Cycling thread

[Disgruntledgoat]

It's been evident throughout the Brailsford era tbh, especially with the classics, but also any Grand Tour that Froome wasn't in. They were very much an afterthought.

There were a couple of times they had a real good go at Roubaix with Flecha and Thomas, but overall i agree.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Speaking of Roubaix... took myself off on Saturday and rode the last 170km, with the lead in a total of 270km.

@Bruce Wayne may recall me telling him it's always a tailwind. It wasnt. Despite this I was able to efficiently murder many French people.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

It is amazing how riders can get in the break back to back days, like it really is all about who has THE LEGS and who does not. That looked like a game-ending effort from Len Kamna yesterday, plus the draining emotional rollercoaster of winning your first ever TdF stage, so you'd think he'd be justified in hanging with the grupetto and going round like a tourist today. But he's put himself right back in the mixer.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Quintana dropped in the first 3km of the Madeleine... sick, I think.

Or bombing enough time today to have a go tomorrow.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Theres a prize if you can explain to me what Bharain are trying to achieve here...

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

... ah, to blow up their leader. Solid work lads.

 

[DaChunk]

Yates has surprised me to still be top 10!

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

The side of Cormet de Roseland they are descending here is the prettiest road in the Alps

 

[Bruce Wayne]

The side of Cormet de Roseland they are descending here is the prettiest road in the Alps

The Gavia says hi

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

The Gavia says hi

French alps.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Great ride that from Carapaz and Kwiatowski

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Carapaz laying down the panache this week in spades - great to see Kwiato take a GT stage win.

Would be nice to see Porte get on a GT podium in his last race as a team leader but IDK, 100 secs is a lot to overturn. He is a far better timetriallist than Lopez but going up La Planche on Sat would seem to mitigate things in Lopez' favour. Best part of 30K rolling before they hit the main climb though so it is possible.

 

[DaChunk]

WVA finished 3rd yesterday after dropping GC riders... Insane

 

[Bruce Wayne]

WVA finished 3rd yesterday after dropping GC riders... Insane

It does seem incredible.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

WVA finished 3rd yesterday after dropping GC riders... Insane

Think he was just mopping the 4 sec time bonus for third so Pog wouldn't get it. Not that it makes a big difference now.

Roglic clearly the strongest man in the race. Wool tattoos don't look right on GT winners IMHO but he got into cycling late so it can't be helped.