Tour de France: Stage 8 Macon - Saint-Etienne, 200km

Lumpy day today with a fair few 2nd and 3rd category climbs.

Inquitus

Some classics specialist to take the win once the break is caught, strong break but they haven't been given enough rope you'd feel? 3:30secs is not much with the tough finish and 100km odd of racing left.

Marcel Kittel on ITV 4 there talking with the commentary team. Great to see him doing ok. Good interview and chat. Seems he's been doing some different riding with a child on the way.

dahat

This break feels like a token gesture break with such a small gap.

Chad Haga has been doing some pulling of the peleton all day.

Brian?

Massive polka dot jersey in a field. The dots are plants.


I love it, best one yet IMO. As much as i love a bike made of tractors, that's a real winner.

dastardly00

Offredo is over 15 minutes down on the breakway and 12 minutes down on the peloton. I wonder will he make the time cut?

dastardly00

Why doesn't Sagan have any team mates to help him?

dastardly00

Carlton is talking some amount of horse manure for the last while (more than usual)

Inquitus

Ineos with a crash at the worst time there, Thomas could lose some time here if they can't get back on quick enough here!

sullivlo

Inquitus wrote: »

Ineos with a crash at the worst time there, Thomas could lose some time here if they can't get back on quick enough here!

The bike just crumbled!

Allez Allez !!!!

Inquitus

He made it back on ok, so he should be fine now you'd think, due to that though Thomas and Bernal are the sole remaining Ineos riders in the peloton now.

Inquitus

Sagan looking very good soo far.

This kicked off nicely. Go Pinot.

dastardly00

This is a cracking finish

Daroxtar

De Gendt is one hardy b@stard

Mr. Guappa

That was an enthralling last 30 minutes.

dastardly00

I'm delighted for TDG!

When was the last time the tour was this good this early. Cracking race so far

Inquitus

Well done De Gendt, some win! And fair play to Alaphilippe and Pinot, capitalised on Ineos's misfortune, and took time, and as well Alla gets the yellow jersey for Bastille Day tomorrow!

Don't think Dan was in that main group at the end

Inquitus

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't think Dan was in that main group at the end

Dan was in the main group he finished @ +26secs to DeGendt

https://www.letour.fr/en/rankings

Inquitus

16th @ 2:09secs in the overall after stage 8

cunavalos

sullivlo wrote: »

The bike just crumbled!

Might as well get a chinarello, the real thing ain't worth the premium

velo.2010

That's twice now I've missed JA's attacks. Argh!

He's some rider! Fair play to Pinot for going with him - the French love that style of riding. By far the hardest stage of the Tour so far.

While I'd like to see JA go deep into Tour with yellow, I don't think he can stay with the top GC riders come the high mountains.

The chain alone is 6 grand apparently.

Inquitus

Deleted User wrote: »

The chain alone is 6 grand apparently.

Aye apparently gives 10W over a normal Dura-Ace chain!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-ineos-to-use-muc-offs-6000-chain-at-tour-de-france/

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/263152-team-ineos-use-muc-nanotube-chain-tour-de-france-derived-ps6000-bradley

tuxy

Deleted User wrote: »

The chain alone is 6 grand apparently.

Notice how they don't use OSPW with ceramic bearings. OSPW are pointless and so are hybrid ceramic bearings.

So a bike each on the road and 1 on the cars minimum = 96k just for chains :eek:

dastardly00

Dan and Matt both on the Breakaway show on Eurosport. It's like the old days of GCN. It's funny how things work out.

Eamonnator

cunavalos wrote: »

Might as well get a chinarello, the real thing ain't worth the premium

Yeah, he was just cycling along, and it crumbled, honest guv'