TDF 2020 - Stage 16: La Tour-du-Pin - Villard-de-Lans 164 km *Spoilers*

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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    mididoctors said:

    Hook jaw was my favourite . Couldn't quite get there with panzer g man thou .

    Hookjaw has been an avatar of mine on here at some point; I even had the Hook-jaw iron on T-shirt back in the 70's when I used to buy it every week from the first issue onwards. At least in this "kids rule ok" thumb he's holding a bicycle chain. Most of the back issues are on website called the penny-nightmare or something..
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Hopefully we will start to see some action from the break soon. My mind has been numbed by the ditch water on offer so far today.
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 784
    mididoctors said:

    Pierre should just ease up no one else is interested in Kom FFS

    He's unlikely to get many polkadot points tomorrow, if any, and none on Saturday, so he might as well try to get them today. Although even if he ends today with 45+, he might need as many again to win the jumper in Paris, depending on how the Slovenians do tomorrow.

    Good to see the red-number jersey up in the front group though, it doesn't always happen the following day.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    He's always been an attacking rider..
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,913
    jimmyjams said:

    mididoctors said:

    Pierre should just ease up no one else is interested in Kom FFS

    He's unlikely to get many polkadot points tomorrow, if any, and none on Saturday, so he might as well try to get them today. Although even if he ends today with 45+, he might need as many again to win the jumper in Paris, depending on how the Slovenians do tomorrow.

    Good to see the red-number jersey up in the front group though, it doesn't always happen the following day.
    My point is he could end up with the same points with less effort .
    "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: 18,913
    Bernal in the gruppetto is kind painful
    "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
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    mididoctors said:

    Bernal in the gruppetto is kind painful

    Saving himself for tomorrow I assume.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    edited September 2020
    About to abandon?

    Edit: nope. But I think it might be the wise move.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,613
    mididoctors said:

    Bernal in the gruppetto is kind painful

    It's like watching the latest great French hope the day after they've dropped out of contention. Even Rowe was still hanging onto the peloton at the time wasn't he?
  • thejimmymethod
    thejimmymethod Posts: 458
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    gsk82 said:

    mididoctors said:

    Bernal in the gruppetto is kind painful

    Saving himself for tomorrow I assume.
    Looks pretty chill about it
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    thejimmymethod said:

    L

    gsk82 said:

    mididoctors said:

    Bernal in the gruppetto is kind painful

    Saving himself for tomorrow I assume.
    Looks pretty chill about it
    Yeah. Having a laugh with the DS in the car.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Kamna, Carapaz, Alaphilippe and Reichenbach chasing down Pacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,913
    G Martin late move
    "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
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Do J-V really care about Dumoulin's top 10?
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Finally managed to get ITV sound and Eurosport coverage sufficiently out of synch that it's cut to a shot of Bernal with the following commentary:

    "Come quickly. He's sooooo thin. I don't think the poor thing can even walk. You've got to do something..."
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Benoot riding for Roche in the second group.
  • Kauto5
    Kauto5 Posts: 90
    Sepp Kuss just had an intimate moment with his top tube there :s
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    DeadCalm said:

    Do J-V really care about Dumoulin's top 10?

    If you had one hand on the GC why would you care about the minor places?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,913
    Sep kuss crash ..touch of wheels
    "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: 22,731
    Carapaz attacks Alaphilippe chases
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,913
    Carapaz like bomb ... Real suprise
    "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
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 784
    mididoctors said:

    jimmyjams said:

    mididoctors said:

    Pierre should just ease up no one else is interested in Kom FFS

    He's unlikely to get many polkadot points tomorrow, if any, and none on Saturday, so he might as well try to get them today. Although even if he ends today with 45+, he might need as many again to win the jumper in Paris, depending on how the Slovenians do tomorrow.

    Good to see the red-number jersey up in the front group though, it doesn't always happen the following day.
    My point is he could end up with the same points with less effort .
    I understood what you meant but there was always that outside chance that someone like Carapaz (also in the break) grabbed the earlier points today and enjoyed the next good couple of days too – and in no time he'd become closer the jersey in Paris than Rolland.
    I'd guess that's why Pacher went up the road – Rolland said 'That's it for me for today, Quenty, do me a favour and go get the points so Carapaz or Kämna don't get them'. But isn't going to work.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    darkhairedlord said:

    DeadCalm said:

    Do J-V really care about Dumoulin's top 10?

    If you had one hand on the GC why would you care about the minor places?
    I assume that was Martin's thinking but they have noticeably upped the pace following his attack.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,913
    Bam JA blows
    "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: 22,731
    mididoctors said:

    Carapaz like bomb ... Real suprise

    Well he certainly blew Alaphilippe up
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,913
    Carapaz show.wing class
    "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: 18,913
    blazing_saddles said:

    mididoctors said:

    Carapaz like bomb ... Real suprise

    Well he certainly blew Alaphilippe up
    The acceleration and lack of telegraph was impressive
    "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: 18,913
    Kamna keeps going
    "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: 18,913
    Just keep going kamna
    "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
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Bernal might be raising an eyebrow or two when he sees just how strong his domestique is looking.

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