Tour de France 2017

SBS in Oz showing the women's race ... what a nail biter.

And Uran? Maybe needs 75-90 secs today?

I think any gain would put some pressure on Sky and Froome does seem prone to mechanical issues. Not impossible to see him dropping a chain with his extreme Q rings on the TT.

referring to "my periodisation"

Crap 'Buzzwords' thread?

Sky really do have a slick TT setup, arguably the fastest bike in the Peloton (even if Froome wasn't using the Pro Trispoke in the Prologue - dunno why as it's mad fast)

All the other GC riders are probably wishing they'd a bit more effort into their TT setup.

@andyp @%~} I don't know why Uran had to change his bike, but the current Slice (2015->) is sold for triathlon only, and is not UCI certified.

Uran rode the TT on what looks like an old Slice RS (2013) just like @umop3pisdn's pic:
http://uk.businessinsider.com/inside-tour-de-france-time-trial-2017-7.

I'm wondering if the bike he tried to ride was the Super Slice (the disc brake one) and that has been ruled against? What confuses me is that equipment is supposed to be commercially available.

De gendt in the break you will be shocked to learn

"Ich hab schonmal drei von diesen Mänteln gesehen. Sie haben am Bahnhof auf jemanden gewartet. In den Mänteln waren drei Männer, und in den Männern drei Kugeln."

He won on that fun Ventoux stage last year. Hoping the break sticks today and my fourth £1 bet on him this tour comes through.

Cannondale setting something up with three in the break.

Four Astana riders too

Genau

Rigoberto Uran as 'Harmonica'.

Cascade de la Pisse. Thanks JonoHB

Charles Bronson was great in that. I loved Death Wish too. Did you ever watch the Man With A Camera series? Actually a very good tv series for the time.

"The winner is either going to come from this break away group, or from the peloton."

Thanks for that incredible insight......

Ha, co-presenter called him out on it.

http://www.ridemedia.com.au/interviews/matthews-no-green-bike-respect-kittel/

Giant will certainly have different ideas for Paris

Who is the lady voice on ES?

Not watching it but think Jo Rowsell-Shand was doing some commentary for Eurosport.

Ah yep. Thanks.

60.5km left, massive breakaway and 7'20" on the peloton. Woulda hoped for more explosive stuff by now. Probably nothing for another hour.

Col de Vars,
quite an uninspiring climb, hard work with no reward,
no epic view, just a closed ski resort, i can remember getting there
and no one was about, everything was shut, nothing, nada, nichts...
just a very long drag.... maybe i was just tired and hungry..

Bastille day, health and safety (traffic cones transported in the sunroof) tour style.

Badass Gendarmes a' moto...

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I have some video of this stage but no clue how to post it?

(even if Froome wasn't using the Pro Trispoke in the Prologue - dunno why as it's mad fast)

Bro do you even tyre width