Tour de France 2021

That, is, some, sweet, prose

Sometimes these moments are heartbreaking. In Laval, I was deeply moved watching the UAE soigneur put on Marc Hirschi’s jacket for him, his big green eyes red with tears after the time trial, because he still could not move his arm. It was indelible, how childlike he seemed, how helpless. And yet he goes on, knowing that there is a point where things will hurt less and that this point is worth reaching.

Better than your typical journalist banging on about the Merckx win record.

Domestiquing these, I had the ‘handgemachte Brötchen mit Krabbensalat‘.

Laurens Ten Dam spoke to Adri Van Der Poel, who said that if Mathieu wants to win the Tour he needs to do it this year, when he’s underestimated. Spicy.

This is also a (relatively) flat TDF? Not unsuitable, as he’s TT’ing quite well?

I does (on the face of it) seem crazy for him to walk away whilst he has a decent time gap.

https://racecenter.letour.fr/en

12:19 The race is on
12:25 Chris Froome in trouble. Chris Froome is in difficulty at the back of the pack.

12:30 Geraint Thomas in difficulty

Oh dear lads

well, that's not very #YOMP of him

It’s a bit of a mess at the moment

Heard @skinny ‘s parents on the cycling podcast just now. Their place in the Charolles sounds lovely.

G has put final knife into my fantasy team

rog : /

sean kelly been on the capstan full strength ?

Pogacar shutting down Porte. Where's his goddamn team?

I agree with cozey, everyone is horny this year

I'm so horny, myself, that my fantasy team is just 8 movistar riders

Picks for the day?

lutsenko

Spicy. I wondered about Tao

Froome

Didn't know Allan Peiper is still having treatment for cancer. His autobiography is a peculiar book but he's a likeable man, an odd mix of old school grab-your-jersey racer and bewildered hippy.

Truck stuck on colombier.
Correction, its at km 102 on the Côte de Mont Saxonnex.

Masterclass from Morton here.

https://twitter.com/TeamIsraelSUN/status/1411296963354632195/photo/3

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No teams left to control chase.

wtf how has pog been allowed into that group ?!

Really good cycling country around there. Tough!