Tour de France 2018, July 27, Stage 19: Lourdes > Laruns

dahat · 27-07-2018 4:34pm

Zakarin descending is like a horror movie....

py · 27-07-2018 4:34pm

Come on Dan!!!

MPFGLB · 27-07-2018 4:36pm

So between Dan, Geraint & Roglic for the stage

Sal Butamol · 27-07-2018 4:38pm

itv licking Froomes bumhole

mr spuckler · 27-07-2018 4:39pm

this is brilliant from Roglic

mloc123 · 27-07-2018 4:40pm

Roglic deserves the win

dahat · 27-07-2018 4:41pm

Still think Thomas might jump off this group to try grab Rogolic.

Borderfox · 27-07-2018 4:44pm

Froome finally riding for Thomas, even Hinault gave up on the Alpe

kilns · 27-07-2018 4:45pm

Borderfox wrote: »

Froome finally riding for Thomas, even Hinault gave up on the Alpe

Froome riding to protect his 3rd place

mloc123 · 27-07-2018 4:46pm

Gee Whizz....

Ugh

Borderfox · 27-07-2018 4:46pm

he said it again

check_six · 27-07-2018 4:49pm

Quintana is going to finish about 6 minutes down so Dan will move up to 8th.

Inquitus · 27-07-2018 4:54pm

23 seconds for Roglic including the bonus differential, that puts its per below:

Froome could still finish 2nd, although I'd think 4th is most likely. Can't see Geriant shipping 2mins5secs to Dumoulin barring a crash. Hard to see Roglic putting in a better TT than Dumoulin as well.

eeeee · 27-07-2018 4:55pm

Delighted Froome didn't find a magical something there and barring all incident Thomas has this. I like Thomas as a rider, and glad to see him fulfilling his potential.

Sprinter Sacre · 27-07-2018 4:56pm

nee wrote: »

Delighted Froome didn't find a magical something there and barring all incident Thomas has this. I like Thomas as a rider, and glad to see him fulfilling his potential.

Never had potential as a climber/GC rider until a few years ago. Mildly better result than seeing Froome win but it is still absolutely shocking. I guess it was nice to see leading the sprint and going back to his roots.

eeeee · 27-07-2018 5:01pm

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Never had potential as a climber/GC rider until a few years ago. Mildly better result than seeing Froome win but it is still absolutely shocking. I guess it was nice to see leading the sprint and going back to his roots.

Except that's not true. Thomas has shown potential as a rider from his youth days, all the way through his development he has been a stand out performer. He has had a steady development, and lost weight a few years ago to become a GC performer. He has only ridden as a dom thus far pretty much.
One of the Yates twins started out on track, track is where the majority of UK cycling talent cut their teeth now (not all, but most). Most of the most talented juniors and youths about go into their track programme first. It's no surprise to see a graduate like Thomas get to where he is now. I'm not saying he's perfect, but anyone questioning his pedigree wants to look at his development as a rider and the GB system. It's really no surprise.

Sprinter Sacre · 27-07-2018 5:13pm

nee wrote: »

Except that's not true. Thomas has shown potential as a rider from his youth days, all the way through his development he has been a stand out performer. He has had a steady development, and lost weight a few years ago to become a GC performer. He has only ridden as a dom thus far pretty much.
One of the Yates twins started out on track, track is where the majority of UK cycling talent cut their teeth now (not all, but most). Most of the most talented juniors and youths about go into their track programme first. It's no surprise to see a graduate like Thomas get to where he is now. I'm not saying he's perfect, but anyone questioning his pedigree wants to look at his development as a rider and the GB system. It's really no surprise.

Meh a classics rider a few years ago to super dom to winning a Tour, it stinks tbh.

brocbrocach · 27-07-2018 5:21pm

Truth is probably somewhere in the middle of those two. He's always been talented but gobbling up the opposition like he did at this tour is a big step up.

velo.2010 · 27-07-2018 5:23pm

nee wrote: »

Thomas has shown potential as a rider from his youth days, all the way through his development he has been a stand out performer. He has had a steady development, and lost weight a few years ago to become a GC performer

In fairness the 'just lost the weight' line has been shown to be a bit of a nonsense. Remove Thomas' name and substitute one of Armstrong, Wiggins etc. and the same holds true.

Lusk_Doyle · 27-07-2018 5:23pm

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Meh a classics rider a few years ago to super dom to winning a Tour, it stinks tbh.

Who said that he was an out and out classics rider?

Borderfox · 27-07-2018 5:25pm

Sagan is in within time limit

rappid · 27-07-2018 5:26pm

Roglic rulez!
Bloody Froome is out of the podium. Almost.
One stage to go!

Carpenter · 27-07-2018 5:32pm

Did he make the cut ???

Borderfox · 27-07-2018 5:37pm

yep

retalivity · 27-07-2018 5:48pm

brocbrocach wrote: »

Truth is probably somewhere in the middle of those two. He's always been talented but gobbling up the opposition like he did at this tour is a big step up.

Tbf to him, as others said he has shown pedigree throughout his career, and is unlikely to win 4 in a row or anything. He seems more 'human' than froome, even with the sky stink around him.

equivariant · 27-07-2018 6:04pm

I don't see anything wrong with Thomas winning. It certainly doesn't "stink". This was a good parcours for a rider like him and if he wins it will be because of his all round ability. He certainly hasn't smashed his rivals in the mountains. Instead he has been strong in the mountains but not spectacular and will win based on being able to ride the roubaix stage, the team TT, the ITT and having the strongest team in the mountains. Pretty much exactly how someone of his build would expect to win the Tour.

Is no-one except a 55kg goat allowed to win the tour?

mloc123 · 27-07-2018 6:18pm

The cynic in me wonders why Froome is in such poor form... Is it genuine or is it an attempt to deflect attention

mistermatthew · 27-07-2018 6:20pm

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Never had potential as a climber/GC rider until a few years ago. Mildly better result than seeing Froome win but it is still absolutely shocking. I guess it was nice to see leading the sprint and going back to his roots.

You have no idea. You're just bashing the man because he rides for team sky.

Thomas is a classy rider. He lost some weight to climb better. Generally this is more successful than being a 55kg rider in grand tours or pure climber.

There is nothing unusual imo

Macy0161 · 27-07-2018 6:23pm

Sprinter Sacre wrote:

Meh a classics rider a few years ago to super dom to winning a Tour, it stinks tbh.

It does, if you ignore his steady progression from track to road to classics to lesser week long races to more prestigious week long stage races to super domestique and then this year having protected status/ riding for himself...

I mean it's not like he was up there with Dan Martin on climbs in the junior tour of Wales....

dahat · 27-07-2018 6:26pm

mloc123 wrote: »

The cynic in me wonders why Froome is in such poor form... Is it genuine or is it an attempt to deflect attention

4th in a GT is hardly poor form, not in top form but id hardly call it poor form.

Tour de France 2018, July 27, Stage 19: Lourdes > Laruns

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