Pogue Mahone
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The last climb was 10km, he had Simon Yates with him and he had about 15km of descent to go before kicking up.
The 35km climb to Val Thorens is tomorrow.
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The last climb was 10km, he had Simon Yates with him and he had about 15km of descent to go before kicking up.
The 35km climb to Val Thorens is tomorrow.
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Pogue Mahone
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Bloody wimps.
Bold Seagull
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Yates didn’t help him once on the l’Iseran, think the only thing there would have been an attack from Yates to win the stage.
Pogue Mahone
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I think you're right, but I think they'd have worked together up the final climb to keep the others at bay. The attack would have come late.
Bold Seagull
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Shame because there were fireworks to come in those final moments, gaps could have really changed.
That's just a inverse pothole.
banjo
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pb21
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And a much more benign one too, 'just' the 33 kms final climb I think?
It's ending up like the final season of Game of Thrones.
banjo
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It’s a real shame as this year has been one of the best, and closest races for years. it’s all a bit meh.
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Brilliant race this year. Would have liked to see a French rider win it, but thumbs up to Bernal.
Pogue Mahone
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Yes, it's a pity, but...
I have driven from Albertville to Val Thorens a couple of times. It is a monster of a climb. It just goes on and on at a steep gradient, and takes an eternity to drive up.
It will be the best short stage ever...if nature allows it to run its course.
Kalimantan Gull
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What a shame. Was looking forward to Thomas eating back at bernal on the final climb and then todays race, a bit if a damp squib now, almost impossible for Bernal to lose it from here
Bold Seagull
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Gutted.
Bold Seagull
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Well, it was quite compelling in the end, but can't shake the sense that from the point of stopping the race yesterday, we've been denied a real classic finish to a TdF.
Pogue Mahone
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10554154/
That ends at Whiteways roundabout.
I can tell that by the fact there's about 400 cars and lorries flashing past.
Oh and the gate cum cottage in the background.
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Pogue Mahone
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Thanks Stat, and Moto.
That is truly magnificent.
Would be better if it was in proper Sussex, though.
This is Moto we're talking about here, Sussex Fortnight could be something very different.
That's just the first thing google coughed up.