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[Psychotext]

Was properly worried about G after that crash. Was so happy to see him back on the road and that he'd lost so little time.

 

[Linius]

http://nos.nl/tour/video/2048051-sagan-dolt-met-gele-trui-hey-froomey.html

Sagan, what a character

 

[waypoetic]

If i was Froomey i'd be paranoid as fuck going up hills with people getting so close to the peloton. After what happened...

 

[Matush]

Sagan is boss, lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybLjD_C9usg

 

[Ruruja]

Ivan Basso has been given the all clear by his doctors after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer.

 

[Linius]

Sagan is boss, lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybLjD_C9usg

Haha, I read about this in the paper. Such a clown. And an incredible cyclist. Doomed to be forever second.

 

[Psychotext]

Ivan Basso has been given the all clear by his doctors after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer.

Awesome news. Lucky, lucky fucker.

 

[Pacbois]

Awww Van Garderen looks done

 

[waypoetic]

Awww Van Garderen looks done

Thumbs down

EDIT: He's back in the peloton

 

[Linius]

Yeah, apparently they don't care much about him.

Meanwhile Contador is going away.

 

[bobnowhere]

Interesting attack from Tinkoff-Saxo.

Interesting and pointless fact: The next climb is about 22m higher than any mountain in Australia.

 

[Kabouter]

It's so unfortunate that all people are riding for is who gets to be on the podium after Froome. Nobody's got what it takes to even mount a serious attack for the yellow. I imagine Van Garderen will abandon today btw.

 

[bobnowhere]

Poor TJ, not even any teammates.

Edit: gone

 

[waypoetic]

TJ's dropped again

EDIT: He's stopped. Twitter says he has a headache

 

[Kabouter]

And that's that for Van Garderen . Shame.

 

[Linius]

Aw, sad moment there for Van Garderen

 

[Pacbois]

Aww man TJ officially retiring. I feel so bad for him.

 

[Linius]

Merijn Zeeman (Jumbo team manager) is a man of cliche's. His interviews are textbook media training

 

[Confrontation]

Kwiatek's out as well.

 

[waypoetic]

No news on why Kwiat threw in the towel?

 

[Firemind]

It's so unfortunate that all people are riding for is who gets to be on the podium after Froome. Nobody's got what it takes to even mount a serious attack for the yellow. I imagine Van Garderen will abandon today btw.

I miss Andy Schleck

 

[waypoetic]

Look at those mountains... Beautiful

 

[yagal]

Nibali, the comeback?

 

[Confrontation]

Man this descent is something else. Quite the opposite of a Tourmalet.

 

[yagal]

Richie Porte ex machina

 

[Confrontation]

Contador fell during the descent apparently.

 

[yagal]

Pinot? I don't give a shit, show me Contador.

Pauvre francais on a rien a foutre de Pinot

 

[Confrontation]

Contador signaled at 1m05 behind Froome and co.

 

[waypoetic]

For those not watching: Geschke, Talansky, Uran. It's a nail-biting finish!

EDIT: Geschke wins

 

[bobnowhere]

Awesome win for Geschke, need more beards in cycling.

I love how they just stop at the line and need a helper.

 

[Chris R]

Aw, sad moment there for Van Garderen

Yup seeing him break like this doesn't bode well for USAs chances in the future.

 

[waypoetic]

Awesome win for Geschke, need more beards in cycling.

I love how they just stop at the line and need a helper.

The problem with having a beard is that flies get stuck I got rid of mine.

 

[waypoetic]

Yup seeing him break like this doesn't bode well for USAs chances in the future.

He had a headache from hell reportedly. Could happen to anyone.

 

[Ruruja]

Shame about TJ.

No idea where Thomas came from the end there.

I love watching Quintana and Froome fight it out.

 

[Confrontation]

For those not watching: Geschke, Talansky, Uran. It's a nail-biting finish!

EDIT: Geschke wins

lolwut. The Beard cruised up the last small col, sir.

 

[WAR recon zero]

Shame about TJ.

No idea where Thomas came from the end there.

I love watching Quintana and Froome fight it out.

Quintana is comfortable at second place. This is Froome's

 

[waypoetic]

lolwut. The Beard cruised up the last small col, sir.

I thought it was exciting

 

[Confrontation]

So about tomorrow. Everyone's been speaking about this stage since they announced where they were going. In case you didn't know, the last 2 cols are HC and 2nd Cat.

