Pro-cycling thread

Alap. dying a slow death now :(

De Plus is a beast

lols at Herrada attacking and then getting dropped about 2 mins later....

looks like vinegar strokes for De Plus now, will all kick off when he fades I reckon...

It'd be good to see Simon Yates take Nibali

Quintana has gone as well, things are spicing up

Generally been finishing in the gc blob

Nibali opening his lead up again

Nibbles has spent the whole climb trying to successfully get spit to clear his chin. No joy so far

Bit dull in the end.

So Bernal still in yellow?

What a dull stage with only highlight of Valverde appearing from nowhere for 2nd place

Pointless attacks 400m to go.

Happy for Nibbles and Bernal but bit of a let down on the GC front for the rest of the podium contenders

Boring Tempo train

shite.

So, Ineos will take 3 former yellow jersey winners to the next TDF?

I expect cycling journalists everywhere are tumescent at all the speculative leadership articles they'll get out of that.

Who gets the spotty jumper?

Bardet I think

Kruijswack more like

Bardet

Plus Carapaz if they like. Shrug.

Thomas will take the Vuelta

Now i know what it must be like for women who are in a relationship with a man who has erectile dysfunction. All that anticipation and then...

yeah bit disappointing.

but anyway props to Bernal. got to respect his performance. particularly as so young.

kinda happy nibbles hung on for the win