Pro Cycling Discussion Thread 2015

[tedmaul]

Great ride by Dan Martin today - combativity prize well deserved.

Indeed, he's had a couple of super strong (Copyright T. Martin) rides so far this TdF and been pretty unlucky not to grab a stage. Still think it'll come for him.

Was pleased to see Tommy Voeckler in and around the business end yesterday too. He'd been pretty quiet so far having had some terrible luck with injury the last couple of years. The man's a legend -threw in some quality gurns as he reached the finish lines too.

 

[George Hincapie]

Indeed, he's had a couple of super strong (Copyright T. Martin) rides so far this TdF and been pretty unlucky not to grab a stage. Still think it'll come for him.

Was pleased to see Tommy Voeckler in and around the business end yesterday too. He'd been pretty quiet so far having had some terrible luck with injury the last couple of years. The man's a legend -threw in some quality gurns as he reached the finish lines too.

TV Tommy is great value.

 

[xdcx]

Strong breakaway right now before it hits TV for us. Kwiat, Bardet and Rodriguez in the break.

 

[touch]

More accusations of bikes with motors
Greipel is just fast!

Spoiler

 

[Vonhelmet]

Dowsett's retired now. Down to 175 riders still in the mix.

Lots of riders in the breakaway today, possibly looking to make a dent in the king of the mountains classification. Rodriquez and Sylvain Chavanel are in there and they both have just 2 points so far, Bardet has one point, so if any of them were to get the stage win today they could make a massive climb up the rankings. Rodriguez is obviously the most likely to pull it off.

 

[Jonny69]

Anyone free tomorrow afternoon to meet up at Look Mum No Hands? I'll be there around 1300.

Anyone?

I was, but you never got back to me...

 

[Cosimo]

Breakaway still over eleven minutes ahead and the final climb up Plateau De Beille about to start.

 

[xdcx]

Quintana has to attack Froome here.... Waiting for it.

 

[hendrix]

Commentary thought Quintana attacked there but apparently he's tucked in behind Froome. Don't know who attacked? Eurosport TV/audio is a bit messy, how's ITV?

 

[Vonhelmet]

BBC says Rodriguez has attacked off the front of the group trailing Kwiatkowski - no big surprise there. If anyone can do it, he can.

 

[xdcx]

Commentary thought Quintana attacked there but apparently he's tucked in behind Froome. Don't know who attacked? Eurosport TV/audio is a bit messy, how's ITV?

ITV is good, no complaints for it at all over the tour so far!
No attacks out of the yellow jersey group. Rodriguez has broke Bardet and also caught and passed Kwiat with no answer from Kwiat.

Porte working off the front, Quintana not went yet. Surely it is coming.

Edit, contador attack

 

[hendrix]

Contador goes!

 

[hendrix]

Contador picked up quickly. Now Nibili goes. Surely Quintana must go soon.

 

[xdcx]

Contador goes!

Contador fail and now Nibali goes Look how worried Sky are it's hilarious how much **** they do not give

 

[Vonhelmet]

Is Valverde in the GC group with Quintana? Surely between the two of them they can do something?

 

[Cosimo]

Valverde fail now as well.

 

[hendrix]

Yeah, they're not breaking rhythm at all. Porte, Thomas, Froome... they're not worried It'd be nice to see if Thomas could gain some time in the GC.

 

[hendrix]

This is it! Quintana goes! Porte gone so only Thomas and Froome now.

 

[xdcx]

All of these guys are attacking to try and get at Sky and they are not biting what so ever. All these other top GC guys have expended that energy and got nothing from it, total fail.

Tejay and Froome are laughing hysterically in their heads right now, they've seen right through this.

Edit, I don't understand what Froome is doing.

 

[hendrix]

Ah this is much better!! Great little attacks but they're all together still.