Re: 2018 TdF route
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:05 pm
And MM out. Pity. Was hoping to see him take a stage or two
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I'm think I know what you are referring to. Terrible luck.fat and old wrote:Not even 5 k’s in!!!
Yeah, TJ did. 5:10 down on the day. And the French won the WC. Bad night all round.MichaelB wrote:PFBB. Really feel for him.
Hopefully GvA can salvage a win today and TJvG can live up to his promise
Actually, the frogs winning the WC was a bonus for me - won the sweep at work and pocketed $100. About the only bright spot of the night.fat and old wrote:Yeah, TJ did. 5:10 down on the day. And the French won the WC. Bad night all round.MichaelB wrote:PFBB. Really feel for him.
Hopefully GvA can salvage a win today and TJvG can live up to his promise
TJ must be one of the most over-rated riders of all time. Every year he's hyped as a GC contendor, every year he's miles off the pace - he was cowardly yesterday in his approach to the race, knowing that he could have been promoted to the GC contender for his team. As for Porte, lovely guy, but either he's cursed, or he's lacking the spatial awareness/positional sense required to be a genuine GC rider - see also Gerrans and Geraint Thomas.MichaelB wrote:PFBB. Really feel for him.
Hopefully GvA can salvage a win today and TJvG can live up to his promise
I do wonder how much of the crash was Porte's poor positioning, as you say, but note that it seemed that BMC had split the team between supporting GVA and Porte, unlike Sky who were all riding for Froome.djw47 wrote:TJ must be one of the most over-rated riders of all time. Every year he's hyped as a GC contendor, every year he's miles off the pace - he was cowardly yesterday in his approach to the race, knowing that he could have been promoted to the GC contender for his team. As for Porte, lovely guy, but either he's cursed, or he's lacking the spatial awareness/positional sense required to be a genuine GC rider - see also Gerrans and Geraint Thomas.MichaelB wrote:PFBB. Really feel for him.
Hopefully GvA can salvage a win today and TJvG can live up to his promise
Lots of others have crashed (experienced GC guys at that) in the last 9 days. Reckon just about all of them have had some issue. Notice it's more et the TdF than at the Giro or Vuelta ....djw47 wrote: ... As for Porte, lovely guy, but either he's cursed, or he's lacking the spatial awareness/positional sense required to be a genuine GC rider ....
I'd like to know more about the crash, and what role the injured spectator played. Was the spectator encroaching on the course? Or just caught by "friendly fire"?I do wonder how much of the crash was Porte's poor positioning, as you say, but note that it seemed that BMC had split the team between supporting GVA and Porte, unlike Sky who were all riding for Froome.
Could be that massive chain Porte has swinging around his neck throws him off balanceMichaelB wrote:Lots of others have crashed (experienced GC guys at that) in the last 9 days. Reckon just about all of them have had some issue. Notice it's more et the TdF than at the Giro or Vuelta ....djw47 wrote: ... As for Porte, lovely guy, but either he's cursed, or he's lacking the spatial awareness/positional sense required to be a genuine GC rider ....
me too! Things are strangely quiet on that.RobertL wrote:I'd like to know more about the crash, and what role the injured spectator played. Was the spectator encroaching on the course? Or just caught by "friendly fire"?I do wonder how much of the crash was Porte's poor positioning, as you say, but note that it seemed that BMC had split the team between supporting GVA and Porte, unlike Sky who were all riding for Froome.
I guess Och was irritated with Porte signing with Trek-Segafredo despite CCC replacing BMC. No GC rider in the new team but I don't see how they could have afforded Porte and GVA.fat and old wrote:me too! Things are strangely quiet on that.RobertL wrote:I'd like to know more about the crash, and what role the injured spectator played. Was the spectator encroaching on the course? Or just caught by "friendly fire"?I do wonder how much of the crash was Porte's poor positioning, as you say, but note that it seemed that BMC had split the team between supporting GVA and Porte, unlike Sky who were all riding for Froome.
Anybody else surprised by drug scum Oacheiowiz (yeah, he doesn't deserve to have his name spelled correctly) quote on Porte? His bag is waiting in Annecy?
https://twitter.com/ridemediaHQ/status/ ... 0612927488
No, it was Valgren's chain that caused the crash.adsjax wrote:Could be that massive chain Porte has swinging around his neck throws him off balanceMichaelB wrote:Lots of others have crashed (experienced GC guys at that) in the last 9 days. Reckon just about all of them have had some issue. Notice it's more et the TdF than at the Giro or Vuelta ....djw47 wrote: ... As for Porte, lovely guy, but either he's cursed, or he's lacking the spatial awareness/positional sense required to be a genuine GC rider ....
One could say: "an unusual chain of events"biker jk wrote:No, it was Valgren's chain that caused the crash.adsjax wrote: Could be that massive chain Porte has swinging around his neck throws him off balance