TDF stage 17 | 183km La Mure / Serre-Chevalier

donfers

Hopefully Dan is given more leeway to attack on the Galibier as he is 2 minutes down, if Aru, Froomer, Bardet and Uran are all marking each other then if Dan is feeling good hopefully he'll go for it.

Best case scenario after that is a fall on the descent for the 4 leaders as they attack each other on the descent stretching out the 30 seconds Dan gained on the Galibier to 1 - 2 minutes. However it may not be enough for yellow in Paris with the time trial to come - we'll see anyway.

Quintana looking to go , theres a surprise.

neris

el tel wrote: »

Sprinters are prima donnas.

Exhibit A

Oh boy , Bertie and Quintana going or trying to, this could be good.

ThisRegard

Sky on the radios asking what they should do. Answer is probably along the lines of give us a minute, we're running the numbers through the computer and we'll get back to you.

ThisRegard

Contador can't/won't go without Quintana, I think the break is doomed already.

Gallant_JJ

Quintana seems to be struggling to stick Berties pace.

WMP

You have to love Contador. And Quintana attacks early for once. Would be amazing to see them pull it off and claim back several minutes.

irishrover99

Cycling is gonna miss Contador when he's gone. There is not many up and coming riders like him.

irishrover99

Mollema and Pantano have to drop back and help Contador

JoeyJJ

Go Nico

ThisRegard

ThisRegard wrote: »

Contador can't/won't go without Quintana, I think the break is doomed already.

I was thinking the same but looks like we got that spectacularly wrong

Djoucer

The support for Contador on here is baffling given his doping past.

irishrover99

Djoucer wrote: »

The support for Contador on here is baffling given his doping past.

Head in the sand a bit there

retalivity

Fdj down to 3 riders, pinots climbed off the bike

Daroxtar

Djoucer wrote: »

The support for Contador on here is baffling given his doping past.

Bring back capital punishment. Rehabilitation obviously counts for nothing

Djoucer

Daroxtar wrote: »

Djoucer wrote: »

The support for Contador on here is baffling given his doping past.

Bring back capital punishment. Rehabilitation obviously counts for nothing

Meh. Lifetime bans for doping.

donfers

Nico to go on a long solo one hopefully, maybe drag Contador with him and drop him towards the top of the Galibier.

JoeyJJ

Why has the official site no longer have the cycle groups with times easily visible like they usually do

CrowdedHouse

https://racecenter.letour.fr/#/stageprofile?theme=

MPFGLB

I guess racing the Giro and then the Tour has finally been put to bed for a few years

velo.2010

Contador will need a minute at least going over the Galibier and if he wants the win.

CrowdedHouse

What's the function of those AG2R branded motorbikes?

Inquitus

Kittel abandons, makes yesterdays decision look all the worse now....

neris

Inquitus wrote: »

Kittel abandons, makes yesterdays decision look all the worse now....

it does and it also spoils the fight for the green jersey which was becoming entertaining

Inquitus

Inquitus wrote: »

Kittel abandons, makes yesterdays decision look all the worse now....

He went down hard in an earlier crash and had an ice-pack on his shoulder. After struggling this far this was probably the final straw.

retalivity

Wtf are uae at helping sky

Djoucer

They need to put Froome under pressure fairly soon.

He's shown some weakness anytime he's been under sustained pressure.

Question is if people at wiling to sacrifice a podium spot.

MPFGLB

retalivity wrote: »

Wtf are uae at helping sky

Well they may have Dan Martin next year

retalivity

Just noticed ag2r have 2 up the road, surely this is made up for bardet to attack, who is also an excellent descender