Don't pay attention to the HC 'Col du Glandon', but to the last one. It's called 'Les Lacets de Montvernier'. Why? Here's why:

It's gonna be glorious and it's the very first time the Tour will use this col. Seriously, don't miss it.

I thought it was exciting

He just had a bit too much of a lead and shame Pinot is such a bitch in the descent as well.

 

[Ruruja]

So about tomorrow. Everyone's been speaking about this stage since they announced where they were going. In case you didn't know, the last 2 cols are HC and 2nd Cat.

Don't pay attention to the HC 'Col du Glandon', but to the last one. It's called 'Les Lacets de Montvernier'. Why? Here's why:

Cool, it's like a taste of Alpe d'Huez.

 

[Kabouter]

It's gonna be glorious and it's the very first time the Tour will use this col. Seriously, don't miss it.

Goddamnit, I'm gonna miss tomorrow's stage

 

[waypoetic]

Yup. Tomorrow's gonna be good. I don't want the Tour to end though, can it go for another week pls?

 

[Confrontation]

Cool, it's like a taste of Alpe d'Huez.

Yea; Alpe D'Huez is well known for its hairpin turns, but they're stretched out over like a dozen KMs. This is has almost the same amount in like 3km. Absolutely insane.

Goddamnit, I'm gonna miss tomorrow's stage

Oh man, that sucks. Record it and try not to get spoiled.

 

[Chris R]

He had a headache from hell reportedly. Could happen to anyone.

Ah ok, I missed that as I was trying to watch the entire stage before heading off to work. Well then there goes the USA's chances at a podium this year. Hope he recovers.

 

[kottila]

Cool, it's like a taste of Alpe d'Huez.

It's really fun to ride. A new turn every 150m

 

[Alx]

So about tomorrow. Everyone's been speaking about this stage since they announced where they were going. In case you didn't know, the last 2 cols are HC and 2nd Cat.

Don't pay attention to the HC 'Col du Glandon', but to the last one. It's called 'Les Lacets de Montvernier'. Why? Here's why:




It's gonna be glorious and it's the very first time the Tour will use this col. Seriously, don't miss it..

Those "lacets" remind me of the bicycle race drawn by Franquin in Spirou. There's an opportunity for a surprise comeback there. ^^

 

[waypoetic]

From the Etixx Quick-Step blog, Michal Kwiatkowski on the withdrawal:

"It's sad for me to leave a special race like Le Tour de France," Michal Kwiatkowski said. "Everyone knows how much I like this grand tour. Today I wanted to enter in a breakaway. I jumped a few times at the beginning together with Rigoberto Uran, but then suddenly I felt empty. I lost contact from the group on the first climb. I fought, hoping to recover, and maybe I could feel better along the parcours, but the situation didn't change. I hung on until the intermediate sprint, but then I decided to stop. There wasn't anything left in the tank. It's a difficult moment for me. You never want to stop in a race like this, especially when you have this rainbow jersey on your shoulders. My teammates were great these last couple of weeks in how they supported me. I want to thank them. We had great time together and we achieved great results together. Now I have to recover, and then start thinking about the next race on my calendar. I want to thank all the people on the roads that cheered for me. I wish all the best to my teammates, hoping they can get another victory before the end of Le Tour."

 

[Confrontation]

Those "lacets" remind me of the bicycle race drawn by Franquin in Spirou. There's an opportunity for a surprise comeback there. ^^

lol and that reminds me of:

He had no other choice, though.

From the Etixx Quick-Step blog, Michal Kwiatkowski on the withdrawal:

You could feel there was something wrong with him, physically. Too often he'd let go of the pack way to early. That one breakaway did give me some hope that he might have recovered, but apparently it wasn't meant to be his year.

 

[waypoetic]

Now reports say that Van Garderen had a respiratory infection.

 

[Joni]

From the Etixx Quick-Step blog, Michal Kwiatkowski on the withdrawal:

I don't buy it completely. I think it might be partially mental at least. Lefevre basically informed him yesterday that he could go to Sky, despite the kid wanting to stay with Quick Step, because Kwia's manager messed up. (At least, that is how Lefevre has announced Kwia's transfer in the newspaper this morning.)

 

[Kabouter]

From the Etixx Quick-Step blog, Michal Kwiatkowski on the withdrawal:

The curse continues.