[Other Sport] Le Tour de France

[1066familyman]

Ewan bravely manages to hang on in there, but two big name DNS's today in Roglic and Magnus Cort Nielsen.

Another exciting stage in prospect that could go either way between break, reduced bunch sprint or proper sprint.

Luca Mozzato ftw

 

[Machiavelli]

That was phenomenal by Matthews.

I can't remember a ride like that - when he's reeled in, dropped, seemingly broken...but comes back to catch and drop Bettiol.

And then the Pogacar/Vingegaard battle. Wow. I thought, earlier on in this race, that Pogacar had won it by about stage 5.

This is a truly great TdF.

Agreed. Unfortunately I'm going to miss the last few days of it.
Close seasons are great in getting a break from football. TdF and Test cricket more than compensate.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sound on

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[1066familyman]

Terrible luck for JV. Kruijswijk crash and abandon. Beenot and Vingegaard crash but back up.

Meanwhile, we have a race on. The pure sprinters put out the back by Trek on this climb, yes, even Kirby's 'he can get up hills' Groenewegen

All setting up quite nicely for a Mozzato victory

 

[Weststander]

Pogacar emboldened by the Vingegaard crash?

Eurosport called this a quiet stage, being pre-Pyrenees.

 

[1066familyman]

And now sterling work from Gougeard keeping the pace up for Mozzato to ensure the pure sprinters don't come back.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Terrible luck for JV. Kruijswijk crash and abandon.


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It looked extremely painful. A broken collar bone.

 

[1066familyman]

Pogacar emboldened by the Vingegaard crash?

Eurosport called this a quiet stage, being pre-Pyrenees.

That'll be Kirby calling it quiet so he can talk about his book again. He'll be gutted now

 

[1066familyman]

Oh feck it!

That's Mozatto on the Groenewegen train

Phillipsen win it is then

 

[Stat Brother]

A stunning part of a stunning country.

 

[Weststander]

Eurosport team still reckon the breakaway two “have a great chance” of taking the win.

I’ll stick my neck out and say the peleton will catch them.

 

[1066familyman]

Eurosport team still reckon the breakaway two “have a great chance” of taking the win.

I’ll stick my neck out and say the peleton will catch them.

Stat on the Strat has more chance of staying away than these two.

 

[Weststander]

Stat on the Strat has more chance of staying away than these two.

This has all the hallmarks of a bunch sprint or long sprint finale. The peleton has that impressive steam train look, upping the ante.

 

[Stat Brother]

Stat on the Strat has more chance of staying away than these two.

I have fond memories of riding those towpaths.

 

[Stat Brother]

That's 2 wins Cav would have had.

 

[Weststander]

Fantastic photography from the film crews, including the helicopter shots. A peleton winding-up is a thing of beauty.

 

[1066familyman]

Mozzato had to go around a caught Benjamin Thomas in the closing few hundred yards.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

 

[1066familyman]

That's 2 wins Cav would have had.

Same with Mozzato really

 

[1066familyman]

Lovely post race interview with Philipsen. Means the world to him.

Very well deserved. Chapeau!
Beats another WVA win and Mads already has his stage.

Still, that's another one Merlier would have won I suppose

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

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What's happened to my boy Fabio ?