Pro-cycling thread

alaphilippe, bloody hell

Beware the Team Sky/Ineos negative split...

Exactly what I was thinking...

Also I just caught myself not being annoyed by Kirby, and wondering how it is I can watch a whole tour with him muttering on, and Kelly sucking through his teeth... but a child making noise on the bus for more than 10 seconds is intolerable. Odd.

do you get a time bonus for winning ITT? ...no is the answer

Bernal looking human

G’s gunning for it

-21s!

Alaphilippe now! 900m to go!

G a monster

It’s going to be close....

Alaphilippe! -14.67 on G!

Well I never

Gosh. He was absolutely flying that last half km.

Wow

Wait what

At what point do we have to start considering Alaphillipe as a genuine GC contender?

Smashed that. What a rider.

And Boo hiss too Geraint and Alaphillipe, I had a sly bet on De Gendt at 200/1 :(((

Second rest day is my guess.

after the tourmalet

At what point do we have to start considering Alaphillipe as a genuine GC contender?

Now I'd say! Absolutely banging stage.

What a mob around him... all that press could have gone to hear Vos speak and still been back in time to push into the yellow skinsuit.

I dunno, I think we'll find out tomorrow. Problem might his team (weird thing to say).

When he can hang with the top guys tomorrow on a 21km climb. Obvs.

Think G kept a little back for tomorrow?

Alaphillipe is deffo gonna go full Voeckler tomorrow, get dropped repeatedly and heroically come back.

And he will end up 5th on GC.