TDF 2022:- Stage 18: Lourdes - Hautacam, 143.2Km ***Spoilers***

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    JimD666 said:

    After all the discussion earlier in the thread about past riders going up hill in the 53 ring, turns out that according to Robbie McEwen, Riis was using a 48.

    Not what I saw
    I mean I did ditchling deacon as dressed up as a parrot in 48x16…
    Did you ? That's a big gear for parrot 🐦 costume

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    WvA looks chilled
    "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
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Bertie on the bike is a total waste of time
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Not sure wout is far enough to go for the stage win / polka
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Not as fast as 96
    "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: 22,728
    Chapeau Louis Meintjes. Hanging tough with the podium boys.
    Just like a GC good un.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    It's all coming together
    "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
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    WvA attacks from front group
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    WvA attacks
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    WvA attacks! And dispatches Pinot
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Martinez with him. Pinot dropped
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Come on wout, polka is there to win!
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Riis did ride Hautacam on a small big ring, btw. Of course, he was doping at the same time.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Martinez takes over lol. Must be feeling super
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    edited July 2022

    Bertie on the bike is a total waste of time

    how dare you! frenchfighter you're needed fella!!!!
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Sorry if I’ve missed it already (I’ve been ‘working’) but if Wout did win Green and the Polka dots how long a gap would it be since that last happened? Assuming a while?
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  • mididoctors
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    Bardet completely out of 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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Gap still shrinking to group wout but slowly
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    Well this has all got a bit boring now. Will probably end up in a final 200m sprint.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pog can't be feeling good anymore
    "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: 22,728
    Thomas cracks
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  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Just 40 secs for WvA now. Not gonna happen
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  • mididoctors
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    Diesel mode for g
    "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
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    JV now busy riding down WVA in his attempt for the spots...
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Watching Jumbo racing Jumbo!!
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  • blazing_saddles
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    JV now busy riding down WVA in his attempt for the spots...

    Outstanding
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  • davidof
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    Thomas cracks

    isn't he riding for third place?
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  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Gap holding steady around 30s
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Poor pinot ...
    "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