Re: 2016 Tour de France

by tricycle Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:46 am

Number 29. Second on the all time stage winners list.

by Guest Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:25 am

Daylight between him and anyone else with regards to bunch sprint finishes, I think the next bloke is on 22.

by Big Dog Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:44 am

Into the Pyrenees with a chance for the climbers to make ground;

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by WideWally Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:17 am

The inflatable Flamme Rouge collapsed!

by Big Dog Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:33 am

Another win by a breakaway rider, or in this case a breakaway from the breakaway. Great ride by Cummings.

by Big Dog Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:48 pm

Will the real climbers please step forward;

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by lardbucket Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:58 pm

Good night to watch. A chance for Porte?

by JGK Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:04 pm

FArk me - it's going to be a tough day when the Col de Tourmalet is in the first half of the stage.

Seems to me that the stage would have been better planned if Lourdes was at the end of it.

Interesting that it isn't a mountain top finish. Are the organisers trying to nobble Froome?

by Big Dog Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:52 pm

lardbucket wrote:Good night to watch. A chance for Porte?

He'll need to do something soon.

by Big Dog Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:55 pm

JGK wrote:FArk me - it's going to be a tough day when the Col de Tourmalet is in the first half of the stage.

Seems to me that the stage would have been better planned if Lourdes was at the end of it.

Interesting that it isn't a mountain top finish. Are the organisers trying to nobble Froome?

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by Big Dog Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:15 am

Froome made it look easy over the mountains. Hard to see anyone stopping him now.

by tricycle Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:10 pm

Incredible descent by Froome. Still, only a 23 second gain overall

by tricycle Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:13 pm

vilkrang wrote:Daylight between him and anyone else with regards to bunch sprint finishes, I think the next bloke is on 22.

Mass start finishes. Didn't have many sprints earlier. Darrigade holds that spot. I assume he didn't win any TTs as he raced alongside Anquetil. Saw Leducq also mentioned, but he raced a couple of tours where all stages apart from individual TTs were team TTs.

by Big Dog Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:22 pm

Another stage for the climbers. Interesting to see if Froome can back up of if Yates can grab the yellow for a few days.

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by taipan Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:10 pm

An amazing stat is that after 8 stages there has been only one abandonment

by JGK Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:09 am

Great stuff again, esp the last 10k or so in a hail storm.

by taipan Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:11 am

Froome just looks too strong.

by JGK Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:13 am

by Big Dog Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:06 am

Tough stage which saw 30c temps plummet to torrential rain & hail at the finish. Great ride by Dumoulin which also saw the retirement of Contador. Good stage from Porte although he is still 2:10 minutes behind.

by lardbucket Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:01 am

taipan wrote:An amazing stat is that after 8 stages there has been only one abandonment

good work

by Big Dog Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:51 pm

Mark Renshaw has also withdrawn.

by WideWally Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:05 am

Michael Matthews win Stage 10
applause

by JGK Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:09 am

Dammit! I forgot it was back on today.

by tricycle Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:42 pm

It didn't...

Buy Mathews is a bit like Freire without his flair. Should end up with a San Remo and world championship too. Quality rider.

by tricycle Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:43 am

Ventoux stage shortened due to wind.

Certainly didn't expect that attack by Froome. Very good stage.

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