Re: Tour de France Chat : Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:04 pm  

Good to see Froome laying down a little statement of intent yesterday as well. Look how easily I can ride away from you lot on a climb if I want to.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:33 pm  

John_D wrote:

Can't believe Geraint Thomas is still going. Fractured pelvis, had to be helped onto his bike at the start today after two abortive attempts to do it himself. Just had a lengthy spell at the medical car for a tablet and some spray, but he's back on the tail end of the peloton.

That's gotta be a blow for Sky ahead of the TTT. Even if Thomas does continue tomorrow it's hard to believe he's going to be even slightly effective whereas a fully fit GT would surely have been a key part of their efforts.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:12 am  

Yorkshire_Red wrote:

That's gotta be a blow for Sky ahead of the TTT. Even if Thomas does continue tomorrow it's hard to believe he's going to be even slightly effective whereas a fully fit GT would surely have been a key part of their efforts.

In the paper this morning, he's quoted as saying it felt a lot better at the end than it did at the start. I don't know whether it's admirable or foolhardy. Whichever, he's one tough hombre.

Looking forwards to the TTT. Sky, Garmin and Movistar should all go well. Hoping it'll be Garmin and Millar in yellow by the end of the day. Heaven forbid it should be that colossal booty Valverde.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Tue Jul 02, 2013 1:35 pm  

Live pictures just starting on ITV4. I do like a TTT

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:15 pm  

That was fun. Eventful start to the tour for Greenedge, to say the least

Re: Tour de France Chat : Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:36 pm  

So what's Sky's tactics from here on in then?

Sit in the peleton until the race reaches the mountains then unleash Froomedog?

Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:01 am  

Great win for Cav (and for me at 4/1 at the bookies) yesterday.

As for the Sky tactics.......I've no idea just how the team will operate this year. If you read into what we've seen so far then it'll be Froome and Porte together against the Spanish/Latin alliance.

Contador is not a spent force and it is entirely possible that he will do Froome some damage in the Pyranees.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:21 am  

Haggis Fax wrote:

Contador is not a spent force and it is entirely possible that he will do Froome some damage in the Pyranees.

Could do, but the way Froome just rode away from him in the Dolphiny suggests that Froome is the sstronger rider at the moment.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:09 pm  

So that's Thomas with a fractured hip, Hesjedal with a fractured rib and Vande Velde riding with a blood clot in a neck muscle and a loosened screw in the plate holding his clavicle together.

Nails.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:20 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Nails.

No, screws.
Unless you're on about the punctures Sky suffered yesterday, in which case: tacks.

Meanwhile, Jurgen van den Broeke out with knee knack. 85ml of fluid drawn off it last night, which in my experience means it's buggered. Maxime Bouet out with a bust arm.