Cycling thread

[Rita_Poon]

Alpe de Huez tomorrow, 70th anniversary or some such. Awesome.

 

[davids]

Good day,was looking like a procession to Paris,but now it's game on.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Reflects one of the beautiful things about the sport. WvA gets a puncture on the descent, gets a pump from a fan, and rewards him with a gilet

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Pog to annihilate all life on earth today? Or try and consolidate on shaky legs?

Not the stage for un jour sans, you'd lose hours. Bastille day so all eyes on Pinot but I'd fancy Bardet again to fly the flag - looked in very good condition yesterday.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Team game today, best set of descenders delivers specialist climber to huez, then its 'go' time.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Pog to annihilate all life on earth today? Or try and consolidate on shaky legs?

Not the stage for un jour sans, you'd lose hours. Bastille day so all eyes on Pinot but I'd fancy Bardet again to fly the flag - looked in very good condition yesterday.

Depends what was wrong with him I suppose. He gained 3 minutes on Vindegaard (and everyone else) on stage 8 last year so he has it in him. I suppose it depends on whether the other teams feel like they've stumbled on a formula now and look to work him over on the first two climbs.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

The Galibier is looking lovely, and Froome is on the attack!

 

[Black Belt Jones]

The Galibier is looking lovely, and Froome is on the attack!

Would love to ride that.
I'm in Savoie next month but too far away I think - mountain biking as well so prob only have one day for the road. Col du Petit St Bernard is close so might do that one.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Pidcock is killing my "it's natural I go down slowly because I'm small" excuse.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Depends what was wrong with him I suppose. He gained 3 minutes on Vindegaard (and everyone else) on stage 8 last year so he has it in him. I suppose it depends on whether the other teams feel like they've stumbled on a formula now and look to work him over on the first two climbs.

Vingegaard lost 12 minutes in the Polish Tour two years ago. He doesn't like stress and pressure.

Still, his climb yesterday was so superb even a fully fit Pogacar wouldnt be able to do much about it.

Froome on the attack. Probably the nicest man I've ever met.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Dig in Thomas la!

 

[Rita_Poon]

Pidcock the lad from leeds captures Alpe de Huez.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Awesome that from Pidcock and Froome. Chapeau. So good to see Froome have a return to the sharp end.

 

[davids]

100kph+ on a bike.?

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Pidcock excellent. He looked too good yesterday to lose 10 minutes.

Vingegaard didn't look bothered today