Giro d'Italia / Tour de France Cycling thread 2013

[N'Rexy]

Brummie Dan Martin takes it! What a day$ racing. Froome did well to stay in yellow as that was a dangerous day for him.

[Dave Cooper please]

Brave stuff from Froome, he was isolated throughout and just hung on all the way. It's probably good that it's now a rest day followed by a short time trial because that would have taken a lot out of him.

[Hillbilly]

Brummie Dan Martin takes it! What a day$ racing. Froome did well to stay in yellow as that was a dangerous day for him.

Brummie Irish no less - the best combo there is  . Never mind jocks waving sticks at serbs in front of the posh. Never mind a bunch of neckless taffs beating a bunch of neckless aussies. Dan Martin was the performance of the weekend!

[lovejoy]

Not sure what movistar were thinking. When Quintana attacked why didnt Valverde counter in the old 1-2 tactic. All they did was managed to keep the race together. Unlikely froome will be so isolated so early again. Do Sky's accusers think they are taking things which leave them dropped after 40kms?

[UK Redsox]

Urine thrown over Cav

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23251598

[usav]

Dirty, smelly, insufferable French.

[The Left Side]

Beautiful scenary this morning, except the bag of pee of course.

[Dave Cooper please]

Typical, Cavendish taking the piss.

[UK Redsox]

Guess what idiot took Tony Martin out of his team after his crash early in the tour and then forgot to put him back in again for the Time Trial?

[Meanwood Villa]

Never seen Cav beaten like he was last night before. The look on his face as Kittel passed him! The beginning of the end?

[SteveN]

Never seen Cav beaten like he was last night before. The look on his face as Kittel passed him! The beginning of the end?

Not yet I suspect but Kittel is cleary a force to be reckoned with and Cav has acknowledged that.  We will see what happens today.

This seems to be a difficult tour for him, OPQP have been inconsistent and it looks like they may bring in Renshaw for next year which should help.

[UK Redsox]

Cav was back at the front again today.

It looks like Team Sky were caught out by the cross wind and Froome's lost some of lead


BTW how come "Cycling" isn't on the main list of sports on the BBC website this year. I swear that it was there last year

[N'Rexy]

What s day of racing. Sky are in trouble and everyone knows it now. They have lost their really big flatland riders in Kiryenka and Edvald and Thomas is knackered. Stannard can't do it all and today showed their weakness. Expect Movistar and Saxo to go mental on Sunday on Ventoux. Froome has got 8 men within 5 minutes and little help around him. He can't mark them all.
I hear that there is also concern that Froome isn't handling it too well physically. He is thought to be dog tired and he looked it today.


Todays was probably Cavs best ever win in the TdF. Amazing day. Just about to watch the highlights again on Eurosport.

[SteveN]

Hindsight is wonderful but Sky might be regretting leaving Eisel and Knees out.  Their experience would been invaluable.

[Yossarian]

This tour is much less of a walkover than was predicted. I think Froome is going to get pummeled in the alps.