Tour De France 2020

Oof

Predictions for today?

Pinot to take yellow.

Adam Yates to show his hand on these climbs one way or another.

Alaphilippe v Yates again I reckon. Maybe another two punchy riders in the mix. Barguil, Vuillermoz maybe.

I don’t expect much to happen until the last 2km and the break might be allowed to take the stage.

Porte to lose ~1 minute.

Sam Bennett being a twat yesterday.

https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1300728124309671937?s=20

Isn’t that from Paris-Nice?

Nairo long range attack. Tour gets cancelled å la COVID-19 with him in the virtual My-oh Jawn

Ah maybe it is. Apologies. Someone just sent it to me.

I reckon Dan McLay still had the best zig-zag swervy sprint finish of recent times. Cipollini had some mad ones too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX1AZuHmxPc

Believe so. And to be fair, Quintana was veering to the right at the time.

Is it just me who thinks the devil guy at the side of the road needs to grow up? Must be in his 60s. Have some respect for yourself pal.

Pollit and Benoot in the break today. Decent pair of engines.

And Bennett got fined and apologised, IIRC.

Just you for me I’m afraid. He brings a bit of character to the tour. There are loads who regularly stop in specific spots. One chap used to park his camper on the biggest climb (I saw him on Tourmalet) and handed out bottles of water to riders as they went past. He was well known and got lots of takers from the pro riders. I say ‘used’ as sadly he passed away last year.

Why?! He's part of the Tour furniture by now!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Senft

Apropos of nothing, are Imlach and co. filming from his back garden?

Looks like it's only Daniel Friebe and a cameraman on the ground.

handed out bottles of water to riders as they went past

Presumably without dressing up like it was Halloween?

Tim Merlier's sprint in the bruxelles classic had a fair curve on it yesterday

https://youtu.be/v5icuHG8IxY?t=167

Leeds Castle I believe.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVuNG3n9SX/?hl=en

He was going in the direct of the road, so can’t really fault it? The people who went straight crashed into the barriers...

Poor finish design...

Apropos of nothing, are Imlach and co. filming from his back garden?

Maidstone in Kent

Benoot just indra'ed...

Backside lipslide r-a-d-i-c-a-l