TDF 2020 - Stage 9: Pau - Laruns 153 km *Spoilers*

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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Riders all over the place.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pinot should work for reichenbach
    "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
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    I'm not saying Marc Madiot spent half the night forcibly playing the Marseillaise to Pinot whilst showing him images of people riding to victory, but...


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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    (and yeah, sure, aversion therapy works the other way so, y'know, rewrite the gag in your own head)
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    It's quite a dangerous stage finish for a isolated GC rider if you think about it . The flat run in . You don't want WVA up the road . It's a twofer for him. Gets the sprint points moves towards green .
    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    For a while there I thought the entire peloton minus Aru was going to be the break, and Aru the peloton.
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Hirschi having a good tour
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Wow - Pinot at a standstill
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    (and yeah, sure, aversion therapy works the other way so, y'know, rewrite the gag in your own head)

    Ah no, it was aversion therapy after all. Pinot now visibly sickened by the idea of being at the front of a bike race.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Who’s in the break?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    French TV need to stop showing pinot
    "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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    So Pinot - physical or mental? Maybe slightly physical but allowing it to affect him far more than it should. As someone who has always lacked the mental strength I know how easy it is to talk yourself into feeling every minor ailment. Wish they stop wasting camera time on him though.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Hirschi - gap - Martinez - gap - break (not sure sorry incl WvA though)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    He's going to abandon isn't he?
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Pinot joins the autobus
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Am I watching a different race ? WvA is in the peloton?
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Break (from CN)

    Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), David De La Cruz (UAE Team Emirates), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Daniel Martínez (EF Pro Cycling), Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Things Brit commentators don’t do enough - recap the race sitch with names
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Kamna had a soft crash earlier
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    edited September 2020
    rick_chasey said:

    Who’s in the break?

    Hirsch out front . Martinez gaudu reichenbach barguil . Castlevejo formolo kamna chasing
    "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: 75,661
    shirley_basso said:

    Break (from CN)

    Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), David De La Cruz (UAE Team Emirates), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Daniel Martínez (EF Pro Cycling), Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers)

    Cheers
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    J-V fully lined out with Yates on the wheel.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    rick_chasey said:

    Things Brit commentators don’t do enough - recap the race sitch with names

    What channel are you watching? ITV have been talking about him sitting on the front again ever since I switched on.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    edited September 2020
    Descending on damp roads later
    "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
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Hirschi looking strong
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Pross said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Things Brit commentators don’t do enough - recap the race sitch with names

    What channel are you watching? ITV have been talking about him sitting on the front again ever since I switched on.
    Yeah just turned ITV on.

    I’m confused - was WvA in the break and did he drop back? He’s definitely in the peloton.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Peloton not going that hard if Pinot has only lost a minute. Lots of little groups might get back on the descent as I can't see the favourites taking too many risks on this wet descent. Roglic will be glad to see the bonus seconds still on the cards.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Going to be interesting descending in that mist. Not that viewers are going to get to see it...
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    WvA was in the break and talk of a clear stage win but now dropped back to join the mountain train
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah yes this is how I experienced the Pyrenees for the most part. Climbing in and out of clouds.
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