Pro Cycling Discussion Thread 2015

SoliD · 24 Jul 2015 at 13:00

Attacks kicking off In the first 10km from nibali and contador to try to get in a breakaway! Today is gonna be brutal.

One More Solo · 24 Jul 2015 at 13:06

This could turn out to be a great stage, awesome work from the other teams to upset Sky early on.

Only Poels left with Froome apparently...

Thomas. PLease. · 24 Jul 2015 at 13:22

One More Solo said:
This could turn out to be a great stage, awesome work from the other teams to upset Sky early on.

Only Poels left with Froome apparently...

Bardet giving it some stick on the descent again.

Hopefully we get some nice rainy descents later, about time the GC got interesting.

One More Solo · 24 Jul 2015 at 13:26

Thomas. PLease. said:
Bardet giving it some stick on the descent again.

Hopefully we get some nice rainy descents later, about time the GC got interesting.

+1

If I have to watch Quintana and Froome ride in to the finish hand in hand again I think I'll be sick.

Vonhelmet · 24 Jul 2015 at 13:40

Randomer on the BBC website said:
Plot twist! All GC guys go too hard to early, all crack, and Serge Pauwels takes the leaders jersey for MTN....could happen

Thomas. PLease. · 24 Jul 2015 at 13:48

Hmm, yeah, could happen if they all fell off a cliff and spent 20 minutes looking for their bikes.

Might get some good odds on that.

xdcx · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:02

In that crash just now with Tim Wellens, 3 replays they have shown and I am sure there is a bottle thrown that goes into his wheel that causes him to go down. Commentators haven't spotted it once! Sketchy.

Vonhelmet · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:06

xdcx said:
In that crash just now with Tim Wellens, 3 replays they have shown and I am sure there is a bottle thrown that goes into his wheel that causes him to go down. Commentators haven't spotted it once! Sketchy.

BBC saying he was grabbing for a musette at the time, so from the sounds of it he threw a bottle into his own wheel.

xdcx · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:11

Vonhelmet said:
BBC saying he was grabbing for a musette at the time, so from the sounds of it he threw a bottle into his own wheel.

Nah, I've seen it 3 times, you can see a bottle flying over in the air from the opposite side he is grabbing the bag in the feed zone. Just coincidence he happened to be grabbing the bag as the bottle went into the wheel and threw him off.

Cosimo · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:48

Sky boys dropping off.

hendrix · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:57

Froome isolated, getting pretty nervous.

xdcx · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:00

This is absolutely brutal!

xdcx · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:11

Bloody adverts, seriously!!!!
Froome dropped chain, Nibali attacked.

Cosimo · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:11

Froome in a bit of trouble now.

James07 · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:17

Froome just cant take bends can he lol

James07 · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:21

This decent is brutal! I love it!!!!!!

Cosimo · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:21

Nibali descending like a demon.

James07 · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:23

Cosimo said:
Nibali descending like a demon.

More like a man with a death wish!

I honestly love this! Guys at work always bang on about me down hill as i seem to be pretty daring, but this is making me nervous haha.

James07 · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:36

xD

Froomes fan club

https://twitter.com/Adrientp/status/624582213116538880

a1ex2001 · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:40

Nibali going a little against the etiquette there and attacking while Froome is stopped with a mechanical can bet Froome would be crucified for doing that but nothing much will be made of Nibali doing it!