Pro-cycling thread

Lionel Birnie suggesting the plane might not get back up.

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Well this is a bit pants

Dan Martin abandoned. Not great for Bennett but he normally manages with little support.

Remco shelled with Gilbert?

Yep. Looks like Thomas and possibly Geoghegan-Hart the only GB riders left in the front group.

Remco did a full lap pacing Gilbert and a large group back. But Gilbert has abandoned now. Remco too. So GVA probably their man now.

Just turned on the telly. The weather is absurdly bad lol

Such a shame about the coverage.

Valverde has climbed off

Coverage is back. Heating on. Valverde out. All is good for the finale.

Not a day for burly sprinters

they're all shivering as they abandon

Has anyone actually seen a British rider? Best I managed was Rowe after he climbed off

Tao was 3rd in the bunch a few minutes ago

Yeah tao was third in the bunch just as the commentator was saying "well, I haven't seen any British riders for a while" (black rain jackets to be fair)

I saw Thomas a bit earlier (I was all: wait - is that G?) but he abandoned about 20 mins ago.

Betancur watch:
Still in the peloton.

tao looks fresh

I saw Yates there too, he's wearing a neck buff

Tao sighted. Officially the hardest British rider out there.

I wish this other bloke (not Boardman) would stop talking over the other commentators. It's like he's trying to prove he knows about cycling. There's Sagan... white stripe, there look, can you see him, that's Peter Sagan. He's a won three times you know.

Too early for MVDP?

Betancur getting himself across.

Trentin is a great position with Moscon in that front group.

Go Carlos!

Where's Belgium?