Pro-cycling thread

Didn’t realise what a slog that last climb was. Going to be some decent GC gaps.

I wonder what that green flag said that got ripped out the fans hands at the finish ?

Palestinian protest at Israel

going to be

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No second place for Matthews today

This aged well.

You mean more insufferable, surely?

Maybe it was the same group who blocked the course the other day https://www.politico.eu/article/tour-de-france-climate-protester/

Only took him a couple of years to twig he's a breakaway guy now

Caleb seems to have outsprinted the broomwagon so it's a great day for past it Aussie sprinters 👍

Bit harsh on Ewan, he got quite banged up yesterday.

His crashiness seems to be a feature and not a bug

And one more angle.

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2 years of Covid bullshit.

I think @hippy has every right to be insufferable tonight, that was one hell of a ride by Matthews.

Have you seen this one?

It was a mega ride.

I almost feel sorry for Bettiol - he looked like he had it but I reckon he just went too hard catching Matthews. He could've done it easier and still got him before the climb ran out.

https://gfycat.com/edibleunnaturalairedaleterrier

He wouldn’t beat Matthews in a sprint, so he had to try and crack him before the summit. The last 2 kms of that climb was fantastic head to head racing.

Cav would have won that.

Yeah that was the best win in this race so far. Incredible from Matthews. Somehow just wanted it more. Was jaw dropping stuff for sure

Top work by Astana who have made so little prize money this far in the race, that they are €94 in the red when you tot up the fines they owe the UCI for their transgressions.

it in the top pocket

Good to see Marc Soler retain his Movistar tactics handbook, and head up the road while his leader tried to wrestle back the yellow jersey in the following groups

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_shuffle

Yes hence > before the climb ran out.

He was going hard at the bottom of the climb and made up ground fast but then stalled out and Matthews could come back at him. If the climb was better paced he could've still caught him before the summit, gapping him without dying a thousand deaths.

But he didn't. So, now you have to suck up a thousand MM images until the Vuelta.