Tour de France 2016

Yes but sprinters. Else what's the point of them. The last 20k is worth it.

Back in the 90s and 00s we used to have a week of these in the first week. Count your blessings.

Rewinding it it looks like Etixx took a very bad, shallow line into that last left-hander

Let me get more work done than I may have otherwise.

#silverlinings

Same here tbh.

Oh I tell you what, it was a rider from another train dropping off and back and moving to the left, and he pushed the first man in the Etixx line left to avoid him.

Nope he just faded in the drag up to the finish

Now looking forward to the catch up show to see the look on Greipel's face. Not that I dislike the guy, but it must be horrible to be interviewed after losing by that margin. He should get bonus points if he says "at least I'm not Kittel".

Tight as f***

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(HELLO Nike cycling shoes.../swoon)

DMT make them under contract

Dubtap knowledge bombs.

Anyone in Paris for end of the Tour?

I'm liking the Friebe as roving reporter on the highlights

http://inrng.com/2016/07/rethinking-the-3km-rule/

Interesting piece from INRNG

Just saw exactly how comedy slow the stage was today.

Thanks Bossman, Had it on at work today - everyone was crowding around my workstand

Without reading this whole thread can anyone tell me why Paul and Phil aren't doing the commentary on itv anymore?

It's just not the same with comedy Ned and monotone Millar.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/phil-liggett-paul-sherwen-itvs-tour-de-france-coverage-249523

http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-4.html

And the last 10KM:

Couldn't stay awake til the end, just caught up with the highlights... Great win, Greipel must be choked... Life's a bitch...

Another long stage. Let's hope a decent break gets up the road and forces the peloton to chase with a bit urgency today.

Could a puncheur make an escape at km 8? Looks like 7-8% for about 1km.

9 minutes alone afterwards is a struggle.

That was hilariously bad veiwing.

Tommy V hanging around off the front looking for Company. Not getting any. Then waving as rode off was great though.

Part of me was hoping for a freak event (not anothe fucking crash though). That prevented the Group from catching and Tommy V moving into yellow With a 8 min lead.