Tour de France 2018, July 28, Stage 20: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle → Espelette

retalivity · 28-07-2018 2:31pm #1

Ongoing, some cracking times so far.
Soren KRAAAARGGGGHHHHHH Andersen curently in the hot seat with a stonking time

c.p.w.g.w · 28-07-2018 2:32pm

retalivity wrote: »

Ongoing, some cracking times so far.
Soren KRAAAARGGGGHHHHHH Andersen curently in the hot seat with a stonking time

What time are the top 5 due out

retalivity · 28-07-2018 2:35pm

~3.20pm Irish time

The Buster · 28-07-2018 2:35pm

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

What time are the top 5 due out

Around 3:10 to 3:30 for leaders

retalivity · 28-07-2018 2:37pm

Kwiatowski goes top by 1 second!
Current leaderboard

1 Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky) 41:42
2 Soren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) +0:01
3 Michael Hepburn (Mitchelton-Scott) +0:32
4 Marc Soler (Movistar) +0:33
5 Stefan Küng (BMC) +0:35
6 Jonathan Castroviejo (Sky) +0:41
7 Wout Poels (Sky) +0.59
8 Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) +1:01
9 Chad Haga (Sunweb) +1:07
10 Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) +1:11

bazermc · 28-07-2018 3:03pm

The live coverage on Eurosport is on now until 4:45pm according to my Sky guide.

The live "beo" coverage is on TG4 starting at 4:35pm, according to the Sky planner.

Am I missing something. Are TG4 viewers in some start of time warp??

Zzippy · 28-07-2018 3:05pm

bazermc wrote: »

The live coverage on Eurosport is on now until 4:45pm according to my Sky guide.

The live "beo" coverage is on TG4 starting at 4:35pm, according to the Sky planner.

Am I missing something. Are TG4 viewers in some start of time warp??

Presumably delayed coverage. TG4 are showing the minor hurling AI semi-final at 3

bazermc · 28-07-2018 3:13pm

Dan up next.

Itziger · 28-07-2018 3:20pm

Dan getting into a very professional looking TT position there. Hope he's improved in TT performance as well.

CrowdedHouse · 28-07-2018 3:23pm

https://twitter.com/radiotour_en/status/1023210642965180416

dastardly00 · 28-07-2018 3:24pm

^^^^
Chapeau to Dan! Well deserved!

kenmc · 28-07-2018 3:25pm

Itziger wrote: »

Dan getting into a very professional looking TT position there. Hope he's improved in TT performance as well.

Awarded most combative rider of the tour!

TheBlaaMan · 28-07-2018 3:34pm

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

https://twitter.com/radiotour_en/status/1023210642965180416

Is that prize formally awarded in Paris? Will he get a moment in the sunlight and get to make a speech..... :pac:

Inquitus · 28-07-2018 3:46pm

Roglic having a bad TT, Froome looking good for the podium, Thomas seems to be crushing everyone.

at1withmyself · 28-07-2018 3:52pm

Inquitus wrote: »

Roglic having a bad TT, Froome looking good for the podium, Thomas seems to be crushing everyone.

After yesterday how can Froome now suddenly bounce back like this?

c.p.w.g.w · 28-07-2018 3:54pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

After yesterday how can Froome now suddenly bounce back like this?

Good night's sleepðŸ˜‰

Inquitus · 28-07-2018 3:55pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

After yesterday how can Froome now suddenly bounce back like this?

Well Roglic flogged himself yesterday getting the stage win, so neither of them had an easy day, Froome sat in the wheels mostly even when dropped he had Bernal.

Itziger · 28-07-2018 3:59pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

Inquitus wrote: »

Roglic having a bad TT, Froome looking good for the podium, Thomas seems to be crushing everyone.

After yesterday how can Froome now suddenly bounce back like this?

Happens constantly in 3 week GT racing.

retalivity · 28-07-2018 4:04pm

I dont remember Landa being such a crap tt'er when he was at sky

CrowdedHouse · 28-07-2018 4:15pm

Dumoulin won

bazermc · 28-07-2018 4:24pm

I'm glad sky didn't get a 1-2 on the GC. Be nearly as bad as England winning the World Cup.

