Tour de France 2014

My call is the winner is yet to come out of the bunch.

There isn't much flat riding and there are good climbers in the lead group. I hope the GC and the stage win will be separate races today, but it depends how hard the bunch push it.

I'm surprised that Garmin haven't thrown down their 'mountain madness' tactics today, with Talanksy pretty much out of the GC.

Spare a thought for Hayman. Off the back already.

Saxo y u let Kwiatowski go?

My God! "...making the calculation...", "...the tour of France..."
SHUT UP KELLY!

Voeckler is such a clown

Did I just see an African family supporting in the woods? K Reza has to do something wild now.

Sagan dropping off the back of the break away?

Tony does not suit polka dots.

I keep getting distracted by my work! Fucking work!

contemplates cracking a beer and sitting in front of the TV

Sagan's gone. You can tell tomorrow is a rest day. Going to be groups all over the place by halfway.

Sagan's job for the day is done, he got maximum points at the intermediate sprint.

Ted King has abandoned, which is a shame.

So who are the riders most likely to have burnt themselves out in this first week? I'm thinking of Kittel and Renshaw getting stuck in the stragglers group yesterday for example.

Did I just see an African family supporting in the woods? K Reza has to do something wild now.

Africans? He's of Guadeloupian origin.

Started watching late, was quite enjoying itv4 until 138km to go when Gary et al handed over to Phil and Paul. Back to Eurosport now. Anyone know why Phil and Paul are still employed?

My God! "...making the calculation...", "...the tour of France..."
SHUT UP KELLY!

° hovering over the neg rep button °

I keep getting distracted by my work! Fucking work!

contemplates cracking a beer and sitting in front of the TV

What would 'slain do?

Yeah - Kelly has achieved enough to say whatever he wants in my book. Anyway I love the way he says callyculaaaation.

And ironically.... the African riders in TdF in recent years have been whiteys. Impey and Froome are the ones I can think of.

Ted King has abandoned, which is a shame.

This.

There are some French riders with North African backgrounds, Bouhanni and Kadri.

Africans? He's of Guadeloupian origin.

He means "black." What a racist, eh?

What would 'slain do?

gets knuckle tattoo

Andre Greipel is a star, he could easily be sat in the grupetto but instead is working hard on the front of the peloton for the team.

Commentary ... "that is the trickiest climb sprint finish I've seen ... since the previous one"
Yeah ...

Rumour that Team Sky will give out Ass Savers to their riders at the top of this climb #bigsirdavesmarginalgains #drybum