Tour de France 2017

Bardet attacks

Barguil is a proper hero here in France, they're comparing him to Hinault. Which is a big legacy jersey to fill.

Barguil forgot to zip up jersey for l'equipe front page. Instant DQ?

if you type 'Warren Barguil' in to Google the first suggest search is 'Warren Barguil bike size'.

Barguil has been a joy to watch this tour

Feel kind of bad for Aru

I like climbers.

Climbers are the drummers of the team.

a few bonus seconds for Bardet too

I said Barguil wouldn't be caught, if he keeps on winning like this, I'll have to review my 'no gambling on a schoolday' rule.

Me too, but he still got to wear yellow

Will Froome play it safe tomorrow or risk a Pro tri-spoke...

Hard not to like Dan Martin, looks ready to collapse and vomit all over the microphones and still gives an interview

Lovely guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the Tour of Beijing a few years ago. https://www.instagram.com/p/fedD5ZpCO8/

#boastpost

TT on Sat - still another, lumpy day for crashes, mechanicals and bonus secs to stir it up.

Tomorrow looks like another break away day, last chance saloon.

I fancy there will be a bit of high drama tomorrow, I've no good reason other than a gut feeling!

Ha yeah kind of. I was involved with producing some videos on cycling and bike culture in China for the Tour Of Beijing. It was nice to meet some of my favourite riders there. Good times. It's a shame the race didn't really take off the way it could have but it was a tough sell really.

Love to see Aru in the break, and Bardet get seconds on Froome.

Really wanna see a battle.

Froome quietly optimistic in the interview, clearly gutted he hasn't got a stage.

Will Froome's supposedly slower yellow Jersey skin suit be much of an issue in the TT? It'll be interesting to see how Uran goes on the time trial as he seems to have held back in the Alps.

I wouldn't be surprised if they had a yellow made to measure skin suit in Froome's size

As I understand it they are not allowed, they have to wear the supplied kit

With the contentious dots sewn in? I'm sure it'll be an ok fit but I wonder how it will go down at Sky if Froome loses by seconds due to an inferior skin suit. Brailsford would be livid.

I think they whole thing with those bumps is they have to be part of the garment and not 'added', which is why despite moaning there was nothing illegal with the suits in the first TT. Adding a bumpy patch to a skin suit would be illegal.