Tour de France 2016

Up until the driver slams on his brakes

Seeing as I've got no idea about the various contenders' TT abilities.
Were Aru and Nairo expected to do significantly better?

Gutted for Porte.

Not sure why that was a reply. Hit the wrong button, I guess.

Is there a team TT this year?

Bardet is having an absolute shocker.

No, just another ITT of 17km next week.

But everyone on the TT is in a UCI supplied skinsuit (so said the Eurosport commentators).

It's as fair as it's going to be.

Bloody hell that's short.

That's bullshit.

It's uphill though.

Well it is Carlton Kirby ;)

From the speed Froome is going, catching yates seems very possible

Aru was 10th, 1:53 off TD, in the last ITT of the 2015 Vuelta, which was almost identical in length and flatter, so today's course should suit Aru more...

nah - def not - Movistar have the Endura skinsuit with the sharktooth pattern on it, Trek have the Bioracer speedmaster and the rest of Team Sky have the new Rapha skinsuit with a Nopinz pocket on

Mollema going well, but christ he's ugly on the bike. He'd be even faster if he could keep his upper body still.

Fair enough. Uphill like Ventoux uphill?

Porte rolls in for 15th place. I think the wind has done a lot of damage.

Molema's tongue out must be costing him a few watts

Froome looks so much more comfortable on s bike this year. Almost as if he's been spending time on the track

So not Ventoux like. But hard as the changes in gradient will upset your rhythm.

Gale-force: Crosswind from left
37 km/h

Ouch

Yates doing well, he's up on Quintana.

Froome second at the 3rd time check, 47 seconds down on Dumoulin.

I'd guess Carlton Kirby (whom I didn't hear say it) must have meant 'UCI-approved skinsuits'?

Froome very good at the third.

reckon 4th or 5th