Currahee! Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Yep. I like Sagan but he is the superhero of cycling if you listen to the ITV4 commentary team. Cancellara is an amazing rider though and deserves yellow. And as I'm typing this they are saying if Cavendish hadn't sat up and held on for third his team mate Tony Martin would have got yellow. Whoops. So if Cavendish wasn't selfish Tony Martin would be in yellow? He'll be popular tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invernessjt Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Tony Martin will be raging with Cavendish tonight. If Cav had ridden through the line then Martin would've been in yellow. Selfish pr***! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Froome is an intermediate rider? I mean he is not an out and out climber, although he is strong in that department he can pace it with the best on flat stages as well. Good all rounder would be the best term I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Massive crash on today's stage about 50k from the finish. Lots of fallers including Cancellara. Nasty one as it was on a long straight with everyone at about 50kph. The organisers have actually neutralised the stage until the situation is sorted out. Very nasty with ambulances on the way. Edit. Stage restarted. Edit neutralised again. Absolute carnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Race neutralised due to two heavy crashes, one including the yellow jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 We really need to get these TdF threads merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Is it being neutralised due to the yellow jersey being down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Is it being neutralised due to the yellow jersey being down? I reckon it's just because of the vast number of riders down. Several top riders have pulled out already including Simon Gerrans and Tom Demoulin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I reckon it's just because of the vast number of riders down. Several top riders have pulled out already including Simon Gerrans and Tom Demoulin. Yes, seems to be the case. Three out altogether just now with William Bonnet being the other. Demoulin had a chance of yellow today to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Some riders in a pretty bad way waiting to restart. There are going to be a few guys having very painful showers for the next few days. These boys are seriously tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Adam Hansen already riding with a dislocated shoulder from yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Phew that was a big crash. Bad as it was it could have been much worse with that lamp post there as well. Not sure how bad the second crash was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Orica Greenedge reporting Gerrans has a fractured wrist. He really is unlucky with injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The television coverage have just said that Laurence Ten Dam dislocated his shoulder in the crash but the team put it back in and he got back on his bike. Jings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 When the camera first cut to the crash and I saw the lampost, I feared the worst (shades of the bollards on the tour of Basque country earlier this year). Amazing how many crashes happen on dead straight roads. High speeds, not paying enough attention, a wee touch of wheels then boom. Tour over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Amazing how many crashes happen on dead straight roads. High speeds, not paying enough attention, a wee touch of wheels then boom. Tour over. I'm not sure there was any contact. It looked like the first rider to go down just lost the front wheel. Maybe a sudden puncture and the tyre rolled off the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 This hill is spreading them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 This final km will be interesting with people trying to lay down markers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 A good day for Froome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Froome has the yellow by 1 second from Tony Martin. Almost a minute ahead of Contador. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Would like to see froome win it. The year he lost out to wiggins left a bad taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Would like to see froome win it. The year he lost out to wiggins left a bad taste I'm not a fan of Sky but they are hugely more likeable with Froome leading. With Wiggins it was like watching a chess game with everything built around the time trials and no individuality allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I'm not a fan of Sky but they are hugely more likeable with Froome leading. With Wiggins it was like watching a chess game with everything built around the time trials and no individuality allowed. I wouldn't have minded so much had Wiggins been their only contender but Froome was basically forced to cycle below full tilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Great day for Froome. Utter carnage though. What happened at the 2nd crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I wouldn't have minded so much had Wiggins been their only contender but Froome was basically forced to cycle below full tilt I remember Froome could have burned Wiggins on the climbs but wasn't allowed to. There was the case where he made a break on a climb expecting wiggins to follow and see he home but had to slow down and wait. I know it is a team game but Froome should have been leader when Wiggins triumphed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invernessjt Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I wouldn't have minded so much had Wiggins been their only contender but Froome was basically forced to cycle below full tiltFroome was there to support Wiggins. Sky's whole focus on the Tour was to for Wiggins to be in yellow in Paris (which he was). Froome came across as a bit of an arsehole for what he did on that climb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Froome was there to support Wiggins. Sky's whole focus on the Tour was to for Wiggins to be in yellow in Paris (which he was). Froome came across as a bit of an arsehole for what he did on that climb. Wiggins was better box office I suppose. Stick him on the side of a van and sell more Sky Boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 A number of riders changing bikes between the cobble sections and the smooth roads if I picked that up right. Didn't know that was allowed mid race! Wider tyres and suspension. Is that right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Aye I'm sure a few of the riders did that on the Paris-Roubaix this year too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Aye I'm sure a few of the riders did that on the Paris-Roubaix this year tooI heard it right then. