TDF 2023: Stage 9:- Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme, 184km ***Spoilers***

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Gift day for the breakaway. Over 8 minutes now and still growing
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Looks beautiful there, wish I was on holiday in the area.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    So boring I’m actually enjoying Carlton’s diversions with JHB to an extent. This is probably what they should save him for.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    edited July 2023
    Pross said:

    So boring I’m actually enjoying Carlton’s diversions with JHB to an extent. This is probably what they should save him for.

    His regular blowing the gaff on the bell noise is pleasingly meta, I'll confess. It has a cheery "old man shouting at clouds" vibe. If he starts on the other conventions of tour coverage it could be quite fun, though I'm not sure he's quite brave enough...
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    2 race day
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Team GC kinda day
    "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
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,057
    Boivin attacks with ~62Km left, to go off front of breakaway, suggestion is Woods can now conserve energy in the breakway group.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bit of a scrap up front
    "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
    Boivin bonks
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Powerless makes selection
    "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
    Woods losing out again
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    That's a lot of glycogen a long way out
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Groupama drop the baton…
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Here we go
    "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: 22,726
    I can’t see anyone catching Jorgensen
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Jorgensen looks good
    "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: 22,726
    Ineos start their racing 4 hours late.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Hell of a view
    "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
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Christ. Seeing that climb ahead as you approach.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    That must be quite a daunting sight when you’re knackered and have been solo for 40km.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    gweeds said:

    Christ. Seeing that climb ahead as you approach.

    Scary

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Bunch reduces real.quick
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    gweeds said:

    Christ. Seeing that climb ahead as you approach.

    Reminds me of doing Snowdon trail marathon last year where you get to 19 miles and see the summit and the climbing is just about to start.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Jorgensen is machining it
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Jorgensen keeps increasing his lead, just about to hit the climb proper.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    There's some suffering today
    "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
    Jumbo are fried
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  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,648
    That view of the finish is comical, don't get that often.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Here comes kuss to the rescue ...but early
    "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
    I’ve got a feeling Pog might crack