TDF 2022:- Stage 12: Briançon to Alpe d’Heuz 165.1Km ***Spoilers***

1246716

Comments

  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    Potato hunting together, this is a lot to close up still
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    Froome seems to be slowing down Pidcock, which given how much extra weight Froome must have shows how strong Pidcock is going downhill.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    mooro said:

    Am I doing something dumb or is there no commentary on Eurosport?

    It's probably fired up a stream without comms, that usually happens to me if I'm watching via the Playstation app - should be an option to change somewhere - on my phone I'm currently offered English, Danish or Dutch, but a couple of days ago it insisted on Italian until I rebooted.
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Warped disc on Cattaneos bike? Or has he stuck a playing card to the fork with a clothes peg to be a moto!
    Scott Foil RC
    Scott Addict RC
    Trek Emonda
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Froome looks like he trying to draft a hamster.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    2 minute gap now for Froome and Pidcock.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    edited July 2022
    I was completely sure that Pogačar would lose the yellow jersey yesterday. I told my companions in the morning



    🤔😮
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    Pinot at the back of the bunch looking sad
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Good ride by the new Team GB Madison squad. Within 10" of the leaders now.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Just switched on, woo go Froome! Lol
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pinot got too marked out .... Ptp doom
    "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: 18,908
    Froome had one hell of crash.. good he can cycle at all ...his style has not got better for it though.
    "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: 11,435
    Blimey Pidcock goes downhill fast
  • Jtomesgreen
    Jtomesgreen Posts: 190
    Tom joins Powless on the front of the break descending the Telegraph - this is fun
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    It's one way of getting a 4 minute gap.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    The double take of the camera operator as they spotted Pidcock closing up Powless - who's been giving it some beans - was quite amusing then.

    And Pidcock just keeps going...
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Powless can't hold him!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    It's nice Pidcock's getting one last hurrah before he abandons.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Powless is having to sprint out of every corner just to stay in touch, yet was taking time out of the rest of the break (and probably still is). Really puts Pidcock's ride into context.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Slow down pidcock!
    "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
    Pierre Latour having a shocker of a descent as ahead Pidcock is getting out of sight from Powless through some of these corners. Unreal that kid
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    This is crazy, hope he doesn't get too carried away. The way he almost dove bombed Powless just by taking a far better line. Low centre of gravity must help.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    EF showing up, again. Good on them
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Road flattens out and a slightly relieved Powless catches back up. I really enjoyed watching that.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    He goes into corners the same pace as Powless but comes out several mph faster and opens a big gap.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    The race looks tired
    "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: 43,463
    UAE team manager out with Covid now too.

    Looks like being a good day to be in that break, I don't see JV doing more than they have to and not sure any of the top few riders being up to attacking.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    (Christophe Laporte showing 100% that the problem with French Cycling is French Cycling...)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pross said:

    UAE team manager out with Covid now too.

    Looks like being a good day to be in that break, I don't see JV doing more than they have to and not sure any of the top few riders being up to attacking.

    Flurry on the alpe will be about 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
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver