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TDF 2022:- Stage 6: Binche - Longwy, 220kms ***Spoilers***

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  • Lanterne_RogueLanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,091
    All that and WVA drops his chain on the first climb!!!
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  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    kingstongraham said:

    I went out for an hour, and it's only just settled?

    Wva, fuglsang and Simmons is a weird break.

    Loads of teams need to bring this back
    "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
  • bm5bm5 Posts: 526
    Not sure why Simmons was on -1 points on KOM before this climb. Presumably a penalty for something.
  • ddraverddraver Posts: 26,242
    bm5 said:

    Not sure why Simmons was on -1 points on KOM before this climb. Presumably a penalty for something.

    Probably kicked a puppy or something...
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  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    i really didn't think WvA would be recovered for this sort of effort
    "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_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 21,604
    bm5 said:

    Not sure why Simmons was on -1 points on KOM before this climb. Presumably a penalty for something.

    Unloading the content of his beard outside the designated littler zone.
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  • RichN95.RichN95. Posts: 27,112
    bm5 said:

    Not sure why Simmons was on -1 points on KOM before this climb. Presumably a penalty for something.

    He posted the wrong coloured emoji I think

    Seriously though, it was part of the penalty when he rode on the grass a few stages ago
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  • No_Ta_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    20 mins ahead of fastest schedule, if anyone is planning a nap
    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

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  • rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,638 Lives Here
    This first week can pretty much be described as the WVA show. Incredible.
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  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,621
    rick_chasey said:

    This first week can pretty much be described as the WVA + Cort show. Incredible.

    FTFY. 😉
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  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,854
    Who wants to hear the DS in their ear: "So, what you've got to do now, is chase down Van Aert."
  • No_Ta_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    kingstongraham said:

    Who wants to hear the DS in their ear: "So, what you've got to do now, is chase down Van Aert."

    Alpecin?
    "Ah, the old enemy, let the hunt begin... "
    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

    @DrHeadgear

    The Vikings are coming!
  • ddraverddraver Posts: 26,242
    Somewhat poignant to see Sagan rolling through the intermediate sprint whilst having a natter with the car...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    It's mad that after all the desperate work Bike Exchange and Bahrain did to reel in the previous break they didn't get anyone away. Suspect they may have lost a few friends in the peloton today.

    Average speed for the stage now down to 50.2km/hr
    😱

    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

    @DrHeadgear

    The Vikings are coming!
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,854
    What just happened to Fuglsang? Did he lose his lunch, have a mechanical, or just decide to stop being an anchor on the lead?
  • No_Ta_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    kingstongraham said:

    What just happened to Fuglsang? Did he lose his lunch, have a mechanical, or just decide to stop being an anchor on the lead?

    I think he had to answer a call of nature
    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

    @DrHeadgear

    The Vikings are coming!
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    May stay away still
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    rick_chasey said:

    This first week can pretty much be described as the WVA show. Incredible.

    MvdP saved the giro as a spectacle

    WvA saved the tour

    "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
  • focuszing723focuszing723 Posts: 6,979
    I just drunk Redbull on a ride once and just felt all gassy, bloated and flatulent.
  • No_Ta_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    Wout flicks his elbow. Simmons grimaces and won't come past for a turn. Wout casually increases tempo by about 1% and rides him off his wheel
    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

    @DrHeadgear

    The Vikings are coming!
  • amrushtonamrushton Posts: 1,245
    edited July 2022
    might as well just have Pog and WvA ride the race themselves. No doubt it will be Not WvA again! he makes the race so boring. Didnt know Ineos were the leading team
  • phreakphreak Posts: 2,890
    Ineos are doing a good job for Pogacar here.
  • ddraverddraver Posts: 26,242
    phreak said:

    Ineos are doing a good job for Pogacar here.

    All the non- UAE GC teams to be fair...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • phreakphreak Posts: 2,890
    ddraver said:

    phreak said:

    Ineos are doing a good job for Pogacar here.

    All the non- UAE GC teams to be fair...
    But why is the question? Jumbo are getting an easy ride but why not make UAE work?
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    UAE dropping off deliberately?
    "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_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 21,604
    Well that was short siesta today.
    WVA might as well sit up and takes 5 minute breather.
    He could then ride them all off his wheel on the penultimate climb.
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  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    WvA
    "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
  • mididoctorsmididoctors Posts: 16,460
    Reeling him in .
    "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_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    MvdP and Mads P off the back
    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

    @DrHeadgear

    The Vikings are coming!
  • No_Ta_DoctorNo_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,031
    Magnus as well, riders getting shelled on a cat 4 here
    “Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”

    @DrHeadgear

    The Vikings are coming!
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