Tour de France 2017 stage 9: Nantua > Chambéry - 181,5 km

Itziger

Think Dan will find this one tough. The psychological factor of not having any support doesn't help.

robyntmorton

Deleted User wrote: »

They updated there to say he's about 20km back just starting the descent but think he still does have people around him.

I was just in the process of editing that post!

How much longer do they support him though. Surely the last big climb will kill him off.

dastardly00

Itziger wrote: »

Think Dan will find this one tough. The psychological factor of not having any support doesn't help.

He's well used to that situation though.

robyntmorton

robyntmorton wrote: »

I was just in the process of editing that post!

How much longer do they support him though. Surely the last big climb will kill him off.

I questioned that myself , they risk 3 men.

dastardly00

Mission accomplished for Team Sunweb... Matthews wins the intermediate sprint. Some effort for the 20 points.

Itziger

dastardly00 wrote: »

He's well used to that situation though.

He is, although they had a few at the front there earlier. I just get the feeling it's going to go interesting in the next few minutes. Here's hoping I'm wrong about his chances.

Boscoirl

That Ad on ITV about the pajamas for Vauxhall is the strangest thing I have ever seen

Itziger

That said I see there;s a second Quick Step in the Yellow group.

dastardly00

Kirby saying that Thomas may not have abandoned... Even though Sky have tweeted that he did. Is Kirby just in denial?

MPFGLB

Just in ..Anything happen ? :D

Ag2R have entered the fight I see.....good more pressure on SKY

Kwaito is doing a great job...but remember there is still 2 weeks to go after today

Boscoirl

Mickey Mouse is stuck at the top of Mont Du Chat blocking the road

Well there goes my peace and quite, wee one has just been dropped back from her nan's , saw the cycling on tele and immediately went to get her bike out so much for a rest day in the Tour de Back Garden

MPFGLB

https://twitter.com/davidbuonomo/status/884025962228310017

robyntmorton

Juan Antonio saying disc brakes are a necessity on the descent. So many traditional fundamentalist's heads have just exploded.

Micky Mouse is being towed

dermabrasion

Bakalants cooked.

MPFGLB

Wasn't there a program where you could see where every rider was on the road...I remember it in 2015


Anyone know where to find it

dermabrasion

http://www.letour.fr/us/
get the feeling that the starting gun is going to be fired as soon as they get to the Mont du chats spotty gates

retalivity

dan hanging off the back already?

EDIT, nope its brambilla

robyntmorton

That's Brambilla - 103.

Dan is 105

robyntmorton

Aru goes. Quintana goes. Froome has a mechanical!

Darkglasses

Wake up cycling fans! :eek:

Inquitus

Disgraceful from Aru tbh.

MPFGLB

Aru no respect for yellow jersey there ...to add to his other issues

retalivity

wtf is kirby laughing at?

Looks like Porte reigned them in and asked them to slow

RobertKK

Personally think this unwritten rule is stupid, it is the equivalent of racing in F1 and a car having a technical and they all wait for the car to be fixed.
It is the luck of the draw.

dermabrasion

Do you think the Astana DS told Aru to sit up and wait?
Quintana was gone.

Inquitus

RobertKK wrote: »

Personally think this unwritten rule is stupid, it is the equivalent of racing in F1 and a car having a technical and they all wait for the car to be fixed.
It is the luck of the draw.

If it was done away with it would reduce cycling to luck to a reasonable degree.

brianhalpin

RobertKK wrote: »

Personally think this unwritten rule is stupid, it is the equivalent of racing in F1 and a car having a technical and they all wait for the car to be fixed.
It is the luck of the draw.

Totally agree. A running equivalent would be someone's lace opening, and everyone jogging for him to catch up.