Cycling thread 2015

Bruce Wayne · July 23, 2015

The gap to Contador has been halved in no time with the attacks.

Bruce Wayne · July 23, 2015

Looks like Valverde has popped.

Whistlin' Dixie · July 23, 2015

Bruce Wayne said:
Fuglsang wiped out by a motorbike

Seen him go down - didn't know he'd hit a motorbike. Back up with the chasing group now. Recovered very well.

Bruce Wayne · July 23, 2015

Bit of a damp squid thus far. Quintana has been pretty poor, no real signs of aggression from him.

Whistlin' Dixie · July 23, 2015

Bruce Wayne said:
Bit of a damp squid thus far. Quintana has been pretty poor, no real signs of aggression from him.

Yer. Been fairly disappointed by him, tbh. Valverde's done ok this year though.

bluelife · July 23, 2015

Tomorrow is the day that Quintana has been talking about for ages- he will go all out with valverde on those final climbs

Happy for Bardet, seems a nice rider....KOTM extremely close

blueloon · July 23, 2015

Quintana said before start today that he'd probably save his attack for tomorrow , the long mountain finish tomorrow will certainly suit him but a bit disappointing he didn't attack more today . Maybe they've settled for 2 and 3 and not want to risk it but hey 2 real days left they've git to go for it.

bluelife · July 23, 2015

It's certainly not over this. All it takes is for Quintana to be stronger than Froome over these last 2 brutal stages and massive gaps could open. Can just as easily see Froome leaving Quintana behind too though!

Whistlin' Dixie · July 23, 2015

bluelife said:
Tomorrow is the day that Quintana has been talking about for ages

Same thing was said in the Pyrenees.

bluelife · July 23, 2015

Whistlin' Dixie said:
Same thing was said in the Pyrenees.

Don't know about that, pretty sure Quintana was one of the ones saying the Alps suit him better and Froome could fade

Bruce Wayne · July 23, 2015

Froome looked a bit dodgy towards the end today. Almost like he was suffering from some of the stomach issues that afflicted Porte.

blueloon · July 23, 2015

Chris Froome KOTM for me , I don't think the main teams will allow a breakaway tomorrow or Sat they'll reel them in so it will come down to GC men on the final climb . Froome won't be bothered about winning it maybe 30 sec loss will be sufficient to keep Quintana in check for Alpe d'Huez. I remember when the route was first announced and there was dismay from Froome that it was a climbers tour and talk of him concentrating on the Giro or Vuelta , well it all comes down to the next two days of climbing .