Tour de France 2016, July 10, Stage 9: Val d'Aran / Andorra Arcalis *SPOILERS*

dastardly00

I wonder is the heavy rain activating Alpecin's caffeine shampoo and helping Dumoulin to win??! :pac:

bazermc

Doumolin in yellow?

Choochtown

Porte always looks for Froome when he breaks!

Choochtown

Go Dan!

Eamonnator

Joaquin Rodriguez

bazermc wrote: »

Doumolin in yellow?

NO

pajor

bazermc wrote: »

Doumolin in yellow?

Nope, cos he was 47 mins behind Froome at the beginning of the day.

Pointless trivia: Dumoulin and Roy Curvers do the Dutch ad for Alpecin. :pac:

pelevin

Dan Martin

Cant believe the bloody choice of pictures here at the death. Show the main players ffs!!!!!!!! Probably just lost the pictures.

retalivity

pelevin wrote: »

Cant believe the bloody choice of pictures here at the death. Show the main players frfs!!!!!!!!

Dont think they can...

afatbollix

Do you see the weather! Were lucky there is any pictures at all 5 years ago we would of had no pictures and would of left it by now.

Weepsie

Is Richie Porte just helping people here?

Dan Martin dropping back.

Nope, got back on

retalivity

MOvistar lad from the break was there...quintana did nothing, mustnt be feeling it

Gallant_JJ

Ballsy by Dan

dastardly00

Fcuk me they've all earned the rest day tomorrow after that climb and weather.

Choochtown

Surely Porte should be helping TJ Van Garderen rather than Froome???

dahat

Quintana didnt do a tap and must be feeling it alot. I was certain he would try a few digs at Froome today.

pelevin

Dan Martin

When handing out guts Dan was near the front of the queue - even perhaps at times to his own detriment riding all in. A lot easier to like a rider who lays it all on the line time & again though than the cagey ones.

Very different to other years that Froome couldn't simply burn everyone off his wheel. Interesting to wonder if Quintana had something in the tank but is choosing his bullets for the long run, or was he simply on his limit.

afatbollix

Dan into 3rd.

pelevin

Dan Martin

Choochtown wrote: »

Surely Porte should be helping TJ Van Garderen rather than Froome???

Though if TVG isn't good enough to stay with that group, perhaps Porte is better off riding his own race & gain back some time for himself. He also did look back several times to see the state of play, & eased back a bit.

Tigerandahalf

That was a lovely finish. Froome and Quintana look to be a step ahead. Get the feeling Quintana is holding his bullets until he needs to deliver.

Lucky it wasn't a downhill finish like yesterday with that rain falling.

retalivity

Provisional Top 10

Pdoghue

Does Hinault ever change his clothes? Wears the same every day!

Eamonnator

Joaquin Rodriguez

Adam Yates V Flamme Rouge

http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/the-dramatic-moment-when-the-tour-de-france-inflatable-arches-collapsed-video/

Melodeon

Pdoghue wrote: »

Does Hinault ever change his clothes? Wears the same every day!

That's the organiser's official Officials outfit. Monsieur Prudhomme and other bigshots can often be seen wearing the same.

Inquitus

Nairo Quintana

Dan is really looking good this year, the only reason he got dropped temporarily today is because he was the one doing the attacking and the riding, you'd have to think if he was just following the wheels he'd have been super comfortable riding in in that group. Hopefully he can put in a decent TT and leave himself well in the mix for a podium spot in the final week. He already has good time on quite a few of the GC guys who can TT........

pajor

Eamonnator wrote: »

Adam Yates V Flamme Rouge

http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/the-dramatic-moment-when-the-tour-de-france-inflatable-arches-collapsed-video/

Holy shîtsnacks! :eek: I didn't see that yesterday.

ednwireland

Nairo Quintana

thank god for picture in picture




yes i do watch f1 (occasionally)

Brian?

pelevin wrote: »

Though if TVG isn't good enough to stay with that group, perhaps Porte is better off riding his own race & gain back some time for himself. He also did look back several times to see the state of play, & eased back a bit.

It doesn't matter. Teejay is his team leader. He should have been told to wait. Porte is too far down to really threaten the yellow jersey.

at1withmyself

After all the talk it seems Nibali is willing to help Aru after all, he paced him to the line today and seemed strong at the end. Not sure how much more help he'll give though as I'm sure he'll be on the hunt for a stage win.

Eamonnator

Joaquin Rodriguez

at1withmyself wrote: »

After all the talk it seems Nibali is willing to help Aru after all, he paced him to the line today and seemed strong at the end. Not sure how much more help he'll give though as I'm sure he'll be on the hunt for a stage win.

I reckon Nibali will support Aru, as long as it suits Nibali.

pelevin

Dan Martin

Brian? wrote: »

It doesn't matter. Teejay is his team leader. He should have been told to wait. Porte is too far down to really threaten the yellow jersey.

I thought they were supposed to be joint team leaders, and I'd also say in general Porte has been a better cyclist in the mountains than TVG, so I'd consider Porte to be as much or even more of a threat to the yellow jersey than TVG, even with his extra time deficit. I don't consider TVG any threat to yellow.