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

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,700
    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?
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,954
    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.
    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.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    focuszing723 said:

    I'm surprised at Thomas doing that.

    Tawdry and frankly exploitative. Not a good look
    "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: 18,790
    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?

    Or a bluff ... Guess we are going to find out
    "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: 22,700
    Sagan dropped in the neutral zone. :p
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    Oooh if there was ever a stage to work from home.. and absolutely crush the morning's workload, it is today
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    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 pm
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    mididoctors said:

    I avoided mvdp as a pick because of the possibility he is just knackered from the giro....but could easily be a ruse

    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 wrong
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Imlach on ITV: "if ever there was a day to hand in your resignation..."
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    edited July 2022
    Jtomesgreen said:


    mididoctors said:

    I avoided mvdp as a pick because of the possibility he is just knackered from the giro....but could easily be a ruse

    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 wrong
    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 prep
    "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: 18,790
    poweredbyidris said:

    Imlach on ITV: "if ever there was a day to hand in your resignation..."

    Imlach is under rated
    "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: 18,790
    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 pm
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    mididoctors said:

    Don't swear Bradley

    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 though
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    Jtomesgreen said:

    mididoctors said:

    Don't swear Bradley

    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 though
    Entertaining more than enlightening.
    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    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...
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,754
    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

    First sector is at about 80km isn't it?
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    kingstongraham said:

    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

    First sector is at about 80km isn't it?
    Apologies that's me misreading the map completely
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,754
    This is on.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,533
    The 2nd group bridging to them is about 15 strong and has Uran in it.



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  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    kingstongraham said:

    This is on.

    Like Donkey Kong - Can't see even the front half of the bunch from the back, absolutely lined out
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    edited July 2022
    Jtomesgreen said:

    kingstongraham said:

    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

    First sector is at about 80km isn't it?
    Apologies that's me misreading the map completely
    Happens to us all
    "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
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,025
    I've also always wanted a finish line at the end of a pier so rid
    kingstongraham said:

    RichN95. said:

    Geraint Thomas has started selling NFTs so if he gets a puncture it will be deserved.

    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..."

    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.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,533
    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 change
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
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    DeVlaeminck said:

    I've also always wanted a finish line at the end of a pier so rid

    kingstongraham said:

    RichN95. said:

    Geraint Thomas has started selling NFTs so if he gets a puncture it will be deserved.

    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..."

    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.
    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 hate
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    If successive days' breaks contain one rider, one rider, two riders, then three riders...

    ... Is that a Fibianchi sequence?
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  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,581
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    🤣🤣🤣

    Chapeau Magpie doing exactly that.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    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 pm

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