Le Tour 2015

[Jon Crofts]

Fairly benign day on the cobbles but still great seeing Team Sky and Geraint Thomas in particular driving things on.

Benign ?

There would have been some seriously sore nuts after that lot

I did the Paris Roubaix the day before the classic the last 2 years and my gentleman sausage and the area around said sausage took about 3 weeks to fully recover, mind you so did my arms, shoulders, neck, hands, wrists, hips, legs.

[UK Redsox]

Surely this must be fake

http://deadspin.com/postman-flips-his-shit-over-being-blocked-by-tour-de-fr-1716224429

[paul_e]

There's some H&V level puns in the comments on that story.

[Jon Crofts]

Sounds like the post was English, maybe it's this guy?

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[Jon Crofts]

Froome says he won't wear the yellow today.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/froome-in-yellow-on-friday-its-his-choice_377475

[Dante Lavelli]

Froome says he won't wear the yellow today.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/froome-in-yellow-on-friday-its-his-choice_377475

There appears tot be a lot of honour on the tour.  The cynic in me thinks there must be at least equal amounts of skulduggery however the culprits are less keen to publicise it.  Is that fair, or is this a sport where the Corinthian spirit really exists (ignoring the obvious drugs)?

[Jon Crofts]

Froome says he won't wear the yellow today.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/froome-in-yellow-on-friday-its-his-choice_377475

There appears tot be a lot of honour on the tour.  The cynic in me thinks there must be at least equal amounts of skulduggery however the culprits are less keen to publicise it.  Is that fair, or is this a sport where the Corinthian spirit really exists (ignoring the obvious drugs)?

You could spend all day quoting instances of honour vs disrespect at Le Tour or any cycle race. 

George Hincapie being denied the lead out in Paris, stopping at Tom Simpsons memorial, respecting the jersey when they have a mechanical, you could go on all day.
At the end of the day it's all about money, those little chats the breakaway group has, they're not about who's going to work with me?  They're about how much my team will pay you to help me to the stage win.  Read Hincapies book, The Loyal Lieutenant a real eye opener into pro cycling hugely entertaining and obviously covers the whole Lying Lance saga as well.

[bertlambshank]

Cav wins the sprint.

[SteveN]

Great sprint by Cav.

[taylorsworkrate]

Froome an absolute machine today.

Thomas incredibly impressive also

[aj2k77]

Sky we're ridiculous today.

Richie Porte setting tempo for Froome, dropping most of the best climbers on the planet and then catching and passing Quintana whilst grinning. ......

Geraint Thomas, 30 yrs old and suddenly able to climb with the best, believe me he had a lot in his locker left, he even said he just sat on for half the mountain after setting pace for Froome.

Not looking to start and argument but todays stage was a joke and I'm a bit annoyed.

[usav]

What are you trying to stay and who are you arguing with?

[Dave Cooper please]

Sky we're ridiculous today.

Not looking to start and argument but todays stage was a joke and I'm a bit annoyed.

No come on.

You saying Sky are cheating? It's the debate everyone wants to have so why not.

[taylorsworkrate]

Sky we're ridiculous today.

Richie Porte setting tempo for Froome, dropping most of the best climbers on the planet and then catching and passing Quintana whilst grinning. ......

Geraint Thomas, 30 yrs old and suddenly able to climb with the best, believe me he had a lot in his locker left, he even said he just sat on for half the mountain after setting pace for Froome.

Not looking to start and argument but todays stage was a joke and I'm a bit annoyed.

You clearly are trying to start an argument.

[TopDeck113]

I believe Sky ride clean, simply on the basis I trust Dave Brailsford's ethos and integrity.