Tour de France 2015

http://www.nature.com/news/chinese-scientists-genetically-modify-human-embryos-1.17378

science squabbling thread >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

meanwhile at the tour...That looks like a nice rolling parcour today.

It's pretty wild around the Core and the Port de Lers, with a population of brown bears.

Should keep the grupetto honest.

Any truth to the rumour that Brailsford has told Froome to ditch Cound and is lining up Marianne Vos for a breeding programme?

Oh Clive. You can do much better than that.

I have to say that I am a little sad that the atrocious Cound has given up Twitter. It would be wonderful to see her batting against the trolls.

Early start today, full stage coverage on Eurosport UK

Any truth to the rumour that Brailsford has told Froome to ditch Cound

Can't you just be happy for them?

Will tey just show lemond over the first half though like they did yesterday?

Thought Mollema was going off the edge at one point on the descent yesterday, enjoyed watching Barguil descent no fear.

Dowsett off the back already. Not looking good for him.He has really been struggling with that injury compounded by his haemophilia.

Dowsett abandon :(

That's a huge pity. Really plucky ride to that point as well.

Hope he comes back with a bit more luck next year.

Zak Dempster out too. He missed the time cut yesterday but was reinstated.

He cried on TV too, check out his tweets on that, gallows humour at its best.

Rui Costa abandoned yesterday too, my fantasy team are dropping like flies.

They need to reduce the points available on the intermediate sprints on the hilly stages, or make more of them on the flat. Currently the best sprinter is not in the green jersey!

The French country side looks shit.

The green jersey is for the most consistent daily finisher, not the best sprinter.

They need to reduce the points available on the intermediate sprints on the hilly stages, or make more of them on the flat. Currently the best sprinter is not in the green jersey!

It's a points jersey, not a sprinter's jersey.

Very sorry for Dowsett. Didn't look good when they interviewed him last night.

Im probably just getting bored of Sagan in Green. And the French country side does look shit. So do the French.

As the game of bike is effectively over, can we just talk about the fantasy league from now on? Especially as the Majka / Martin 1-2 yesterday put me into maillot jaune.

Hell no! That's even more hopeless looking.

4 years is a long time