The Official 101st Tour de France, thread.

[Hamilton]

Sectors 5 and 7 abandoned due to weather. Peeing down here now.

Sky arrived and will be happy. OPQS arrived insanely early.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Sectors 5 and 7 abandoned due to weather. Peeing down here now.

Sky arrived and will be happy. OPQS arrived insanely early.

I think they're losing just 3km in total, 2.4km of cobbles.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Looks like we have a decent size break of 9 including Gallopin, Clarke, Dumoulin, Martin, Westra, Hayman, Burghardt…with Feillu and Visconti counter attacking trying to bridge the gap…damn ITV4 not showing this from the start!! (I don't have eurosport…)

 

[banjo]

Could have a few riders coming off in this weather today.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Could have a few riders coming off in this weather today.

You're not kidding! Froome on the deck again and a minute down.

It looks hellish out there - I think they might struggle to bring the Tour back to the cobbles after this one.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I love riding in those sorts of conditions.

 

[Bold Seagull]

You're not kidding! Froome on the deck again and a minute down.

It looks hellish out there - I think they might struggle to bring the Tour back to the cobbles after this one.

Can't believe ITV4 aren't live until 2pm! It is looking amazing on Le Tour website, Martin and Acevedo have just gone down in the break….utter carnage after not even 40km!

 

[banjo]

You're not kidding! Froome on the deck again and a minute down.

It looks hellish out there - I think they might struggle to bring the Tour back to the cobbles after this one.

Had to be Froome

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

50km/h in the first hour - everyone is keen to get this out of the way!

 

[banjo]

Froome down again dosen't look good ATM.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Froome is done for this tour. Amazing. Never looked comfortable in the wet at all.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Froome down again dosen't look good ATM.

It's all over. Carnage

 

[banjo]

Froome out.

 

[armchairclubber]

poor Chris he's F*****

 

[piersa]

Froome is done for this tour. Amazing. Never looked comfortable in the wet at all.

He's pulled out?

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Froome down again dosen't look good ATM.

Could be game over!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

He's pulled out?

Yup, he's abandoned.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Could be game over!

Quick, stick a tenner on Froome winning the Vuelta!!!!

 

[banjo]

Will Sky now be regretting not having Wiggins in the team ?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Will be interesting now to see what Porte can do in a major tour as the #1 rider for the team.