TDF 2021: Stage 4, Redon > Fougères 150.4 km **Spoilers**

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    van der Poel, Alaphillippe and Pogacar is a pretty good first row of riders behind the car on the roll out.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    above_the_cows said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Andover?

    Redon. I know one thing about Redon, it's twinned with Andover in Hampshire.


    Redone?

    Redon. I know one thing about Redon, it's twinned with Andover in Hampshire.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    The Badger is guest of honour today. The peloton considering some form of protest.

    Don't they know Hinault has previous breaking up industrial action?


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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    mididoctors said:

    ddraver said:

    That's a shocking cycle tan I agree ..... Simply horrible
    Yes those tan lines are nowhere near crisp enough.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    edited June 2021
    Perfect analogy for the problem here as some of the riders don't want to stop

    Edit - Eventually Greipel out-muscles JA and forces a halt.

    Looks a little lame now...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Griepel being daddy
    "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
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    All stopped now though... Greipel instigated.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    edited June 2021
    It can't be easy starting the next day like that.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025
    JA wasn't keen on stopping and then rode off first.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    edited June 2021
    JA gets bored and rides off, albeit slowly.

    149 to go...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    ddraver said:

    JA gets bored and rides off...

    149 to go...

    Surprised MvdP didn't attack, that's what he usually does when he's bored
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    edited June 2021
    Colbrelli telling roglic to go do one
    "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
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    No love lost between those two is there
    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.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    You can't hold you position and max concentration from 60 km to go which is what's happening ..riders brains are cortisoled to ffff by the time they are gutter to gutter in the finale
    "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: 22,730
    It sounds as if riders, both past and present, can be poles apart in this debate.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    I think I am coming to a position. I actually agree with Sagan it's a mindset issue as much as anything. As far as parcours go the CPA should have to sign off after Aso UCI have ...
    "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
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    ddraver said:

    Primoz needs to work on his OnlyFans account a bit...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    How do you ride a bike if your ar$e it ripped up that badly? It's insane.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    The Badger is guest of honour today. The peloton considering some form of protest.

    Don't they know Hinault has previous breaking up industrial action?


    Always find it strange that hardened union types couldn't deck a scrawny cyclist but then I guess they'd have lost the support of the public if they'd punched his lights out.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Anyone else noticed that WVA is not riding with the rest of the team?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    blazing_saddles said:

    Anyone else noticed that WVA is not riding with the rest of the team?

    Given how often they've gone ploughing into accidents, it's probably dawned on him that there are better wheels to follow...
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    "Tony! Tony! Ride in front of Cavendish!"
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Yesterday was a Millar, today is a Kirby.
    My new code for technical and non-technical finishes.


    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    When your local puts the Tour on for you pre football
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  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    blazing_saddles said:

    Yesterday was a Millar, today is a Kirby.
    My new code for technical and non-technical finishes.


    After the Giro GCN highlights with Sean Kelly's 'expert commentary' it's such a relief to have Millar back.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Good dress rehearsal for Cav
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Nice bit of lead out practice for Morkov and Cav...
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    JA taking a interest in 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
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    ddraver said:

    ouch. just bloody ouch ouch ouch.

    poor sod.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    ITV 4 play another blinder by missing the intermediate sprint
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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