Tour de France 2015 Stage 4 Seriang - Cambrai (cobbles) *contains unmasked spoilers*

MPFG

Zdenek Stybar

Pierre Rolland is always in wrong group

Pudsy33

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Contador looks to be struggling. Quintana absent. Froome now a cobbles specialist to ass to yesterday's sprinting medal :rolleyes:

Mountain passes, time trials, punchy classic type hills and cobbles. All while looking like a famine victim.

Talib Fiasco

Alexander Kristoff

Pinot dropped too *I think*

Talib Fiasco

Alexander Kristoff

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Mountain passes, time trials, punchy classic type hills and cobbles. All while looking like a famine victim.

With the worst riding style of all time too...

check_six

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

With the worst riding style of all time too...

Clearly, it's the rest of us who are doing it wrong!

REBELSAFC

Sam Bennett

Can anyone give a summary of who is in the front group please?

wanderer 22

Jaysus, a lot of Froome hate here.

D3PO

wow second group down at 2.35 already

Brian?

Andre Greipel

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Pinot dropped too *I think*

I don't think so. Think he's in the front group.

johnk123

Zdenek Stybar

Sitting in work trying to follow text updates is a far cry from last summer, finished exams, cycling in the morning and panning out on the couch for the afternoon to watch the coverage...

Looking forward to the highlights.. have Vanmarcke... how's he looking?

dastardly00

Today could be the end of Dan's GC ambitions.

letape

Alexander Kristoff

MPFG wrote: »

These cobbles are like Christmas ...they are always coming but never here

You're on fire today MPFG :-)

Brian?

Andre Greipel

This is brilliant. Every time they enter a section of cobbles the tension is unreal.

Sagan is doing an absolutely amazing job of keeping Contador in the right place. In one of the overhead shots he spent more time looking back talking to Contador than he did looking ahead, while riding brilliantly on cobbles.

L.S.F

Anyway to watch it live on a phone?

D3PO

So who have we got in the front group. T. Martin, Cav, Griepel, Kristoff, Vanmarke, Bertie, Sagan, Froome, Oss, GVA, Dennis, Pinot, Nibbles, Boom, Peraud, & Costa plus nearly the whole Lotto Jumbo team any advance on that ?

dastardly00

johnk123 wrote: »

Sitting in work trying to follow text updates is a far cry from last summer, finished exams, cycling in the morning and panning out on the couch for the afternoon to watch the coverage...

Looking forward to the highlights.. have Vanmarcke... how's he looking?

Vanmarcke is looking good and Lotto Jumbo have 6 in the lead group, so very promising.

Pudsy33

dastardly00 wrote: »

Today could be the end of Dan's GC ambitions.

You know, losing 5 minutes may not be the worst thing. He can stage hunt and may be allowed into a break.

Talib Fiasco

Alexander Kristoff

Brian? wrote: »

This is brilliant. Every time they enter a section of cobbles the tension is unreal.

Sagan is doing an absolutely amazing job of keeping Contador in the right place. In one of the overhead shots he spent more time looking back talking to Contador than he did looking ahead, while riding brilliantly on cobbles.

Sagan's talent on the bike is incredible...he could nearly pull a wheely for the whole cobble section if he wanted and he'd still go through it effortlessly

letape

Alexander Kristoff

L.S.F wrote: »

Anyway to watch it live on a phone?

You could if you signed up to Eurosport player

dastardly00

L.S.F wrote: »

Anyway to watch it live on a phone?

Sky Go app (if you have a Sky Sports subscription).

MPFG

Zdenek Stybar

Why is Stannard out in front and leaving Frooem behind ...who nearly crashed

Morrisseeee

Alexander Kristoff

Lucky there for Froome :eek:

funnights74

Froome nearly went there, madness going for a non existent gap. Nobody giving an inch.

Talib Fiasco

Alexander Kristoff

Nibali is class

D3PO

cant believe im missing this live

D3PO

cant believe im missing this live the cobbles need to stay in the tour from now on. Last year and this year have proved how awesome an addition they are.

Eamonnator

2 to go

D3PO

cant believe im missing this live the cobbles need to stay in the tour from now on. L

check_six

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Nibali is class

Yep, definitely prefer the top cyclists who can actually cycle a bike, rather than just push the pedals over real fast.

Eamonnator

Pinot in trouble

letape

Alexander Kristoff

Froome riding v close to the front - no 7 or 8. Quintana doing a good job to hang on at the back of the lead group. Pinot had a mechanical.

D3PO

is stybar still in the front group ?

MPFG

Zdenek Stybar

TCS & BMC bossing it .

Darkglasses

Sep Vanmarcke

Anybody know what Astana riders are left?

dastardly00

I think Nico is still in that front group #36.

letape

Alexander Kristoff

Just one section to go - Kelly thinks that the chase group might come back in the final 20k

D3PO

hard to follow whos in this front group but if im correct Sagan, GVA, Kristoff & Griepel will probably battle it out for the stage win ?

Talib Fiasco

Alexander Kristoff

Pinot's GC hopes gone anyway...should be a threat for stages though which'll be good to see.

DG *I think* Boom is after dropping off

Morrisseeee

Alexander Kristoff

Talib Fiasco

Alexander Kristoff

D3PO wrote: »

hard to follow whos in this front group but if im correct Sagan, GVA, Kristoff & Griepel will probably battle it out for the stage win ?

Degenkolb is nailed on for the stage

dastardly00

D3PO wrote: »

hard to follow whos in this front group but if im correct Sagan, GVA, Kristoff & Griepel will probably battle it out for the stage win ?

Kristoff isn't there.

MPFG

Zdenek Stybar

dastardly00 wrote: »

I think Nico is still in that front group #36.

IN front of Thomas & Froome...goes backward on Pave and then comes back

dastardly00

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Degenkolb is nailed on for the stage

Sagan is a good possibility.

D3PO

and I reckon Froome eases off the last few hundred metres to give Tony the jersey. lol martin punctures just when I post.

mhiggy09

Andre Greipel

Vanmarcke has a flat tyre

Two LottoNL-Jumbo team-mates assist Sep Vanmarcke after a puncture.

Bambaata

Ive missed this just til now and picked it up from Kelly talking about bad luck for the Irishman, who was he talking about and whats after happening???

dastardly00

Bambaata wrote: »

Ive missed this just til now and picked it up from Kelly talking about bad luck for the Irishman, who was he talking about and whats after happening???

Dan fell a while back. He's ok, but got dropped from the lead group.

D3PO

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Degenkolb is nailed on for the stage

Didn't even know he was still there. Thanks

check_six

Bambaata wrote: »

Ive missed this just til now and picked it up from Kelly talking about bad luck for the Irishman, who was he talking about and whats after happening???

Dan Martin had a spill earlier, and is not in the front group with the rest of the GC guys.

Darkglasses

Sep Vanmarcke

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Pinot's GC hopes gone anyway...should be a threat for stages though which'll be good to see.

DG *I think* Boom is after dropping off

Think I read he had a mechanical, what about Fuglsang?