of the yellow jersey group.
I reckon Thomas has legs today.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
mididoctors wrote:got to launch egan i reckon
Would Thomas go straight out the back if they did?"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
Quintana up to 7th on GC - putting pressure on those in 7th and 8th, so they'll have to start chasing...0
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No tA Doctor wrote:Van Barle dropping back from the KoM group while Castrovejo puts in some work on the front of the yellow jersey group.
I reckon Thomas has legs today.
He just reconnected with the spots, who are now the lead group, I think.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
ddraver wrote:Given that both the Izoard and Galibier descents are beautiful "Introduction to Alpine descending" type roads (i.e. not very hard), does that help or hinder and attack over the top?
they are fantastic roads to get some speed up and not have any stress. Very nice indeed0 -
gsk82 wrote:mididoctors wrote:got to launch egan i reckon
Would Thomas go straight out the back if they did?
if pinot can follow egan will not persist. otherwise as is
everyone else stays put
Landa may go but his deficit is big"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 -
electronic gears ...worth the hassle?"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 descent into Briancon is nice and fast, but has a few up-hill bits. The road down to Valloire is tricky, especially the middle bit near the Pantani monument.ddraver wrote:Given that both the Izoard and Galibier descents are beautiful "Introduction to Alpine descending" type roads (i.e. not very hard), does that help or hinder and attack over the top?0 -
The priority must be to get rid of Alaphilippemididoctors wrote:gsk82 wrote:mididoctors wrote:got to launch egan i reckon
Would Thomas go straight out the back if they did?
if pinot can follow egan will not persist. otherwise as is
everyone else stays put
Landa may go but his deficit is bigTwitter: @RichN950 -
Given the weather today I'd think they'd want to put Pinot into troubleYou'll not see nothing like the mighty Quin.0
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alanparsons wrote:
The descent into Briancon is nice and fast, but has a few up-hill bits. The road down to Valloire is tricky, especially the middle bit near the Pantani monument.ddraver wrote:Given that both the Izoard and Galibier descents are beautiful "Introduction to Alpine descending" type roads (i.e. not very hard), does that help or hinder and attack over the top?
Yeah I've done them, can't quite decide if me finding them easy makes for a race on the descent or not...
I am self aware enough to know it's not because I just happen to have had a hidden talent for descending I'd hitherto never uncovered....We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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BigMat wrote:Quintana up to 7th on GC - putting pressure on those in 7th and 8th, so they'll have to start chasing...
Mischievous.Team My Man 2022:
Antwan Tolhoek, Sam Oomen, Tom Dumoulin, Thymen Arensman, Remco Evenepoel, Benoît Cosnefroy, Tom Pidcock, Mark Cavendish, Romain Bardet0 -
Amador looks fatigued as f**K
a few silly offs today. tired riders?"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 -
Funeral services, equity release and donkey charities... what's the ITV4 audience like, are they all Tory members?left the forum March 20230
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RichN95 wrote:
The priority must be to get rid of Alaphilippemididoctors wrote:gsk82 wrote:mididoctors wrote:got to launch egan i reckon
Would Thomas go straight out the back if they did?
if pinot can follow egan will not persist. otherwise as is
everyone else stays put
Landa may go but his deficit is big
probably anchor himself to thomas."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 -
Genuis!DeadCalm wrote:BigMat wrote:Quintana up to 7th on GC - putting pressure on those in 7th and 8th, so they'll have to start chasing...
Mischievous.2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
2011 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc (son #4s)
2013 Decathlon Triban 3 (red) (mine)
2019 Hoy Bonaly 26" Disc (son #2s)
2018 Voodoo Bizango (mine)
2018 Voodoo Maji (wife's)0 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:Funeral services, equity release and donkey charities... what's the ITV4 audience like, are they all Tory members?
the funeral services stuff needs to be banned"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 -
The terrain swings from favouring Movistar to Ineos...."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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anyone can win this race"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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ugo.santalucia wrote:Funeral services*, equity release** and donkey charities***... what's the ITV4 audience like, are they all Tory members?
*Middle aged cyclists worrying about road safety
**Middle aged cyclists wondering how to get a better bike
***Pedro Delgado fans****
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alanparsons wrote:
Now he weighs as much as a bag of flour, he seems able to manage 2500 metres, no problem.
It's only taken him 20 years, too."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Delete. Please fix this bloody forum.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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No tA Doctor wrote:Delete. Please fix this bloody forum.
... after the stage has finished though please"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
Far too many mountain scenery shots when there is a bike race to watch.0
