TDF 2022:- Stage 5: Lille Métropole – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 153.7kms ***Spoilers***
Comments
-
MvDP sounded rather depressed in this morning's interview.
Claims he couldn't follow yesterday, knows that something is wrong, but doesn't know why he doesn't have the legs.
Giro fatigue?"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Possibly.blazing_saddles said:MvDP sounded rather depressed in this morning's interview.
Claims he couldn't follow yesterday, knows that something is wrong, but doesn't know why he doesn't have the legs.
Giro fatigue?
Possibly a bluff too.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Tawdry and frankly exploitative. Not a good lookfocuszing723 said:I'm surprised at Thomas doing that.
"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 pm0 -
Or a bluff ... Guess we are going to find outblazing_saddles said:MvDP sounded rather depressed in this morning's interview.
Claims he couldn't follow yesterday, knows that something is wrong, but doesn't know why he doesn't have the legs.
Giro fatigue?"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 pm0 -
Sagan dropped in the neutral zone."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
-
Oooh if there was ever a stage to work from home.. and absolutely crush the morning's workload, it is today
0 -
I avoided mvdp as a pick because of the possibility he is just knackered from the giro....but could easily be a ruse"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 pm0
-
Ditto, very surprised that he was the bookies favourite this morning, I don't think subtlety is in his playbook but happy to be proved wrongmididoctors said:I avoided mvdp as a pick because of the possibility he is just knackered from the giro....but could easily be a ruse
0 -
Imlach on ITV: "if ever there was a day to hand in your resignation..."3
-
Yeah I hope I am wrong too ...be great to see him add his performance to this slow burning tour. His TT was pretty decent ..you think he has something . That said his giro "everyday all in" is perhaps not the best tour prepJtomesgreen said:
Ditto, very surprised that he was the bookies favourite this morning, I don't think subtlety is in his playbook but happy to be proved wrongmididoctors said:I avoided mvdp as a pick because of the possibility he is just knackered from the giro....but could easily be a ruse
"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 pm0 -
Imlach is under ratedpoweredbyidris said:Imlach on ITV: "if ever there was a day to hand in your resignation..."
"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 pm0 -
Don't swear Bradley"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 pm0
-
He's been an entertaining watch so far this tour.. noticed today and yesterday that his observations seem to be at odds with what everyone else is saying thoughmididoctors said:Don't swear Bradley
0 -
First cobbled sector is only at 26km in - I don't think there'll be a break today unless one goes within the first couple of KM0
-
Entertaining more than enlightening.Jtomesgreen said:
He's been an entertaining watch so far this tour.. noticed today and yesterday that his observations seem to be at odds with what everyone else is saying thoughmididoctors said:Don't swear Bradley
"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 pm1 -
Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
-
You know that feeling when we came out of lockdown and social interaction was almost crippling? Well imagine how Magnus Cort feels out front with two riders...0
-
First sector is at about 80km isn't it?Jtomesgreen said:First cobbled sector is only at 26km in - I don't think there'll be a break today unless one goes within the first couple of KM
0 -
Apologies that's me misreading the map completelykingstongraham said:
First sector is at about 80km isn't it?Jtomesgreen said:First cobbled sector is only at 26km in - I don't think there'll be a break today unless one goes within the first couple of KM
0 -
This is on.0
-
The 2nd group bridging to them is about 15 strong and has Uran in it.
Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Like Donkey Kong - Can't see even the front half of the bunch from the back, absolutely lined outkingstongraham said:This is on.
0 -
Sneaky ef 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 pm0
-
Happens to us allJtomesgreen said:
Apologies that's me misreading the map completelykingstongraham said:
First sector is at about 80km isn't it?Jtomesgreen said:First cobbled sector is only at 26km in - I don't think there'll be a break today unless one goes within the first couple of KM
"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 pm0 -
I've also always wanted a finish line at the end of a pier so ridkingstongraham said:
Considering how positive the responses to his tweets are normally, it's notable that there have been 80 replies so far to this announcement, and the least negative is "The first time I actually hope someone has been hacked..."RichN95. said:Geraint Thomas has started selling NFTs so if he gets a puncture it will be deserved.
I don't even know what they are - some kind of digital art or something ? I don't really get it and I'm not sure I want to. Things like this and bitcoin make me realise I'd hate the future.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
The big chasing group dropped back, there's a trio with Powless trying to bridge.
Meanwhile Max Walscheid takes a quick tarmac snack and bike changeWarning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
It's like bitcoin for crappy gifs. Given you have to burn a rainforest down to create them, we probably won't even get to the future you think you'd hateDeVlaeminck said:I've also always wanted a finish line at the end of a pier so rid
kingstongraham said:
Considering how positive the responses to his tweets are normally, it's notable that there have been 80 replies so far to this announcement, and the least negative is "The first time I actually hope someone has been hacked..."RichN95. said:Geraint Thomas has started selling NFTs so if he gets a puncture it will be deserved.
I don't even know what they are - some kind of digital art or something ? I don't really get it and I'm not sure I want to. Things like this and bitcoin make me realise I'd hate the future.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
If successive days' breaks contain one rider, one rider, two riders, then three riders...
... Is that a Fibianchi sequence?0 -
0
-
It's fast"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 pm0