Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:31 pm  

60/70kmh cross winds expected late on in today's stage.

Get the ambulances ready.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:51 pm  

G leading the peloton. Effin' nutter.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:00 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

60/70kmh cross winds expected late on in today's stage.

Get the ambulances ready.

Wind not as bad as feared, say reports from the finish line

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:06 am  

Brajkovic pulled out after yesterday's stage, Christian Vande Velde has taken a tumble this morning, aggravated the bolted-back-together collar bone and also abandoned.

Meanwhile, Big Jens has gone on a banzai attack off the front. Seven minutes at the moment. Go on, big feller.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:31 pm  

If they were capable of independent thought, Voigt's legs would be looking at each other wondering WTF he thinks he's doing and just how long he thinks they can keep this up for.

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:33 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

If they were capable of independent thought, Voigt's legs would be looking at each other wondering WTF he thinks he's doing and just how long he thinks they can keep this up for.

To which there would only be one response...

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:24 pm  

And he's been reeled in by the Cannondale train who are trying - with some success - to drop the pure sprinters. Heck of a pace being set.

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:19 pm  

Smart move by Bakelants means he's the virtual yellow jersey, surely we'll see OGE joining Cannondale to make the pace even more brutal. Looking highly unlikely now that Cavendish, Greipel & Kittel will get back on the main group. I'm currently felling quite smug at swapping Cav out for Sagan in my fantasy team

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:40 pm  

Yorkshire_Red wrote:

Looking highly unlikely now that Cavendish, Greipel & Kittel will get back on the main group.

They've given it up. Henderson went to the front of the group, looked around and seemed to say "nah"

[John_D]

Re: Tour de France Chat : Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:25 pm  

And Sagan finishes it off. Disappointing celebration. Expected some actual fireworks.