Thanks to a last minute surge from Bardet & the Gorilla I managed to drag myself away from the bottom & almost into mid table mediocrity. Great velogames race again this year :o)
Just seen that Gerrans has abandoned due to a broken collarbone sustained in his crash yesterday (still finished the stage though before realising!) & Thibaut Pinot has also called it a day because of bronchitis....massively disappointing Tour for the Frenchman, despite having the polka dot for...
I'll probably get slated for this, but in a perverse way I wish the result had stood yesterday - and they hadn't reversed the decision for the yellow.
I've never been a huge fan of Team SKY or Chris Froome I will admit, BUT - I would've loved to have seen his reaction out on the road the next 8...
I reckon there'll be a breakaway today that takes it to the line - the peloton will roll along after a couple of very tough days in the Pyrenees, & we'll see 3 or 4 battle it out in the last km.
Delighted for Cav this year - I really thought he had lost that edge & didn't think he would be contending the sprinting top 3 much at all tbh. Also great to see McLay doing so well!
Genuinely mystified by the complete lack of fight that Greipel is showing in the past week though. Looked like...
Cofidis have been pretty poor for a while now. Looking at their results over the last few years it appears that the last stages they won at the TDF were both in 2008 with Sylvain Chavanel & Samuel Dumoulin? Apart from winning a couple of mountain classifications in the Vuelta since then, and a...
I still miss Duffers & his long chats about cheese, wine & French cafes.... :o(
I am coming around to Millar & Boulting - I grew up listening to Phil & Paul &, in my opinion, they will always be THE voices of cycling on TV for me...but times change. I'd prefer them to still be on our screens...