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 A number of riders changing bikes between the cobble sections and the smooth roads if I picked that up right. Didn't know that was allowed mid race! Wider tyres and suspension. Is that right! Perfectly legitimate, in fact in one of last years Grand Tours (The Vuelta I think) Quintana actually changed bikes during a time trial as it was half hilly and half flat. The bikes for cobble tend to have bigger tyres and clearance and more slightly longer rear ends to the frames making them less twitchy to handle as well as more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Perfectly legitimate, in fact in one of last years Grand Tours (The Vuelta I think) Quintana actually changed bikes during a time trial as it was half hilly and half flat. The bikes for cobble tend to have bigger tyres and clearance and more slightly longer rear ends to the frames making them less twitchy to handle as well as more comfortable.I suppose the mechanics have the bike set up so time lost in the change over is miniscule. A bit like formula one having cars set up for each circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Great win for 'Der Panzerwagen', fully deserved and finally in yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The field maybe let Martin go to an extent but he still timed the break and held off the sprint well. Could hold yellow for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The field maybe let Martin go to an extent but he still timed the break and held off the sprint well. Could hold yellow for a little while. He should hold it till Saturday at least, maybe even beyond. Short steep finish up the Mur de Bretagne on Saturday which Tony Martin should be able to stick out with the leaders, then a lumpy team time trial on the Sunday which his team are normally good at, so it could see him stay in yellow through the first rest day on Monday and on to the first out of category (HC) summit finish on Tuesday, which normally you would rule a guy like Tony Martin out, but he did come second on top of Mont Ventoux in 2009, although that was part of a breakaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Looked like Cavendish lost the wheel of Renshaw in the sprint. They seemed to have it under control with 2km to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Messed up sprint again for Cav/Renshaw but Griepel is a machine just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Messed up sprint again for Cav/Renshaw but Griepel is a machine just now. I'm glad for him, he had slipped under the radar recently and it's great to see him reappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 The speed that Sagan came through at the end was phenomenal, just got his timing wrong. The small uphill sprint today may give him an advantage over the pure sprinters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Looks like a broken collar bone for Tony Martin. Bittersweet for the team after the stage win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 It seems like there are alot more crashes this year than i remember in last year or the year before. I know there were a few but this year it seems like almost every stage there is a big crash. Shame for Tony Martin if he is out. He obviously wasn't going to win but going out like that will be a sore one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Martin out. Such a shame after a good week for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 A shame for Martin and the Tour. It is exciting to watch someone willing to go for it on short hill top finishes. Now it could just be the sprinters on top until the Pyrenees unless a long breakaway is successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 A strange one. I've only seen brief highlights buy it looks like Martin caused the incident by swerving into another rider. It almost looked like he was trying to avoid something in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 A strange one. I've only seen brief highlights buy it looks like Martin caused the incident by swerving into another rider. It almost looked like he was trying to avoid something in the road. That's what I've been thinking as well, it almost looked like he went to shoulder the other rider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's what I've been thinking as well, it almost looked like he went to shoulder the other rider. Seems like he caught the back wheel of the Europcar rider in front of him sending him to the right and therefore creating a domino effect. Can't believe Nibali thought that Froome had caused the accident. Anyway, no yellow jersey on the start line today but, if things stay the way they are, Froome will be in yellow at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Cav finally wins a stage this year and Froome back in yellow. Really looking forward to the mountains coming up. Just a couple of minutes between Froome, Contador, Nibali and Quintana. Dark horse could be Van Garderen who is in the top 3 and is quite comfortable in the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 After a mental first week, it's all set to be an absolute classic up in the mountains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Good sprint. Good to see Cav win too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Murray Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Interesting today that if Peter Sagan wins the stage, and Chris Froome is a couple of place behind, Sagan would hold the Yellow, Green and White jersey's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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