TDF 2023: Stage 1:– Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km ***Spoilers***

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Cav dropped and Kirby is back to ruin the finish.
    Tough going on all fronts.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Lost my internet.. thank god for itv
    "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
    Lost my internet.. thank god for itv
    "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: 22,725

    Lost my internet.. thank god for itv

    There's also S4C which helps cover their extended and regular ad breaks.

    Mads Pedersen exits the rear of the peloton. Quinn Simmons too.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Pogacar signals his intent…
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Bjerg riding this climb hard for Pogacar
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    It's on
    "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: 43,462
    Fraile getting dropped is a surprise. Lutsenko dropped too now. Barguil doing his customary shipping of time to go chasing polka dots.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Bjerg did some damage before pulling off.
    Lutsenko having a bad day, gets dropped
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Bit surprised this climb is a 2nd cat.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Girmay dropped a bit.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Some high profile riders hanging on at the back.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Mas and Carapaz down.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Chute Mas and Carapaz,
    Both standing but not looking comfortable
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Unlucky carapaz
    "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: 22,725
    Both out by the looks, although the doctor's check is finishing Mas's chances...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Carapaz is just nails isn’t he. Ooof
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Reduced bunch
    "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
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Carapaz looked worse off, but he's riding again now
    Mas not on his bike yet, gc definitely over for him, might be concussed
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    (Though dear reader I too finished my rides when I broke my shoulder and when I broke my wrist thieve in the same accident. Probably even less sensible than this lot doing it)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Reduced bunch

    Lots of deliberate drops to save themselves
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Guess who swapped Mas for O'Connor into his Velogames team, 15 minutes before the deadline? :'(
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431

    Carapaz looked worse off, but he's riding again now
    Mas not on his bike yet, gc definitely over for him, might be concussed

    My hunch is concussion too.
    Wonder has a doc stepped in and said no way.


    Mas abandon
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,649
    Mas abandons
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Mas abandon
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  • Heartbreaking for Mas
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    He should have kept going
    "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: 22,725
    O’Connor miles off the pace.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Yates in a twin attack. :D
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Yates Yates ...Choo Choo
    "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