Pro-cycling thread

Tomorrow is a nailed on sprint, as is the stage into Nimes.

Slow it down R Sir Cav, lanterne rouge in your final tour having got the most stage wins record is the only way to bow out.

Inrng said that some Bahrain riders travelled to the start in a separate car with masks on yesterday but didn't say who they were

Fabio Jakobsen abandons

King Cav should enjoy the procession through the alps. He’ll be pushed up every climb. Worth it for the photos in Nice.

Would be odd to slope off at this point during, probably, his final grand tour.

Zero way cav isn't finishing the tour.

Pello Bilbao of BV also looking a bit fucked today. Commentators speculating there's a fair bit of COVID in the peloton

Everyone to get covid except Super Cav who’ll get yellow to close out his career. Looking forward to it.

I'm currently bedbound by it. Think it was via a superspreader election night drinks party...

He's out!

Commentators speculating that Covid is going around BV....it the hat fits!

I know people were coming down with it last week on the tour.

Sad to see Fred and Pello both gone now

I did notice that in the interview, does the colour of the of the scar indicate a recent break?

Potential Covid strike - London Lad Fred hopefully realises it's not just his legs and there's something funky going down.

London hospital I work at sent out it's first "COVID is on the rise" warning to staff since August last year on Tuesday.

Summer = COVID & Winter = Flu could be the new normal.

Cavendish said before the stage that he knows of a rider who is still riding with Covid, but made it clear it wasn't anyone on his team.

Our local had its first serious covid admission this week . Only 51 and never had it before.

Big crash for Roglic.

He’s over a minute off the back and is struggling.

Any chance of Cav getting another win?

Poor fella.

Girmay!

Looks pretty damn fresh too after his win

Yes, there's a chance. Not today though.

And then there were 3

That crash was ridiculous, that kind of road furniture is so dangerous, unsighted and long. I'd be fuming if it took me out.