Inquitus · 28-07-2018 4:24pm

Thomas
Dumoulin
Froome

Is our podium then, Dan and Froome both lost time due to misfortune, and Dan would certainly have finished a few spots higher with better luck, Froome might have nicked 2nd place, but no real doubt about the winner, at least in the context of the race, he was simply the strongest.

eeeee · 28-07-2018 5:25pm

Just watching the tg4 highlights for a wee while.
Zakarin is a messy rider to watch. Also heading out on his tt with disc, skinsuit etc etc and the straps of his aero helmet flapping around his face

Inquitus · 28-07-2018 6:02pm

nee wrote: »

Just watching the tg4 highlights for a wee while.
Zakarin is a messy rider to watch. Also heading out on his tt with disc, skinsuit etc etc and the straps of his aero helmet flapping around his face

Aye I saw the straps fluttering all over the shop, defo not as Aero as they might be, he put in a decent ride though.

Weepsie · 28-07-2018 7:05pm

Itziger wrote: »

Happens constantly in 3 week GT racing.

Plus he's one of the very best TT riders in the world

retalivity · 28-07-2018 7:36pm

Spare a thought for Taylor Phinney - after he bust open his nose crashing into a tree yesterday, he is unable to fly. So, he is hitching a lift with the team bus to Paris - a 7+ hour trip!

dastardly00 · 28-07-2018 9:38pm

I heard on yesterday's episode of The Cycling Podcast that Thomas had ridden the TT course three times when he was doing his recce of the Tour earlier this year. They also said that he had been to Tenerife this year on three separate occasions (two weeks each time) for high altitude training.

He was definitely aiming to get the best possible result in the GC as he could (rather than just being domestique for Froome).

irishrover99 · 28-07-2018 10:04pm

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

https://twitter.com/radiotour_en/status/1023210642965180416

Obviously delighted for but really?

julian alaphilippe? Adam Yates ?

Both have been in a lot more breakaways than Dan has.

Inquitus · 28-07-2018 10:33pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

I heard on yesterday's episode of The Cycling Podcast that Thomas had ridden the TT course three times when he was doing his recce of the Tour earlier this year. They also said that he had been to Tenerife this year on three separate occasions (two weeks each time) for high altitude training.

He was definitely aiming to get the best possible result in the GC as he could (rather than just being domestique for Froome).

Yep, given the uncertainty around whether Froome would be allowed to race, he prepared assumably with Sky's blessing on the basis he was racing for the GC.

dastardly00 · 29-07-2018 12:51am

irishrover99 wrote: »

Obviously delighted for but really?

julian alaphilippe? Adam Yates ?

Both have been in a lot more breakaways than Dan has.

Alaphilippe and Yates were going in breakaways at the start of stages when they had nothing to lose and everything to gain (i.e. they didnt care about their GC position). They could also sandbag some stages and take it easy. Very little risk for those two.

Whereas Dan risked everything by attacking from the yellow jersey group in the mountains on numerous occasions when most other guys were to scared. If things went wrong he could have lost chunks of time. I think Dan definitely deserves the award.

irishrover99 · 29-07-2018 8:35am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Alaphilippe and Yates were going in breakaways at the start of stages when they had nothing to lose and everything to gain (i.e. they didnt care about their GC position). They could also sandbag some stages and take it easy. Very little risk for those two.

Whereas Dan risked everything by attacking from the yellow jersey group in the mountains on numerous occasions when most other guys were to scared. If things went wrong he could have lost chunks of time. I think Dan definitely deserves the award.

GC position shouldn't have anything to do with it. Do you remember last year when De Gendt didn't get it?
It wasn't a popular descion on this forum.
Was he going for GC?.

Here is what he had up say about Barguil winning it.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/de-gendt-doesnt-hold-grudge-against-barguil-after-missing-super-combatif-prize/

Tour de France 2018, July 28, Stage 20: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle → Espelette

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