TDF 2022:- Stage 5: Lille Métropole – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 153.7kms ***Spoilers***

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    Two perfect bike throws there, Clarke just had that touch more speed at the start of the lunge.

    Rog loses about 1' 50" to the Thomas group and 2'10" to Pog by my reckoning. Who would have thought the culprit would be a hay bale rather than the cobbles?
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    mididoctors said:

    Pross said:

    Really don't get Stuyven towing Pog in those last few kms. Pog only gain about 15-20" in the end for quite a big effort.

    UAE owe him a big brown envelope
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Ef had a plan and executed it
    "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: 22,701
    edited July 2022
    Jtomesgreen said:

    Well that move by Boasson Hagen is probably one of the worst tactical decisions I've seen in a while. Sprinted to close down Powless at 600 to go and kept going

    This.
    He watched Powless jump, did nothing, then shot his load chasing for at least 300 metres.
    He could have closed him down as soon as he moved as he was running on empty.
    Especially as he was rubbish at the game of chicken.

    Novice mistake for a guy with tons of experience.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,756
    kingstongraham said:

    Wva going to keep yellow?

    Yup, 13 seconds ahead of powless
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Plenty to talk about
    "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: 43,145
    WVA stays in yellow, good reward for his effort.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,756
    Some outstanding rides today. Pog and wva both absolute class. Amazing stuff.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    Good to have a stage that was being talked up actually delivering some excitement.

    Souns like Orla was shouting at the screen as well, her voice is nearly gone.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    That was fun. Unless you were riding in it, I suspect.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,756
    Roglic 2:17 behind Pogacar. He's not winning this race.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Rowe interview interesting
    "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
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,753
    Pretty cool to see a guy who looked like he was on the scrap heap in January win such a major stage of the Tour.

    The break deserved to win.

    Once again the cobbled stage has had quite an impact on the GC
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Orla's going to be a DNS tomorrow I think
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    Love Taco's honesty.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    mididoctors said:

    Rowe interview interesting

    What did he say?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Non-anglophone riders need to watch George Carlin's 'seven words you can't say on TV' routine #shittaco
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  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,581
    Taco... How you feeling?

    "S. H 1 T"

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    RichN95. said:

    Orla's going to be a DNS tomorrow I think

    I'm getting a sore throat just listening to her!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,534

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    mididoctors said:

    Ef had a plan and executed it

    Except Bettiol, who completely screwed his teammates

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    Just realised how lucky Vingegaard was that a large group came past just as he finally got his own spare bike.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    Rog dislocated a shoulder
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Roglic dislocated shoulder
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,145
    Pross said:

    RichN95. said:

    Orla's going to be a DNS tomorrow I think

    I'm getting a sore throat just listening to her!
    Actually, it's a shame those 0898 telephone lines aren't around anymore
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    What happened to VDP?
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    edited July 2022
    50x11 said:

    What happened to VDP?

    Looked tired and dropped midwayish through the stage.

    EDIT rolled in around 4minutes down
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    I'd suspect a rest day abandonment and a few MTB World Cups over summer.

    To be fair, after the Classics and the Giro, it's not unreasonable.
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  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    edited July 2022
    Wrong post replied to.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    andyrr said:

    Pross said:

    mididoctors said:

    Covid is the best chance everyone else has

    Pog is so far away from everyone else he won't catch it!
    Finished in the group 13 seconds behind Pogacar, same time as a certain Mr. vanAert Waaaaay out of his depth but as we know, the resident expert confirmed he won’t get past stage 8 so not long to go now.
    TP was also working with WvA to bring Pod s gap down.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    MattFalle said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    RichN95. said:

    mididoctors said:

    Jumbo and ineos have to take a pop at UAE here ..too good a opportunity


    I can't see Ineos with Ganna, Van Baarle, Rowe and Thomas quietly following wheels
    And TP. I'm assuming his name wasn't mentioned in case it summoned the troll. Put in a decent TT, so he's clearly got some form.
    his name hasn't been mentioned anywhere by anyone because he's out of his depth.

    soz.
    Finished in the group 13 seconds behind Pogacar, same time as a certain Mr. van Aert. Waaaaay out of his depth but as we know, the resident expert confirmed he won’t get past stage 8 so not long to go now.

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