TDF 2020 - Stage 18: Méribel - La Roche-sur-Foron 175 km *Spoilers*

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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Funny how Bahrain Merida get a load of stick for working for their opponents, but Sagan constantly shepherding Bennett into the front group so he can slide back on the climbs gets hardly any mention. If Sagan fancies a career as a super-domestique for a sprinter then he's building a pretty good highlight reel...
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    B and b struggling
    "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
    Come on carapaz go for a ride .
    "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
    Bilbao in there oufff
    "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
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    edited September 2020
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Funny how Bahrain Merida get a load of stick for working for their opponents, but Sagan constantly shepherding Bennett into the front group so he can slide back on the climbs gets hardly any mention. If Sagan fancies a career as a super-domestique for a sprinter then he's building a pretty good highlight reel...

    Bennett has got a long day ahead of him though. If he did any work in that breakaway, he might pay later.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    I remember riding down this now - hairpins, rock faces, mountain stream along the road. Lovely.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    The Gorilla steps off. Been fighting an injury since the start.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    So far this has been an absolutely fascinating start. So much going on.

    Carapaz chasing the polka dot jersey and Bahrain sending top riders up the road.

    Jumbo losing personnel and Gesink is already hanging by a thread.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • thejimmymethod
    thejimmymethod Posts: 458
    Hirschi pips Carapaz for the Kom points. Could be a fun battle today between those two
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Lots of cows at the top of the Cormet de Roselend.




    Anyone else think the Tour's been a bit cow deficient so far this year? Can't remember having seen that many.
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  • hillrunner
    hillrunner Posts: 48
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    The Gorilla steps off. Been fighting an injury since the start.

    Sad to see that he won’t finish. He’s a real class act, he must have been really trashed
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Got the race on in the background with no sound while I am working. Every time I looked there seems to be a different group on screen. Seems to have been chaos.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited September 2020
    Kirby and Brian Smith laying into the jury for not giving the combativity award to Carapaz, yesterday. Kirby saying they gave it to Alahpillipe to keep having a random Frenchman on the podium each day.

    Just sayin'.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,588
    blazing_saddles said:

    Kirby and Brian Smith laying into the jury for not giving the combativity award to Carapaz, yesterday. Kirby saying they gave it to Alahpillipe to keep having a random Frenchman on the podium each day.

    Just sayin'.

    Not like Kirby to get something right!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Naaaaw, used to be my stomping ground for a summer, and a very nice place to stomp it was too...

    Waiting for the guests to ride down in the patisserie in Beaufort... 😍
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,458
    edited September 2020
    Not sure how up to date it is - - but I quite like the race summary from the official TDF website

    https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/


    Good recap of the race postion

    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,458
    Ok
    Just refreshed it - now there's gaps and question marks
    They must be riding through a tunnel
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    So the aggressive GC start did not really materialise.

    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,024
    rick_chasey said:

    So the aggressive GC start did not really materialise.

    When was the last one of those?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bit active as s stage . So glad to see carapaz didn't think he had a second ride in him
    "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
    Riders every where today looks like a sportive
    "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
    rick_chasey said:

    So the aggressive GC start did not really materialise.

    Been a stiff start thou
    "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
    How old is gesink ?
    "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
  • hillrunner
    hillrunner Posts: 48
    Carapaz getting sneaky
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Hirschi low side crash.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    mididoctors said:

    How old is gesink ?

    34
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Hirschi crashes!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    edited September 2020
    Hirschii out rused
    "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
  • hillrunner
    hillrunner Posts: 48
    Time for kwiat and Carapaz to put the hammer down
  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    Ooft, that road rash looks sore!

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