Pro-cycling thread

And the fisticuffs from the UAE rider were?

Bahrain-Merida starting to up the pace at the front of the peloton. Nibali obviously fancies it.

Anyone else see the Bahrain-Merida rider appear to shove a sky rider off the road there?

Diego Rosa and Moreno I think-saw a replay of Moser grabbing his jersey but no crash as the tree cover interrupted the shot

Zakarin down...

And an FDJ rider-still down-looks like Roy

Ha! Happened because Kruiswijk took a wrong turn!

I don't think it was a wrong turn, but an attempt to avoid the barrier because they'd come in with too much speed.

Maybe.

So much nervousness :( hope everyone's OK

I would be very happy for a Rolland win.

Landa's fucked it

FDJ sticking the boot in too

Seems like it's all kicking off.

Polanc looks fucking ruined now... think Rolland will do it

Oh it's the 12 percent bit. Maybe not...

Thomas looks like he is floating

Called it.

Nibs went just when I would have fallen asleep. Deserved win for Polanc, bit dull GC wise

I wonder if the winds meant soloing away was never going to happen.

I enjoyed it.

Gutsy ride by Polanc. Seriously enjoyment going into the last five k, always rooting for the breakaway.

Rolland said that the headwind made his attack a bit foolish and he sat up a bit. I suppose the GC boys all having teammates with them at the end neutralised it a bit

Basically not much happened then.

Javi Moreno disqualified for his fisticuffs with Diego Rosa on today's stage.

Indeed. Dumoulin said even Quintana wouldn't have succeeded in a solo breakaway with that wind

He shoved Rosa to the side causing him to crash?