Le Tour 2017

[SteveN]

Tough on Kittel today. All that hard work and he's taken down in a crash on the flat

He looked knackered yesterday and it might hsve been a real effort to be within the time limit today without the crash.  Quick-Step left him to fend for himself today, possibly because he has announced he will be riding for Katusha next year.  Tough though, not the way he would want to go.
Great stage again and set up for tomorrow, Froome needs to ensure he does not lose sufficient time to Uran as he might be able to compete with him in the time trial.  My money is on Froome.

[Jon Crofts]

I'll just leave this here............

They belong to Pojianski don't they?  A proper set of guns with a proper tan line.

Rule No7

Tan lines should be cultivated and kept razor sharp.
Under no circumstances should one be rolling up their sleeves or shorts in an effort to somehow diminish one’s tan lines. Sleeveless jerseys are under no circumstances to be employed.

[shaw thing]

Crunch time right now.Cmon Froomey

[SteveN]

Froome and Sky in  control, all down to the TT and what Uran can do

Great ride by Barguil, my man of the tour.

[JD]

Froome and Sky in  control, all down to the TT and what Uran can do

Great ride by Barguil, my man of the tour.

It was another very exciting day. Agree about Barguil, he has been immense in the Mountains.

[SteveN]

Good win for Froome and Sky on a parcours that was designed to disadvantage him over the three weeks.
Would like to see EBH win in Paris tomorrow, strange that only Greipal of the usual suspects is still standing and he's been in poor form to date.

[peter w]

Even better when hearing the boos at the start and end of the stage. Ungracious feckers.

[Meanwood Villa]

Fair play to Froome. From looking weak briefly at the end of one stage he never looked in trouble again. Bardet will never win the tour with that standard of time trialling.

[Jon Crofts]

Bardet looked in a right old state on the climbs on the TT, on the seat off the seat ion the seat off the seat, horrible form.

[SteveN]

Both Bardet and Barguil will struggle to win the tour in the current format unless they considerably improve their time trialing.

[UK Redsox]

Tony Martin sandpapering his bollocks during the TT didn't help him

[four fornicholl]

I struggle to get my head round this last day procession. Whats the actual point?

[Jon Crofts]

It's just that I'm afraid, a procession, are there even any intermediate sprints today?

[four fornicholl]

It's just that I'm afraid, a procession, are there even any intermediate sprints today?

What would happen if there was only a 5 second gap, I'm not an avid follower, has anybody ever tried it on?

[SteveN]

It's just that I'm afraid, a procession, are there even any intermediate sprints today

No, racing does not start until the Champs Elysees.  Sky will lead them on it at the head of the procession.  All about tradition although it is a fairly recent tradition